Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-10
GERMANY YIELDS
To ALLIED TERMS
Of DISARMAMENT
ENJOYS, After Communicate
ing With Berlin Authorities,
: Refuse to Agree to Occu-
patton of'Ruhr Zone

SPA, Belgium, July Cry the AS
soctated ress.)-Germany dale
gates signed this morning an engage
ment accepting the terms Of the al
lied note relative to disarmament
presented yesterday. This action was
taken under protest by the German
representatives.
The allied note, which amounted
virtually to an y1t9matum, demanded
that the Germans accept the terms
presented by noon today, and stipu-
lated that, in the event Of the Ger
mans failing to carry out the pro-
visions Of the demands. allied forces
would occupy parts of the German
empire.
The Germans protested, in signing
the engagement, that the Treaty Of
Versailles did not oblige them to ac-
quiesce in further territorial occupa-
lions except for failure to fulfill the
treaty terms regarding PREPARATIONS.
The decision of the German cabi-
net to obey the allied demand was
reached at an early morning session
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vote was taken after q telephone
communication with reichstag lead
ers in Berlin approving the accept
ance and communicating the desire
of the reichstag and party leaders
for the cabinet at Spa to use it's own
judgment.
Object to Occupation
A unanimous decision also. was
taken by the cabinet that the allies
should be Informed that Germany
could not accept these stipulations
concerning possible occupation of the
the disarmament was not executed
according to the allies judgment. 1t
WAS reld the German cabinet was
precluded by constitutional reasons
from entering into any such arrange
ment without the authority of par
quested to strike this paragraph
from their demand, it being said that
otherwise the Germans might not be.
able to continue the conference.
The protest made by the Germans
in signing the engagement was sub
gates denied authority to consent to
occupation of German territory ex-
cept as provided for in the treaty of
Versailles. t-.t
The final decision of the allies sets
forth that Germany must: b.
First-Immediate disarm certain
of it's forces, including the security
police. h
Second-Publish proclamation
asking for the immediate surrender
of all weapons and firearms in the
hands of the civilian population.
Third-Abolish Immediately com
pulsory service. ....
Fourth-Surrender to the allies
all arms, guns and cannon which it
possesses above the limit fixed by
the treaty of Versailles.
The. allied decision concerning dis
armament reads: a
eff on October 1 the German army
is not reduced to 10000, the allies
will proceed to occupy German terri
tory in the Ruhr or any other part
of German territory and will not
evacuate it until all the conditions Of
the present agreement have been full
filled" ~
Germans Look Grim
Chancellor Fehrenbach, DR.. Simons,
the foreign minister, and Herr Cess
Ter, minister of defense, left the con-
ference in an agitated state. They
looked grim when they rrived at
German headquarters in little motel
in the pine woods. The chancellor i'm
mediately called meeting of the
German cabinet, the members of
which have been arriving at Spa one
by one until only two now remain in
Berlin-Herr Koch, interior, and Herr
Raumer, treasury. General Won
Seecht, chief of staff, took part in
the conference.
Telegraphic communication was
opened with Berlin and the sub
stance Of the allied decision COM
municated to the foreign Office, with
instructions to have Ministers Koch
and Raumer call together some Of the
leading personalities in German pub
lie life and consider the allies de-
5nands, and later inform the Germah
cabinet here on their point of view.