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FROM FRACTURED SKULL.
PORTLAND COMMITTEE SEEKS
TO IRON OUT CONFLICT.
SAX PEDRO MANEUVERS.
FREEDOM
HI SIGHT
Hill ill
COURT REU S ECHO
BILL FDR DAMAGES
OR HEWRYALBERS
ON AVERTED
Government Confesses
Error Made in Trial.
DISMISSAL SOON EXPECTED
Conviction Won Improperly,
Is Admission.
SUPREME COURT TO ACT
Defendant in State of "Maudlin
Drunkenness" AYhcn lie Predict
ed Germany Would Win.
I
I Attacking Squadron Wins Victory
Over Submarines Dispatched
to Defend Coast.
SAX PEDRO, Cal., April 27. Seven
battleships of the Pacific fleet re
puleed "an enemy attack" in a sham
battle today off San Pedro, after the
attackers had theoretically wiped out
a defending squadron of submarines.
Completing: the work of the battle
ships, a squadron of 19 destroyers
"sank" the lnraders as they lay sup
posedly helpless as the result of gun
fire.
The- "enemy was represented by
targets towed by the cruisers Charles
ton and Birmingham and the supply
ship Vestal. The targets were taken
to a point 25 miles south by south
west of San Pedro breakwater.
Admiral Rodman, commanding the
defending fleet, ordered the submarine
squadron, comprising the H-2, Xi-t,
H-8. L-6, L-6 and L-7 to meet the at
tackers. The submarines were de
tected by the "enemy" before coming
within range, and consequently were
marked off as "sunk."
The battleships, following the sub
marines, opened fire about 6',j miles
from the "enemy," this division com
prising the flagship New Mexico, the
New York, Texas, Wyoming, Idaho.
Arkansas and Mississippi. -Eight
salvoa were fired from the 14-inch
guns of the battleships, after which
fire was opened with the four-inch
rifles.
At the end of eight minutes of
firing the targets were reported rid-
The number of hits was not an
nounced. Admiral Rodman said he was very
much pleased with the showing made
by his command.
Firing from the battleships was
directed by ranges furnished by hydro
planes. Hits were recorded by cap
tive kite balloons.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, D. C, April 27. Henry
Albers, wealthy Portland miller con
victed in United States court at Port
land in the spring of 1919 on a charge
'of having violated the espionage act.
is in a fair way to go free as a result
of the action of the government to
day in confessing error in the "trial
of the case.
The next step In the case will be
for the supreme court to remand it toj died, the "enemy" therefore helpless.
the lower court at Portland. It Is un
derstood that dismissal at the In
stance of the government will follow
aoon thereafter.
Mr. Albers, after being found guilty,
was sentenced to three years' impris
onment at McNeil's Island and fined
110,000. The case was taken to the
court of appeals, which refused to
reverse the lower court, whereupon
it was brought to the United States
supreme court on a writ of review,
Conviction Held Improper.
The contention raised by Charles
H. Carey of counsel for Albers was
that the defendant bad been improp
erly convicted in that evidence was
admitted In the trial as to statements
made by the accused three or four
years prior to the date of the alleged
crime for which he was tried, which
was October S, 1917, at a time before
this country entered the war and be
fore the espionage act had been en
acted. The court In trying the case
admitted such evidence on the theory
that it might indicate an intent to
commit the crime, but defendant's
counsel contended that this was too
remote.
These qnestions were raised in a
hrltf filed in the United States su
preme court by Judge Carey more
than a month ago. After examining
the briefs the department of justice
decided not to answer, but to confess
rror instead.
Talk Inspired, fey Liquor.
Evidence produced at his trial
proved that Albers. who was of Ger
man descent, was In a state of "maud
lin drunkenness" when he made state
ments commending the German army
and predicting its victory, upon which
the indictment against him was based.
Union Leader Pleads for
Negotiations.
BENSON STANDS FOR CU
Admiral Declares Governmen
Will Not Recede.
SHIP OWNERS ARE FIRM
Redaction in Amount of Overtime
Approved, but Men Objcot to
Lowering of Pay.
EXCLUSION JWOVE IS ON
Governor Is Informed Action Be
gun to Exclude Japanese.
SALEM, Or, April 27. (Special.)
The United States government is now
negotiating with Japan over a treaty
concerning the subject of Japanese
Immigration, according to a telegram
received at the executive offices here
today from Senator McNary. Senator
McNary added in his telegram that
the. administration expected that the
matter of Japanese Immigration
would be settled satisfactorily to the
people of the nation.
The telegram from Senator McNary
was in response to a letter sent to
Washington by Governor Olcott urg
ing Oregon's representatives in con
gress to use their Influence to the
end that a Japanese exclusion act be
enacted.
NOT ENDED, SAT SHCMPHRETS
Albers to Be Prosecuted Again,
Barring Adverse Orders."
"We are going to prosecute Henry
Albers again, unless we receive orders
to the contrary from the attorney
general," Lester W. Humphreys, Unit
ed States attorney, announced last
night. "The case is by no means fin
ished as far as we are concerned. The
decision of the supreme court merely
remands it back to the lower court
en error."
In spite of the decision of the fed
eral attorney for Oregon, it is not ex
pected that Albers will again have to
stand trial. Instructions from Wash
ington for dismissal of the case are
expected.
Through the action yesterday of
Solicitor-General Frierson in confess
ing error in the case, the supreme
court reversed the decision rendered
in the United States court for the dis
trict of Oregon and in the circuit
court of appeals at San Francisco.
The sentence of three years In the
federal prison at McNeil's island, and
a fine of 10.000, imposed on the mill
man by Judge Bean, were automat
ically revoked by the decision of the
supreme court.
AIDers was convicted of violating
the espionage act by a federal Jury
in February. 1919, after a sensational
trial He was charged with making
seditious utterances while traveling
on a train from San Francisco to
Portland. A department of justice
agent overheard his remarks, and the
investigation which resulted in his
Indictment and conviction followed.
Local federal officials and former
prosecuting officers were plainly dis
appointed at the decision of the su
preme court. The error was con
fessed by the solicitor general, in
that evidence was admitted as to
statements made prior to the date of
the alleged crime, before the countrj
was at war and before the espionage
act was passed.
"All those contentions were raised
at the trial," said Bert E. Haney.
tnited States attorney at the time
and chief prosecutor of Albers. "Judge
Bean ruled that the evidence was ad
missible. At the hearing of the mo
tion for a new trial the same ques
tion was raised and a similar ruling
by the judge followed. Before the
United States circuit court of appeals
this question was srgued and Judge
Bean's ruling was upheld.
"In all the cases tried "here under
WAREHOUSE DEAL CLOSED
Local Grain Company Lease Line
of Interior Plants.
A deal of Interest to grcn growers
and dealers has been closed by which
the Northern Grain & Warehouse
company, of this city, has taken over,
under a year's lease, the line of grain
warehouses owned by Moritz Thora
sen of Seattle.
These warehouses are located at a
large number of grain-loading points
in eastern Washington and in Idaho
and their acquisition will materially
enlarge the facilities of the North
ern Grain & Warehouse company,
which already maintains branch
houses, warehouses and mills
numerous points in the northwest
JAPANESE DISCUSS YAP
Foreign Minister Reports to Priyy
Council on Mandates.
TOKIO, April 27. (By the Associat
ed Press.) At the regular session to-
c'ay of the privy council. Viscount
Uchida, the foreign minister, made a
lengthy report on the mandate question.
It was understood that the cabinet I
has decided to place the mandated
islands in the Pacific, including Tap,
under a civil administration in con- I
trol of the ministry of marine.
The newspapers assert that the
government will publish a full report
of the mandate' question from the
time of the peace conference.
WASHINGTON. D. C April 27.-
final break between ship owners and
marine workers was narrowly averted
at the conference called today by
Chairman Benson of the shipping
board, in an effort to prevent
threatened strike on May 1, when ex
isting wage agreements expire.
An appeal by Andrew Furuseth,
president of the International Sea
men's union, resulted in an agreement
for further conferences Friday.
The delay was sought so proposals
of Chairman Benson for a 15 per cent
wage reduction and changes in work
ing conditions afloat might be laid
before the unions, but admittedly the
outlook for an agrement was not
bright.
Beano Remains Firm.
Admiral Benson said he would not
recede from the outline of reductions
he had presented as necessary to the
icerhant marine.
W. S. Brown, for the Marine Engi
neers" beneficial association, flatly
rejected the proposed wage reduction
W. A Thompson, representing the
American Steamship Owners assocla
tion, said that unless the unions were
prepared to negotiate a new wage
scale, further conferences would be
useless.
Apparently Mr. Furuseth's action
in urging another meeting after sub
mission of Chairman Benson's state
ment to union members alone averted
an ImtrTediate breaking off of the
negotiations.
Plea for Delay Wins.
When Admiral Benson's declaration
that he would mot trade on his wage
proposals had brought a climax, Mr.
Furuseth made a plea for delay and
won the consent of the conferees to
another session.
Mr. Furuseth warned ship owners
that he alone had one more proposi
tion to offer, should a break come,
that he hoped he would not be called
upon to present. If that could not
be avoided, he added, "let the chips
fall where they may."
Replying to Chairman Benson's pro-j
(Concluded on Pare Column 1.)
Steamer Aeolus at Montevideo Un
able to Dock and Unload Cargo
trull Beast Is Slain.
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, April 27.
Refusal of an American girl on
board the shipping board steamer
Aeolus, operated by the Munson line,
to abandon her dog to the unfriendly
hands of the Uruguayan health off!
clals prevented the liner tying up at
the wharf on its arrival today and
led to the prospect of the steamer
being forced to discharge its cargo
in the outer harbor.
When the sanitary officials discov
ered the dog they ordered the animal
killed in accordance with quarantine
regulations.
The girl refused to allow her pet
to be consigned to death, choosing to
remain on board the vessel and re
turn to New York. Thereupon the
authorities refused to allow the
steamer to dock.
The owner of the dog is Miss Muriel
Corneille of New York.
"I would rather you would kill me
than that dog," she said to the in
spectors.
The Munson line agents were told
that If the dog was not killed the
vessel would have to leave port with
In 24 hours, but finally they agreed
that the vessel could remain the usual
time on condition that the animal was
confined to a room and kept under a
sanitary guard.
Miss Corneille says that unless the
authorities relent she will give up her
plans for a pleasure trip and return
to New York on the ship on May 4.
The cargo and passengers of the
Aeolus are being transferred to an
other vessel for landing.
Son of Principal of Baker High
School Succumbs in Spite of
Operation to SaveLife. .
MASTER'S DEATH MOURNED
Albany Man Who Endfured Poverty
for Animal Succumbs.
ALBANY, Or., April 27. (Special.)
The dog which William H. Moore-
house refused to desert in order to
gain a comfortable home for his de
clining years has been left disconso
late, for Moorehouse died this morn-
eg. The friendship of the old man
and his dog was proverbial in Albany.
A few years ago Moorehouse, aged
and in poor health, applied to the
county for aid, and was sent to the
county farm, near this city. He took
his dog along. The superintendent
refused to permit the dog to stay, so
Moorehouse returned to Albany with
the dog. After that he received county
id and did such odd jobs as his
health permitted. At different times
he was urged by county officers to
go to the farm, where he would be
vell cared for and not have to "bach"
discomfort, but always he stayed
with the dog. ,
ROOSEVELT COIN WANTED
Minting of 2 & -Cent Piece Pro
vided For in House Measure.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 27.
Coinage of a 2',i-cent piece, bearing
the likeness of Theodore Roosevelt,
ith the date of his birth and death,
as provided for in a bill introduced
the house today.
Mrs. Stokes Tells of Her
Cooling Affection.
LETTERS TO HUSBAND READ
Effort to Keep Place Made
Constantly, Says Wife.
BAKER, Or., April 27. (Special.)
After being struck on the forehead by
a golf club in the hands of Frederick
Basche. 14, a chum, Lyle Mclntyre,
10, died "here late this afternoon, fol
lowing an operation at ft local hos
pital. The accident took place last
night when the boys were playing
on the lawn.
Lyle returned to his home and aside
from a headache his condition seemed
normal. This morning he was found
unconscious by his parents. Principal
and Mrs. Mclntyre of Baker high
school. After he had stepped from
VH.t0 OBJECT DENIED
pital here. A portion of the skull and
a quantity of blood were removed
from the brain, in an effort to save
the boy's life. He did not regain con
sciousness. The Mclntyres have been here a
year, coming from McMlnnvilie, where
Lyle was born. Funeial arrangements
have not been made.
CO-EOS BANNED BY CLUB
"Non-Steppers " Society Organized
at University of Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., April 27.
An organization, the by-laws of which
prohibit its members calling on a girl
before the close of the present quar
ter, has been formed by University of j not with embarrassment, but anger.
Witness, Defiant. Declares She
Was More True to Stokes Tiian
Ho Was to Her.
NEW YORK, April 27. (Special.)
Crouched In the witness chair, blue
eyes set and aflame, lips drawn, thin
chin tilted defiantly this was Mrs.
Helen Elwcod Stokes under the first
day of cross-examination. She was
fighting, striking out blindly at her
accusers. Her voice was cold, hard,
even shrill. Her cheeks were flushed.
Minnesota students under the cap
tion, "The Non-Steppers' club." Each
member is required to deposit $10 as
a guarantee of good faith. Violation
of the rule regarding "calling" car
ries a forfeiture of the deposit and
expulsion.
We think a great deal of our
co-eds, but feel that when the quar
ter is over we will be able to exhibit
obese bank rolls, good marks and a
record, of complete Independence,"
said Hal Redmond, treasurer.
HARDING TO HOLD. REVIEW
Atlantic Division of Fleet. Will Pa
rade Before President.
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 27.
President Harding left late today on
the Mayflower for Hampton Roads,
where tomorrow he will review the
Atlantic division of the American
fleet and later hold a reception
aboard the flagship Pennsylvania for
the officers of the 68 ships.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Hard
ng, his military and naval aides and
a party of senators.
HIRSTY CROWD HELD
Throng Driven Back When Beer Is
Dumped in Sewer,
NEW YORK, April 27. Police re
serves had to be called today to hold
back crowds that gathered when 600
gallons of real beer, seized by the
police, was poured down a sewer.
Men and women carrying pitchers,
basins and even cups, tried to break
through the lines, but were driven
back.
THANK GOODXESS. THE PLUMBER BROUGHT HIS TOOLS ALONG THIS TIME!
MISS GENTLE WEDS AGAIN
Singer's Marriage to ex-Oregon
Man Takes Place Today.
SANTA CRUZ, Cal., April 27. A I
marriage license was Issued here to
day for Alice Gentle, grand opera I
inger, and Jacob R. Proebstel, a na- I
tive of Oregon. Both gave New York
city as their residence. The marriage I
will take place tomorrow.
Miss Gentle obtained a final decree
of divorce here Monday from Robert
Bruce Gentle on grounds of deser
tion. The case was not contested.
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PARAGUAY FILES PROTEST)
Government Objects to Bolivian I
Border Garrisons.
BUENOS AIRES, April 27-(By the
Associated Press) Paraguay has pro
tested to Bolivia against the erection
of forts and garrisoning of troop?!
near the territory known as Para
guayan Chaco. according to a dis
patch to the Nacien from Asuncion,
the Paraguayan capital.
The boundaries there have long
been a subject of dispute betweeu I
the two countries.
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All of today's proceedings simmer
down to this: Her verbal story of
cruelty, supplemented by her diary, is
placed against love letters written to
the man she now hates. She was
compelled to reconcile the grim pic
ture of the previous days with gush
ing endearments scribbled, so the
husband contends, at the time she
has set her story of suffering.
Love for Stokes Admitted.
She did it, after a fashion. She
wanted "peace" and she loved him,
loved him until the day of the trial
"Just a little bit." Tet she was sorry
she married him. But the letters
would prove she did not marry for
money. She was true to him. So she
continued, never admitting defeat,
seizing every opportunity to defend
ner name and to accuse her husband.
Probably the atmosphere of the day
is best conveyed in that moment when
Herbert Smyth, for W. E. D. Stokes,
asked her to hurry in her reading of
the diary. Her chin quivered as she
snapped: "I have two babies in Den
ver, Mr. Smyth. I have been waiting
and fighting for three and a half
years to have them (her voice was
harsh). I shall not hurry now,"
Stokes Buries His Face.
For once Mr. Stokes neglected his
vigil and took but few notes.. During
the reading of the love letters he
slumped in his chair, burying his face
in his hands. He seemed old and
tired. A black skull cap was worn.
giving him an almost biblical dignity
not manifest before.
Mr. Stokes did not smile when his
lawyer shot bristling questions at the
young wife, but frequently he started,
his eyes blinking. Only rarely did he
consult his lawyers and when he did
it was without the eagerness of the
past, almost pathetically, and when
Justice Finch, rebuked Mrs. Stokes for
her volubility he gave no sign that he
had heard.
Mr. Smith's method of attack caused
Mrs. Stokes first to read her diary.
There were such items: "Will smashed
dishes at breakfast. Another scene
with Will. I made great mistake in
marrying him. Trouble again. Sim
ply cannot stand Will and Tom's (the
brother) abuse. Will frightened me
again. How sorry I am married.
First of missives out of the past
was read by Mr. Smyth with rhetori
cal emphasis of its Intimate passages.
Mrs. Stokes fidgeted in her chair as
he continued.
Loneliness Told in Letter.
"I am Just Jumping into my lonely
bed," she beard, "and 1 just can t help
writing a line to you. This is my first
letter and I doubt if you will find
time to translate it, but I want you to
know that your little wife loves you
more every second of the day even if
she is cross now and then. I miss you
whole heaps more than you know."
"You loved your husband at the
time this was written?"
"Yes, I did (there was finality in
her tones) and that letter should con
tradict the statement that I married
him for money."
There was entry in her diary that
she was "amused at a "scene with
WiiL"
"So you were amused?" queried Mr.
Smyth, rolling the words with em
phasis.
'1 was amused and fearful at the
same time.. That s it you re able to
see what I mean."
Love Declared Ebbing.
Then came a series of direct ques
tions. This is the way she met them.
"Were you in love with your hus
band in 1912?" -
"Not as much as in 1911."
"Not as much?"
"Yes, my love was growing colder
and colder, until now I haven't any
I at all, if you'd like to know."
"Did he treat you cruelly In 1912?"
"He treated me cruelly."
Mr. Smyth waved a letter she had
written, another beginning with
"Will, dear: This is Just to let you
know that I am thinking of you and
love you more all the time. Millions
of love and kisses."
"Did you lie when you wrote this?"
asked Mr. Smyth. He asked the same
question with the reading, of other
lrtiers, even more effusively.
No. she did not lie, but she mumbled
Colonel Dunne Assigned to Reach
Agreement; Two Expositions
Held Impracticable.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU
Washington, D. C, April 27. Plans
for the Portland exposition to ho held
in 1925, being carried on here by
Colonel D. M. Dunne of Portland and
W. P. Hawley of Oregon City, en
countered a snag today with the dis
coverv that arrangements are still
under way in Boston to hold an ex
position there the same year. Senator
McNary learned from Senator Walsh
of Massachusetts, that a legislative
hearing was held in Boston yester
day and it was decided today that
Colonel Dunne should go to Boston
tonight and ascertain if It is possible
to get some agreement to remove the
conflict between (ho two fairs. A
telegram was sent today to Edgar B.
Piper, editor of The Oregonian. who
is in New York, asking his aid
avoiding: the conflict because two
world fairs in one year are regarded
as Impracticable.
Postmaster-General Hays has agreed
to have specially designed postage
stamps advertising the Portland fair
printed Just as soon as the McNary
resolution to Invite foreign govern
ments is adopted by the senate. Colo
nel Dunne 'and Mr. Hawley were pre
sented to the president by Senator
McNary today.
An active and aggressive campaign
has been under way for some time by
the sponsors of the Atlantic-Pacific
Highways and Electrical exposition
to persuade the people of Boston to
change the date of their proposed ex
position, according to Julius L. Meier,
chairman of the board of directors of
the 1925 fair.
"I have been in tolegraphic commu
nication with E. K. Liggett of Boston,
chairman of the Tercentenary com
mittee," said Mr. Meier last night. In
answer to a telegram of my own, I
received a telegram from hlrri yester
day, informing me that a bill has been
prepared to lay before the next Mas
sachusetts assembly containing plans
for a fair in 1925. Immediately upon
receipt of this telegram, I telegraphed
to E. B. Piper in New York city, and
to Colonel Dunne in Washington, 'in
structing Colonel Dunne to Join with
Mr. Piper for a conference with rep
resentatives of Boston to be held In
that city on Friday. This conference
was arrangd through Edward Flline,
a prominent citizen of Boston, and
throjgh the good offices of Senators
McNary of Oregon and Walsh of Mas
sachusetts. "In addition to all this, the cham
bers of commerce of San Francisco
and of Los Angeles have telegraphed
to both Washington and Boston, ex
plaining the priority In date of the
Portland fair, and the fact that ar
rangements for the Portland exposi
tion have been under way for several
months, and that we are about ready
to publish the fact to the world.'
Additional Reparations
Demanded of Germany.
FINES OF CITIES INCLUDED
Wrecking of Towns, Pensions,
.Cruelty Account for Costs.
BERLIN OFFER SPURNED
French Dcclaro That Indemnity
Proposal Is Below 'N hut Is
Considered Necessary.
CALIFORNIA TOWN SHAKEN
Knrthnuake at Watsonvllld Lasts
Two Minutes.
WATSONVILLE, Cal., April 27. An
earthquake shock was felt here to
night. The tremors occurred at 8
o'clock and lasted for two minutes. ,
The quake was felt within a radius
of 15 miles. No damage was reported.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
(Concluded on Fag 8, Column l.)
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
60 degrees; minimum. 80 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer; wlnda mostly
northerly.
Forelrn.
German workers face 12-hour day. fane 2.
German bill for damages 33 billions. i.
Girl's dog delays liner. Page 1.
National.
Government confesses error In trial or
Henry Albers. Portland miner, rage j.
Break In marine conference averted.
Page 1.
Colonel Charles R. Forbes to direct relief
of war veterans, rge is.
Armament programme grows more unpop
ular in congress. Page 4. i
Reduction of lnter-mountaln rail rates de
nied. Page 2.
Harding nominates 84 postmasters. Page S.
Solid south Joins demand for tariff. Page 6
Domestic.
"Enemy" fleet sunk by American goba
Page L
Court hears echo of love now dead. Pag 1.
Boston still trying to land ll2o fair. Page 1.
Seven to sit In hearing on railroad wages.
Pag 4.
Business revival on coast reported. Pag 5.
Paciflo Northwest.
Blow from golf club kills chum. Pag 1.
Western retail lumoermen against tariff.
Pag 2.
Sports.
Pacific Coast League results: at Portland
Sacramento game called at end of
fourth Inning; at Los Angeles 6, San
Francisco 9; at Seattle-Salt Lake game
postponed; at ban Francisco, Vernon 4,
Oakland i. rase. iv.
American golf team may include Douglas
Grant. Page iu.
Cross and Gorman in conflict tonight.
Page 10.
Commercial and Marine.
Larger consumption of bops anticipated.
Pag ID.
Chicago wheat declines when export busi
ness dwindles. Psge 19.
Stock list under professional pressure.
Page 19.
Immediate tie-up of several shipping
board steamers her impends. Pag li.
Portland and Vicinity.
Plaintiff In libel suit against Journal ex
pected to finish bis case today. Pag li
Rate may b cut to Klamath Falls.
Page 13.
Drug addict falls to shame's depth.
Page 7.
Chamber of Commerce opposes donation of
. old postofflce sit to city. Pag 1L
New motion filed In Tltl Guarantee and
Trust case. Pag T.
Bids to ba advertised for section of Mount
Hood loop. Pag T.
Council upnolfia Mr. Mann's refusal of
water to district. Page 13.
Child divorce case re-echoed in court.
Pag 5.
Chamber suggests limits
Page 6.
Willamette river tranquil
men war. fag 4.
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(By the Associated Prefs )
PARIS, April 27. Tho reparations
commission has fixed 1J2.00,000,000
gold marks ($33,000,000,000) as the
total damnges for which reparation
Is due by Germany under article 233.
second paragraph, and annex 1, part
8, of tho treaty of Versailles.
The commission's decision was of
ficially communicated to Dr. von
Ocrtzen of the German war burdens
committee tonight.
In fixing the total, the reparations
commission made necessary deduc
tions' from the amount of tho dam
ages in order to allow for restitu
tions, effected or to be effected, in
the execution of artlclo 238, and con
sequently no credit will be allowed
Germany with respect to such resti
tutions. The commission did not In
clude the further obligations Incum
bent upon Germany by virtue of
article 232, "to make reimuurseiii.-ui
of all sums Belgium borrowed from
the allied and associate governments
up to November 11, 1918, toirother
with interest at the rate of 5 per
cent.
The action of the reparations com
mission is In accordance with the pro
vision that findings of the commis
sion as to the amount of damage done
to the civilian populations of the al
lies and associated powers and their
property during the belligerency of
each must be communicated to the
German government on or before May
1921.
According to the treaty Germany
undertakes to meet this obligation.
ncluded in categories for which com
pensation Is demanded are damages
offered from bombardments, cruelty,
violence or maltreatment; all pen
sions to naval and military victims;
the cost of assistance by the allied
powers to prisoners of war and their
families and dependents; allowances
for similar purposes, and nil levies,
fines and other exactions imposed by
Germany and her allies upon civilian
populations.
Terms Held Impossible.
Jean Jules Jesserand. French ambas
sador to the United States, has been
Informed by the French government
that the German reparations propos
als, as transmitted to the Washing
ton government, are absolutely un
acceptable. The French point of view
is that these proposals, instead of
making any advance toward a sat
isfactory settlement of the repara
tions questions, are rather a step
backward.
Officials here were reticent thl
morning regarding the German pro
posals but In political circles close
. U -1 1
to the premier mere was a, uenn
that the Ruhr district of Germany
would be occupied immediately alter
May 1.
Payment l Ignored.
Germany's proposals are entirely
Insufficient, U l declared in author
itative circles, being at least 100,000.
000,000 marks below the terms fixed,
by the supreme allied council last
January. The demands decided upon
at that time have been considered as
a m'nimum, amounting to approxi
mately 226,000,000.000 marks with tne
addition of an undertermined sum
equal to 13 per cent of German ex
ports.
In discussing the German terms, I:
is said In well-informed circles thut
in offering an Installment of one bil
lion gold marks, Germany made no
mention of the 12,000,000.000 mark
held by the allies to be payable be
fore May 1. Germany also asks the.
abandonment of all penalties. As
sertion Ts made that should Germany
be exonerated of all other reparation
obligations, she would be given an
advantage rather than would accrue
to the allies from her future pay
ments. Dlfferenres Declared Little.
The German embassy here has Is
sued a lengthy statement explalnrnc
Germany's reparations offer. It wild
that the difference between the sum
offered lnJ Berlin's last proposal of
200,000,000.000 gold marks and the
226,000,000,000 gold marks under the
Paris terms is "hut small."
The statement also said with re
gard to the conditions relating to the
suppression of penalties that "It ap
parently means tho penalties decided
upon at the London conference should
be canceled, but certainly not that the
territories occupied by virtue of the
peace treaty should be evacuated."
LONDON. April 27. The German
labor leaders, Peter Grassnian, WM-
helm Dittmann, Otto Hue and Hrr
Sllberschmidt, have left Berlin for
London to discuss questions regard
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