GERMAN PROTESTS

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14585, 7 February 1921, Page 5

GERMAN PROTESTS

TO REPARATION DEMANDS. " MISERY TO THE WORKERS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received February 7, 9.30 a.m. COPENHAGEN, February. 6, . . The Politiken's Berlin correspondent says that the German workers understood that the reparation demands meant misery, the recognition of which is spreading to neutrals and even the Allies. The German people are behind Herr Simons' resistance, adn he is unlikely to sign his own death warrant. RESISTANCE URGED. Received February 7, 9.30 a.m. PARIS, February 6. The Matin says that the protests are Increasing throughout Germany, and Herr Simons is urged to resist the Allies' proposals. REFUSAL TO NEGOTIATE AT THE LONDON CONFERENCE.: ' (Australian and N.Z. Cable *u.) Received February 7, 10.30 a.m. LONDON, February 6. - - The Morning Post's Berlin correspondent says that Herr Simons has reserved his reply to the French Am--bassador's verbal invitation to the London conference. In other words, Germany refuses to negotiate on the basis of the Paris decisions. WORKERS FAVOUR RESISTANCE. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received February 7, 10.30 a.m. BERLIN, February 6.. Official.—Two hundred representatives of the workers' unions waited as a deputation on Herr Simons and assured him of their unanimous approval of his reparations' policy. SIGNS OF DISSENSION AMONG THE GERMAN PARTIES. (Austral'an and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received February 7, 10.30 a.m. LONDON, February 6. A conference of Imperial and Stat« Ministers had an all-day discussion respecting the Allies' demands. Bavaria is immovably seeking an en bloc refusal of the reparations and disarmament demands. The Democrats and Majority Socialists are willing to disband the irregular troops. Criticisms in the Democratic press against Bavaria's stubborn retention" of arms give no consideration to the. effects in Ruhr and other States. This provides the first sign of a breach and'unanimous opposition to the Paris demands.