The Alaska daily empire., 1920-05-22
GERMANY FAILS TO GARRY OUT
 DISARMAMENT Non- Compliance With Peace Terms Shown in Summary
 Of Situation
ALLIES WILL ASK WHY
Explanation To Be Demand ed of Teuton Envoys At
 Spa Conference

WASHINGTON, May 22 -(By the Associated Press. )-Despite absence of American representatives on the inter-allied control commissions to supervise fulfillment by Germany of the disarmamnt clauses of the treaty, the United States is watching the situation unofficially.
 The American point of view of the extent of German compliance with disarmament clauses, which are to be discussed at the Spa confer ence, May 25, is summarized as follows:
 The most noteworthy instance of noncompliance with the disarmament clauses attracting attention here is failure to reduce German military eff fectives. Although pledged to re- duce her regular army to 100000 by April 10 1920 and to 100, 900 by July 10, the regular army remains ap- proximately 250,000 according to what is regarded as a conservative esti- mate. This is in contrast however with an S00,00Q pre- war peace estab- lishment and an army of 5,OO0,0O0 at the time of the armistice
 ConstabuIary Kept Up
 The state constabulary or 75,000 to 150,000 and approximately 600,000 home guards are regarded as a vio- lation of the treaty provision forbid ding any reserve or secret armed forces. The Germans claim that these forces are necessary to main tain order is considered here as re- futed by the failure of those forces to cope with the recent Red upris- ings.
 Although in compliance with the treaty the German general staff os- tensibly has been abolished, reports say the nucleus of a general staff continues, to be maintained
 Of the guns and ammunition Ger q many agreed to destroy by March 10, 1920, 1t is estimated up. to January 9th. 1920 about one quarter had been disposed of In report to the inter allied military. commission of control in Berlin, January 5, the German government announced these, stocks of ammunition remaining in Germany
 12,O0O field pieces, 2,500 heavy pieces: $500 flame throwers: 30,000 machine guns and 454,0O0 small arms
 Their location was verified. Notice also was given by the Germans of their intention eventually to destroy them.
 Prohibition of exportation of muni- tions by Germany, it is reported, has been violated in contraband ship ments.
 So far as is known here, secrets in the manufacture of gas and other munitions which Germany agreed to disclose to the Allies before Apri 10, have mot been divulged. q. Military clauses reported as com piled with include: ,-Fa ei Adoption of new tables of organi- ,zation: non-manufacture of munitions and non-importation of munitions abolition of universal military ser vice: destruction of Rhine fortifica' tfons. rAte
 -tfts Naval Clause Violated t1 The most noteworthy violations of the naval clauses is observed in the provision for the reduction of effec' tives. The continued existence of the second and fourth marine brig ades in excess of the authorized 15,00O is particularly reported since these brigades constituted the major part of the so-called Baltic troops -osooosihIn for tho KapD ray0IutiOn Only half of the submarines and war ships to be broken up before Apri 10th have been destroyed. Similarly it is estimated. large stocks of maya guns and ammunition which should -.. nave been destroyed by February 10
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