The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-11
GERMANS GRANTED NEW CONCESSIONS
 IN GOAL QUESTION
Days Session of Spa Con- ference Marked By Force ful Language From
 Both Sides
By Associated rr.a

Opd, belgluIu, July 1V'- Taking up again today the question regarding coal de- liveries from Germany, the al- lied conference at the request of Konstantin Fehrenbach, the German chancellor, agreed to hear Hugo Shines, the great coal operator, and Otto Hue, president of the German min CTS national association.
 pr. Walter Simons the German for egn minister said at the opening of the session that these men did not rep resent the German government but he thought it advisable to hear two men so intimately connected with coal pro- auction in Germany.
 It is the custom of the conference for speakers to remain seated. but Herr Stnnes stood up He said. T stand because 1 want to look my adversaries in the eye" This was the opening sem tence of what the allied delegates con sidered false,' offensive speech. Pre- mier Delaeroix of Belgium, who pre- sided, on one occasion reminded Stinnes that his language was too forceful. SIMONS AP0LOGIZES Dr. SltnOnS said dIleFWaru 10 the cor respondent he regretted stnnes had used such violent and aggressive lan- guage. Shines said in substances:
 'The military protocol which the Germans were required to sign July z, will increase discomfort and disorders in Germany. It will make it more diff ficult to maintain our coal production. and will not help us to increase it. "It is all very well for you to tell 1c hot tnta p1Ir na1 on 1 md deliveries to you increase you will oc- | cupy the Ruhr. 1 may tell you that if 1 you should expect by occupation of the l Ruhr to obtain more coal than you ! now do. you would find yourselves mistaken. Not only would you not get ! more coal but less. because the miners I would refuse to work. They are doing now all they can with the meagre food with which they are supplied l M. Milterand said yesterday that l the Germans were accorded the right | to speak as matter of courtesy. | claim to speak as matter of right-ani
 whoever is not afflicted with the dis
 ease of vietory."
 Here M. Delacroix interrupted and
 said fThe object of this conference is to arrive at peaceful solution and I | must. therefore. ask Herr Stinnes not to be provocative"
 l SAYS MILLERAND WRONG 1 Stinnes. resuming. said This con-
 ference Is the ear through which Eu- Irope could hear the facts That is why IT wish to speak g q matter of right and not one of privilege. cannot dis lpute M Millerands figures concerning France, but his figures regarding Ger man production are quite wrong. Ger many has not produced 79 per cent of her pre-war coal and it is not true that 65 per cent of the German iron indus tries are al work.
 | '''The reparations commission is now l demanding 20. o0o 900 tons per annum It is impossible to comply The Ruhr
 output in May was 22O 900 tons per day.
 It has now reached 2s50oO tons. this on the basis of 300 working days per 1 annum
 'I recognize that Germany may fear ] to precipitate occupation of the Ruhr. which would result were the allied de- mands not complied with I think that lif black troops as the instrument of pub- lie authority are used the feeling of
 every white man will recoll and the allies will get no coal,
 l "If the allies insist upon their demands, the European coal situation. which other wise might be solved within three years, 1 will become permanently disorganzed.
 and Europe will be permanently ex- hausted"
 WANTS SIX-HONR DAY Herr Hue spoke impressiyely and jlengthily upon conditions If miners lives | in Germany He said Increasing coat ldigging in Germany cannot be done over d green cloth, Tt depends upon food, jupon practical arra ngements of miners ihours and upon stimulating their inter-
 est in their work. and also forming within them the purpose to do their best. ! The miners in Germany can do better
 work and increase their production ny working six hours day, rather than by | longer hours
 "The question of coal production is not for Germany alone It Is an international question: and the miners. in perfectly proper way feel solidarity upon that l question: The miners of England feel. am sure. just as the miners of Ger- many do. l will not appeal to the miners of England, but I am sure that they could be appealed to successfully by tho German miners
 LLOYD GEORGE TICkLED
 Premier Lloyd George laughed, not q mirthful laugh, but what Is described as the effective. demonstrative parlia- mentary laugh, which Is designed to hc in itself full reply to any point to which minister does not agree. Pre- mer Millerand,g who has in France a labor question of his own, reddened and stirred uneasily
 .The miners of Germany Herr Hue continued. "are perfectly willing to 'sr their part in increasing coal produe- tion and in fulfilling the obligations of the state We only want to be treated Ifairly and we do not believe that for tho lalles simply to give us order without lany assurances concerning food or other necessities is the right way in which to treat the great body of miners who must do the work
 The Use of force or punitive measures tl. ~fts ~ff h what is intended. I have come volun- ltariy because the German miners want to help in achieving European recon- lstruction That is why they want a con- ference of experts
 Herr Hue apparently made very fa- vorable impression on the conference. After short discussion the conference
 decided that allied and German experts should consider the question of coal ds- liveries.
 PJTITMINOJTS COAT,