Show GERMANY PINS HOPE ON RESULTS OF CONCLAVE Foreign Minister Indicates nc s' s Matters on Which Action Is Expected JB By Carl arl D. D Gr Groat t t United Press Staff c Correspondent BERLIN BErtLIN May day 13 Germany 13 Germ Germany y desires tl to tolay tolay lay layall all her car cards s openly on on the table at atthe atthe atthe the Spa conferences May lay 25 Dr D' Adolph Koester foreign minister sa saM sail I today The German government hopes to clear up the following points Koester said 1 Germanys Germany's exact economic position 2 2 The German financial situation and the food and raw stuffs problem problems 3 3 The necessity fo for security and Internal in internal internal In- In peace Koester expressed hope that Germany ermany would be admitted to the conference with full powers to enter Into all discussions If she is admitted only as a It listener he said t then en she must send delegates instructed accordingly for their sole solo duly duty will be to receive the accomplished decision deci sion of the allied leaders Bu But the foreign for for- or eign minister believed the Spa conference will mean for the time direct verbal iego concerning fulfillment of the treaty of Versailles AGREES THEY WERE BEATEN Koester Koest r hoped the Spa conference would not t b be Versailles over again on 01 ona ona a smaller Il s scale We expect to be able to show the entente exactly what Germanys Germany's economic situation is what her financial situation 1 la and what she needs in the way of foods raw materials and internal securIty security security ity Koester said As to tha the latter I will wUl be quite happy appy if the entente can show us IS a way whereby whereby where where- whereby by we can maintain order with only men and no cannonI cannon I hope t the Spa meeting g will result e In Ina ina IOl lw ee A AVe rOen fu a solution for r fulfillment of the treaty We Ve do not expect to go to Belgium with any other idea We do not mean Germany German must not suffer In fulfillment of the treah- treah We Ve were were beaten and we are willing to ra ray gay the price of defeat But we do mean and hope the convict conviction t lion Ion has haa come to England and France that only on a basis of justice and ind common cornmon com corn mon understanding can can the treaty be worked out satisfactorily MERCH MERCHANT NT FLEET We tWe mean France France must not exp expect e ct Germany to pay over all her taxes b bit it agree to some basis for Germany to fulfill fulfill fulfill ful ful- ful- ful fill the obligations she is able to m maet et For Tor Instance we shall expect the tha entente to make terms under which it expects us to operate It would be absurd to think Koester said the entente expected Germany to work any sort of ot economic rehabilitation without a merchant sleet fleet The coal fields fields' of upper Silesia he said should i remain in German hands is as they were es essential to her economic life I |