The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-05-12

CREDIT ATTRIBUTED TO u. S.
Final Reparations Terms Are Handed
to German Ambsssador at ion-s
don-Entente Proceeds With
Plans to- Seize Ruhr.

don-Entente Proceeds With
Plans to- Seize Ruhr.
London, May 6.-The allied ultima
etum issued to Germany summons her
to reply categoricall. by May 12 at
the latest whether She will perform
her unfulfilled obligations under the
treaty of Versailles, primarily as to
the payment or PREPARATIONS to the al
lied powers.
Should Gernany fail to comply, the
allies give notice tint they will pro-
coed on May - with the occupation of
the Ruhr valley, "and to undertake all
other military and naval measures
Meanwhile theHallies, the uitinatum
states, are to continue with all neces-
saIy preliminaries for the occupation
of the Ruhr. e
The ultimatum was handed to Doc
tor Sthamer, the German ambassador
in London.
Text Of UItinatunn.
The. text of the allied ultimatum to
Germany reads as follows: g
'The allied powers, taking aote 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 nm
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.
Il. Disarmament.
SO. The payment due May 1. 1921.
under article 235 of the treaty, which
the separations commission already
has called upon it to make ut this
date.
50. The trial of war criminals, as.
further provided for by the allied
notes of February ID and May l.. 1920.
and,
~. Certain other important re-
spects notablys those which arise I'M
der articles 264 to OCT, 900, 27s, 321.
322 and 327 of the treaty, decided:
'.(a) To proceed from today wit:
all necessary preliminary measures
for the occupation Of the Ruhr valley
by allied troops on the Rhine under
the conditions laid down.
asslb) In accordance with article 123!,
of the Versailles treaty to invite the
allied reprations commission to notify
the German government without de-
lay of the time and methods for the
discharge by Germany of her debt.
and to announce its decision on this
point to the German government by
May at the latest.
"(c) To summon the German gov
ernlnent to declare categorically with
in six days after receiving the shove
decision its determinationsq to exc
cute without reservation or condition
its obligations as defined by the repair
ations commission; (2) to accept and
realize without reservation or condi-
ton in regard to it's obligations the
guarantees prescribed by the repara-
tionsscommission 90 to execute with
Out reservation or delay measures
concerning military. naval and aerial
!. disarmament az to- proceed without
reservation or delay to the trial of
war criminals, and also With other
parts of the Versailles treaty. which
have not as yet been fulfilled.
"(d) To proceed on May 10 with
the occupation of the Ruhus valley,
and to undertake all other military
and Naval measures, should the Ger
man government fail to comply with
: the foregoing conditions. This Occur
patton will last as long as Germany
continues her failure to fulfill the con
ditions laid down.
Text Of Protocol.
The protocol to be handed the Ger
man war burdens commission in Paris
by the reparations commission says:
Germany will perform in the man
ner laid down in this schedule herob-
legations to pay the total fixed in ac-
4 cordance with articles 231, 232 and
233 Of the treaty of Versailles, 1872
000,O00.Oo0s gold marks, less (A) the
amount, already paid On account of
] .reparations; (B) sums which may
from time to time be. credited to Ger.
J, many in respect to state properties in
tsceded territory, ETC.: (C) any sums
received from other enemy or former
,senemy powers in respect to which the
commission may decide credits should
be given to Germany, plus the amount
of the Belgian debt to the allies, the
amounts of these reductions to be
determined later by tile commission"
The protocol thpns provides for the
issue of bonds as has previously been
outlined, and which shall be secured
on the whole assets Of the German
empire and the German states.