Evening star., 1920-03-28
GERMANS DODGE
So TREATY TERMS;
FRENCH SEE PLOT
Discovery Of $1,000 Guns,
5000 Aeros Stirs French
Skepticism.
BY the Associated p-e.s.

BY the Associated P-ess
PARIS, March 27.-Three thousand
five hundred three-inch neld guns
have been found by the interal:ied
commission in the vicinity of Berlin
| alone, and, altogether. $4,000 of these
guns have thus far been discovered
throughout Germany, as we'll as 5000
airplanes intact. According to the
terms of the treaty of Versailles, the
German army should now have only
204 three-inch guns and no airplanes
whatsoever.
These discoveries and other infor-
nation in possession Of the French
authorities have caused considera BILE
skeptic1sm here as to the reason
government that it be permitted to
send troops into the neutral and oc-
cupied zones.
Provisions Are DOdged.
The fact that the request came
before the Germans had executed any
material clause of the treaty, al
though the time limit has expired
on some three score Of it's provisions.
is declared in French official circles
as laying the Germans open to sus-
picion of making another move in
efforts to avoid the carrying out of
the engagements they entered into
at Versailles. Particular significance
is attached by the French to the dis
covery of the guns. in view of the
fact that the Germans, in COM
munication to the allied commission.
to which their excess of war material
should have been delivered by March
10. said that it made no difference
whether this material be delivered
or destroyed, and that they preferred
to destroy it.
Thus far. however it was stated by
high official here today no evidence
had been obtained by the commi ssion
of any destruction of material by the
Germans. Lists have been furnished.
IT was said. but it has been impos-
sible to verify them up to this time.
as Premier Millerand declared yeSter-
day in the chamber of deputies.
Forces Not Reduced.
In addition to her failure to take
any steps to reduce the German armed
FORCES to 100000 men. although the
time limit expires in thirteen days. as
pointed out by NJ. Millerand, Ger
many has done little or nothing, the
French declare. toward execution of
about thirty-siX clauses of the treaty
on which the limit has already ex-
pired.
The only provision. so far as France
is concerned. that has been duly ex-
livery of seeds for the spring plant
ing in the devastated regions. It is
admitted, however, that something
has been done regarding some of the
general provisions, such as reduction
of the military schools.
Restitution Not Completed.
Restitution of factory equipment
and other things taken from northern
France has been in progress since
the armistice. but is far from being
completed. An inventory of the aero
nautic material has been in progress,
but no machines have been delivered,
and the omission of 100000, ,o00, 900
francs in bonds, the proceeds of which
are to be applied to reparations, has
not yet been regulated.
Delivery Of Submarines.
The delivery of submarines has only
been partly executed, while nothing
has been done regarding the delivery
ization Of the naval forces. Some of
these questions. such as the emission
Of bonds. under consideration by tho
reparations commission, require
great deal Of negotiation, but 1t IL held
by the French that with regard to
other matters the Germans have raised
all sorts Of difficulties with tho OBJ
1ect Of gaining time. in the hope OF
evadfng fulflllment Of them.
The point on which the French are
declared to be most sensitive at this
time Is the non-delivery Of coal a. pro.
vided in the peace treaty. The treaty
fixed the maximum at 100000 900 tons 4
year, but the reparations commission
fixed the annual amount at 10000, 900
tons on the basis Of 0ermany's pro.
duction in the month Of December
Deliveries. however. fall from 100000
to 100000 tons monthly.
1t Ia aaid in ofiNiat o;-ales tka<
either the occupation of the Rufr VAL
ley by German troops Or the organiza.
tion Of a separate government there
would have as an ultimate effect, IL
1t Is not the direct object, further
lodging Of the execution Of the treaty