Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-06
NO FURTHER PARLEY
ON PROTOCOL, HUN
IS TOLD BY ALLIES
Berlin Officially Warned That Mill
tary Measures Will be En-
ployed if Necessary.
GERMANS HAVE BIG ARMY
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Paris, Dec En- note drafted bv the
supreme council TODAY il is demanded
that Germany sign the protocol providing
for the carrying out of the peace terms,
failing which the allies, it is set forth,
will be obliged TO have recourse To mill
tarv measures
The utmost secrecy is being observed
regarding the terms Of the note, which
was unanimously adopted by the council
this morning, but il can be said IL il
worded so firmly that conference circles
expert the discussion with Germany re
garding the putting Of the treaty into
force will bc finally closed
The note recalls that making the treaty
effective means the immediate release of
the German prisoners II leaves the reply
to the German representations regarding
the claims for the sinking Of the German
fleet ~ Scapa Flow To be dealt with in 4
further special note
The note closes by directing Germany
10 sign the arniatlce protocol, failing
which action the council declares If will
be constrained 10 adopt measures nf
coercion Of , military order
Owing TO the Importance Of the note,
Paul Dutasta, the general secretary of
tit 2 y III i}fS thttP mana
the note to Baron Won Lernsner. the head
nf the German mission.
The text Of the reply by the allied and
associated powers to the latest communi-
cation from Baron Kurt von Lersncr,
head of thf German peace mission. re-
garding tho original allied demand for
the signing 0f thc protocol putting the
peace treaty INTO effect, submitted to
Germany On November was unani-
inously adopted BY the supreme council
todag Premier Clcmenceau presided
over the session
Baron won Lersners communication,
which was received by Premier Clemen-
ceau on Thursday, declared the allies
were mlsinfomed regarding their com
plant that Germany was exceeding bv
far thc limit Of military forces permitted
her under the treatv t0n Lersner de-
elared that the German government had
never sought 10 conceal the fart that the
creation Of detective police forces and
civie guards would be necessary. and that
the German government vas prepared 10
submit proofs to General Soilct. head of
the entente commission If control IN
Berlin that these organizations we're per-
missile under the treaty.
Germany, the German pIenipotentiarv
added. vas ready to discuss the c,ls stion
Immediately Yith the allies and believed
that such an offer was the best proof thar
she was not seeking % avoid carving ont
the treaty. terms
The text of Premier CIemenceau 8 note
70 yor Iersner concerning the excessive
German armament complained b. which
Was naue plbIic today shows that Ger
many nas charged, in addition to the
e
defense troops with organizing the
NlcherheItpallzei security police and the
Ieltfreiwllhge emergency volunteers
which arr declared to BE- virtually military
forces Il summons Germany IL reduce
her forces strictly 10 the limits II he treaty
Some speculation j. beng nduiged IN
as 70 whether the American forces IN the
occupied region would JoIa n the c3rrylng
out ot military measures should Germany
refuse 10 sign the protocol. Il Is learned,
however, that thIs question has not been
ralsed by he allies Who assume hat -
the armlstsct Is still III force the Americans
would take part IN any forward move
ment With The British on one side and fhe
French on the other
Notwithstanding the discussion Of prem
aratI0ns for the military eyenualitv ne
impression among the peace conference
Is that Germany will sign the
protocol The yieW Is taken that he Ger
man government, having been waiting
for an ultlmatum before Welding. WiI
accept the situation now that the ultl-
mutum has been presented and VIII .ien
tie protocol under iurcsS
Marshal foch 5 military program. ac-
sarsing - sie lnteranSIgeaat, Is the nnt.
approved ia June. 1915, bv he allied
commanders comprising occupation 81
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