The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-05
MAY II is SET
FOR COMPLIANCE
OR PENALTY
Germany Must Reply Cat
eg0rically to Proposals
Submitted BY Allies
Meanwhile Allies Agree
to Proceed With Steps
For Occupying M ore
German Territory

London, May 5 (By the Associated
Press) Members of the supreme al
lied council, shortly after 10 O'Clock
this morning signed an ultimatum tC
be dispatched to Germany which EN-
bodied the definite reparation terms OF
the entente, gave details of the guar
antees to be enacted and demanded
that Germany accept or reject the al
lied terms before May IL.
DIR. Sthamer, German ambassador
here, was Immediately summoned t.
Downing street and upon his arrival
was handed document containing the
ultimatum. While the ultimatum and
the protocol signed by the council to-
day were in the form of one document
only the former was given the Ger
man representative. The allied repara-
tions commission will, however, deliver
the whole document to the German
war burdens commission in Paris to-
morrow.
Prime Minister Lloyd George and NJ.
Jaspas, Belgian foreign minister, signed
the English and French texts of the
ultimatum first, and were followed by
Premier BRAND of France; Count
Sforza, Italian foreign minister and
Baron Hayashi, Japanese ambassador
TO Great Britain.
Immediately after the signing of the
documents, the French and Italian rep
resentatiyes left for Paris and Rome.
The text of the allied ultimatum 10
Germany, after brief introduction re-
citing Germany's unfulfilled treaty OBJ
legations With regard to disarmament
reparations, the trial of war criminals
and other matters, is in substance as
follows:
"The allied powers have decided;
"(A)-To proceed from to-day with
all necessary preliminary measures for
the occupation of the Ruhr valley by
allied troops on the Rhine under the
conditions laid down.
Of the Versailles treaty to invite the
allied Preparations commission to mott
fy the German government without de-
lay of the time and methods for the
discharge by Germany Of her debt and
To announce its decisions on this point
10 the German government by May 6
at the latest
"(Cl-To summon the German gov
eminent to declare categoricalIy with
in six days after receiving the above
decision its determination; Ql 10 exc
cute without reservation or condition
its obligations a. defined by the rep
arations commission; o. 10 accept
and realize without reservation or con
dition in regard to its obligations the
guarantees prescribed by the repara-
tiOns commission; CD 10 execute with.
out reservation or delay measures con
oerning military, naval aud aerial dis
armament of which Germany was mott
fed by the allied nations in their note
Of Jan. %. Those measures in the exc
cution Of which they have SO far failed
10 comply with are to BE- completed
Immediately and the remainder on 4
date still to be fixed; a. to proceed
without reservation or DELAY to the
trial Of war criminals. aud also with
other parts OF the Versailles treaty
which have not as vet been fulfilled.
tDl-To proceed on MAY y with the
occupation Of the Ruhr valley and 70
undertake all other military and naval
measures, should the German govern
ment fail to comply with the foregoing
conditions. This occupation viii last as
long as Germany continues her failure
to fulfill the conditions laid down"
The resignation Of the Fehrenbach
ministry al Berlin. on the eve Of the
signing Of the ultimatum. has brought
= new element into the situation.
DR.. Gustav Stresemann. leader Of the
peoples party in Germany. was men
toned as being the probable successor
of Fehrenbach ~ chancellor. Dr. Strese-
mann was among the iaost bitter
critics ~ the Fehrenbach ministry. and
his party was reported early in March
as eNerting considerable pressure upon
!. the government 20 bring about a break
with the entente Il was said at that
time that the peoples party was urg-
ing the German government TO demand
that the allies withdraw their forces
from neWly-occupied districts along the
Rhine under the threat Of breaking Oft
diplomatic relations
Prime Minister Lloyd George planned
t. appear before the House of Com
mons later in the day ard explain the
arrangements made for collecting ren-
aratious from Germany.
Al the corclusion Of last nights