Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-15

net had agreed to the Allied demands
for the delivery Of 100000 tons Of
coal monthly under three essential
conditions and other minor conditions.
She also stipulated that she must re-
ceive raw materials.
The German acceptance was en-
bodied in a note which was laid be-
fore the Allied premiers this noon by
Premier Lloyd George The essential
conditions named were these:
First-ThesG government to
have the distribution of the Silecian
coal, or be allotted 100000 tons
monthly for northern Germany in
stead of the present allotment Of
100000 tons.<
second-A mixed commission to be
! sent to Essen to examine food and
housing conditions.
Third-The Allies are asked to ad-
! vance money or provide credit for
importing additional food for the en-
rre German population.
Foreign Minister Simons sent word
to Premier Lloyd George about an
, met today that Germany would ac-
cede to the Allied demand and that a
! written note would be forwarded Inn
mediat ely he foreign 1nfffister said
ithat by this means he wished to pre-
! vent the Allies from forwarding the
! proposed ultimatum to Germany
J Consequently, although the Allied
ministers knew when they reached the
villa Fraineuse at IL O'Clock that
Germany had yielded. they did not
| know of the conditions laid down ur-
til it lacked but few moments of
the noon hour.
The Allied ministers, up to shortly
after noon had not yet announced
whether the conditions were accept
able.
Reached Limit.
| Herr Simons said this morning that
the German ministry, in its decision
on the coal question, had gone to the
! utmost limit and could do nothing
more. so that if the Allied military
{ leaders. Marshal Foch and Field
! Marshal Wilson, still wanted an in
vasion of Germany they must have it.
! In personal letter to Premier Lloyd
| George. which the German minister.
1t is understood. recounted that he
had been told yesterday by the British
premier that if he were German
statesman he would take the risk of
accepting the Allied terms The for
! eign minister had taken the risk, he
said, and would have to take the con
sequences. Knowing the attitude OF
Preniers Lloyd George and Mile
rand, however, he begged them to
l
| by doing three things:
| First: BY allowing Germany the
cash difference between the price of
coal at the pit mouth in Germany and
the price of coal on the worlds s
market. .5#
Second: BY making a generous, ar
rangement with regard to skippinH
| Third: By giving GermAny sos
security or assurance aflnst
menace of invasion if she NkCnld
! any time be a little behindsfn hSrs3 *
liveries. "
Herr simons added in hts ietf
i These are not conditions, hut saI =
an expression of our hope. ~
Otto Hue, head OF the hi esi
miners organization. who aspresAnxSll
statements regarding the German coa1
mining situation to the Allied repre-
sentative in Spa during the early
stages Of the negotiations here. has
been asked to return to Spa. and was
expected to arrive during the day.
Take Recess. 49,
| Taking up the German communica-
tion at once. the Allied prime minis.
ters discussed it for two hours and "a
quarter, and then took recess until
$3.50 p. m.
! No announcement was made as td
the Allied attitude with regard to the
German conditions. but it was under.
! stood that the chief question wal
j difference in cash between the price
of coal at the pit mouth in SAfsnGnl
and the world market ~ ass
! French delegates, it appel IT.
| unwilling to pay Germany =
amount to fifty francs a tonia
in the price between that M me-
/ many and abroad.
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