The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12
Marshal Foch is Instructed to Mobilize Avail
able Force IN Case Russia Refuses to
Accept Armistice.
GERMANS PROTEST COAL DELIVERIES
Allied Conference at Spa Discusses Reparations
Which Germany Asks be Extended
Over Thirty Year Period.
rBy Carl D. Groat United Press Staff
Correspondent

(By Carl D. Groat, United Press staff
Correspondent
SPA, Belgium, July 12.-Marshal
Foch has been instructed to mobilize
available allied forces for possible In
teryention between the Poles and Dol
shevik in event the Moscow govern
ment refuses to accept the proposal
of the conference here for an armis-
tice, 1t was learned on good authority
today Should the red forces continue
their advance into Poland. the allies
will give every aid to the Polish
troops behind the armistice line fixed
by the peace treaty.
Allied military assistance to Poland
hinged on whether the soviet armies
would withdraw to- this line or con
tinue their progress toward Warsaw.
Belief prevailed here the Moscow gov
ernment would order the red troops to
halt at the Polish boundary.
Polish Premier Grabski, who made
strong appeal to the allies for snch
action, admitted that Polish resist
ance on the left, center and right had
broken down and that it was a Ques-
ton OF but short time before the
soviet armies might take Warsaw.
the result of Grabsh's appeal for aid
The conference here will take no
further action in the Polish situation
until reply has been received from
the Moscow government.
The coal and reparations questions
were to be discussed at today's meet
ing. The German delegation was to
submit it's reply to the allied coal de.
mands at eleven o'clock this morning.
loyd-George was confined to his
bed with a chill.
1t was stated that the allied and
German experts had reached an agree
ment on most issues relative to coal
deliveries, but that they could not
agree on the total tonnage. The al
lies required 29.000,000 tons annually.
Tho German delegation took more
determined stand on the coal question
than they have assumed since the be-
ginning of the conference.
Premier MilIerant insisted upon ful-
fillment of the letter of the peace
treaty. citing the penalty OF occupa-
ton of the Ruhr district.
The German proposal in regard to
payment Of indemnities was submitted
to the allies, after Herr Simons, the
German foreign minister, had protest
ed that no reparations plan could be
considered until he coal question had
been disposed Of.
The German reparations note repre-
sented that Germany already paid
more than 20,OO0,O00 gold marks re-
quired by May, 1921. The Germans
proposed that the total amount Of
reparations be spread over q thirty
year period.
1t was understood the allies now
favored a reparations plan calling for
{a lump sum without interest. The
German proposal will require consider
Fable time for study by the allied ex-
lperts, and this will furnish the delay
(which the Germans sought before go
Ping before the people with the result
{of the reparations discussions.
The allied premiers approved the
draft of the Turkish peace treaty with
kslight notifications, which will be
presented to the Constantinople gov