The New York herald., 1921-01-04
GERMANY'S REPLY
REBUKES FRANCE
Declares Paris Demands What
Is Impossible Of Exact
Fulfilment.
is DISARMING STEADILY
French Charges of Broken
Faith Asserted to Be With
out Justification.
IS DIsARMING STEADILY

BERLIN, Jan. 3.-The German Govern
ment has replied to Frances charges
that Germany has not fulfilled the
provisions of the Spa agreement. The
Berlin Cabinet says. that France ex-
pected Germany to do the impossible
under the Spa agreement: that the
agreement was impossible to fulfil IN
the letter of. it's execution and that
Germany has done her best. to carry
out it's terms.
Frances note to Germany relative
to disarmament, which was handed
to the German Ambassador in Paris
on December 81, is an exhaustive
document covering in minute detail
Germany's failure to comply with the
requirements of the Spa protocol oi
July 10 concerning disarmament OF
the security police and the delivery
of surplus war material and guns
from the eastern frontier fortresses
The text OF this note. together with
Gelmany's reply. was given out to-
day.
Complaint is made in the French note
that the measures taken to bring Ger
man legislation into harmony with the
military clauses of the treaty are made
quate. that the control commission has
not yet been able to verify the German
claim of reduction Of the regular army
to the required 100.0 900 and that sys-
tematic resistance Is being offered tc
the control commissions orders for de-
struction of aeronautic material.
THE French Government" says the
document in conclusion, takes note. sc
far as ii Is concerned. of these failures
in the engagements solemnly entered
upon by Germany-failures with regard
have to deliberate.
In Its reply the German Government
seeks to prove contrary to statements
In the French note, that Germany either
has fulfilled her obligations. or that
with regard to certain points. exact full
fiment has been impossible. The reply
then enumerates in detail the war ma
terial destroyed or surrendered and de
clares the Government is prepared Il
produce vouchers concerning the various
items
With regard to the east Prussian and
Bavarian Einwohnerwe.--en, the not
says Germany has not reused to disarn
them. but, on the contrary, had 'eclaret
II had no intention to evade the obliga
tions undertaken at Spa. Conditions OBJ
tanning in East Prussia and Bavaria
however. 1t explains. do not permit pro.
ceeding with the same rapidity as IN
other parts OF ermany. II Is declared
the security police exist no longer ant
that disarmament OF the German police
forces has. in substantial measire. cor.
responded with the demands of the Con
troll Commission.
The German Government says il II
unable to see In the existence of self de
fence organizations any infraction OF
y Article III of the peace treaty, explain
ing that they must be regarded as ar
emergency aid in the interest OF thu
State itself and that they will be abol
ished as soon as circumstances permit
The assumption that the Bavariar
lcinwohnerwehren and East Prussiar
local guards and frontier guards are
still connected with the Reichswehr IL
declared to be Incorrect
After stating that compulsory mill
tary service has been abolished the note
saws the control commissions objections
TO the Reichswehr bill are being exam.
ined by competent authorities.
The reply concludes by saying thai
the few rehabilitation authorities still
existing will have disappeared by Apri
I. 1921. that no resistance whatever has
been offered TO the carrying out OF th'
aerial navigation provisions and that 81
far az the delivery Of aviation matcria
is concerned only very small quantities
are still outstanding.