Show NONCOMPLiANCE OF OE GERMANY IS NOTED Disregard Armistice Terms Vic View of United States Army Observers 1 Ey lly Associated d Press i Washington May 10 Despite Despite ab- ab senco of or American n representatives cs on the control commissions to supervise fulfillment b by Germany of ot the disarmament cl clauses uses of or tho the treaty the United States is w watching tho the situation situation situation sit sit- unofficially The American point of or view of the extent of or German compliance with disarmament clauses which are arc to be discussed at It tho the Spa conference May 25 25 5 Is as follows Tho most note noteworthy orthy Instance of or noncompliance with the disarmament provisions attracting attention hero is tho the failure to reduce German Gorman military effectives Although pledged to reduce re ro- ro duce her hor regular army to by April 10 10 1 1920 20 and to b by July 10 10 0 the tho regular arm army remains approximately according according- to what Is regarded as a conservative o estimate This i Is in contrast however with a pre ar peace establishment and an n army of oC at tho the armistice Constabulary I. I In Ts Violation The state constabulary of or to l 1 0 OOOO 00 0 a n d ap approximately p rox I ma to I y home guards arc aro regarded as as' as a violation viola viola- tion of the treaty provisions forbidding forbid forbid- ding in an any reserve e or secret armed forces The German claim that these forces force are arc necessary to maintain or order order or- or der Is considered here as refuted by the failure of those forces to cope copo with recent red uprisings Althou Although h In compliance with tho the treaty treat the tho no German general staff os ostensibly os- os has been abolished reports say the tho nucleus of or a general sta staff con con- to bo be maintained Of tho the guns uns and ammunition German Germany Ger- Ger man many agreed to destroy b by March 10 1920 It Js Is estimated up to January 5 5 1920 oo about one quarter had been din dis posed of ot In a report to the lied military commission of oC control In Berlin January 5 tho the German gov Sov announced these stocks of or munitions remaining In Germany Large Amount of War nr Weapons Twelve thousand field field pieces pieces 2500 5 heavy pieces flame throwers machine suns guns and small arms Their location was verified Notice also was given b by th the Germans of ot their Intention eventually to destroy destro- them Prohibition against exportation of oC munitions by Gorman Germany it Is reported has hns been violated In contraband ship shIp- rn ments e So far as is known hero here secrets in the manufacture 1 or of f 3 gas ens an and other mu- mu which Gorman Germany agreed to disclose din dis- close chose to the allies bor before re April 10 lla have vo not been II divulged I Military clauses reported as com com complied plied wIth Include K Adoption of or now new tal tables of ot organs organ of ot munitions munitions- munitions of or munitions abolition t tion on of universal military service de destruction destruction de- de of ot Rhine fortifications |