The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-09
BLACK DISGRACE
Be PROTESTED
Spa Conference Will Be Asked
to Consider Conditions i'm
French Occupied Territory
TRIBUTE PAID AMERICANS
Terrible State of immortality"
With Increasing Number of
Murders and Suicides.

Berlin. May I'm response to an in
terpellation by a woman deputy in the
Furttemburg Diet, Premier Bios de-
clared the German government would
be asked TO bring about at the Spa
conference discussion of the black dis
grace" in view of alleged unchecked
assaults by French negro troops on
German women and girls in the occu-
pied zone.
The Social Democratic party today
unanimously adopted resolution pro-
testing against the employment in Ger
many of negro troops" to which thou
sands of defenseless women and girls
fall victims"
Reports received here from the Saar
region, which authorities state are well
authenticated, tell of an increasing
number OF murders and suicides as a
result of ravishment of scores of young
German working girls by French ne
gro troops.
Reports state that many working
girls have mysteriously disappeared
while women of other classes. prefer
ring elf-imposed death to public dis
grace, committed suicide.
"A storm indescribable indignation
would sweep over the civilized world
if the crimes OF French colored troops
were once. made known" declares the
Reichsbote.
The vorwaert's details instances OF
alleged mistreatment of girls by negro
soldiers, and pays grateful tribute TO
American authorities in the occupied
territory who il says ''Act i'm sympa-
thetic understanding with German To-
cal bodies in endeavors OF the latter
to remedy the present terrible state OF
Paris. May 8.-Reports Of a possible
postponement of the Spa conference
between allied and German delegates
from May % TO June 10 have caused
universal protest from editors of news
papers here. They fear the meeting
may be deferred indefinitely. Premier
Millerand's visit to London next week
for the purpose of comforting with
Premier Lloyd George as to indemnity
payment will be important. it is in
dicated as the British premier is be-
Iieved to favor the payment of a lump
sum by Germany in place of the pres
ant Dldn WHICH the dillts NOhlh
paid an indeterminate amount.
The Germans have not made request
for the postponement of conference but
he question was raised informally by
DR.. Mayer the German charge. during
his conversation with Premier Miller
and on Thursday. The charge inti-
mated such a request might be made.
1t is pointed out in official circles
that if the Spa meeting should be held
I'D pending the result of the German
lections a delay of several months
night ensue. The belief Is being ad-
sanced that If a postponement were
allowed now the Germans would not
,nIy want to wait until after the
2eichstag elections on June 10, but
Until a date subsequent to the presI-
lential election weeks or months later.
One theory advanced here is that
he Berlin government was disappoint-
ID at the result of the San Reno con-
erence and that it prefers to go into
he election campaign without having
previously risked the result of the Spa
conference which might rob the Ger
nan people of all illusion as to the
evision Of the treaty of Versailles and
ause dissatisfaction with the govern
neDt