Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-04
SAY WILL ACCEPT
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but payment by France Of the whcle
cosf Cf the war.
-Untta Germany accepts the posi-
ton that she - responsible for the
late war and inferprefs her obliga-
tons accordingly said Mr. Lloyd
George, the success Of the conference
win be futile" He insisted, however.
that the allies were not going a. far
in the matter Of payment as the Ger
mans went in 1871.
The German delegates sat very rig
id and gave no expression to their
feelings throughout the speech Dr.
Simons was extremely pale There
are no signs Of any part of the Ger
man delegation leaving London while
Premier BRAND and n Berthelot- OF
France. NJ Jaspar. the Belgian for
eign minister and the other delegates
win remain pending the German re-
ply.
1t Is noted that the towns to be cc-
cupied in case the Germans refuse to
come TO terms face the territory oc-
cupied by the Anglo Belgians. 50 that
these armies win be the first TO move,
should the necessity arise
Mr.. Lloyd-George's speech which
was translated into both German and
French. occupied two hours in deiiv-
cry. The prime minister started b.
saying DR. Simons' statement was
"a definite challenge of the funda-
mental conditions of the treaty OF
Versailles
The allies. he continued. came to
that conclusion not only from the
character of contemporaries but
from the speeches DIR. Simons had
made in Germany.
The most serious statements made
by him" said Mr.. Lloyd George. were
contained in his speech at Stuttgart
when he repudiated German respon-
sibility for the war. For the allies
German responsibility for the war Is
fundamental
Therefore, he added. the allies had
taken into account the fact that the
German government. with the appar-
|ent support Of the German people was
challenging the very foundation oil
the treaty.
The German people, he said. are I'M
der the impression that the demands
lof the allies represent intolerable OPP
preston. designed to destroy their
country and their people.
Let me say" he added. I'VE regard
a free, prosperous and contented Ger
many as essential to civilization. .
We simply ask Germany to
discharge the obligations she entered
into. repair the injuries inflicted by
the war which her government is re-
sponsfbfe for provoking"
We are not asking for the costs
OF the war The charges on the al
lies were so enormous it would be
impossible to ask a single country
to bear them We simply have insist
cd that Germany pay reparatioas
with respect to the charges cast up-
On the respective countries by mate
rial damage and injuries inflicted up-
on the lives and limbs of their H.
habitants."
Ihe German counter proposals. he
continued. have convinced the allies
that the German government docs
not intend to carry out its treaty. or
legations or it has not the strength ia
resist and face the selfish. sho-r-
sisnted opposition upon the necessa-
~ sacrifices being made. II that &c
due to the fact that the German peo-
PIE WIZ not permit it. that makes
tne situation more serious and makes
~ all the more necessary that the al
mes should bring the leaders of pub-
nc opinion once more face to face
with the facts.
me hrst essential fact for them m
reaiize Is that the allies. while nra.
pare" 10 listen to every reasonable
plea arising out Of Ger1nanys dim
cuities. can not allow any further
paltering with the treaty.
The allies decided, having regard for
ehe inrractions Of the treaty, that Ger
many Intended further to defy the trea-
W determination indicated bv the
counter proposals, the prime minister
said, and added:
we must act upon the assumption
that the German government is delhi
erateiy IN default, and unless we hear
ny Aonday that Germany is either pre-
pared TO accept the Paris decision or
submit proposals which will in otbar
ways equally satisfactorily d;scb.r,
her obligations under the treaty of
ersaiiles--subject to the concessions
made in the Paris praposals-we shall
from that date take the following
course under the treaty of Versailles.
Ftrst-Occupation by the allied
troops OF Duisburg. Dusseldorf and
Ruhr.
"Second--Legislation by the respec-
tive parliaments requiring their ma
tionals TO pay certain proportion of
all monies due Germany on German
goods to their several governments
such proportion to be retained on ac-
count of Teparations. This is in re-
spect to goods purchased either I'm this
country or any allied country from
Germany.
"Third--Amount of duties collected
by German custom houses on the ex-
ternal frontiers Of the occupied terri
tories to be paid to the reparations
commission: these duties to continue
to be levied In accordance with the
German tariff; line Of custom houses
to be established temporarily on the
Rhine and at boundary rridgeheads
occupied by allied troops, the tariff to
be levied on this line, both on the en-
try and export of goods, to be deter
mined by the allied high commissioner
in the Rhine territory in conformity
with Instructions Of the allied gov
&C.,