The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-26
HUNS DENY CHARGES
Claim They DO Not Cause
Delay for Proclamation AS
They Want 1t.
PREPARATION IS DEMANDED
Allies Require Compensation
for Sinking of Vessels
At Scapa Flow.

by The Associated Press
PARIS. Dec. 26-The final date
OF tho repeatedly postponed ex-
change OF ratifications of the treaty
or Nersailles, now depends upon tho
speed with which the allied missions
in Germany can verify the German
figures OF available floating dock
tonnage demanded by the allies as
compensation for tho sinking OF the
German warships Mt Scapa Flow.
The Associated Press was informed
TO this effect today at the head1unr-
ters of the German peace delegation.
Baron Won Lorsncr. head of the
German representatives., said he
thought this would take Rt least "A
fortnight II not longer I'm view of
the difficulties OF transportation in
Germany and the details involved in
verifying the figures.
"A decided Misunderstanding is
reflected In the pariH press during
the last two days regarding my
projected trip to Berlin, which sub
sequcntly abandoned" he said My
object was TO hurry. rather than 10
delay. the putting OF the Versailles
treaty into effect From Monday
night until Wednesday afternoon at
2 o'clock ! WAS deprived OF any COM
muniCatiOn with my government. by
either telegraph or telephone. I'm con-
sequence OF which Berlin had no
knowledge OF the entente note or OF
the verbal communication given on
this subject by NJ, Dutasta. tsecre-
tary OF the peace conference until
this morning.
Inference Unfoundcd.
81 thought that n trip To Berlin
and n verbal explanation OF the sit
uRtlon to the government would IA
cilitate matters. The inference 10y
the French papers that the German
government wanted 10 delay tho cN-
change Of ratificatious, is unfounded.
We want nothing more than cffcC-
tive restoration OF peace.
Peace means the repatriation OF
our soldiers, prisoners in France.
who are obliged TO spend another
Christmas I'm captivity. though hos
tlitics have been suspended for more
than 4 year.
"The fact that Herr Won Simson
negotiations for putting the treaty
into effect proves that we had no
intention to delay matters"
Regarding the entente note, Baron
Won Lersner said its tenor surprised
him as 1T seemed 40 little in accord
with the progress OF the nrgotla-
tions
Tho Paris press" he said, even
announced our readiness to deliver
over all the hnrhQr material we
could spare without endangcring our
economic existence, aS compensation
for the Scapn Flow slnkinEs. and
forecast an early agreement on this
question II We did not got that far
II VASE not our fault. our experts
have not been asked To talk the mat
ter over since q week ago
Baron Won Lersnrr asserted that
according 20 the verbal COmmunica-
tion OF NJ. DutastH a. the time Of tho
delivery OF the note the entente
made "A diminution in the port tom
mage demanded. conditional upon
Of Germanvs claim that
the entente estimates Of the harhor
available were erroneous
II want TO say In this connection" %
he continued. that the statements
in the French press that We were
disloyal and gave ont wrong figures
On this tonnage IL ahsOlutc'y uu-
founded, This the Investigation
would prove. promised NJ nuias'a
10 ask my government 20 give an
facilities for such iuycstlgliiun and
do not doubt that they VIII be ac- /
corded a. once"