Show H HUN WA BY A ENVOY V J Delay on oil Peace T Treaty ea tY Holds No Advantage for Germany P Polk lk h Informs V Von 9 1 L Lersner l sn r rI Dec 4 I P PAIns Frank Frauk L. L Polk Head of or f the lie United States d delegation to the tile peace conference summoned Kurt von Lersner chief of the German r representatives pr at Versailles s on londa l Monday Monday- aM told him that Ger Germany tIer tIer- cr- cr man many should not interpret as being in her favor any ally ny delay elay that might b bo ha en encountered encountered encountered en- en countered In ratifying the Versailles treaty at Washington ton to to newspaper r reports ports If ir there can be In the United States Stales se several er l W ways way's iS ot of understanding the tile treaty J Mr r. r Polk Is 15 quoted as t Herr Lersner there are arc not two wa wayS A of understanding the obligations in incumbent incumbent in- in upon G Germany nor the affection affection af af- a- a binding the United States and her allies I DISCUSS HUN ATTITUDE The supreme me council spent m most st of ot I today's session discussing tile the attitude of bf Gelnn h towards the lie signing of the tile protocol putting the peace treaty I effect G Germanys representatives having d declared they could hot sign itin it itin in ill its present form including its provision provision pro pro- vision for reparation for the Gentian Gernian Warships sunk at Scapa Flow and arid With oth other f f features objectionable to them The form of a a. note floto to Germany on I this question was considered by the council but no final decision was taken talen It is anticipated in this conn connection that th the reply to the tile German note r rS- rS the Scapa Flow question will vIll contain strong representations as tb to the consequences of further resistance by Germany The council decided to give the small powers which possess sea coasts few a of or the sma smaller Iter German torpedo boats GERMANS PUBLISH NOTE The government today gave out the text of or the entente note of or December 1 protesting against the development of t Germanys Germany's s 's m l military tary forc forces s. s The n nate te refers to lo the the formation formation of bodies outsIde outside outside out out- side the actual army su such h as th the public security police the volunteer guard and the citizens' citizens guard in contravention It is d declared of or the peace treaty The note not S says sas ys th the organizing of or th these se bodies bodies bod hod- ies inS may be interpreted as an intention intention tion tUrn on tile the part of Germany not to th the terms of or the treaty ty trea and it r requests q ests the tile German government to abolish these forces or to reduce them in iii accordance with th the provisions of or orthe the treaty DENY INCREASING ASING ARMY According to a semiofficial C h explanation d h ion tion issued here th the g government ht de denies is- is nies flies an any intention of ot Increasing th the army It decla declares t s that lint the r reduction of f the army aimy t to th the stipulated limit of ot is In full swing and it expresses regret that there has never been a beginning of or the mutual discussion With the entente on the subject of the strength of or the policing forces which whicK Germany finds it necessary to maintain maintain main main- tam tain in the interest of public security although Germany several months ago I suggested s sUch ch a discussion |