Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-27
BERLIN IS WARNED
AGAIN BY ALLIES To
D|SARM At ONCE
Entente Nations Tell Germany
She is Deliberately Violating
Terms of the Treaty.
ALL FOES OF THE BOCHE
NOW IN FULL ACCORD

San Reno. April 27-'rhe results
of, the Supreme Councils S ten-day meet
ing, which closed yesterday, are such that
each government taking part considered
that its aspirations have been measur-
ably satisfied. The Prcmiers and Foreign
Ministers met in mutual distrust. They
part I'm great personal cordiallty and with
much more confidence in the future,
The Council yesterday adopted the
Franco-British declaration with regard to
Germany, after inserting clause deciar-
ing its readiness to take all measures,
even the occupation OF additional Ger
man territory. if necessary, to assure the
CARRYING out of the treaty OF Versailles.
The text oI the common declaration
adopted by the allies Mt the close of the
work of the conference follows:
The allied powers have taken cog
nizance of the letter of DIR. Goeppert
(head of the German delegation in Parls)
of April 20, transmitting request from
the German Minister OF War asking
that the German government be author
ized 10 retain an army of 200. 900 instead
of 100000 men, as provided for IN the
Versailles Treaty. and affirming that this
is a necessity in order to maintain order.
''The Allies must declare Immediately
that proposition of this nature cannot
even be examined as long rs Germany
! failing To meet the most important
obligation imposed by the Peace Treaty
and docs not 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 effective,
nor for the supplying of coal nor for repara-
tions or the costs of the armies Of oceupa-
tion IL has given neither satisfaction nor
made excuses tor criminal attacks which
several times members of the allied mis-
sions in Germany have been the victims
OF.
'1t has taken no steps to determine
as was provided for in the protocol of
the treaty. its obligations concerning
reparations in order 10 make PROPOSE
tions with the view of fixing the total
amount which it must pay, despite the
urgent character that q settlement of
this sort presents III the interests ot all
the parties concerned. 1t seems 10 have
not even considered how IT can meet its
obligations when they become due.
''The Allies realize the difficulties met
bv the German government and do not
seek to impose too narrow an Interpre-
tation of the treaty. but they are unan-
irnous in declaring that they cannot toll
crate q continuation of these infractlons
of the treaty of Versailles. that the treaty
must be executed and remain as the basrs
of relations between Germany and the
Allies. and that they are resolved to take
all measures, even, If Unnecessary, the occ-
patton of an additional part of German
territory. in order toinsure execution of
the treaty. They affirm. however. that
they have no intention TO annexing any
part of the German territory.
"At the same time, the Allies deem
that question arising from violations /
of the Peace Treaty. as well as from the /
measures necessary to insure its execution, I
would be more easily solved by exchanges I
Of views between the chiefs OF the Gov
srnments than by note. Thus they de-
ride to invite the chiefs of the German
government to a direct conference with
he chiefs of the allied governments, and
request that at the proposed meeting
he German government present to them
explanations and precise propositions
upon all the subjects mentioned IN the
foregoing
''If satisfactory settlement is arrived
at on these points the Allied governments
will be willing @ discuss with the German
representatives any questions which affect
lhe internal order and economic we'll
being of Germany But Germany must I
understand that the unity of the allies
ior execution of the treaty is as solid /
rs il was for war, and that the only method |
or taking her place in the world is loyalty /
10 execute the engagements to which she /
has subscribed"
II was announced that representatives |
If the Allies would meet tho German
Chancellor Muller at Spa, Belgium, on !.
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