Evening star., 1920-07-13
GERMANS GIVEN
EXTRA DAY ON SPA
COAL U[T|MATUM
Experts Restudy Possibility
of Making Huge Deliveries
Allies Demand.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
SPA, July 13.-The allied prime min
listers have decided not to insist upon
the Germans replying to the allied ulti-
matum regarding coal deliveries at 8
pm. today. The Germans will be per-
mitted to defer their reply until tomor-
row. The experts on both sides are
spending the day re-examining the sit
uation
The allies originally demanded
monthly delivery Of 100000 tons Of
coal by the Germans The Germans
offered 100000 tons and the allied de-
mand was reduced to 100000 tons. The
ultimatum informed the Germans that
they must agree by 3 o'clock this after
noon to this monthly delivery or the
allies would take measures to enforce
the terms OF the treaty of Versailles.
While the experts were at work the
prime ministers were indulging in re-
Taxation from the labors the conferences
had entalled upon them. Premier Lloyd
George. for his part, went on a motor
car trip.
Cannot Comply. Says Mr.. Simons.
DR.. Walter Simons. the German for
eign minister, informed the premiers to-
day that the Germans, if ordered to
supply 100000 tons of coal monthly.
would, OF course, do their best. He de-
clared. however, he could not see how
the German could promise something
they could not do.
Dr. Simons said, in effect, that if
the allies wanted the voluntary CO.
operation of the Germans it would
nave to be by mutual agreement If
ant
ADDED. then the reparations commits
sion should be permitted to decide
Wnat the allies intended to exact un-
oer the treaty and fix any penalties
the allies thought proper
Inc allies. DR.. Simons continued
gions or send their own commission
into Germany and the Germans wouJd
not be able to resist
During the day Chancellor Fehren-
' nach' the head Of the German delega-
ton. directed the attention of fha
secretary general of the conferenne
70 incidents during the war in which
the Germans declared they had heen
vlctlms OF aggression by the alias
me chancellor asked for thorough
investigation or the German aIlega-
tions. "'esa-
Poles Ready for Reds.
Ihe Russfan soviet government had
not replied up to this afternoon to tIa
request of the allies that an armistice
be arranged with Poland. The mes-
sage was sent by wireless to tho
soviet authorities through the British
government. because of the relations
already existing between Premier
Lloyd George and Leonid Krassin. the
bolshevik minister of trade and com
merce.
Ladislas Grabski, the Polish premier.
is due to arrive in Warsaw TO-DAY
from Spa bearing the assurances Of
the allies that ample arms and mu-
nttions will be supplied. Poland in
case the Russians do not agree to an
armistice or unduly delay their reply.
Gen. Pilsudski, the head of the
Polish state. has taken no steps on
his own account toward an -armistice,
according to the Polish delegation
here, the matter being left in the
hands Of the allies.
The Polish military authorities have
informed the allies that they can put
in the field an army of 1,00Oa00O men,
hut that they need 100000 rifles 5000
machine guns, 1000 field guns, and
armored cars and tanks. together with
a great variety of munitions.
The Poles count upon the allies
aunnlvine this material, the deliveries
herinning in about fifteen days un-
less the soviet government lmme-
diately accepts an arnistice.
France Demands Full Compliance.
RHEIMS, France, July 12.-F'rance
will demand enforcement of the treaty
Of Versailles to the last article. Leon
Bourgeois. president of the French
senate, declared today in speech
hefore more than 100 French and for
eign newspaper correspondents at
luncheon in the ruins of the Hotel
de Vile, The correspondents visited
Rheims as the guests of the mayor.
Our government now at Spa is de
Tending French interests to the ut
most" said NJ Bourgeois. Support
them in everything they are doing
sailles and we will demand its en-
forcement to the last article
Myron T. Herrick. former American
amba ssador to France, who is on a
three day trip through the devastated
regions, met the party here and had
luncheon with it.
America and England will not for
get the suffering that France has un-
dergone," said Mr. Herrick in a