Show v 0 0 0 O 0 V 9 0 9 0 0 0 CROWD wJ SEARCHED AT A r MASKED BAND PROBE AND I 1 ILAW LAW LA MEET ON OTHER TOPICS II But Two Nations Are Split Wide Open On German Problem LIMITI UNCLE SAM AT LIMIT Goes as Far as Possible and I Waits for Action Prom From andI I Entente I I PARIS Jan 6 Although 5 Although dl disHed by the German Issue up upon UP-I UP upion on which Great Britain and Franco France at yesterdays I esterday sallied a allied contel I IPremier Premier emier and Prime Minis Minister tee ter DanaI Las Lav un met mel today tor for discus discus I discussion Ion sion of other ather que questions on I terms The Th French rench premier called u upon an anI antho I the tho British prime prima and the I two n Were re together to tor for halt half an the Near Cast East situation aid d adI fIelds of other ather than llian I repart I Hans in which hl h France and Ore Oret Brit Bri- Briam Britain am ain aln may mar operate co-operate It was Willi indicated In lb British I that the Trench Drench and yie he British del del- del eB eltes eates W ts continue to work worl to- to together to ta together gether at al Lausanne the two primo prime ministers had an- an another an another other talk on an the tle railway ra station plat plat- plat plat- platform platform form torm just before the train left the ills delegation foi fot London on onI I boad I ner UTI IK ACK I 1 Po B BIn Cf In the reparations question the government go apparently has the support su port of If Belgium it II Is less Lr lain of at Italy's aid ald Premier Poincare will discuss Bel Belgian Bel- Bel gian giai o operation sith Ith unia the uni the latter return returns to lo Brus Drus- Brussels Orus- Orus sels ads this evening c es ening It Is here lI re a as probable that thai Poincare will take as the basIs for action against Germany the recent decision of ot the I I commission in adjudging Germany In InI in hei lel deliveries of ot wood Ina In Ina I II a few days it Is confidently confIdent believed the tho commission will wl also find that German Germany has defaulted In her coal dells dell cries erles L IS OUT Sir John British member ot of the commission 1 Is understood to toha ha hase hae e advised President Bal that he will III not attend the meeting nett I at which the he coal deliveries I and German Germany i s request for amora a a- mora moratorium tar tar-I turn ium will be taken talen up this I his de I Is held in F ench circles as an nn I indi indication cation catlan that thal Great Britain Intends to from fram participating in the at- at af at affairs tal fairs airs oC of th tho commission and will nut be by an nn observer The rise presence or absence of af the member Is immaterial it I 1 pointed out Inasmuch as the lon dec on an the timber default must out be confirmed at next t eek's meeting to become became operative e Sir Ir John cast the only dissent dissent dissent- dissenting fault faull Ing vote sote ote on the question of the de default do- do IrI I OCCUPATION lIOl LOOMS LOIS It Germany is I 1 officially declared to be bo behind In her Ier coal conI del erles only the thc physical phy manifestations manifestation of coercion would auld ss be necessary nece These sll steps I It is believed will wilt no doubt doubt in involve In- In volve 0 e the military occupation of ot aile R at leist part of the Ruhr Rube Valley alongI along alonS such uch lines linca Ime l as may be bo agreed upon by bytho the tho French and Belgian premiers It appears rather uncertain that the thel polite cement between bet een l and Gre Great Greit t Britain will ill be limited to the reparations question noon IOOR Inc ny OPEN Y SHI WASHINGTON Jan iho 6 5 llio Unit Unit- United United United ed States government has alread done all it Il can do to point a way to solution of the crisis It stated authoritatively today See Sec Sec Secretary Hughes contained In his hia Ie New Ness Haven speech made In inthe the Iho friendliest t spirit It was nas as said Is before the French ga government from which any action to tako up the fin fin- fin financial ancial commission plan must come or Of necessity It was made clear that the Wash Wash- WashIngton WashIngton Washington ington ton government go could not Issue an any In for tor the of such a commission because control of the re- re re reparations situation is not In American hands but in those of the allies T There ere Is no disposition in Washing Washing- Washington Washington ton it was Vas as added to to force torce the financial commission or ar any other plan upon the allies AI TI Put ald as an alternative alternate to attempted forcible collection In many Ger many should the crisis reach a point regarded here hero as now measurably ap approached ap- ap approached approached Mr Hughes proposal al would refer the tho reparations question for tor ad advisory nd- nd recommendations both as to the amount Germany can an an pay and the method of af payment PO ment to an International international commission of financial author author- authorities free of at political obligations noon O OPUN c That Hughes suggestion ns offered in order arder to leave ve doors open to the premier premiers in event t Continued on all Page T Two 0 POINCARE ANDLA AND LA LAW LAV V MEET ON OTHER TOPICS Continued e One of oC an emergency WIL was wai the tho only au- au authorized authorized comment on the th sItuation coming from Cram the tho state department Mr Hughes Hughe ha haing already Indicated that American would serve ervon on such a commission with a sane sane- of oC tho the government it if invited to do doso di dio so 50 o With the th present moratorium on reparations payments payment not expiring until January 15 there Is La bl believed to be b et time for Cor a decision abroad to examine the tho s of oC flie he American suggestIon before presumably would move to carry out the program outlined by Prom Premier lor Poincare The Th senate senate angle anglo in the situation meanwhile came came ame to the fore for today Ith the foreign relation committee taking up tho the bill blU of Senator Robin soil SOli on Democrat Arkansas which would I authorize the th president nt to appoint ot of tidal American rl representatives s on the reparation WILL VILL QUERY hARDING The Th senate torl foreign relations corn com committee today dl decided to secure the tho opinion ot Of o the th administration on the resolution of Senator Robinson Dem Dem- Democrat Ark Arkansas authorizing the th pr s-I s Ident to appoint official American represent representatives on the th reparations commission before proceeding further with consideration of the th measure Senator Lodge Lod of Re pUblican leader and committee chaIr chaIr- chaIrman chairman chairman man was a directed by the th committee oth to confer with wills Secretary Hughes ot of r the et state te department nt regarding the Robinson proposal and also to obtain for tor th the committee all alt of the th depart depart- I ment meats meat's available Information on the reparations negotiations i I ROME Jan f I IBy By By The Th Associated ed Press The Pru Th failure of ot the th Part conference nc caused no surprise here h I inasmuch as It had been ben oren the moment that Premier Mussolini de de- de decided l to take tak no p part rt In tie th thel 1 tlona on the th ground that an agree J mont ment nt could not be b reached along alone the lineS linea am n favored by Franc or Great Groat at Brit It Britain thol The Tb uC t a im i meeting ot of Italy Prance Franc and Belgium B a the th three countries opposed d to t the British scheme |