Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-10
GERMANY AGREES ! SPEEDILY D|SARM A THE ALLIES DEMAN ! In Signing. EnvOys OppOd Any Further Allied Oc-
 cupatiOn SIGNATURE AFFIXED
 WITH RELUCTANCl Premier LlOyd-Georgc Declares Tina the Document Agreed to Con- tains Real Concessions to
 the Germans

Spa, Belgium, July o. Germany, in conformity with the unonimous de- cision of her cabinet, today signed the protocol for her speedy disarma- ment insisted upon by the allies, Chancellor Fehrenbach and Dr. Wal ter Simons, foreign minister, affix- ed their signatures to the document, which was drawn in the exact form submitted by Marshal Foch and Field Marshal Wilson, the allied military chiefs
 The sigatures was preceded by a notification from Dr. Simons on be- half of his government, that in sign ing the protocol, Germany did not give her consent to further occupa- tion of German territory which could only be given by the reichstag. Pre- mier Lloyd George said he quite un- derstood that point of view. The question of further occupations in the event of Germany not observing
 
 protocol, however, was not for the allies to determine and not for the German parliament, he declared.
 The protocol was signed in small room and Dr. Smons signed first. After laying down the pen they bow ed to MT. Lloyd George as though saying: "Well, that dsagreeable bu- siness is finished"
 MT Lloyd George bowed courte- ously in return. It is generally ac- cepted that the council will proceed rapidly with. other business on it's program.
 Asked by M. Delcroix, Belgian premier, at the opening of. the morn ing session, what reply the German delegates had to make regarding the disarmament protocol, Dr. Simons declared:
 "The German delegation has de- cided to sign," adding:
 "Under the German constitution we have no power to alter the treaty and recognize that the protocol re- lates merely to it's execution and grants the Germans certain delays. The allied threat to occupy the Ruhr or other German territory in case of -fulfillment of the conditions really means alteration in favor of the allies. The GerWan delegation can find no clause in the treaty re- quiring Germany to consent to such occupation except in the case of non-execution of the reparations clauses"
 Lloyd Georges View.
 After a short adjournment, Pre- mier Lloyd George took the floor and said:
 q am very glad the German dele gation has decided to sign the proto- col. It would have been disastrous if the conference had been broken off"
 He then pointed out that the pro- tocol contained real concessions to Germany, saying it gave her more time to sign and allowed her certain increases in the number of officers and armament, notably machine guns
 Occupation in the present proto- col," said MT. Lloyd George, "is simp- ly an imitation by the allies as to the. steps they would take if Ger many did not fulfill her obligations. It will occur only if the terms are not carried out. It relates not to action by Germany, but to action by the allies"
 The conference proceeded with a discussion of war criminals, while secretaries drafted the disarmament protocol for signature.
 The discussion was opened by the German minister of justice, Carl Heinze. who said: "German courts have already taken preliminary steps on the first list of war guilty pre- scented by the allies. It contained nine hundred names, which up to May had been reduced to 45. There are still considerable difficulties to be overcome, as some of the names are inaccurate and some charges are inadequately specified"