The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-16
GERMANY
ACCEPTS
DEMANDS
Two Million Tons Of Coal
Monthly to be Furnished
Allies for Next Six
Months.
THREAT OF OCCUPATION
Value Of All Coal to be Credited
Against Reparations Obligation
at German Market
Price.
THREAT OF OCCUPATION

iIUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
! SPA, Belgium, July 16.--Having
exhausted every diplomatic resource
lin an effort to obtain reduction m
THE amount of coal demanded by the
allies, the German delegation was ex-
ipected to accept the ultimatum re-
lauiring delivery of 100000 tons
monthly when the conference recon
ivened today.
!! The equivocal acceptance presented
by the Germans was considered by
allied representatives at private meet.
ings and reply formulated, which
called for the final German decision
at eleven a. M. today.
| Germany must deliver total of six
million tons of coal TO the allies by
iOctober j under penalty of having
allied troops occupy the Ruhr "or any
Eother district" the latest allied note
Il set forth.
Following is the substance Of the
allied reply to the Germans accept
Iance of the qualified coal demands:
"The German government will, be-
ginning August 1. deliver two million
tons of coal monthly for period Of
six months.
THE value of this coal will be
credited against the German repara-
tions obligation at the German mar
Iket price A premium Of five gold
marks per ton will be allowed on
certain classes and quantities of coal.
This premium will be paid in cash
to be used for purchasing foodstuffs
for German miners.
During the six months the meas
'ures Of control provided in the agree
ment drawn up July II will be ap-
piled, as shown in an annex to this
document ,rr
"In the near future an agreement
shall be made regarding distribution
Iof Upper Silesian coal by a mixed
.German-allied commission.
LAS soon as possible a commission
will be established at Essen on which
Germany will be represented to pro-
vide standard of living for miners
in regard to food and clothing. with
a view to improving coal production.
"The allied governments are ready
to grant Germany, during the six
months period an advance payment
amounting to the. difference between
the price paid according to article
two of this document and the export
price, f. o. b. German ports and the
English export price T. o. b. English
harbors. In each case the lower
price shall prevail. This advance
will not be made conditional on ques-
tions of priority. .
All other allied claims will De
made at the end of each month, ac-
cording TO the number Of tons de-
livered and in accordance with the
price Of world coal during that
period At the end of the first month,
such advances will be granted with
out awaiting exact figures.
eff, up to November 20, il should
be established that the August, Sep
.tember and October deliveries have
failed to total six million tons, the
allies will proceed to occupy new
parts of Germany; that is, the Ruhr
or any other district
The annex 10 this allied reply pro-
vided for standing commission of
the reparations commission to sit at
Berlin and supervise all coal opera
tions in Germany.
In event the Germans should re-
fuse to meet the terms of this ulti
matum the allies have completed mill
tary prepare tons for occupation of
German territory.
This latest allied note came after
consideration of a German proposal
containing six points regarding the
coal problem as follows:
The aiIies should pay the world
market price for coal delivered cred
iting Germanys reparation accouat
in accordance with the price of coal
in Germany.
The allies must not occupy the
Ruhr district during the period of
coal deliveries.
No attempt must be made to in
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