The Washington times., 1921-05-05
BY EARLE c. REEVES.
international News Service.

International News Service.
LONDON, May 5.-The Allied
powers formally called upon Ger
many today to pay her war in
demnity in full and to meet all the
other demands of the treaty of
Versailles on the penalty Of military
invasion.
GERMAN DEPRESSED.
= The allied ultimatum was signed
by the allied statesmen attending
tie Supreme Council at 10 o'clock
and one hour later was delivered to
DR.. st. Hamer. the German ambas-
sador TO England. The ultimatum is
to expire at midnight on May IL.
Inc German ambassador was
greatly depressed.
Germanys total bill. as finally
agreed upon by the Reparations Com
mission. Is 135,00o. 100000 gold marks.
TERMS OF INDEMNITY.
The terms specified that the Ger
man indemnity bonds should be free
of German taxes. and shall be Sc
cured by the whole assets of the Ger
man empire and the confederated Ger
man states. Germany is to assign
funds for security as follows:
First-The proceeds of all German
maritime and land duties and customs.
Second-The proceeds of the IS per
cent tax upon exports.
Third-The proceeds of such direct
or indirect taxes or other funls as
Germany may propose to the commit =
tee on guarantees and the comiotttee
shall approve.
The clause regarding payment of a
% per cent export tax provides for
alternative payment of an equivalent
amount by Germany IL the German
financiers propose a satisfactory
scheme that is approved by the COM
mittee on guarantees.
The allied ultimatum not only de-
manded that Germany meet her In
demnity obligations, but also that
Germany fulfll Al the terms OF tho
treaty OF Versailles that she has so
far evaded. Germany is ordered to
disarm and to put her war culprits
on trial at once.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
The following official statemen,
was issued giving the terms of the
ultimatum:
THE supreme council. in accord
ance with Article 235 of the treaty
of Versailles, decided to ask the
reparations commission to notify Ger
many by May 9 at the latest regard
ing the time and methods OF Ger
msn payments.
Further, the reparations commits
sion was asked to summon Germany
to declare categorically six days from
the receipt of the communication her
resolution Untention) In the matter
without any reservation or delay or
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"First-Execute without delay the
obligations defined by the reparations
commission.
"Second-Accept and realize without
reservation the guarantees pre-
scribed by the commission.
"Third--Execute measures concern
ing military, naval, and aerial dis
armament which were communicated
to Germany i'm the note of January
20. Germany has so far failed to
comply with these measures, but they
must be executed at once, the re-
mainder of the work being accom-
plished by a date which will be fixed
later.
"Fourth-Proceed without delay to
the trial OF war criminals; also. other
parts of the treaty that have not yet
been fulflled.
"The allied powers decided to pro.
ceed, as from today. with the neces-
sary preliminary measures for the
occupation OF the Ruhr district"
Premier BRAND said that the next
meeting OF the Supreme Council would
be held soon at Ostend, Belgium, and
will deal with the question of Upper
Silesia, where civil war Is now threat
ened as the result of hostilities be.
tween the Poles and Germans.
A separate document setting forth
the various statements In Germans
war damage bill VIII be presented "a
the Germans In Paris either tonight
or tomorrow. II will be presented by
the Reparations Commission.