Arizona republican., 1920-07-07
ALLIES DEMAND \ DISARMAMENT PLAN
 IF GERMAN ENvOYS
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 SPA, Belgium. July 6.-Whether the conference on the peace treaty breaks up tomorrow depends upon whether the Germans present a plan for disarma- ment, the immediate reduction of the Germany army from 100000 to 100.ooo men and the surrender of upwards of 1.5OO,0 rifles in the hands of the peo- pie as we'll as other arms.
 Premier Lloyd George, speaking for the allied government at todays ses- sion, presented what may be called an ultimatum. but which pr. Simons. the German foreign minister, termed a very positive demand.
 The German ministers are in session tonight at a villa three miles from Spa, which is picketed by gendarnes. Another meeting of the Germans will be held tomorrow morning. Dr. Simons said to the Associated Press this even ing;
 we do not yet know what we will do. The situation is too serious for me to make a comment on it. l would rather you didn't press me" The impressin among observers is that the Germans will present plan. The German delegates do not appear unwilling for their people to see how difficult the position is.
 The most dramatic moment of the SSSS1Oh WAS HlSh 4%iOy
 T do not believe that the Germans l intend to execute the treaty."
 The German foreign minister imme- diately interrupted saying: You have no right to make any such remark. We are trying to exc cute the treaty"
 l Chancellor Fehrenbach, invoking the name of the Creator, cried: We are Loyalty trying to execute the treaty"
 The question of the execution of the military, naval and aerial clauses of ! the Versailles treaty was taken up i'm mediately after the formal meeting at f D. m. Minister of Defense Gessler explained the German situation, in support of the contention of the Ger man government that 1t must have an armed force of 100000 men to main tain order in the republic. He said there was little difference whether the force was labelled army or police pro- vided the men were under control of the central government.
 Herr Gessler insisted that the allied l plan for 150,000 police, broken up into small bodies under local control and without ordination. was insufficient to deal with the present situation in l Germany. which, he said, resembled somewhat that existing after the Thirty year war Armed bands in various parts of the country were pillaging and killing; they were armed not only with ordinary weapons, but with machine guns which they knew how to use.
 These bands, continued the minister were so formidable that they could only be dealt with by considerable forces that could make a combined movement against them. Only last week a band of 50 or 50 issued from the Pomeranian forest, raiding the sur rounding country and villages. A smaller force of police met the band but was defeated.
 These bands, said Herr Gessler, are centrally organized and directed. they are financed by the bolsheviki, and il Germany were to muster out her army of 100000 men it was possible that many of them would enter the pay oi the bolsheviki. How can you fee that centrally organized bands can bt dealt with by a police force that is not centrally organized and directed" ht asked. 'It takes in England, 100 ,00t men to hold Ireland"
 After Herr Gessler. Dr. Simons. for eign minister, added some remarks or the difficulties which might result iron the precipitous demobilization of large number of men from the econo- mic viewpoint.
 M. Delacroix, Belgian premier, anC Premier Lloyd George insisted upor the necessity of the Germans fixing an early and precise date for the exc. cution of the treaty. MT. Lloyd Georg, even suggested that in the absence O a precise statement from the Germani , it might be preferable to close thu , 1 conference.
 Finally, it was decided after an ex planation by Chancellor Fehrenbach , who assured the conference of the pa cific intentions of the German people to adjournment till D. m. tomorrow t hear the precise reply from the Ger mans.