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GERMAN OFFERt .
REPLY OF THE ALLIES.
'CONDITIONS REJECTED.
(Australian Cable Association.)
LONDON, Friday.
Tile Germans have presented a Note
signifying conditional acceptance, of the
Allies' .demands.
Germany agrees to supply 2.000,000 tons
monthly for six months, provided that
the Allies withhold from occupation of
the Riulr, that ia mixed commission of
Entente and German experts proceed to
Essen immediately, to study and super
vise the feeding of the miners and work
men, that Germany is given credit for
the purchase of food, that Germany shall
receive the future output of the Upper
Silesian mines, or alternatively 1,500,000
toens of coal per month,
The Allies !replied to Germany de-:
ma:ngdig a defnllte promise to deliver
2,6U0,000 tons of coal per month, where
-p? . the Allies will discuss ways and'
S,:ns of feeding the miners.
lPe Spa correspondent of the Lon
don, "Daily Telegraph" understands that
Mdr. Lloyd George told Herr von Simon
that if.he believed there was any tlac of
.solidarity, or want of determination
"among the Allies for energetic and speedy
action, he had better get rid of his
mission.
Previous messages state that the Su
prclme Council sat for over two hours,
and finally agreed that a strong ultimon
tuom should 'be sent to Germany, de
manding 2,000,000 tons of coal per month.
The question of Italian co-operation had
o'er- discussed, also tile possibility of
an American contingent participating In
the new occupation.
It Is understood that the Belgian Chief
of the Staff unfolded a plan for the grad
ual occupation of German towns and vi1
lages, according as Germany's obduracy
persisted.
It. is believed that Herr Stinnes ad
vised the German acceptance of the terms
on the ground that the occupation of
the Ruhr would he fatal to Germany. He.
says: "The Germans will sign, and will
then tell the Reichstag they were forced
to do so as at Versailles. After that
they will probably resign."
A story Is told of Marshal Foch that,
on Ihis arrival at Spa. he was asked why
he had returned. He said: "I under
stand that the Allies and Germany are
not speaking the same language. I came
to act as Interpreter."
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