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GERMANY
TOO SLOW
70 D|SARN|
Reluctant to Abide by Treaty
Terms on Question Of De-
stroying War Ma
terial.
MANY MACHINE GUNS
ChaneeiIor Sheds Tears at Spa Con-
ference and Tells What an
Honest Man He
MANY MACHINE GUMS
IBy Carl D. Groat, United Press Staff
CORRESPONDENT.

[By Carl D. Groat, United Press Stan
Correspondent
SPA, Belgium, July Unless the
German delegates give unequivocal
assurances that disarmament in ac-
cordance with the treaty terms will
begin Immediately, the allies will
discontinue negotiations, it was
learned from reliable source today
as both sides held informal confer
ences preliminary to reconvening OF
the conference this afternoon
Although Chancellor Fehrenbach
declared the situation serious as a
result Of the virtual ultimatum OF
the allies. he was optimistic.
II believe the allies will make the
necessary concessions in order that
I. Germany's internal order can be
| maintained" he said.
DR.. Gessler, German minister of
defense, who has arrived, declared he
i was happy to have the OPP ortunity of
discussing disarmament but he hint
ed he would resign unless the allies
allowed Germany more favorable
| terms. tH
! It was reported that Gessler in
tended to insist upon stronger Ger.
man army, but he refused to admit
such an intention.
The disarmament ultimatum was
made by Premier LloydGeorge,
spokesman for the allies, following
TUESDAYS four-hour conference. He
told the Germans to produce a defi'
mite disarmament scheme today. Feb
renbach made a dramatic appeal for
| delay.
| Minister OF Finance Simons asked
for time in which to obtain employ
ment for demobilized troops.
sT'm an old man." said Fehren'
bach. in asking delay. '1 have
reputation for honesty. | have prom
| ised the reichstag to enforce the
treaty. and rye promised you the
same. I will stand before q higher
nower-my God-if I don't do my
hest to fulfill these promises. Tears
trick1ed down the chancellor's cheeks
as he spoke.
In the opening debate Lloyd-George
declared the entente was d1sappolnt
ed with Germany's failure to fulfill
the treaty terms. He said what the
allies wanted was hopes and prom
ises for the future, and not excuses
for the past. He said Germany was
rentitled to 100000 men and rifles and
1000 machine guns. Instead, the
british premier continued, Germany
has 100000 men, $4,000 machine
guns. 1900 guns and millions OF
rifles. a"
Dr Gessler, opening the German
arguments, declared the reichsweh1
had been reduced to less than 200.
OOo He blamed strikes and the eco
nomic situation for non-fulfillment ol
tho treaty terms. Lloyd-George re
n1ied| that Germany did not realize tht
gan that existed between the treaty
and IFS execution. He said thece are
two dangers in Germany-the right
and left groups-and added hat il
was the allied intention to remove
both.
"We do not mean to be harsh cI
crue1 hut we intend to avoid -iskins
trouble either with German mill
tarists or German bolsheviks," the
Rritisb premier said. ''If Germany
was sincere, disarmament would have
| been accomplished long ago. If the
Germans produce definite plans foi
destruction of war material, better
relations will follow, Otherwise the
| entente assumes that Germany either
| docs not intend or is powerless tc
carry out her obligations"
Fehrenbach cited the extraordinary
conditions in Germany during the
mast wear, and declared the present
army was necessary, as radicals anc
organized bands of looters in many
narts of the country were we'll sup
Piled with arms. ...,
He said the proposal made at the
Bologne conference that Germany
should have a police force of 0,00t
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