Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-07-11
GERMANS GAIN A
NEW ADVANTAGE
in COAL MATTER
Representation Economic Sit
uation Wins Further AL
lied Concessions.
STRONG LANGUAGE USED
German Foreign Minister
Apologies for Delegate.
(By The Associated PressD


SPA, Belgium, July 1O.-Grrman rep
reSentatives' representation 81 the coal
and economic situation TODAY won for
them further concessions from the con
ference in an agreement TO have Ger
man and allied experts consider the coal
question.
1t was another day marked by force
ful language. the presiding officer. Pre-
mier he Ia oroix of Belgium. interrupt
Ing Hugo SHINES, German coal operator,
ia his presentation of the situation. when
lie referred 10 those afflicted with the
disease Of victory"
SHINES and otto Hue. president Of
the German miners national association.
said the threatened occupation Of the
Ruhr would serve onlyNtO stop produc-
tion. SHINES said riots and revolution
might result and he denied thc accuracy
of thc allied figures on German coal
production. lie said th" diplomats might
order coal but only the miners could pro-
durc il. He advocated the six hour
day to increase the output. declaring
American, British and French miners
approved this view.
Dr Walter Simons. German foreign
minister. for the German delegation. ex-
pressed regret that SHINES had spoken
IN Il disagr.eahle manner. br Siinnns
said he would bc able to announce the
German plan tomorrow and announced
he would submit To the conference to
morrow a plan for supplying material 10
the devastated regions. Premier Miller
and informed the German delegation
that the allied ministers and experts
were willing 10 receive any suggestions
concerning coal and discuss them with
the Germans.
The conference will meet ut > p. IN.
Sunday.
sStinnes, Angry, Violates Custom.
Ii is the custom for speakers to re-
main seated. Herr SHINES stood up.
lie said Il stand because | want 60 look
my adversarics in the face 7"
Dr. Stmans said afterward Ia the cor
respondent that he regretted SHINES had
used such violent language. SHINES
said:
The military protocol which the Ger
mans were requested to sign July 4 will
increase disrontent md disorder in Ger
many. II will make il more difficult 10
maintain our coal production. and will
not help us increase il.
1T is all very Well for you To tell us
that unless our coal production and de-
liveries 10 yun Increase you will occupy
the Ruhr. ] may tell you that if You
should expect by occupation to obtain
more coal. you would find yourselves
mistaken. Not only would you not get
Al Int A
refuse To work. They are doing now all
they can with the meager food they are
supplied.
Notwithstanding exhaustion from
lack of substantial food. they work three
hours extra twice weekly to increase
production. You. gentlemen. cannot
merely give an order and Increase our
coal deliveries. That is why. if prac-
teal results are To be obtained. there
must ~ an agreement.
m. Milcrand said yesterday that the
Germans were accorded the right To
speak a. matter of courtesy. | claim
~ speak ~ n matter of light and who
ever j. not afflicted with the disease Of
victory -
Here NJ DE Ia Croix interrupted and
sail:
The object nf this conference il to
arrive at peaceful solutinn. and | must
ask Herr SHINES not Ia be provocative.
SHINES rcsuming. said;
This conference j. the ear through
which Europe could hear the facts.
That is why | wish to speak. Without
r"-np"ration nnthing can he done. That
II why ] wish 10 speak rs a matter Of
right | cannot dispute NJ. AIillerand' :
figures concerning France hut his fig
ures regarding German production are
wrong. Germany has not produced ~
Ter cest of Ter pre- war coal and IL j.
not true that 81 per cent Of the Ger
man iron Industries are at work.
II recognize that the French coal
situation j. serious. and rs the Yer
sailcs treaty was forced on Germany.
every German employer and workman
must strive 10 help France. n many nf
her mines have been destroyed although
this destruction was not wanton. bat
,h'e of military nccessity.
Germany is reproached for not liv-
ing ~ "a her coal obligations. At a
matter of fact before the treaty was
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