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Show PREMIERS LAUGH AT GERMANY'S PROPOSALS I TEUTONS OFFER I TO EWE SEVEN I BILUONDDLLARS I Lloyd George Declares German Statements Are Not Worth Readme ENTENTE ANSWER TO BE GIVEN TOMORROW Delegation From Berlin Appears Ap-pears Much Discouraged After London Conference TONDON. Morch 1 Germany, through her delegates to the confer-enee confer-enee with the allies here today, made reparation offers of approximately thirty billion marks, or about $7.-600.000.000. $7.-600.000.000. tH It was understood outside the eon feron'-o that iift'i I'r Simons, the German foreign minister, had finish ed his statement on reparations to the conferees. Mr. Lloyd George, the British prime minister, replied In substance that unless the Germans had something more to offer than ap-peared ap-peared In Dr Simons' statement, thue was no need of continuing the con- HJ ference. HI PREMIERS WSWER. Mr. Lloyd tjiieorge told the Germas HJ foreign minister: "If the written proposals are of HJ I the same general character as the ex. HJ j planatlon of them it Isn't worth while Hj for us to read them. You have a HJ complete lack of comprehension of j the position of the allies and of your H OWn position. We will dlscUM among H ourselves our reply and give it to you H tomorrow at 11 o'clock" H When th Germans left the eon- HJ feren. they appealed to be gseatlv deprsed Premiers Lloyd George and Hrland were smiling ns they camo from the . nnference chamber. GERM Mi 1 lv 1 8 1 1 imk The British prime minister open' I the conference by saying the allied representatives had assembled to receive re-ceive the German reply to the decision de-cision of the Paris conference The German foreign minister was then given tho floor. Dr. Simons said the Germans had prepared two written propositions most carefully, and after profound studv of Germany's resources and possibilities. pos-sibilities. Dr Simons then. In effect, said Germany Ger-many would pay fifty billion marks subject to the various discounts and reductions and the sums already paid A hatv examination by tho French delegation of the written proposals of the Germans IndtcatSd that after the reductions Germany would pay about thlrtv billion marks. BR M) s i U - Premier Hrland said that the pto-poyals pto-poyals were so drawn that t he-amounted he-amounted to an offer that If the allle-would allle-would advance Germany money on favorable terms, then Germany would pav them The German apparently figure that If th capital sum Of abou' thlrtv billion marks were taken now. 1 would amount to about 22O.000.00O,-000 22O.000.00O,-000 marks in forty-two years at five per cent. Tho difficulties, however. It Is pointed point-ed out In allied quarters, is for Germany Ger-many to obtain these thirty billion marks without the allies doing it largely large-ly for them which the allies regard as wholly unm-ccptlble. rtVO ONDITTON! The German financial proposals. 11 was learned, were mads subject to the following two conditions: First, lhe plebiscite ln upper Stlesia should result ln favor of Germany: Second, that Germany should hav restored to ner full commercial privileges priv-ileges throughout the world. i:eKarding the export tax asked lr th allies, the Germans declare they annot agreo to that, but do ngre. to the principal that the allies should sharo ln the future prosperity of Germans. Dr. Simons Insisted that the tolal capital sum of Germany's obligations be definitely fixed and said that Germany Ger-many was expected to reach her maximum max-imum capacity to pay ln 1926 when the Germans propose another arrangement arrange-ment shall bo entered Into for pay-ment pay-ment of lhe remainder within thirty years. si IR4 B OF P04 h!T. Suggest Ion by Premier Hrland that "Germany's pockets be searched" found cordial advocacy ln soveral quarters today. Premier Lloyd George said that the question of Germany s taxation of wine, beer and tobacco WO I'-d bo one of the subjects discussed today. Tho Morning Pos declared today "we ought to sit on Germany's head until France Is again a flrst-cUss European Eu-ropean power." The newspaper forecast the plan for a Joint invasion of Gormany which Marshal Foch and Premier Lloyd George are, supposed to havo discussed dis-cussed over the wok-end at Chequers court. It was declared the plan doubtless contemplated the mdzuro of the Ruhr mlulnjc district ln western west-ern Germany. 00 |