GERMAN SCHEMES

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10853, 19 March 1921, Page 7

GERMAN SCHEMES

TO PAY REPARATIONS

AMASSING CREDITS IN UNITED STATES. AT.T.TF/D CUSTOMS BARRIER. Br Telegraph—Press Asm. —CopynffhAustralian and N.Z. A a ties NEW YOiilv. -'li.VkA I*. The “New York cc; respondent at it .huta uui the Federal Keoorvo -.mi cm mation shows that since gw Germany has been amass.ng i ncuo a. the United States, the -\;u. h a r holding funds in the name <U itu;viduals. It is presumed xr.n; iu< funds will bo used ior G?:u.any s suture trade, much of which i> expected to centre in the United Stains, it wa* said that the Germans used similar means to store funds in lioisand and Scandinavian countries, and later in London, after the British gave assurances that deposits would not he confiscated. It is also thought tnat the funds the Germans are holding in the United States may be to par off the reparations. It is recalled that, the Allies included the Federal Koserve Banks as an optional depository for German indeamitv payments. COJ3LENZ, March 17. The new Allied Customs barrier operates within a week- France is hoping to gain substantially from it, but 6ome quarters expect little, pointnfc out that the total vield of all German taxation is only three thousand millions sterling, of which the Rhine Cua» , toms provide only a fraction. SILESIAN PLEBISCITE GERMANS ESTABLISH SECRET ORGANISATION PARIS, March 17. The “Petit Pa^isien’ , states that the Germane in Upper Silesia have established a widespread secret organisation preparatory to tne plebiscite* which, is able to control ISC,OOO emigrants who really are camouflaged shock troops. Twenty thousand soldiers have been secretly incorporated in the plebiscite police, and a further twenty thousand demobilised men are working in the mines ready to vote unitedly according to their leaders’ dictation. MASSING OF POLISH TROOPS GERMAN NOTE OF PROTEST TO BRITAIN. LONDON, March 17. Ifc is understood that- the German Government has sent a Note to Britain protesting against the alleged massing of Polish troops on the Upper Silesian frontier, contending that Bus contravenes arrangements and is intended to intimidate the populace. REQUESTED TO WITHDRAW GERMAN TROOPS ON SILESIAN BORDER. (Received March 18. 5.5 p.mJ PARIS, March 18. France has requested Germany to withdraw her troops from the border or accept responsibility for the consequences.