Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-17
GERMANS SIGN THE COAL PROTOCOL AND CRISIS IS INVERTED Signatures Affixed at Spa Conference With Little
 Delay EPARATION FOR.
 ALLIES IS FIXED France to Receive 52 Per Cent, Eng land 22 Italy 10 and Belgium
 Under Allies Esti-

Spa, Belgium, July 16.-The German representatives signed the coal pro tocol, drawn up by the allied repre- sentatives at S:45 o'clock tonight thereby settling one of the most diff ficult questions which has come up in the present discussions. Signatures were affixed to the document after four hour session of the Villa Frai- neuse, one hour 'of which was spent by the Germans in cabinet consult tation in an adjoining room.
 There was conflict over inrtoduc- ton in the protocol of the menace of occupation of additional Germany after October 15 next, if German coal deliveries were not up to the stipu- lated quantity-six million tons-by that date The allies decided to drop this clause of the protocol below the signature line.
 The Germans objected to the pre- amble, which declared that the de- cisions in the document had been taken in common accord by the allied and German delegations. The Ger mans contended it was not by common accord, but by sole will of the allies that any further occupation would oc- cur. At this juncture, Dr. Fehren- bach, the German chancellor, called a cabinet meeting An hour elapsed before Chancellor Fehrenbach and Foreign Minister Simons appeared at the conference room. After an ex- planatory speech by Dr. Simons, all the delegates signed the protocol
 Before the arrival of the German delegates today the allied premiers completed their consideration of the distribution of reparations due from Germany.
 As finally adopted, the reparations will be made on the following basis, France 52 per cent; Great Britain 22 per cent; Italy 10 per cent; Belgium 8 per cent, and Japan and Portugal each 3-4 of per cent. The remaining 6 1-2 per cent will be divided between Serbia, Rumania and Poland.
 Besides the 8 per cent Belgium is to receive, she will retain priority right to 100000 marks iron, which will be paid sums loaned Bel gium by the allies.
 The proposed charges in the proto- col submitted by the Germans were mostly technical and were rejected, except an amendment to article 1, by which the allies accepted an additional provision that the deliveries of coal should be averaged in order to take into account floods in the Rhine re- gion Section also was amended to allow premium of 5 marks per ton on all deliveries by land or sea.
 Terms of Pact.
 The amended terms of the coal agreement between the allies and Germany signed today follows:
 First-The German government un- dertakes to place at the disposal of the allies from August 1, 1920, for the ensuing six months, 2 million tons of coal per month, this figure having been approved by the reparation commission. Deliveries the to be averaged in order to take into ac- count floods of the Rhine.
 Second-The allied governments will credit the reparation accounts with the value of this coal as far rs it is delievered by rail or inland nav igation, and valued at the German in- ternal price, in accordance with par agraph six-a of annex V Iof part eight of the treaty of Versailles. In addition, in consideration of the ad- mission of the right of the allies to have coal of specified kind and quail ity delievered to them, premium of five gold marks per ton, payable in cash by the party taking delivery. shall be applied to the acquisition of foodstuffs for German miners. The allies consent to advance a further premium of five marks per ton on all deliveries by land or sea. k.
 Third During the period of coal deliveries provided for in the above stipulations, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of the draft control protocol of July Ii, 1920, shall be put into force at once in the modified form of an an- mex hereto.
 (This relates to the establishment of an allied coal commission in Ger many.) < \ Fourth-An agreement shall be made forwith between the allies for the distribution of the Upper Silesian coal output by commission on which Germany shall be represented. This agreement shall be submitted for the approval of the separations coWmis- sion.
 Fifth-The commission, on which Germany shall be represented shall meet forwith at Essen. It's purpose will be to seek means by which con ditions of life among the miners with regard to food and clothing can be improved with a view to the better working of the mines.
 Sixth-The allied governments de- clare their readiness to make ad- vances to Germany equal in amount (tNow%sw.,na n,. n~~n ON 'I-'