The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-17
BERLIN DOESN'T
LIKE NEWS OF
SPA DECISION
Allies TO Assist Huns in Carry
ing Out Terms of Repara-
ton - Belgium Is Given
Precedence in Payment.
FRANCE NOT SATISFIED
CBy Associated Press)


SPA. July 17r-Allied governments
Will take appropriate measures to as
slst Germany in floating loans intend
cd 10 meet her internal requirements
ana TO assist her in the prompt dis
charge of her debt to the allies. ac.
cord1ng to the agreement signed here
To-Day by representatives of France.
Italy, Great Britain, Japan, Belgium
and Portugal, settling problems rela-
tive to reparations
The distribution of indemnitjes re-.
cefved from Austria Hungary and Bull
garla was also provided for in the
agreement
Belgium is given priority in the
payment of 2,500,000,000 gold francs,
and the agreement enumerates the
securities for each priority
The allies also arranged for a meth
Cd OF valuing the ships surrendered by
Germany and her allies under the
various treaties, as well as the allo-
cation of these vessels Surrendered
warships, docks and other war ma
terials were also dealt with by the
entente nations delegates.
One of the articles of the agreement,
fixing the cost of the occupation arm.
les on uniform basis, was not con.
cluded. it being desired to discuss the
matter with the United States before
final adjustment of the problem.
PARIS, July 17.-Results of the al.
lied-German conference at Spa seem
to have failed to satisfy the news
papers at Paris, according to COM
ments printed here today.
The conference" remarks ST Brice
in the Journal, wandered from the
path to quick results, which is not
the least of the regrets which it leaves
behind it."
BERLIN, July IA semi-official
statement relative to the decision Of
the German delegations at Spa to de-
liver 100000 tons of coal per month
to the allies was issued here tonight.
No other decision was possible alter
Marshal Foch had been summoned, it
was decla red.
ION the other hand, there was in
Vasion of Germany, with its incalcul-
able political and economic conse-
quences, and on the other, a reduction
by eight per cent of the coal supply to
German consumers, with the possibil-
ity, however. of remaining master in
ones own house"
siche Zeitung censures the German
delegation for allowing Hugo SHINES,
the German capitalist, to play the
role of dictator"
The Kreuz Zeitung, organ of the
Pan-Germans. declares: Germany
has accepted terms which she cannot
carry out"
Approval of the action of Germany's
representatives is voiced by the Frei-
heit, organ of the Independent Social
lists.
Indignant protests against the ac-
tion of the German delegates in agree
ing to the allied terms relative to coal
deliveries is voiced in a manifesto
published here by the League of In
| dependent Trade Union representing
100000 workers. This organization
is separate and distinct from the Ger
man federation of labor
The manifesto declares the gree
ment at Spa was an attempt to sub
ject German workers to permanent
servitude to to foreign capitalistic in
terests."
1ndemnities received by the allies
from Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria
will be divided into equal portions, ac-
cording to advices received from Spa.
The first half will be distributed to
the various nations in the same pro-
portions as were decided upon in
apportioning German reparations. or
the second half Italy will receive
thirty per cent and the rest will be
divided between Serbia, Rumania, and
Greece. The claims of Poland will be
decided upon later