The daily banner., 1919-06-27
GERMANY Warned
AGAINST TRiCKERY
Held Responsible For Action
Against Poland
k.UST PAY FOR FLEET
Allies Will Demand Reparaticn and
Punishment of Those Who Sank
Ships in Scapa Flow.

Ships in Scapa Flow.
Paris. June 27.-The allied peace
enyuys Informed the German delega-
ton in a note written by NJ. t.emeh-
crau that the German government VIII
be held responsible for ANY support
given 10 any movement against 70
land or east and west Prussia.
The note follows:
Paris. June -. Mr.. Presidents:
the allied and associated powers feel
it necessary to direct the attention OF
the German government to the fact
that the Polish authorities have come
into possession Of the attached official
German despatch which states that
while the German government mean TO
sign the peace they intend to give un-
official support by all means in their
power to local movements of resist
ance to the establishment of Polish
authority in the territories allotted to
Poland in Posen and in east and west
Prussia and to the occupation of Up
per Silesia by the allied and associat-
ed powers.
.In view of this information the
allied and associated powers think it
necessary to inform the German gov
ernment that they will hold them
strictly responsible for seeing that at
the time indicated in the treaty all
troops and all officials indicated by
the allied commission are withdrawn
and that in the event of local dis
turbances in resistance to the treaty
no support or assistance to the in
surgents is allowed to pass across the
new frontier into Poland.
(Signed) Sc. Clemenceau."
Germany has been notified in a note
sent by the allies that they possess the
right to punish the persons response
BILE for the destruction of the German
ships in Scapa Flow and to collect re-
paration for the loss.
The sinking of the fleet is denounced
as a violation Of the armistice and a
deliberate breach in advance of the
conditions Of peace.
When the investigations have been
completed, the note states, the allies
will exact "the necessary reparation."
Reparation also will be asked for
the burning of the French battle flags
which under the treaty Germany was
TO have returned to France.
Germany is warned that such acts
as are noted "must have q very unfor-
tunate effect upon the future opera
tion of the treaty" Germany's pro-
tests against the long period of allied
occupation provided for in the treaty
and her complaint that her admission
to the league of nations might be too
long delayed, are contrasted in the
note with the violations of her engage
ments, set forth.
1t is pointed out inferentially that.
the treaty provides for successive
excavations Of various parts of Ger
man territory at stated periods and
that it is stipulated that the occupy
ing forces should be withdrawn en-
tirely at any time Germany had COM
the treaty.
Germany, the note adds, "cannot
complain should the allies use the full
powers conferred on them by the
treaty, particularly article 429 (that
dealing with the question of territorial
occupation which provides that 1t
might be continued Indefinitely If she,
on her side, deliberately violates its
provisions"
Efforts are being made to arrange
COR the signing of the peace treaty at
three o'clock Saturday afternoon.
The council of three is apparently
satisfied with semi-official assurances
received that the Germans will be on
hand.
The official intimation received was
that the German signatories probably
would be Hermann Mueller, the for
eign secretary, and Herr Giesherts and
Herr Leinert, members of the old dele
CATION.
1t developed, nevertheless, that Herr
Giesberts, who had remained in Yer
sailles for a time, had left for Ger
many. A third man will be named to
accompany Herr Mueller and Herr
i.einert, it is Indicated