Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-10
GE RNAN Pro TEST
AGAINST GIVING
UP GUILTY FAILS
Supreme Council Tells Berlin
That No Modification of De-
mand Will Be Made BY tie
Allies.

Washington, Dec. 9.--The state de
partment today made public the tex
of the supreme councils notes dealing
with the peace treaty which were de-
nvered at Paris yesterday 20 Baron
Won Lersner, head of the German del
egation, and a summary of which was
contained in press dispatches last
night from Paris.
In denying the German demands
for modification of the treaty on the
surrender Of Germans charged with
crimes against international warfare
and the return of prisoners in COM
pensatiOn for the absence Of Amerl-
can delegations on the commits
sions until The ratification of the
treaty by the United States, the cOun-
Gil in its first note warned Germany
"for the last time" that until the
treaty came into force denuncauon
of the armistice would be sufficient
for the allies 10 have recourse to mil
itary measures against Germany
THE suggestions said the note,
Concerning an ALLEGED right Of Ger
many To request Tin compensation for
the absence of American delegations
on the commission until the ratifica-
ton of the treaty b. the United
States) q modification of the clauses
of the treaty concerning the delivery
of the guilty and the return of the
prisoners OF war has no basis. Under
the terms Of the final clauses of the
treaty, that instrument must enter
into force as soon as Germany and
three of the allied and associated
powers have ratified j.; it would be
in vain for Germany TO endeavor to
subordinate the entry into force to
new condiuon-the presence of Amer
lean delegates on the commissions.
The supreme council is of the opin
ion that Article 221 of the peace
treaty (relatve to the return of prs-
oners of war; is perfectly explicit and
needs no addition.
Allies Are Determined.
The council considers only the OBJ
1ections presen ted to the demand for
compensation Tor the destruction of
the German fleet a. ScaDa Flow and
to the provision of eventual measures
of military coercion formulated by the
allied note of November l.
Before making their demand tile
allied and associated powers eXamin-
ed this question. They do not shars
the apprehensions Of the German
government as regards the economic
effect upon the German ports They
maintain the protocol as it has been
drafted. After having received a
comrlete report ON all floating docks.
floating cranes, tugs and dredges de-
manded by the protocol, the allied
and associated powers will make
known their ch~f0 into ac-
aauHrl tFs eanoA elCl situation
~ slarH iE Phe the Ger
vHnit cam -noE that any
demands 1s a nature
NCtn q d capacity
q. erfnan legitimate
HHan E .na,.l,enance Of
-.....4ia navigation or to other vital
interests of economic nature of the
same kind, the German government
may present claims TO the principal
allied and associated powers, who, on
their side, will be ready to examine
them in a spirit of equity after hear
ing the reparations commission.
AS regards the last paragraph of
the protocol of November l the SUI
preme council is of the opinion that
the signing of the protocol and de-
post of Publications will determine
the coming into force Of the treaty
and consequently the state Of peace"
Scapa Flow squabbic.
The second note dealt with the de-
struction of the German fleet at
Scapa Flow It recalls that in an
earlier note Germany had observed
that the admiral in charge of the