The Washington times., 1921-02-06
|S|M0NS TO CO!
If BERLIN PAYS
Foreign Minister Stakes Post
on Bitter Opposition to So
Billion indemnify. -
LABOR ISSUES MANIFESTO
Trades Unions Say Allied Terms
Mean Slavery for Chill
dren's Children.
LABOR ISSUES MANIFESTO
BY KARL H. Won WIEGAND,
Universai Service.

By KARL H. Won wIEGAND.
Universai Service.
BERLIN, Feb. 6.-Will Germany
remain firm in her refusal to accept
the Paris reparations agreement u
the allies?
The answer to this question IL
causing much speculation and no
little uneasiness within Germ my as
we'll as abroad. / put this question
to Foreign Minister Walter Won
Simons today, saying
"Your excellency knows that Ger.
many has repeatedly said mo. ana
lust as often later said Yes, and
that there is strong impression
abroad and in Germany, too, that
when the German government says
No it does not necessarily signify
that it means it.
STAKES POST ON ISSUE.
DR.. Won Simons replied to me an fob
lows:
aAu I wish to say b that u Ger
msnv,. revesnu,snt Aevaatss ieven sse
| incA fron the deelafatton nA1e N -
| Reiehstag that the Paris reparatasns
i, aeeisions ssiH act he aeeeDteA ~ Ger
n,Nsy as the basis fer negoeaatispns
III win not longer be IN eAiee. 50
| I viii Do what san e. tAspre tt
ny sueeesssr WIN fsEasw sAs seAe
policy" 90
aAnd II the Allies should use fores
and compulsory measuresrI L again
queried.
~Then we win have to suffer fores
time and try to bear it." replied thA
minister.
The prime ministers q the Gernaa
| states at their conferenee In beRne
yesterday with the chancellor -
| foreign minister Of the republic g1ve
their fun approval to the central gsy-
ernnent in its attitude that the rafss
agreement OF the Allies On reDarar
tiens cannot be accepted by GerAeny
| n q basis Of negotiations ea wAae
| Germany II to. Pay fer the ~ss
damages. r.t E
GERMAN STATES N LINE
| The German state governmenfnA
| heads, it also was announced. WA
support that stand OF tho Oef0en
| government to the utmost =,
The premiers Of the several oeHoeo
Informed the government that thee1
| respective public opinions would nse
tolerate a receding from the declaro4
tion of Foreign Minister DR.. Walta1
Won Simons in the ReichstaG.
| The advisory council Of the tradeo
union executive councils tOdays
through vorwaerts, organ Of the So
cial Democratic party, issued the fets
lowing appeal to tho workingmen -
the world:
| ''The slavery, to which N e19 -
put In Africa. is again - - fntrss
duced in Europe. The nureyeen sres
pewers, who estensibfy wanted anA
created q League Of Nations. hsve as-.
| termined to reintreduce slavery fss
half . century. .y
~BIack soldiers brought frs0
America to Europe are t. see thae
these slaves do their duty. p
@This slavery II introduced In Tie
name Of freedom and Justice and N
honor Of God and humanity. :.
-Four years have the peoples Of
Europe suffered under war. For forty
years shall the people, who were un-
der the rule of those upon whom our
foes attempt to place the guilt OF the
war, suffer for this.
CHILDREN SHALL DIE.
"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.
| W Joy anu hoppihoSo Va
life shall no moro be theirs.
what was approximately the en-
tire German national wealth before
the war shall be produced In the
course OF forty-two years by the
German workingmen and delivered to
the victors-yes, produced In their
Town country upon which already
tremendous burdens have been laid
produced to a large extent from its
natural resources then. And obstacles
are to be placed in the way of the
export OF the products produced ~
the country's work and industry.
THE German people have declared
ready to make reparation for the
actual damages done within ths
limits of the possibilities but Ger
many IL not ready to 20 to ruin fer
the advantage of International cap
italism.
.Hate and hitterwess win eat ists
the hearts OF the peopies-ycs, even
into the hearts OF those who. for their
ertirc life. have fought fer inter
national sareemert and for the
brctherhood OF all peoples
"workiwuwew OF the world. 700
have the Moor"
| Besides the above mention. the aS-
peal also II signed by the league -
y German tradea nntaAA i.