GERMANY’S TRIALS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10634, 6 July 1920, Page 5

GERMANY’S TRIALS

“ TERRIBLE WAR WOUNDS” ALLIES ASKED TO GIVE PRACTICAL. HELP. COMING DISCUSSIONS AT SPA." By Telegraph—Press Assn.— Copyright United Service Telegram. (Received July 5, 8.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 4. The “Daily Mail” Spa correspondent interviewed the Gorman Foreign Minister, von Simons, who declared that Germany, must iullil the Peace Treaty, as far as possible, but cannot make proposals to that end unless the Allies give practical help and assist to preserve Germany’s working capacity. Labour must be encouraged, ted and supplied with raw materials. He hoped German industry would bo able to discharge its obligation, but it must be permitted to work in peace and tranquility. Ho trusted the discussions would bo-conducted with mutual understanding, aiming only to heal humanity’s terrible war wounds. DISREGARD FOR OBLIGATIONS. Reuter’s Telegram. LONDON. July 3. A communique from Brussels states that the second session of the Allied Conference considered the report of committees of'experts iu regard to naval, military, and air disarmaments in which Germany has failed to fulfil her obligations under the Treaty of Versailles. The procedure to be followed at the Spa Conference -was then discussed. I t'was decided that the next meeting of the Conference will be hold on Monday, at Spa, and the German delegates will he asked to participate in the Conference. Finally, the Conference took up the examination of the official communication; of the Reparations Commission regarding the failure of Germany tq fulfil her obligations in respect to the delivery of coal, in spite oil the fact that the demands made on Germany have been less than those provided by the Treaty. INABILITY TO PAY. MEMORIAL BY GERMAN ECONOMISTS. \ BERLIN, July 3. A memorial signed by twenty-two prominent German economists, which was to be presented to the Peace Conference on July Ist, in view of the Spa Conference, states that the German offer made in May, 1919, to pay a maximum *of 100,000 million marks couldi not be repeated, as the economic position in Germany was considerably worse now. Germany’s minimum import needs for the next twelve months were 3i- million tons of foodstuffs, and 300,000 tons of phosphates, for which Germany Inquired foreign credits in the form of an emergency loan. The memorial lays down a number of conditions of a new- German offer, including that the restitution of articles taken from the occupied territories should bo considered as part of the reparation payment. GERMAN DELEGATES ARRIVE. BRUSSELS, July 4. The German delegates, with sixtyfive departmental secretaries, experts, clerks, and telephonists, have arrived at; Spa.