Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-11
GERMANS PEEVE
!. ALLIED CHIEFS
'>,3Y ATTITUDE At
$s$$ssgyFERENCE
'Stinnes SPEAK, Standing Up;
n Want to Look My Ad-
verSarieS in the Eye," Is
the Explanation Given.
SPEECH CONSIDERED
RATHER OFFENSIVE
Military Protocol Which Huns
Were Requested to Sign
Will Increase Discomfort
and Disorder Says,

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Gsr soRs,ss JouRsA. SPECIAL ssssso wiss
Spa, Belgium, July 10 (By the
Associated Press. Taking up
again today the question of coal
deliveries from Germany. the al
lied conference at the request Of
Konstatin Fehrenbach, German
chancellor, agreed to hear Hugo
SHINES, the great coal operator,
and otto Hue, president of the
German miners national associa-
ton.
DR.. Walter Simons, German for
eign minister, said at the opening
of the session, that the men did not
represent the German government,
but he thought 1t advisable to hear
two men so intimately connected
with coal production in Germany.
1t is the custom of the confer
ence for speakers to remain seated,
but Herr SHINES stood up. He said:
81 stand because / want to look
my adversaries in the eye"
This was the opening sentence of
what the allied delegates consid-
cred rather offensive speech,
Premier Delacroix of Belgium, who
presided, on one occasion remind
ing SHINES that his language was
too forceful.
Dr. Simons said afterwards toI
the correspondent he regretted
SHINES had used such violent and
aggressive language. SHINES said
in substance;
THE military protocol which the
Germans were requested to sign
July Z. will increase discomfort and
disorder in Germany. 1t will make
it more difficult to maintain ourI
coal production, and will not help
us to increase it,
Miners Wouldn't Work.
1T is all very well for you to tell
us that unless our coal production
and deliveries to you increase y
win occupy the Ruhr, | may tel
YOU that If you should expect by
occupation of the Ruhr to obtain
more coal than you DO now, you
would find yourselves mistaken,
Not only would you not get more
coal but less, because the miners
would refuse to work. They are
doing now all they can with the
meager food with which they are
supplied. .-.o
"Notwi,hstnnding exhaustion
from lack Of substantial food they
work three hours extra twice week
ly so as to increase production
You gentlemen cannot by express
sion of your will merely give an
order and increase our coal deiiV-
cries. That is why, II practical re-
suits are to be. obtained, there must
be an agreement among experts.
IN. Millerand said yesterday
that the Germans were accorded
the right to speak as matter OF
courtesy. | claim to speak as
matter of right and whoever Is not
afflicted with the disease of vic
tory
Here NJ. Delacroix interrupted
and said:
"The object of this conference Is
to arrive at peaceful solution ana
must therefore ask Herr Stlnnes
not to be provocative
Frances Figures Disputed.
SHINES, resuming, said:
"This conference Is the ear
through which Europe could hear
ne ldtlk. nat 10 WIN 4 "''''
sneak. without cooperation noth"
ing can be done. That is why
wish to speak as a matter oil rlsht
and not one of privilege. cahho'
dispute NJ. Millerands figures con-
,erning France, but his figures re-
yarding Germany are quite wrong.
Germany has not produced ~ per
cent of her pre-War coal and 1t IL
not true that 65 per cent OF the
German iron industries are at
work. .,,
81 recognize that the French
,oal situation is serious and AL
.hough the Versailles treaty was
'orced upon Germany every Ger
nan employer and workman strive
o help France, as many OF hef
mines have been destroyed, al
hough this destruction was not
yanton but one of military neces-
tty. ,l
living up to her coal Obligations
inder the treaty. As a matter OF
act before the treaty was signed
Germany had voluntarily supplied
trance with considerable quanti-
les of coal. The Germans now /
ncogniZe that this act was dictat- |
d by an unwarranted sentiment 4
Impossible to Comply. h
THE reparations commission Is
low demanding 29,00O,000 tons per {
mum. 1t is impossible to comply. !
he Ruhr output in May was 220,-
90 tons per day. 1t has now
cached 235,000 tons. this on the
asis of 800 working days per an
um.
THE Ruhr proprietors are try
1g to increase the output by
wing more workmen into the
,uhr. The workers, however, de-
nand n six-hour day, but in order /
, provide the French with supplies l
he men have agreed TO work v
jght hours and ten minutes, SUP
act to being paid double rates Tor I
ne extra two hours.
1.-THE employers are endeavoring
, arrange that the men should
,ork an extra hour and hair, but
cannot be forced upon the
orkers. The 100000 tons now
eing supplied are only made pos
BILE by overtime. The state OF the
health makes addl-
onal effort on their part very
fficult.
II recognize that Germany may
ar to precipitate occupation of
,e Ruhr which would result, We're
le allied demands not complied