Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-07-07
GERMAN DOUBLE
DEALING PROVED
Documents Found After Volun.
teers Fled Town in RheniSh
Prussia.
WOULD EYADE PEACE TERMS
Convicted Of Perfidy-One Of Its Own
Confidential Orders-Security Po-
lice Really Military Or
Qanization.

Paris.-Time and again the Berlin
government assured the allies that II
was living up to the conditions Of the
peace treaty of Versailles to the best
Of its ability. BY one Of its own con.
tidential orders the -BauerNosk
outfit has been convicted of pertidy.
When the Volunteer Corps LuetzoN
fed in great haste from Remscheid.
Rhenish Prussia, during the recent UP.
rising 1t left behind its archives, which.
when searched, yielded, among other
documents, the following sef-explan-
ing confidential order:
Ministry of Imperial Defense-Ar.
my Command %, 1920. No.
111-119 <. T2 III. Neutral Zone.
''In reply to the reports submitted
by the Army Command 1b in No. 1917.
224 of December %, 1919, the follow
ing genera order Is issued:
"The H.nlstrv Of Imperial Defense
requests that the commander of the
Fourth and Fifth army districts be In.
structed in reference to the motion OF
district four, part In No. o23-12 OF
November II, 1919, and in reference
to the motion of district five, part lib
No. IA, of December 10, 1910.
An Alternative.
"The alliance of our enemies has
consented that the staff of the army
district and the troops of occupation
remain within the neutral zone until
three months after the Versailles peace
treaty went into effect, that means
until April 10, 1920.
''1rhe Ministry of Imperial Defense
will open negotiations In order TO OBJ
tain the permission to maintain the
staff of the army district and the gar
rsons within the neutral zone after
April 10, with the understanding that
these units not be included in the
army, the maximum strength of which
has been restricted to 100000 men.
''In case it fails in these attempts
the Ministry Of Imperial Defense plans
to transfer the members Of the STATS
and hattalions within the neutral zone
to the Security Police.
The security Police"
1.-THE Security Police would have 10
take the place of the garrisons. In
order to complete such Il transfer, il
need be, without delay. the Prussan
ministry of the interior has already
made arrangements for the establish.
Ihent Of Security Police in the neu-
trail zone. The Prusslan ministry of
the interior has been requested to
state If 1t was possible to transfer the
stats of tine military district to the
Security Police. An answer has not
yet been received.
Representatives Of the Security Pc
lice stated that it would be imposSi-
bic to transfer the units OF the garrl
sons to the Security Police.
"Co-operation of the military district
commanders In the preparation of the
Security Police within the 80 kilome
ters (neutraD zone is to be restricted
20 oral advice, as far as possible in
order not to increase suspicion of the
enemy alliance, which already is sus
pecting the Security Police Of being 0
military organization.
Il don't see any reason why II
should not be aseertained how many
members of the troops under youI
command are eventually willing to joii
the Security Police.
E "By order: Schnlewind."