The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-05
uLTIMATUM
SETS May II
FOR ANSWER
Germany Is Summoned To
Give Categorical Reply as
to Whether She Will Per-
form Unfulfilled Obligation.
THREATEN OCCUPATION
(By Associated Pressl


LONDON, May 5.-The allied ulli-
matum issued to Germany today sum
mons her to reply categorically by
May Il. at the latest, whether she will
perform her unfulfilled obligations un-
der the treaty of Versailles. primari
as to the payment OF reparations to
the allied powers
Should Germany fail to comply. the
allies give notice that they will pro-
ceed on May Il with the occupation
Of the Ruhr valley "and to undertake
all other military and naval meas
ures.''
The terms for Germany's payment
of her debt to the allies are to be
given her by the allied reparations
commission by tomorrow.
Meanwhile the allies. the ultimatum
states, are to continue with all neces-
sary preliminaries for the occupation
of the Ruhr.
Cable UItimatum
1t was announced this forenoon that
the supreme council last night had
cabled to the American state depart
ment a formal invitation to appoint
representatives of the United States
to the allied superme council, the
council Of amba ssadors. and the allied
reparations commission. The ultima
tum was handed to DR.. ST. Hamer, the
German ambassador in London, this
morning. 1t reads, after reciting Ger.
manys untitled treaty obligations With
regard to disa rmament, reparations.
the trial of war criminals, and other
matters. in substance as follows:
The text of the allied ultimatum to
Germany, after brief introduction,
reciting Germany's unfulfilled treaty
obligations with regard to disarma-
ment, reparations, the trial of war
criminals and other matters. is in sub
stance as follows:
The allied powers have decided: fA)
to proceed from today with all neces.
sary preliminary measures for the oc-
cupation of the Ruhr valley by allied
troops on the Rhine under the condi-
tions laid down. (B) In accordance
with article 235 of the Versailles trea-
ty to invite the allied reparations COM
mission to notify the German govern
| ment without delay Of the time and
methods for the discharge by Ger
many of her debt, and to announce
its decision on this point to the Ger
man government by May s. at the lat
est.
Yes or No Answer.
"(C) To summon the German gov.
ernment to declare categorically with
in six days after receiving the abov-
decision its determination % to exc
cute without reservation or conditions
it's obligations as defined by the repa-
| rations commissian, (2) to accept and
realize without reservation or condi
tion in regard to it obligations the
guarantees prescribed by the repara-
tions commission, go to execute with
out reserve or delay measures con-
| corning military, naval and aerial dis
armament of which Germany was no
tilted by the allied nations in their
| note of January 29; those measures in
, the execution of which they have so
far failed to comply with are to be
completed Immediately and the re-
| mander on a date still to be fixed,
| (4 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.
CD To proceed on May IL with the
occupation of the Ruhr valley and to
undertake all other military and naval
measures, should the German govern
ment fail to comply with the forego-
| ing conditions. This occupation will
last as long as Germany continues her
failure to fulfill the conditions laid
down.
Inform Ambassador.
Dr. St. Hamer, German ambassador
here. was Immediately summoned to
/ Downing street and upon his arrival
| was handed a document containing
the ultimatum to Germany. While the
ultimatum and the protocol signed by
| the council today were in the form of
| one document. only the former was
given the German representative. The
allied reparations commission will.
! however. deliver the whole document
to the German war burdens commits
| sion in Paris tomorrow.
Prime Minister Lloyd George and
M. Jaspar, Belgian foreign minister,
signed the English and French texts
| of the ultimatum first, and were fol-
lowed by Premier BRAND of France.
Count Sforza, Italian foreign minister.
and Baron Hayashi, Japanese am
bassador to Great Britain. Immedi-
| ately after the signing of the docu-
ments, the French and Italian repre-
sentatives left for Paris and Rome.