Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-05-13
ISSUE ULT|MATUM
To THE GERMANS
Allies Set May II as the Limit
for an Answer.
CREDIT ATTRIBUTED TO U. S.
Final Preparations Terms Are Handed
to German Ambassador at Lon
don-Entente Proceeds With
Plans to Seize Ruhr.

London, May 6.-The allied ultima
tum issued to Germany summons her
to reply categorical. by May II at
the latest whether she will perform
her unfulflled obligations under the
treaty of Versailles, primarily as to
the payment of PREPARATIONS to the al
lied powers.
Should Germany fail to comply, the
allies give notice that they will pro-
coed on May II with the occupation of
the Ruhr valley, land to undertake all
other military and naval measures"
Meanwhile the allies, the ultimatum
states, are to continue with all neces-
sary preliminaries for the occupation
of the Ruhr.
The ultimatum was handed to Doc
tor Sthamer, the German ambassador
in London.
Text Of UItimatum.
The text of the allied ultimatum to
Germany reads as follows:
"The allied powers, taking note of
the fact that, despite the successive
concessions made by the allies since
the signature of the treaty of Yer
sailles, and despite the warnings and
sanctions agreed upon at Spa and
Paris, as well as Of the sanctions an
nounced at London and since applied,
the German government is still in de-
fault in fulfillment of the obligations
incumbent upon it under the terms of
the treaty of Versailles as regards.
81. Disarmament.
SO. The payment due May 1, 1921,
under article 235 of the treaty, which
the PREPARATIONS commission already
has called upon it to make at this
date.
"3. The trial of war criminals. as
further provided for by the allied
notes of February 13 and May Z, 1920,
and,
II. Certain other important re-
spects, notably those which arise I'M
der articles 264 to 267, 269, 27S, 321,
800 and 327 of the treaty, decided:
"(a) To proceed from today. with
all necessary preliminary measures
for the occupation of the Ruhr valley
by allied troops on the Rhine under
the conditions laid down.
"(b) In accordance with article 235
of the Versailles treaty to invite the
allied Preparations commission to notify
the German government without de-
lay of the time and methods for the
discharge by Germany of her debt,
and to announce its decision on this
point to the German government by
May 6 at the latest.
"(c) To summon the German gov
eminent to declare categorically with
in six days after receiving the above
decision it's determination ~ to exc
cute without reservation or condition
its obligations as defined by the repair
atoms commission; (2) to accept and
realize without reservation or condi-
ton in regard to it's obligations the
guarantees prescribed by the repara-
tions commission (3) to execute with
out reservation or delay measures
concerning military, naval and aerial
disarmament; (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.
"(d) To proceed on May II with
the occupation of the Ruhr valley,
and to undertake all other military
and naval measures, should the Ger
man government fail to comply with
the foregoing conditions. This occu-
patton will last as long as Germany
continues her failure to fulfill the con-
ditions laid down."
Text of Protocol.
The protocol to be handed the Ger
man war burdens commission in Paris
by the PREPARATIONS commission says:
Germany will perform in the man.
ner laid down in this schedule her OBJ
legations to pay the total fixed in ac-
cordance with articles 231, 232 and
233 of the treaty of Versailles, 1872
OO0000.O0O gold marks, less (A) the
amount already paid on account of
reparations; OBJ sums which may
from time to time be credited to Ger
many in respect to state properties in
coded territory, etc.; (C) any sums
received from other enemy or former
enemy powers in respect to which the
commission may decide credits should
be given to Germany. plus the amount
of the Belgian debt TO the allies, the
amounts of these reductions to be
determined later by the commission.
The protocol then provides for the
issue of bonds as has previously been
outlined, and which shall be secured
on the whole assets of the German
empire and the German states.