Further reparation demands

LONDON: The Allies’ ultimatum in addition to calling upon Germany to execute the Reparation Commission’s demands, requests immediate military, naval, and aerial disarmament as notified by the Powers on January 29, with which so far Germany has failed to comply; also the immediate trial of war prisoners. The occupation of Ruhr and all other military and naval sanctions will continue during Germany’s nonfulfillment of these demands. Mr Lloyd George, M. Briand (France), Signor Storza (Italy), M. Jaspar

(Belgium) and Viscount Hayashi (Japan) signed the ultimatum, which was handed to the German Ambassador. Later in the morning the Supreme Council broke up and the French delegation returned to Paris.

Mr Lloyd George, in the House of Commons, stated that the conference just concluded was the most important and the most momentous yet held between the Allied Powers.

The latter, during the past year had shown considerable forbearance towards Germany. They had never been insistent on the letter of the bond, nor had they been unduly harsh. Germany had defaulted in respect to disarmament. There were still far too many machine guns and rifles not surrendered; therefore France was unable to settle down, and was compelled to keep her eyes on the eastern frontier. Germany’s position in regard to the war criminals was quite unsatisfactory. The Allies had been driven to take strong action, not because Germany

had defaulted, but on account of her general attitude on the whole question.