Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-16
HUNS DISPOSED
To MEET ALLIED
DEMANDS; REPLY
EXPECTED TODAY
German Ministers at Spa
Probably Will Answer in
the Affirmative, Without
Any Qualifications.
TENSE SITUATION
GREATLY RELAXED
Delivery of Two Million Tons
Of Coal Monthly By leu
tons Required By Mem
berS of Supreme Council,

lHf MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LsasEo wIRal
Spa, July Is Thy the Associated
Press. 1.-The German ministers are
disposed to accept the note of the
allies and to answer in the affirma-
tive tomorrow without qualifica-
tons, A formal decision will be
taken in the cabinet council in the
morning, but the attitude Of the
ministers tonight is that he agree
ment is as good as made.
This also is the view of Premier
Millerand.
DIR. Slmons, German foreign Sec
ietary. said he had an hours con-
|vtrsation with Premlers Millerand
yard LLOYD George, in which they
discussed the essentials of the al
lied reply, DR.. Simons was measur-
bly, reconciled to the allies solution.
Tension Is greatly relaxed at Ger
man headquarters,
Premier Lloyd George seemed 10
be In good spirits this evening bus
when asked by correspondent If
he thought the Germans would ac-
eept said:
II cannot say. Or. Simous is a
lNh0pliu'lt pBpbIltlll, Dut ne ildd
Unsuitable men with him."
The protocol which the Germans
will be asked to sign tomorrow
provides that they must furnish
100000 tons of coal monthly and
II by October Is, 1920. they have
not furnished six million tons the
allies will occupy the Ruhr. A
treaty price will he paid for the
coal, plus five marks gold per ton
as a premium for screening into
different grades, which premium
will be apIied TO the purchase of
foodstuffs
Spa, July i5.-Following is tho
text of the German note to the
allies
"(D The German government
engages itself toiplaee at the dis
posai of the allied governments.
beginning August first, 1890, ac-
cording to present arrangements
for the duration of six months,
100000 tons of coal monthly
(2) The allied governments will
pay for this coal UP to the Ger
man market price by placing the
respective sums to Germany's cred
1t on her operations. account, and
the difference between the Ger
man market price and the world
market price In cash. unless tho
manner of payment shall be de-
termined in different way in
general agreement on financial
questions.
go For the duration of the
a nfnrnQDiI nnnl lplixtnping Ln AIn
es of the decision on the coal
question communicated to the
German delegation July 0. and
amended July IL, will not be APP
piled; neither shall the amounts
of coal to be delivered monthly
be increased by the reparations
commission during this period.
(4 There shall be made, as
soon as possible, an arrangement
concerning the situation in upper
Silesia by which either the Ger
man government will recover con-
troll over Silesian coal or by which
her monthly share of Silesian coal
is fixed at not less than 1,500,0 900
tons monthly.
(5) There shall be instituted.
as soon as possible, mixed COM
mission at Essen for the purpose
of investigating means for improv-
ing the condition of the miners
with regard to food, clothing and
housing and improving thereby the
coal output in the Ruhr district.
The allies shall declare them
selves ready to grant to Germany
necessary credits for the importa-
ton of foodstuffs for her popula-
ton, as well as for the importa-
tion of raw materials for German
industry and agriculture. The de-
liberations in this regard will take
place In connection with the gen.
eral deliberations concerning the
question with the CO.
operation of the experts on both
sides