Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-02-02
Document Signed by Supreme
Council and Delivered to
Germans.


allies last night by which the repara-
tions and disarmament decisions OF
the allies will be conveyed to Ger
many, was delivered today to Charles
Bergman, German under-secretary
Of state, for the treasury and head
of the German delegation in Paris,
with letter of transmittal marked
confidential" The letter, with two
notes on sreparations and disarma-
ment, totals $500 words.
The letter of transmittal. which IS
dated January 18th reads:
ssSir: The allied conference which
met in Paris from the oath to the
29th of January, 1921, has taken the
following decisions:
81. AS regards the disarmament
of Germans, the allied governments
have approved the conclusions formu-
hated in the note attached hereto.
"22. AS regards the question of re-
para.ions the allied governments have
unanimously approved the proposals
formulated in that document, also
attached hereto.
"The allied governments have on
former occasions and again today, in
consenting to fresh delays in the mat
Fer of disarmament, had due regard
TO the difficulties that surround the
German government in the execution
of the obligations which have result
ed from the treaty of Versailles.
They have formed the hope that the
German government will not place
the allies who confirm their previous
decisions, under the necessity OF en-
visaging the grave situation which
vill be created if Germany persists
in failing to meet her obligations.
.QualiGed delegates of the German
government will be invited to meet
ing in London at the end of February
with delegates Of the allied govern
ments."
The reparations note bears the title
"an agreement between the allied
mowers for the settlement of certain
questions relating to execution of the
treaty of Versailles"
The note reads:
stArticle 1. For the purpose OF sat-
isfy;ng the obligations imposed upon
her by Articles 231 and 2S2 of the
treaty of Versailles, Germany shall,
irrespective of the restriction she is
TO make under Article 23s and of any
other obligation under the treaty,
pay
81. Fixed annuities payable half
YEARLY in equal parts as follows: (a)
two annuities of -2,0O0,000,O0O gold
marks from May 1, 1921 to May 1,
1928; Cb) three annuities of S,OOO'-
100000 gold marks from May l,
1923 to May 1, 1926! (c) three an
nuities of 100000 gold marks
from May 1, 1926 to Ma VI, 1929;
"a three annuities of 5,OO0,OOO,-
600 gold marks from May 1, 1929 to
May 1, 1882; (e) thirty-one annui-
ties of 6,ooo,ooo,ooo gold marks
from May 1, 1882 to May 1, 1868.
"2. Forty-two annuities running
from May 1, 1921, equal in amount
to p per cent ad valorem of German
exports, payable in gold two months
after the close of each half year.
ssIn order to insure complete full
fillment of paragraph 2 above, Ger
many will give to the reparation COM
mission every facility for verifying
the amount of the German exports
and for the establishment of the su-
perviSlon necessary Tor thls purpose
"Article S-The German govern
ment will trasn,it forthwith to the re-
parations commission notes to bearer,
payable at the dates specified in ar
ticle l, paragraph /, of the present
arrangement. The amount Of these
notes shall be equivalent to each of
the half-yearly sums payable under
said paragraph.
Instructions shall be given to the
reparation commission with view to
facilitating realization b ythe powers
which so demand, the share to be at
tributed to them in accordance with
the agreements in force between
them.
"Article Germany shall be at