Evening star., 1921-03-13
GERMAN RE|CHSTAG.
APPROVES S|M0NS'
INDEMNITY STAND
Declares Berlin Should Not
Follow Allies in Scrapping
Treaty of Versailles.
FRENCH DISBAND POLICE
WHO REFUSE TO SALUTE
1900 Members of Security Force
Ordered to Disarm and Leave
City by Gen. Degoutte.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Assoca ted Press.
BERLIN, March 12.-Approval Of
the German governments attitude
was voted by the reichstaE today
after Foreign Minister Simons made a
lengthy explanation Of his work at
the London conference.
There was a partisan debate over
the resolution of approval. which was
moved by the coalition parties. but it
was finally adopted by vote of 26s
to 49. The nationalists and ma jority
socialists voted with the government
bloc.
A communist resolution demanding
the immediate establishment of diplo-
matte relations with soviet Russia
was decisively defeated
THE German counter proposals
were made for political reasons aft
er we had carefully consulted cap
able experts DIR. Simons said They
were not approved by the govern
ment merely because the experts in
dorsed them. but the government
squarely assumed responsibility for
them after ] took the proposals out
of the hands of the experts. carried
them into the final sessions of the
cabinet and there champ;oned them
personally"
THE suggestion OF a period Of pro-
visional payments was officially in
dorsed by England. and il Mr.. Lloyd
George now takes the opposite atti-
tude this is in contradiction to his
former position" the foreign minis
ter asserted.
Brands Invasion Attack.
The present invasion of the unoc-
cupied areas of Germany he bra nd
ed as the worst sort of an attack
that possibly can be made on any
state. DIR. Simons said he believed
the breaking off of relations would
not weld Germany any advantage
as the sentiment of the world at
large toward her was as yet too un-
favorable.
He also disa greed with those who
charged that the entente. through it's
treaty. and that ii was no longer in
force for Germany.
Discussing the prospects Of further
negotiations. the foreign minister
said:
Does the present situation permit
US to carry On further negotiations =?
J. for my part. have not barricaded
the path nor pledged Germany to a
definite course. In the opinion Of the
government it now devolves on US to
exhaust every possibility to seek
means of effecting counter proposals
on some other basis But the sane
tions tpenalties) which now are op-
erative have created different
atmosphere for negotiations, both
psychologically and in fact
II consider the allied present pro-
cedure the gravest and most fatal
blow that could be administered to
the worlds economic situation at this
time. In view of these serious conse-
quences we are unable to repeat the
offer made in London. but must seek
new proposls.
Treaty Not All Void.
After repeating the arguments en-
ployed before the London conference.
DR.. Simons declared that the idea that,
because the allies had torn UP the
treaty, it was therefore void for Ger
many, was all wrong and that I'VE
should not. repay wrong with wrong"
This was greeted with laughter
and discord. but DIR. Smons con-
tinued: For Germany there still re-
mains fulfiliment of the treaty so
far as that is possible, but no far
ther."
He then proceeded to advocate the
seeking Of middle path to. the coun-
ter proposals on a different basis.
But" he added, "at the moment
we are given such slap in the face
we cannot offer our hand and say
We will be friends That is i'm
possible. If we renew negotiations
we must point out that the basis is
altered both psychologicaIly and ac-
tually by the imposition of penalties" t"