The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-07-30
ALLIES SUMMON
MILITARY CHIEFS
German Reply to Coal Ultimatum
Is Unsatisfactory and Treaty
Terms May Be Enforced.
HITCH ON INDEMNITY, TOO
French Army Chief and British Marshal
70 Plan Enforcement of Treaty.
Seek to NuIIify the Versailles
Compact.

| spa, BeigIum.-Ihe break between
the Allies and Germany has come.
When deadlock on the question Of
| coal deliveries had settled on the con-
ference Premier Delacroix of Belgium.
| chairman, arose and declared the ses-
siena suspended. He announced that
Il the Germans were wanted again
they would be sent for.
The Allied officials sent an urgent
summons for Marshal Foch and Field
Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, British
Chief of Staff, to return at once to
Spa to advise on measures to enforce
the Treaty of Versailles.
The Germans may have another
chance, but great nervousness reigns.
Military operations appear to be in
svftable. The French army will be put
on the alert for q campaign in the
Ruhr region on a serious scale. In
Belgium military circles it is believed
the Germans will resist.
Both Italy and Belgium will send
troop contingents to assist in any mill
tary action that is undertaken. Eng
land will take prominent part. All
operations will be in the hands of
Marshal Foch and Field Marshal Will
son. 1t is said that Marshal Foch
already has drawn up a plan Of cam
paign.
Premier Millerand insisted at the
conference session that the Allies could
not agree to accept less than 100000
tons of coal monthly. The Germans
declared that the most they could de-
liver would be 100000 tons month
ut present, 100000 after October and
100000 later.
After long conference with the
French experts Premier AIillerand
said:
"We can do nothing more. There is
complete disagreement with the Ger
mans. I have had enough. I cannot
agree to an ounce less than 100000
tons a month"
The entente premiers then retired
for few minutes earnest conversa-
ton and drew up a reply to the Ger
mans, saying the allies were profound
ly disappointed.
The German answer recalled how
the reparations commission had re-
duced its demand from 100000 to g.
400, 900 tons and had shown more con-
ciliatory consideration, not wishing to
impose demands without discussion.
In the midst of the sudden crisis
the allies are anxiously watching the
situation in Poland. The German and
Bolshevik troubles arose with remark
able simultaneousness. The allies
must conciliate one or the other or
face the prospect of armed conflict in
two new fields. German circles have
given out no hint that they will give
way.
'The allies must come to some un-
derstanding," said Delegate Dernburg.
"They cannot get anything like what
they say Germany owes, but only what
Germany can pay. To pay the indem-
nifty we need the cooperation Of work
ers. They must consent to work longer
hours.
"The allies must decide whether
they Will accept what we can pay or
whether they will let Germany go Boil
shevik and enter the Ruhr themselves
to fetch COAL"
The Germans in their answer sug.
gested that the allies abandon alto
| gether their idea Of a plebiscite In
Upper Silesia. They alleged that in
Upper Silesia the population had been
disturbed by attending political meet.
ings rather than working. They de.
clared that the mines If managed by
Germans would yield a greater output
than if managed by Poles. They
| pointed out that the mines had been
| managed by Germans for more than
! 700 years. The Germans contendeC
that under German management o1
the mines Poland, in addition to the
allies, would get more coal. The Ger
mans said they did not fear the re
suits Of the voting, but only of the
political excitement.