The New York herald., 1922-12-06

Copyright, 1929. by THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Berlin, Dec. 3.
Germany has received the firmest
note since the armistice from the
Council of Ambassadors, telling her
she must comply with the five dis
armament demands provided by the
Versailles treaty. The communication
implies that the Germans are con-
cealing and destroying war records
existing at the time of the armistice ;
that the police throughout the coun-
try constitute a semi military force.
and that much war material is not yet
delivered to the Allies.
The Allied Control Commission ad-
mitted that the note had been re-
ceived by the German Government,
but the Berlin press denied it's receipt,
with the exception of the Ztcelf Uhr
Zeitung. which complains that the
news was received from Vienna be-
fore it was known In Germany.
THE New YORK HERALD CORRESPONDENT
communication OF September 90. asking
compliance with demands. and offering
as a reward reorganization Of the con-
troll commission, always a thorn in Ger
many's side, into a small committee
which would not bother with prying into
military affairs.
rive Dem nuds
According to the informant. the
Germans replied that they were willing
to discuss the withdrawal of the com
mission. but failed to mention compli-
ance with the allied demands, which
include:
Conversion of munitions plants
into unquestiona0le peacetime uses.
Delivery of war material not yet
admitted to exist.
Delivery of machinery capable OF
turning out war material on short
notice.
Submission OF documents listing
munitions on hand at the time of
the armistice.
Breaking UP the police into munich
pal units. IN lieu OF II re"eia iNi
The note follows Germanys ignoring
of the allied request for an explanation
of the Stettin. Passau and lngoidstadt
attacks by civilians upon control ofhcers
inspecting munitions works and stores
and as Germany has refused u discuss
fulhlIment of earlier demands IL is taken
as an indication that the Allies are
ready to bring the whole disarmament
question to focus.
Americans in touch with the records
declare that the whole program has
been little less than a farce. For In
stance. one said that the Schuetzpolizei
the police in every community wear
ing the old jaeger uniforms and main
taining strictly military discipline-are
known 10 be two regiments strong IN
Berlin alone. with machine guns and
rifles ready 10 form the nucleus OF n
notentlaI army. While the Germans in
slst the force has been broken up into
municipa, units, the Allies maintain
that they are still national military
entity
Documents Disappear.
7, the matter of munitions. records
wore cited TO THE NEW YORK HERALD
correspondent showing that In one in
stance documents were found on the
military establishment at Spandau,
vhereupon liaison officer told tho
allied officer that they we're all mixed
IN with financial reports and would be
separated and delivered the following
day. The allied officer demurred, but
agreed. and next day the documents
had vanished
Another official known 20 be In touch
with the situation said that much ma
chinery existed capable OF getting back
10 munitions making inside day.
Furthermore, an American represent
ing half a dozen American buyers ~
arms. presumably for Balkan countries.
said he had been offered by German
agents i'm Berlin 100000 rifles OF the
old army type, with unlimited ammuni-
tion. at 1915 each, delivery az Trieste
guaranteed.
The attitude of the control commits
sion is that while II Is not offering to
Impose penalty for failure t. deliver
arms. the fact that the commission eN-
ists is distnsteful enough to force com
pliance. now that an apparently final
demanti has been made. Some members
OF the commission believe. however. that
the general public is pleased To use the
commission as buffer 10 prevent the
Nationalists starting strife, which might
break out II the commission were re-
duced to a merely nominal form.