GERMANY’S DECISION.
NO ALTERNATIVE, SAYS WIRTH APPEAL FOR FATHERLAND! GERMANY MUST PROVE SINCERITY. ' Av.«tr»H*u and K.Z. Cable hiaaetatteß. (Received Mav 12, 8-55 a.m.) BERLIN, May 11. Dr Wirth, tho German Chancellor, has notified London, Paris and Rome that Germany agrees - unconditionally to all the Allied demands. Herr JEbert solved the Cabinet crisis by threatening to resign. Dr Wirth, addressing the Reichstag, said that Germany had no alternative I but to accept, in view of the victors' j decision. Already Germany’s eoom- ■ j omic interests had been greatly fettered. Germans must be prepared to j • make great sacrifices to preserve the j Fatherland from invasion. The terms * imposed by tho victors were fraught j j with Die most serious consequences to . tho world’s economics as well as to ! ! Germany's, but the responsibility rest- J cd on tho conquerors. It was only j by earnest endeavours to carry out tho i burdens laid upon them that they j could hope to impress the Entente with ) Germany’s sincerity. They might ! rest assured that tho Allies would not ! permit the Poles to contravene the i Versailles Treaty in respect to the Silesian settlement. LONDON, Mav 11 In the House of Commons, Mr Lloyd George announced Germany’s complete acceptance of all tho Allies’ conditions, i REPARATIONS COMMISSION- ’ SIR J. BRADBURY RESIGNS. L Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. 1 f (Received Mav 12. 9.10 a.iu.) PARIS. May U. j Sir Joint Bradbury, principal British i j representative, has resigned l from the j j Reparations Commission. It. is reported j ! that he disapproved of recent decisions. j
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16424, 12 May 1921, Page 7
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