The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-08
Sufficient Concessions to Ehmi-
nate Possibility of Further
Invasion of Prussian
Territory.
mo ULTIMATUM Is SENT
Situation Relieved by Promise to Re-
turn War Prisoners Which
Was Most important
Point.
[By Henry Wood. United Press Stan
Correspondent1

llDy IlChiy VSSo'
Correspondent
PARIS. Dec. 8.-The Iatest allied
note to Germany contains sufhclent
concession to eliminate the possi-
bility for further occupation OF Ger
man territory to enforce its terms,
! according to authoritative informa-
| ton obtained today.
| These concessions are such, 1t was
believed that Germany cannot afford
I, to do otherwise than sign immedi'
lately.
| While the note demands immediate
acceptance of the protocol of the
peace treaty, the last paragraph,
which provided for invasion OF Ger
many in the event she failed to carry
out the treaty terms, was practicaliy
illuminated. 49,,
! The most important point-from
1.-THE German standpoint-1s the
! promise to return German war prls-
oners as. soon as ratifications to the
treaty are exchanged.
Demand for delivery OF dry docks
and merchant marine materials IN
payment for sinking OF the German
war feet interned at Scapa Flow also
lis Ightened. The note, it was learn
ed, permits delivery Of 100000 tons
tof these materials in lots that will
conform with Germany-s own eco
nonlic needs.
Handing of the note to Germany
was Intentionally delayed, it was
said, to permit the allies to complete
necessary military preparations and
ito permit denouncing OF the terms OF
the arnristice should Germany fail to
yield.
DELAY also was necessitated accord
ing to reliable information to enable
the British delegation to receive in
structions from London.
| The British delegates, 1t was said,
we're unwilling to assume RESPONSE
bility for the penalties provided If
Germany refuses to sign.
The supreme council decision upon
the time viii be delivered at its
meeting today.
The German delegation here in
sists that il the note constitutes an
i ultimatum, it will not be accepted,
but If it is conciiiatory the national
assembly may take 1t under cons1d'
Grafton.
/ The allied military plans, It was
understood, provide for quick occu-
nation of Essen, the Rhine valley ard
jFrankfort, in event Germany refuses
Ito accept the note.
i The American peace delegation, it
became known today, favored the
modiflca tfons in the Scapa Flow de-
mands which finally were adopted in
the note, permitting Germany to de-
liver her drydock materials in small
lots.
blockade will be the first
measure used to force Germany to
sign. IL she refuses the allied de-
in,and II was learned authoritatively
military coersion will be use1 only
las q last resort.
Dare Not Refuse.
! LONDON, Dec S.-Germany will
not dare to refuse the protocol, 1t was
generally believed in official circles
: here today.
The war office and the admiralty
however. after busy Sunday spent in
preparing the British war machine tc
be thrown into gear upon moment
notice. admittedly were puzzled over
adyices from, agents in Berlin.
These insisted that so far there was
no indication of weakening in the Ger
man attitude of defiance.
!, Unless certain concessions are made
to Germany these advices indicated
she still was prepared to refuse tc
isign and to take the consequences.
Pan Germanism Campaign.
BERLIN. Dec. 3.-Failure of thu
!monarchistic elements to STIR up al
extensive wave OF pan-Germanlsn
Iduring their recent Hindenburg dem
, onstrations, resulted in a new tac
! Ito further the campaign today
; Pan-German newspapers appeared