Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-17
RESULTS Of SPA
FARLEY FAIL TO
SATISFY FRENCH
Newspapers Hold Issue Is
Evaded-BerIin Workers
Condemn Pact.
.y The Associated Press.

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have failed to satisfy the newspapers
of Paris. according to comments printed
. here today.
1.-THE conference" remarks 81. Brice,
/ IN the Journal. wandered from the
path to quick results. which is not the
least of tho regrets which it leaves be-
Z hind it
ssspertinax. politica, editor OF the Echo
de Fairs. takes more hopeful view
So wing Notwithstanding it's evasion
the conference seems to contain more
possibilities favorable to France than
the results We have recorded seem Ia
Indicate.
view. asserting: THE least that can
be said is that the situation rema ms
confused and disouieting. The allies ex-
hausted all means. both of Cancellation
= and coercion. to which the Germans OPP
posed the force Of inert a
F Workers Protest Terms.
BERLIN, July 16.-Indignant protest
against the action of the German dele
gates in agreeing to the allied terms
.iFelative to coal deliveries in the Spa
conference is voiced in a manifesto pub
hshed here by the league of independent
trade unions. representing 10000 600
workers. This organization is separate
and distinct from the German Fedora
ton of Labor
The manifesto declares the agree
ment at Spa was an attempt to sub
ject German workers to permanent
servitude to foreign capitalistic in
tsrests- 1t sGgmatizes the proposed
foreign coal control commission as a
systematic throttlins of German in
rOuStr1eS competing with those of the
entente, and asserts acceptance of
the allied terms makes IL Impossible
to supply German industries with
coal Nationwide Unemployment as
a result of this agreement is appre-
hended- Finally. the manifesto pro-
tests against interference with the
number of working hours Cor labor
ySr the heads OF international
miners organizations" and claims it
! is IAN insult to labor of all coGn-
tries"
No Other Deciaion Possible.
A semi-official statement relative
to the decision of the German deiega-
tion at Spa to deliver 100000 tons
of coal per month to the allies was
issued here tonight.
No other decision was possible
after Marshal Foch had been summoned"
it dec AIRED. On one hand there was
invasion of Germany. with its in
calculable political and economic con-
sequences. and on the other a reduc-
tion by S Per cent of the coal supply
TO German consumers. with the pos
sibility. however, of remaining mas
ter in ones own house
The Spa correspondent of the vos-
sische Zeitung censures the German
delegation for allowing Hugo SHINES.
the German capitalist, to play the
role of dictator.
The kreuz ZeitunS. organ of the
Pan-Germans. declares: Germany has
again accepted terms which she can
not carry out.
Approval of the action of Germany's
representatives is voiced by the Frei-
heit. organ of the independent social
ixfS -.
Allies to Aid German Loans.
SPA. Belgium, July 16.-All;ed gov
ernfhents will take appropriate meas
/ qu@ 10 assist Germany in floating
loans ntInded TO meet her internal
+. requiem sntS ard to assist her in
|. the prompt discharge of her debt to
Trent gnea here today by represen-
B tatives of Great Britain. France, Italy.
Japan. Belgium and Portugal, settling
problems relative to reparations. The
from Austria Hum gary and Bulgaria
|. was also provided for in the agree
ment ---- -'<-
Belgium is given priority in the pay
|: ment of 2.5oo.ooo.ooo gold francs. and
|. the agreement enumerates the Sc
L curities for such priority. The allies
also arranged for a method of valuing
|ssthe,. ships surrendered by Germany
and sher allies under the various trea-
ties as well as the ALLEGATION of
E-these vessels. Surrendered warships.
Il docks. and other war materials were
E.also dealt with by the entente ma
E:tions' delegates
h. One of the articles of the agree
4 ment. fixing the cost of the occupation
Il armies on a uniform basis, was not
+ concluded, ii being desired to- dis
+ ouss this matter with the United
States before final adjustment OF
| the problem,
- Basis OF Reparatfsns.
As finally adopted. the reparations
will be made on the following basis:
! France. 50 per cent: Great Britain.
| z3-per cent: Italy. 10 per cent: Bel
/ gs0Ih. per cent and Japan and Por-
| tueal. each q o. / per cent. The re-
i naming 61s FER cent will be divided
between Serbia Rumania and Poland.
Besides the per cent Belgium is
| to receive. she will retain the priority
right to $500, 100000 marks.
The German representatives signed
the coal protocol. drawn up by the
| allied representatives. at s:45 o'clock
tonight. thereby settling one of the
most difficult questions which has
come up in the present discussion
Signatures were affixed on the docu-
ment after a fourhour session at the
villa Franchise. one hour OF which
was spent by the Germans in cabi =
net consultation in an adjoining room.
There was a conflict over introduc-
| ton in the protocol of the menace of
occupation of additional German ter
ritory after October Is. next. II Ger
man coal deliveries were not up to
| the stipulated quantity-6.000.0 900 tons
by that date. The allies decided to
drop this clause of the protocol below
the signature line.
Fehrenbaeh Calls Meeting.
Then the Germans objected to the
preamble. which declared that the de-
cisions set forth in the document had
been taken in common accord by the
| allied and German delegations The
| Germans contended il was not by
common accord. but by sole will of
ths-allies. that any further occupation
would occur. At this juncture DR..
| Fehrenbaeh. the German chancellor.
sent for three of his cabinet col
leagues. who were at the German
| headquarters. and called cabinet
meeting. An hour elapsed before
chancellor Fehrenbach and Foreign
Minister Simops appeared at the con-
/ ference room. After an explanatory
speech by DIR. Sinnons, all the dele
gates signed the protocol.
Amended Terms on Coal.
The amended terms of the coal
agreement between the allies and
Germany follow.
First The German government IN
dertakes TO place at the disposal of
the allies from August i. 1920. for the
coal per month. this figure having
been approved by the reparations
commission. Deliveries are to be
averaged in order to take into &C
count fiods of the Rhine.
Second. The allied governments will