The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
Rx Aasocinted Presa


 London, May 5.-The text of the all follows:
 'The allowed powers, taking note of the fact that despite the successive concessions made by the allies since the signature of the treaty of Yer sailles and despite the warnings and sanctions agreed upon at Spa and Paris, as well as of the sanctions an- nounced at London and since applied, the German government Is still in de- fault in fulfillment of the obligations incumbent upon it under the terms of the treaty of Versailles as regards;
 "1. Disarmament.
 "2. The payment due May 1, 1921, under Article 235 of the treaty which the separations commission has already called upon 1t to make at this date.
 "s The trial of war criminals. as further provided for by the allied notes of February 13 and May z, 1920, and
 A. Certain other important respects, notably those which arise under Arti- cles 264 to 267, 269, 273, 321, 322 and 327 of the treaty decide.
 The allied powers have decided:
 DECISION REACHED
 "(A) To proceed from today with all necessary preliminary measures for the occupation of the Ruhr valley by allied troops on the Rhine under the conditions laid down.
 "CB) In accordance with Article 2235 of the Versailles treaty to invite the allied reDa aratioOu committee tn notify the German government without delay of the time and meth ods for the dis charge by Germany of her debt and to announce its decision on this point to the German government by May 6, at the latest.
 "C-To summon the German govern ment to declare categorically within six days after receiving the above de- cision it's determination CD to execute without reservation or condition its obligations as defined by the repara tions commissions (2) to accept and realize without reservation or condi- ton in regard to it's obligations the guarantees prescribed by the repara- tions commission; (3) to execute with out reservation or delay measures concerning military, naval and aerial disarmament of which Germany was notified by the allied nations in their note of January 29; those measures in the execution of which they have SC far failed to comply with are to be completed immediately and the re mainder on a date still to be fixed: (Ds to proceed without reservation or delay to the trial of war criminals and also with other parts of the Yer sailles treaty which have not as ye, been fulfilled.
 "D--To proceed on May 13 with the occupation of the Ruhr valley, and to undertake all other military and naval measures, should the German govern ment fail to comply with the foregoing conditions. This occupation will last as long as Germany continues het failure to fulfill the conditions laid down."
 TEXT OF PROTOCOL
 The protocol to be handed the German war burdens commission in Paris tonight by the reparations commission says:
 Germany will perform in the manner laid down in this schedule her obliga- tions to pay the total fixed in accordance with Articles 2S1, 232 and 233 of the treaty of Versailles, 1S2, COG, 100000 gold marks, less (A) the amount already paid on ac- count of separations; tB) sums which may from time to time be credited to Germany in respect of state properties in ceded territory etc; co any sums re- ceived from other enemy or former enemy powers; in respect to which the commis- sion may decide credits should be given to Germany, plus the amount of the Bel gian debt to the allies, the amounts of these reductions to be determined later by the commission"
 The pritocol then provides for the issue of bonds, as has previouy been outlined and which shall be secured on the whole assets of the German empire and the German states.
 The first series of bonds, for the amount of 12OO0, ,O00,000 gold marks, the protocol says, shall be created and deliv- cred by July l. 1921 but the interest of { cent niS cent for sinking