The daily banner., 1919-05-24
GERMANS GET
FIRST CONCESSION
Allies Modify Repafation and
Sare Valley Terms
RAkTzAlJ GOES TO spa
Blunt Reply to Germans Justifies Eco
nomic Terms Imposed by Treaty OF
Peace,

non,ic Terms Imposed by Treaty OF
Peace
Paris. May 24.-Count Won Brock
dorff- -Rantzau, accompanied by several
of the German delegates, has gone
again 10 Spa
He VIII consult with representatives
OF ,hq German government there.
The newspapers believe the absence
Of the count will be short
"a Versailles despatch says the
coun. VIII returp Sunday. According
to Berlin adv,ces Philip Schetdemann,
Count Won Bernstortf and Dr.. Dern.
burg have gore &c Spa tc confer With
von Brockcorf Ran.zau.}
The German pienipotentiaries hand
ed II ,wC new notes &c the Secretari-
at OF the peace conference They had
to dc with the subjects OF Information.
al legislation regarding labor and Ger.
mar properties In allied countries
The council OF foreign ministers
took UP the protest Of Belgium against
the failure of Germany to .urn back
archives taken By the Germans from
Brussels II also discussed reports
received regarding German maneu-
vers IN connection with Poland, as
we'll as the Hungarian question.
The council of four agreed on re-
ply to the German note concerning re-
parations 1t will outline some modifi-
cations IL the terms regarding repair
ations as they now appear IN the
treaty
This will be the first modification Of
the terms of the treaty as agreed upon
by the p!enary conference.
Consideration Of Germany's protest
regarding the Sarre Valley also has
resulted in slight modifica tions. of the
terms of the award.
The Echo de Paris believes the Ger
man leaders have taken a stand
against signing the treaty, hut that
public opinion in Germany is against
them and they will retreat and reach
a position which will make an agree
menl with the allies possible.
Germany's contentious in the recent
note on the economic terms are flat
ly denied in the allied reply. The
reply ends as follows:
Germany should recognize the
facts of the present state of the world
which she has been mainly instru-
mental in creating, and realize that
she cannot escape unscathed
"The share which she is being call
ed upon to bear of the enormous ca
lamity that has befallen the world has
been arpOrtiOned by the victorious
powers, not to her deserts, hut solely
to her ability to bear it.
"All the nations of Europe are suf-
fering from losses and are bearing
and will continue to bear, burdens
which are almost more than they can
carry. These burdens and losses have
been forced upon them by the ag-
gression of Germany.
at is right that Germany, which is
responsible for the origin of these ca
lamities, should make them good to
the utmost of her capacity Her hard
ship will arise not from the condi-
tiOnS of peace, but from the acts of
those who provoked and prolonged
the war. Those who We're responsible
for the war cannot escape its just
consequences"
Berlin dispatches received in Paris
Indicate German opposition to, the
treaty centers chiefly about the inter-
allied reparation commission which
the treaty creates for the purpose of
collecting indemnities.
The Germans, it is said, regard this
provision rs an infringement of their
sovereignty. They say submission to
foreign commission with such broad
powers would mean nothing but slav-
cry.