Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-27
San Reno Declaration Con.
tains Threat to Occupy More
Territory if Protocol Terms
Are Not 0beyed.
GERMAN CHIEFS ARE
INVITED TO CONFER
Statement Announces Unity Of
Allies for Strict Observance
Is SoIid-hot to Tolerate
Further DalIying.

San Reno, April 26-The supreme
council today adopted the Franco
British declaration with regard to
~ Germany. after inserting clause de-
claring its readiness to take all
measures, even the occupation of
additional German territory, if neces-
sary, to assure the carrying out Of
the Treaty of Versailles.
The adoption of this clause caused
some discussion. Premier Nitti of
Italy opposed military measures.
Prcmiers Millerand and Lloyd
George, however, showed him the
necessity of considering such an
eventuality. Foreign Minister Hy-
mans of Belgium and Baron Matsui,
the Japanese ambassador to France,
Joined them in this point of view,
which was adopted.
1t was announced that representa-"
tives of the allies will meet the Ger
man chancellor, Mueller, at Spa, Bel
gium, on Nav IS.
Text of the Declaration.
The text of the common declara-
ton adopted by the allies at the
close of the work of the San Reno
conference says:
The allied powers have taken
cognizance of the letter of DR..
Goeppert (head of the German dele
CATION in Paris), OF April 20. trans
mitting a request from the German
minister OF war, asking that the
German government be authorized
TO retain an army OF 100000 instead
OF 100000 men, as provided for in
the Versailles treaty. and affirming
that this is necessity in order to
maintain order.
"Can't Consider Request"
The allies must declare imme-
diately that a proposition OF this
nature cannot be examined as long
as Germany is failing to meet the
most important obligations inn
posed by the peace treaty and does
rot proceed with disarmament, on
which depends the peace of the
world. Germany has not fulfilled its
engagements. neither concerning the
destruction of war material nor the
decrease of its effectives. nor for
the supplying of coal. nor for rep
araeions or the costs Ct the armies
OF occupation. 1t has given neither
satisfaction nor made excuses for
criminal attacks which several times
! members of the allied missions i'll
Germany have been the victims of.
':it has taken NC steps to deter
n,ire. as was provided for in the
protocol of the treaty, its ~obliga-
ti,ns concerning reparations in
o-',icr TO make propositions with the
Wv OF fixing the total amount
Wish it must pay, despite the
u 1T character that settlement
sort presents in the interests
OF i parties concerned. 1t seems
t. b. not even considered lrow it
c. s> its obligations when they
b, nc due.
~ rccupy More Territory.
Tic allies realize the difficulties
= ay the German government and
&c no. cc'; to impose too narrow an
i, -2rpreta ton OF The treaty, but they
r-an.i',cus i'll declaring that they
crnnot tolerate continuation of
ta SC ini-actions of the treaty of Yer
saiilcs. ai,at the treaty must be ex-
ocr'cd and remain as the basis OF
re'-t.ons between Germany and the
allie. and that they arc resolved to
tGkessll measures. even. it necessary
the occupation of all additional part
OF ,German territory, in order to in
SIRE execution of the treaty. They
affirm. however. that they have no
Intention of anueNing any part OF the
German territory
'"At the same time. the allies deem
that questions arising from viola
tions Of the peace treaty. as we'll as
from the measures necessary to in
sure its execution. would be more
easily solved by exchanges of views
between the chiefs Of governments
than by note.
Invite Germans to Confer.
Thus, they decide to invite the
chiefs of the German government to
a direct conference with the chiefs OF
the allied governments and request
that at the proposed meeting the
German government present to them
explanations and precise PROPOSE
hons upon all the subjects men
toned in the foregoing.
"If satisfactory agreement is ar
rived at on these points the allied
governments will be willing to dis
cuss with the German representa-
tives any questions which affect the
internal order and economic we'll
being OF Germany But Germany
must understand that the unity of
the allies for execution of the treaty
is as solid as it was for war. and
that the only method OF taking her
place in the world is loyalty to exc
cute the engagements TO which she