New-York tribune., 1921-05-16
Allies Renew
Ultin I'M atunl
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Berlin Told How Terms
Have Been Evaded, and
Reminded Time Expires
July L; Wirth Compliant

Copyright. 1871, New \ ork Tribune Irc
BERLIN, May 15.--The Allied pow
ers, in a communication received at
the Berlin Foreign Office to-day, set
forth the disarmament measures which
Germany must put into effect imme-
dlately in accordance with the terms
OF the Allied ultimatum Of May 6.
The Allied note, which is signed by
General Nollet, head Of the Inter-Allied
disarmament commission, details the
particular cases in which Germany has
tailed to carry out the provisions of
the Treaty Of Versailles, and points
out that immediate dismantling of
fortresses and destruction of war ma
Imperative if the invasion Of the Ruhr
Is to be avoided.
Chancellor Promises Compliance
After the note had been digested at
the Foreign Office an official very close
to Chancellor Wirth quoted the Chan
cellor as saying, in commenting on the
communication:
Germany will do her best to fulfill
the conditions prescribed. She will
carry out the terms before the expira-
tlon OF the time limit if possible"
General Nollet's note recalls that the
| reduction OF certain fortresses is al
ready overdue, and points out that the
treaty gives Germany only until July /
to complete disarmament.
The Foreign Office official told the
| correspondent that orders for the dis
mantling Of the fortifcations on Ger
many's eastern frontier had been issued
Just prior to the receipt Of the Allied
note.
Conferences with members of the Al
ned disarmament commission will be
arranged at once to work out means
for fulfilling the other disarmament
terms set forth in the note The Ger
man authorities undertake., by their
recent acceptance of the Allied uIti-
matum, to carry out the program which
the Entente officials dictate.
( AT the War Ministry to day a state
ment was issued giving revised figures
on the extent to which disarm am ent
has already been effected. The state
ment asserts that the following auan-
titles of war materials already have
been destroyed, in accordance with the
terms Of the treaty: Forty-nine thou
sand three hundred and twenty guns
and cannon of all calibers and parts
thereof, 26,35o gun carriages, 22,O37
mine throwers, $1,000 machine guns,
1S3,494 parts of machine guns, 4,767,-
732 hand weapons, small arms and
rifles; 227,s30 infantry weapons of all
sorts, $4,000 900 loaded shells, 100000
tons of unloaded shells, 53,o0o,0OO
fuses, 24,TO0 tons of cartridge shells,
345,000,000 pieces of munitions for
hand weapons and $4,000 tons of
powder. & s
The War Office statement asserts
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whatever further disarmament de-
mands the Allies ask. A large number
of fortresses already have been dis
mantled,e the statement says, and not
more than Thousand large cannon re-
main in existence in this country.
Germany's munitions industry has
ceased to exist, the statement con
tinues, as all the machinery used in
the manufacture of munitions and
weapons has been destroyed or dis
mantled. War Ministry officials contend
that Germany has made an. honest eff
fort to disarm SO far as the destruc-
tion of war materials is concerned.
War Trials to Begin May %
Measures for the trial of war Grim
inals are now under consideration by
the Ministry OF Justice. According to
the program now arranged the trials.
immediate dlSpoSal or Whlch was de-.
manded in the Allied ultimatum of May.
6, will begin May 23 before the High
Court in Leipsic. German officials as
sert that the speed with which these
can be dealt with depends upon the
extent of the cooperation the Allied
powers are prepared TO give in the sub
mission of evidence and the produc-
tion of witnesses against those charged
with the violation of the laws and
usages Of war. Germany will be gov
erned in this matter, Ministry of JUS
tice officials assert, by instructions
that are expected from the Allies in
elaboration Of the ulsimatum's de-
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