Evening star., 1921-02-10
BELGIAN SOLDIERS
FIRE into GERMAN
Carnival CROWDS
Serious Fighting Follows Act
of Occupation Patrol, Re-
port in Holland.
CIVILIANS DECLINED TO
OBEY INDEMNITY CURFEW
Boycott of All French and British
Goods Planned by Big Ma
tional Association.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 10. - Serious
fighting between the German popula-
ton and a Belgian patrol in Aix-la-
Chapelle is reported in an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam
today.
The dispatch. quoting a message
from Aix-la a-Chapelle, in the Belgian
occupation area, says number of in
habitants Of the town refused to obey
the police instructions with regard to
the carnival celebrations and remain
the hour fixed for closing the festiv-
tiles. This resulted, it is added, in a
Belgian patrol firing on crowd,
wounding several persons.
By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, February 9.-The presi-
dent of the Hansa League. comprising
900, 900 members and including all the
principal importers and exporters. said
today. in connection with the an
nouncement that the league was urg-
ing a boycott of French and English
mands were modified. that there was
widespread sentiment among the
leagues members to use this method
in protest against TIE allied demands.
He added that he was supporting the
movement.
Look to U. 9. Field.
The president said the league was
arranging to proceed with an intense
propaganda campaign, which was ex-
agreement shortly after the coming
London conference II the German
counter proposals on the reparations
demands are rejected.
The announcement was also made
that the Hansa League realizes that
ping, would suffer from a boycott. but
that it hopes to offset the bad effects
Of such movement by an increase
Of North and South American trade.
Those in favor of the boycott express
the belief that the chief advantage
from such a movement would accrue
to the United States, where they ex-
pect business to give the necessary
support. z4 ss,.a
The newspapers today receive the
proposal of a boycott favorably. in
dicating the belief that Germany is
not defenseless while, powerful COM
weapons are available to her.
sfmons Calls Experts.
Dr. Walter Simons. the foreign min
lister, presided today over confer
ence of some forty experts in finance,
economics and industry. The meet
ing was held at the foreign office and
there was discussion of the counter
proposals Germany is to make at the
coming London conference. Those
present included Franz Urbig. di-
rector of the Disconto Gesellschaft; I;
DR.. Carl Melchior Of the Warburg
Bank; Wilhelm Cuno,~ general manager
OF the Hamburg American line; DR.. Wal
ter Rathenau, president Of the German
nd
SHINES, director of the Woermann
Shipping Company and well known as
a capitalist.
The Vossische Zeitung says that DR..
Simons and DR.. Wirth. the finance
min ster, will constitute the deiega-
will take with them staff of politf-
cal, financial and economic experts.
Banker Fears World Havoc.
By the Associated Press.
HAMBURG. February s.-Dr. Carl
Melchir who was the German financial
expert at Versailles and Brussels and
who Is a partner in the Warburg Bank.
told the Associated Press today that II
the spirit Of the Paris reparations de-
cision reigns in the coming London con-
ference 'havoc must follow, which the
entire world will feel"
DR.. Melchior said that Germany must
give to her limit. but that the allies must
not demand beyond that limit. He
added that the conference in London
could become blessing to the entire
world If it accomplishes constructive
work based on what is possible.
DIR. Melchior declared that he saw
a black future for German American
trade should the Paris demands be en-
forced. 1t was either ignorance or in
sincerity, he added, that prompted peo-
pie to say that Germany had done little
or nothing in the way Of reparation and
now was attempting to crawl out of
her duties. He pointed out that the
amount already paid and credited to
reparations amounted to 10000, ,OO0. 900
gold marks.