Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-31
IMPOSSIBLE FOR
GERMANY To PAY
One Paper Says Govern
ment Will Not Yield
to Squeezing"
TWO NOTES DELIVERED
Points to COnccssiuns--Gcrmany Re-
quired to Give NoteS-To Run A.
Icars-1lust Secure Permission.

Berlin, Jam 3l.-FantaStic AMI
impossible are the words the press
uses to characterize the plan adopt
ri BIZ the Allied Commission yes
!! terday for payments ranging from
three billion to six million gold marks
|; early The papers are unanimous in
the view that both sums run above
! Germany's ability and that the Gov
ernment would be foolish to promise
/ one or the other figure.
! The Rerliner Tageblatt asserts in
the most positive form that the Gov
eminent viii not yield "to such
! Squeezing" The Tagelisch Runds-
han pronounces the plan downright
impossible and says il conflicts with
and ignores the position that Ger
many must first get into a position
% pay and thinks that such proposals
are calculated tn render the situation
more hopclesSly confused than ever.
/ Even the independent Socialist
Freiheit. which otherwise always tries
% find a position hostile to its own
Government, speaks Of the suns az
fantastic, says they would prevent
sny recovery of German credit and
| make The present crisis g grave world
cr;sis. since the elimination Of Ger
many from the worlds markets as 4
purchaser would have destructive
| effeSl or the Fr.e5te rn1r'fics them
=cives. This paper ask. whether
economic insight is completely CAP
iyplated before the nationalism OF the
French and Belgian members.
Paris. Jan. 31.--Tha document
:igned by the Supreme Council of
The Allies Saturday by which the
r,parations and disarmament dfris-
F! IONS of the Allies will be conveyed
TO Germany Was delivered Hasterda:
o Charles BerSMann. German un-
| !er-Secretarv Of State for. the Treas
.rry and head. Or theG German dclega.
| ion in Paris. with a letter Of trans
initial marked '.'eonfdential Tdn
otter. with two notes on reparatioHs
ard DISARMAMENT. totals 2.500 words
t Ths. Letter: of transmitted, which is
! lated January 20. reads:
"Sir-The Allied conference which
r,et in Paris from the 9th 70 the
o9th Of Jar4ary, 1921, has taken the
| Following decisions:
"l. As regards The disarmament or
Gcrmsny, The Allied governments
i~&ve approved the conclusions forrnn"
'atcd in the not. attached hereto.
-. As regards the question OF
separations the Allied governments
have unanimously approved the pro-
:osals :orn,n.atcd in that document,
| also attached hereto.
/! "Tne Ailisl governments have on
! 'rrm,r occasions ard again yeSter-
lay, in consent;ng to fresh delays
ir the matter OF disarmament, had
tuc regard to the difficulties that
.t%urround the German Government in
he execution of the obligations
ahich have resulted from the Treaty
,f Versailles They have formed the
nope that the German Government
siil not place the Allies, who corfirnt
I heir previous decisions, under the
/ tecessity Of envisaging the grave
;..;tuatior which will ba created il
Germany persists in failing to meek
.er obligations
/ "Qualified delegates of the Ger
nan Government Will be invited to a
injecting in London at the crd Of
!: February with delegates Of the Al
lied, governments"
/, The reparations note, a summary
of which has already been printed,
!. fxes the AMOUNTS 10 be paid. SEMI
4 ycariv, beginning next May ARD
i.nanning .:tp NAY I, 1863, and requires
, Germany to give notes 10 secure each
i ,urn. Provision is made for dis
:! counting any payment it made NJ
advance. -, e-r.. -
The note prohibits tie German
Government or any governmental
init therefof from enrbaaking.-en any
,redit operation outside her atsn ter
,-;oorv without the approval Of tn,
Preparations mission. All asssts
ARK, revenues Of the empire are made
4 applicable to the payments and Ger
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