GERMAN REPARATIONS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 6 May 1921, Page 8

GERMAN REPARATIONS

ULTIMATUM HANDED TO GERMANY. \

M. BRIAND SATISFIED

MR LLOYD GEORGE'S STATEMENT. \

ALLIES FORCED TO TAKE ACTION

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(Received May 6, 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, May 5. ,

Messrs Lloyd George, Briand, Sforza and Jaspar and Count Hayashi signed the ultimatum, which was handed to tho German Ambassador later in the morning. The Supreme Council broke up, and the French delegation returned- to Paris. M. Briand, interviewed at Victoria Station- said that he was very, satisfied with the results of the conference, stating: "I believe we now have a basis' for an .expeditious and effective settlement."

Mr Lloyd George, in the House of Commons, stated that Jhe conference just concluded was the most important and most momentous that had ibeen

held 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 unduly harsh. Germany had defaulted? in disarmament, and there were/still far too . many machine guns and rifles unsurTendered.- Therefore France was unable to settle down and was compelled to arm arid keep her eyes on her eastern frontier. - Germany^ s position in regard to war criminals was qmt« unsatisfactory. The Allies had ibeea ' driven to take strong action, not because Germany had defaulted, but on account of her general attitude on the" whole question. ~