The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-04-03
ALLIES TO INSIST
ON USE OF DANzIC
German Parties Approve Reply
Sent to Entente Over
City.
HUNS WILL FIGHT FOR TOWN
Berlin Newspaper Sees Serious Sit
ustion over insistenee Upon Use
Of Baltic Port by Polish Troops
Garrison Reinforced.


Paris, March 31.-The Echo de Parl
declares that the allies will insis
upon the landing Of General Halter
troops at Danzig.
A rumor was In circulation her
that the allies mission at Danzig hat
been informed. The mornings news
papers, however, declare that no con
frmation of this rumor had been re
ceived In French official quarters. Ac
cording to the Paris edition of thu
London Daily Mail. telegram received
ut the French foreign office reported
serious disorders had occurred at Dan
zig instigatcd by the pan-Germans
The demonstrations are declared t.
have been directed at the allies mis-
sion.
Note Not an Ultimatum.
Paris, March 3l.-The recent note
sent by the allies to the German arms
tice commission at Spa regarding the
landing of Gen. Haller's Polish forces
M Danzig did not take the form Of an
ultimatum. as stated by the Berlin
newspapers, according to Marcel
Hutin in the Echo de Paris.
Germans Approve Note.
Copenhagen, March 31.-According
10 the Berlin Tageblatt all parties In
the Weimar national assembly. includ-
Ing the independent socialists, APP
proved the governments reply TO the
entente note over Danzig. The German
newspapers generally support the gov
ernment's position. The socialist Vor-
waerts says that Hungary's reception
Of the note recently sent to her by the
entente should have taught the entente
powers that II is mot only inhuman
but foolish to treat defeated opponents
as slaves upon whom any humiliation
can be imposed"
Hint Of War Renewal by Foe.
Berlin. March 31.-The Lokal An
zeiger publishes statement that ii
understands that suspension of the
nrmstice with the entente allies is
possible.
The Lokal Anzeiger thinks that n
serious situation has arisen through
the exchange of notes between Gen
eral Nudant and the German govern
ment over permitting Polish troops TO
land there. While II does not abandon
hope that General Nudant will accept
the German reply as concession. the
newspaper fears that his note has no
other aim than TO deliver DanZig to
the Poles. and counsels the govern
ment not TO yield an inch.
The Zeltung am Mlttag accuses the
entente statesmen of having had their
brains added by the occurrences In
Objections to Landing at Danzig.
Copenhagen, March 31.-The full
text Of the German reply to the allies
the landing of Polish troops
al Danzig shows that Germany made
n point that II did not undertake TO
give free access TO the Polish army
to West Prussia in the armistice agree
ment with the entente powers. The
reply says:
"Since the conclusion of the arml-
stice the entire situation in Posen,
West Prussia and Danzig. has entire
~ changed"
Offering the ports Of Stettin. Keen
igsberg. Memil or Libau. the German
government says that 'all necessary
facilities for the speediest possible
Ia af IIal-
er's army TO Poland will be provided"
"From the standpoint Of railroad ia
the reply adds, ''the routes
from these cities lead more speedily
10 the goal without entailing inter-
-uption Of importations of foodstuffs
10 Poland"
Increase Garrison at Danzig.
Paris, March 31.-News has been re-
.eived that the Germans are increas-
ng the garrison AT Danzig. This is
aiken as indicating an intention TO
'esist whatever disposition the peace
conference may make of the port.
Hamburg and Stettin are considered
Is the natural commercial outlets TO
ne stu ,LttiiN-
o decision reached by the commits
don on the international regime OF
waterways. ports and railways. This
Iction, which grants the demands Of
he Czecho-Slovak delegates TO the
,eace conference. would provide. II
inally approved. that the new repub-
lc enjoy every privilege as to foreign I
at the two ports as IL they (
ctually belonged 10 II.
Czecho- Slovak trade would reach ,
hamburg and Stettln through the Elbe |
nd Oder rivers on boats flying the .
'zecho- Slovak colors. In addition 10 .
hese craft, the republic would be al
owed 10 possess a merchant sea fleet.
The same privilege would be extend
d TO Switzerland regarding naviga-
ion OF the Rhine and the operation OF