Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27
COLOGNE RELEASE
ON IAN. 1OFLATLY
REFUSED BY ALLIES
Reasons for Action to Be
Given to Germany in Note
Next Week.
ALTERNATE DATE LEFT
FOR COUNCIL VOTE LATER
German Envoy Sees Bad Effect,
Following Decision to Ignore
Treaty Terms.
BY the Associated A Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 27-The allied
council of ambassadors today agreed
upon the terms of a letter to Ger
many announcing that the Cologne
area will not be evacuated on Janu-
airy 10. This was the date stipulate ed
for the evacuation in the treaty ot
Versailles, provided Germany had
fulfilled her obligations under the
treaty. The text of the letter prob
ably will not be published until /,
has had time to reach Berlin.
The note will be presented by the
five allied ambassadors in Berlin
simultaneously, it is stated. the allies
thus presenting a solid front to Ger
many.
VIII BE Signed.
Although the outlines of the note
were drawn today. the document
needs some finishing touches, so il
would not sign it until Wednesday
next, when they will hold another
session.
The fact that the phrasing is seen
TO require so much time is taken to
mean that Germany will be given the
reasons why the evacuation is to be
postponed instead of merely the
blunt announcement of the allied de-
cision to remain in the Cologne
bridgefead.
The ambassadors decided it was un-
necessary to settle definitely now the
question of the possible date of the
evacuation or to choose between the
French and British viewpoints as TO
the advisability of withdrawing, the
British being reported inclined to
favor evacuation after the receipt OF
the military missions complete re-
port The essential thing for the mo-
ment, it was agreed, was to notify
Germany that the evacuation could
not take place on January 10. The
question as to what may properly be
done when the final report of the
mission is submitted remains open
for discussion when the time comes.
sees Bad Eject.
Herr Won Hoesch, the German Am
bassador who saw Jules Cambon,
French member OF the council OF am
bassadors, before the meeting,,sis suri-
derstood to have reiterated the Ger
man views as TO the bad effect nom
evacuation would have on the German
domestic political situation. NJ. Cam
DON. VINO is VI Tie CouACll,
replied that he took note of the OBJ
servations, but was unable to give
any assurances as to the decisions of
the council, since the question was
not one of domestic politics alone, but
of security to the allies as provided
for IN the treaty Of Versailles.
The ambassadors decided that the
note which will be finally passed
upon at another meeting Wednesday
shall be presented collectively by the
of France, Great Brit
ain, Italy, Japan and Belgium, SO as
to make 1t clear to the German gov
ernment that there are no breaches in
the allied front on the question of
Marshal Foch was on hand early
today ready to appear before the
council to give any explanations de-
sired. All the members arrived
promptly, NJ. Cambon for France,
Lord Crewe for Great Britain, Wis.,
count Ishii for Japan, Baron Avez-
zano for Italy and Baron de Gaiffier
d'Hestroy for Belgium. Myron r.
Herrick, the American Ambassador
attended as unofficial observer.
Herr Won Hoesch called the foreign
office just before the Ambassadors
met and left as they were arriving.
He was received in the premier's Of
fee, although he did not see NJ Her
riot or speak with any Of the Ambas-
Sadors.