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Show BI LEADER SMS Hi mm Minister Declares He Wil Resign on First Sign of Yielding BY KARL H. VON WIEGAND. Universal Service Staff Correspondent Special Cable Dispatch. TiKRLI.V. Feb. Will Germany remain re-main firm in her refusal to accept thi Paris reparations afrreement of the al Men? The answer to this question ts causing caus-ing much speculation and no little un-eaMlneHa un-eaMlneHa within flcrmany, as well ai abroad. I put this question to Forelgr Minister Walter von Simons today savin: "Your excellency known that Germany Ger-many has repeatedly said 'no' and Jusl as often later said 'yes' and that there Is a strong Impression abroad, and In Germany, too, that when the German I government says 'no.' it does not l necessarily signify that It means It.' HE WILL NOT YIELD. ' follows: "All I wish to say Is that if Germany's government deviates even on inch from the declaration made in the re It-list a g, that the Paris reparations decisions will not be accepted hv Germany Ger-many as the basis for negotiations, I will no longer be In office and I will do what I can to Insure that my successor suc-cessor will follow the same policy.' "And If the allien should use force and compulsory measures?" I queried. "Then we will have to suffer for a time and try to bear It," replied the minister. The advisory council of the trades union executive councils today, throuch Vorwarrts, organ nf the social democratic demo-cratic party, issued the folio wins: anneal an-neal to the workinr men of the world; VORWAERT'S APPEAL. "The slavery to which an end was put In Africa is again to be Introduced In Kurope. The Kuropean great powers, pow-ers, who ostensibly wanted and created cre-ated a league of nations, have determiner! deter-miner! to reintroduce slavery for half a century. "tHaefr Sold iff brotinrht frnm A frta to Kurope are to see that these slaves do their duty. "This slaery ts Introduced In the name of freedom nnd Justice and In honor of God nnd humanity. , "Kour years have the peoples of Kurope Ku-rope suffered under war. For forty years shall the people, who were under un-der the rule of those upon whom our foes attempt to place the guilt of the war, suffer for this? "Their children and their children's children shall decay and die. "They themselves are to be kept alive, I like animals of burden, in order that' they may work for the victors. "A right to Joy the happiness of life shall no more be theirs. AS THEY SEE IT. 1 "What was approximately the entire en-tire German national wealth before the war ahall be produced in the course of forty-two years by the German working work-ing men and delivered to the victors. And obstacles are to be placed In the wav of the export of the products pro- duced by the country's work and industry. in-dustry. "The German people have declared themselves ready to make reparations for the actual damage tlone within the limits of the possibilities, but Germany is not ready to go to ruin for the advantage ad-vantage of International capitalism. "Hate and bitterness will eat into the hearts of the peoples yes. even Into the hearts of those, who. for their entire en-tire life, have fought for international agreement and for the brotherhood of all peoples. ' Working men of the world, ou have (he floor." Hesidea the above mentioned, the appeal ap-peal ulso is signed by the leaguo 4f German trades unions. |