The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-04-01
LATEST UIT|MATUM
SENT TO GERMANY
FULL PAYMENT OF SUM DE-
MANDED BY THE ALLIES
MUST BE MADE.
Given Notice That Upon Failure OF
German Government TO Turn Over
Twenty Billion Marks by
May /, Allies viii Act

Paris.-The German government was
notified by the allied reparations com
mission on March II that the total
amount of 10000. 000.O0O gold marks
due under Article 235 of the peace
treaty must be paid by May or addi-
tional penalties will be inflicted upon
Germany.
The commissions note said:
Replying TO your letter, the repara-
tons commission has the honor to in
form you:
According to he treaty of Yer
sailles, the reparations commission
alone has the right to place Il valua-
ton on deliveries made by Germany.
THE PREPARATIONS commission IS
| authorized to decide which among the
deliveries made may be deducted from
the 200000O0 gold marks referred 10
in Article 235.
'"rhere is nothing in the treaty
which obliges the commission to hear
the German government on conditions
under which deliveries TO make up the
20,OO0,0O0,O00 marks mentioned in
Article 30 should be made or ap-
praised.
Have Waited in Vain.
THE commission has waited as long
as possible thinking the German gov
eminent would take the necessary
measures to fulfill its obligations 1t
now is persuaded such is not the, case.
The commission demanded payment OF
: 1,00000O,OO0 gold marks because of the
certainty that Germany possessed suf-
! ficient funds to make immediate pay
ment.
t "The commission did not fail to add
n that after the OO,0OO,O00 gold marks
S had been paid, it would be ready To
n discuss any further propositions which
might be presented by the German ssv-
l. eminent before April l, with the view
IS # partly substituting for gold and for
!. eign securities goods merchandise or
the proceeds of foreign loan.
1--WE cannot agree with the German
E government that In the event of the
20,O00,0O0,000 marks remaining unpac
n, May l, the balance may be settled by
the delivery of the German bonds pro
lie vided for in paragraph II. The 20,
mr. 000,000,0O0 gold marks Of Article 23'
r, must be paid in cash. securities or thu
cd equivalent, and be used partly to de
r.. fray the cost Of the armies of Occupa
IN ton and the revictualing of German
r,i in foOdstuffs and raw materials, wha
rs balance being left to be applied t
ID. reparations.
ID Germany Must Pay.
n. 1.-The dispositions of annex 2, par,
he graph II, concerning new bonds, in n
uf way modify the obligation taken b
Germany to pay the 20,000,000,Ol
he marks gold under Article 235.
ost any event, the total amount of 20.0Ot
he 100000 marks gold under Article 2;
las must be paid before May l. Nonfu
the fillment of this article would ents
raj penalties.
1.-The above fact being stated, the
results that the German governmer
ED by replying negatively to the comm
sion's request that it execute &
Be stipulations Of Article 235, and esq
cially by refusing to make the pa
,ew ment of 1,OO0,OOO,O0O marks gold d
em- March %, must be considered in {
pas- fault of fulfilling it's obligations. &C
an seQuently, the commission has decid
Sal Immediately TO cali the attention
TO such default of each Of the interest
but powers"