The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-02-11
DECISION TO RESIST
PREPARATION FINAL
Firm In Stand To Reject AL
lied Demands Sim
mons Says.
BY Karl H. Won wiegand.


Berlin, Feb. 5.--will Germany re-
main firm in her refusal to accept
the Paris reparations agreement Of
the allies?
The answer to this question is caus-
Ing much speculation and no little un-
easiness within Germany as well as
abroad put this question to For
eign Minister Walter Won Simons to-
day, saying:
Your excellency knows that Ger
many repeatedly has said mo" and
just as often later said yes" and that
there is a strong impression abroa
and in Germany too, that when the
German government says mo" It
means It,"
DR.. Won simons replied to me as
follows:
"All wish to say is that IL Ger
many's government deviates even one
i&sh from the declaration made in the
Relchstag that the Paris reparations
decisions will not be accepted by Ger
many as the basis for negotiations,
will no longer be in office and / will
do what can TO insure that my sue
exssor will follow the same policy"
"And IL the allies should use force
and compulsory measures?" | again
queried.
"Then we will have to suffer for
time and try to bear it," replied the
minister.
Appeal Made To Labor.
The advisory council Of the trades
union executive councils today, thru
vorwaerts, organ of the Social Demo-
cratic party, issued the following APP
peal to the workingmen of the world.
THE slavery to which an end was
put in Africa il again to be introduced
in Europe. The European great
powers, who ostensibly wanted and
created League of Nations, have de-
termined to reintroduce slavery for
half a century.
"Black soldiers brought from Afri-
On to Europe are TO see that these
slaves do their duty.
This slavery is introduced in the
n me OF freedom and justice and in
honor of God and humanity.
-Four years have the people of
Europe suffered. under war. For for
ty years shall the people who were
under the rule of those upon whom
our foes attempt to place the guilt OF
the war suffer for this.
"Their children and their children's
children shall decay and die.
"They themselves are to be kept
alive like animals of burden in order
that they may work for the victors.
"A right to JOY and happiness of
life shall no more be theirs.
Ruin Is Predicted.
"What was approximately the en-
tire German national wealth before
the war shall be produced in the
COuIbe Vi lOItN-NNO yCdio w lhC OSi
man working men and delivered to
the victors-yes, produced in their
own country upon which already ire
mendous burdens have been laid
produced to large extent from its
natural resources then. And obsta-
cles are to be placed in the way OF the
export of the products produced by
the country's work and industry.
"The German people have declar-
ed themselves ready to make repara-
tions for the actual damages done
within the limits of the possibilities,
but Germany is not ready to go to
ruin for the advantage of internation-
al capitalism.
Hate and bitterness will eat into
the hearts of the peoples-yes, even
into the hearts of those who, for
their entire life, have fought for in
ternational agreement and for the
brotherhood of all peoples.
"Workingmen of the world, you
have the floor!"
Besides the above mentioned, the
appeal also is signed by the league of
German trades unions.