New-York tribune., 1920-03-28
Allied Commission Finds
$500 Field Pieces in
Berlin District Alone, in
Violation of the Treaty
aris Is Fearful
Of Great Coup
Believes Teuton Plan to
Enter Rhine Is Scheme
to Nullify Peace Terms

PARIS, March 27.-Three thousant
five hundred three-inch field gums hav.
been found by the rnter-Allicd Com
mission in the vicinity of Berlin alone
and altogether 10000 of these gun,
nave thus far been discovered through
out Germany, as well as 5000 a:rplane:
intact.
According to the terms of the Treat,
OF Versailles the German army shoule
now have only 204 tnree-inch guns ane
no airplanes whatsoever.
These discoveries and other infor
nation in possession Of the French
authorities have caused considerable
skepticism here as to the reasor
given for the request of the Berlin
government that il be permitted te
send troops into the neutral and occu.
pied zones.
The fact that the request came be
lore the Germans had executed any
material clause of the treaty, although
the time limit has expired on some
three score of it's provisions, is de,
clared IN French official circles as lay
ing the Germans open to suspicion of
making another move in efforts to
avoid the carrying out of the engage
ments they entered INTO at Versailles
No War Material DESTROYED
Particular significance is attach ID
by the French to the discovery of the
guns in view of the fact that the
Germans in communication to the
Allied commission 70 which their ex-
cess of war materia. should have been
delivered by March 10, said that it
made no difference whether this ma
terlal be delivered or destroyed, and
that they preferred TO destroy it.
thus far, however, 1t was stated by
a high official here to-day, no evidence
had been obtained by the commission
Of any destruction of material by the
Germans. Lists haze been furnished,
it was said. but it has been impossible
to verify them up to this time, as
Premier Millerand declared yesterday
in the Chamber of Deputies.
In addition to her failure to take
any steps to reduce the German
armed force to 100000 men although
the time limit expires in thirteen
days, as pointed out by NJ. Millerand,
Germany has done little or nothing,
tue + Tfencn Oecl0fe, toward execution
of about thrty-sx clauses of the
treaty. on which the limit has alrca ly
expired.
Only One Provision Executed
The only provision, SO far as France
is concerned that has been duly
executed is that providing for the
delivery of seeds for the spring plant
ing in the devastated regions. 1t is
admitted, however, that something
has been done regarding some of the
general provisions, such as reduction
OF the military schools.
Restitution of factory equipment
and other things taken from Northern
France has been in progress since the
armistice. but is far from being COM
pleted. An inventory of the aeronau
tic material has been in progress, but
no machines have been delivered and
the emission of 1oO,O0O,OOO, 900 francs
in bonds, the proceeds Of which are 10
be applied to reparations has not vet
been regulated.
The delivery OF submarines has only
been partly executed. while nothing
has been done regarding the delivery
Of. arms and munitions or dcmobiliza-
tlon of the naval forces.