Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-07-16
GERMANS SIGN
ALLIES TERMS
Berlin Cabinet Members Agree to
Reduce Army to
10000.
MUST GIVE UP ALL GUNS
Refuse to Recognize Entente's Right
to Seize Ruhr TeTitory-Decision
Reached at Early Morning
Conference.

Spa, Belgium, July 12.-Germany's
delegates signed at IL As Friday morn
ing an engagement accepting the terms
Of the allies note relative to disarm-
ament presented Thursday. This ac-
ton was taken by the German repre-
sentatives under protest.
The allies note, which amounted
virtually to an ultimatum, demanding
that the Germans sacsepk the terms
presented by noon Friday, and stipu-
lated that, in the event Of the Ger
mans failing to carry out the provi-
sions Of the demands, forces of the
allies would occupy parts of the Ger
man empire, including the Ruhr region.
The Germans protested, in signing
the engagement, that the treaty OF
Versailles did not oblige them to ac-
quiesce in further territorial occupa-
tons except for failure to fulfill the
treaty terms regarding reparations.
The decision of the German cabinet
to obey the allies demand was reached
at an early morning session, the vote
being unanimous The vote was TAX
en- after a telephone communication
with reichstag leaders in Berlin, who
approved the acceptance and COM
municated the desire of the reichstag
and party leaders for the cabinet at
Spa to use its own Judgment.
A unanimous decision also was TAX
en- by the cabinet that the allies should
be informed that Germany could not
accept the stipulations concerning
possible occupation of the Ruhr and
other territories, provided the disarm-
ament was not executed according to
the allies Judgment. 1t was held the
German cabinet was precluded by
constitutional reasons from entering
into any such arrangement without
the authority Of parliament. Hence
the allies were requested to strike this
paragraph from their demand, it be-
ing said that otherwise the Germans
might not be able to continue the con-
ference.
The final decision of the allies sets
forth that Germany must:
1. Immediately disarm certain Of its
forces, including the. security police.
2. Publish a proclamation asking for
the immediate surrender of all weap-
ons and firearms in the hands of the
civilian population.
8. Abolish Immediately compulsory
service.
4. Surrender to the allies all arms,
guns and cannon which it possesses
above the limit fixed by the treaty of
Versailles
The allied decision concerning dis
armament reads:
IF on October / the German army
is not reduced to 10000 the allies
will proceed to occupy German terri
tory in the Ruhr or any other part of
German territory, and will not evac-
uate it until all the conditions of the
present agreement have been full
filed
Premier Lloyd George said that
after the three days of discussion on
the question 1t must be closed imme-
diately. The treaty had not been ex-
ecuted, he asserted, and instead of
100000 rifles there were 100000 in
Germany, and six times as many ma
chine guns as the treaty allowed. The
allies had not Insisted on strict exc
cution of this clause of the treaty,
Mr.. Lloyd George continued, because
they recognized the difficulties Ger
many was encountering. The discov
cry of hidden airplanes and aircraft
material however, had caused suspi
cion.
DR.. Walter Simons, German minis
ter Of foreign affairs, replied that the
proposal was really modification of
the one-sided treaty. 1t did not rep
resent an agreement arrived at as a
result of round the table" discus
sion, he said.
Doctor Simons declared the Ger
mans would make every effort to
carry out the conditions, recognizing
that If they did not succeed Germany
would have to bear the consequences.
which would be serious not only for
4Germany, but for the allies.