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Show ENTENTE TO FORCE GERMANYTO SIGN HIGH COUNCIL AGREES ON DRASTIC STEP IN CASE OF REFUSAL. Military Measures Will be Resorted to if Germany Refuses to Sign Protocol Providing f.-r Carrying Carry-ing Out of Peaca Terms. Paris. In a note drafted by the supreme su-preme council on December G, it is demanded de-manded that Germany sign the protocol pro-tocol providing for the carrying out of the peace terms, failing which the allies, it is set forth, will be obliged to have recourse to military measures. The utmost secrecy is observed regarding re-garding the terms of the note, but i can be said it is worded so iirmly thai conference circles expect the discussion discus-sion with Germany will be finally closed. The note recalls that making the treaty effective means the Immediate release of the German prisoners. It leaves the reply to the German representations rep-resentations regarding the claims for the sinking of the German fleet a1 Scapa Flow to be dealt with in a further fur-ther special note. The note closes by directing Germany Ger-many to sign the armistice protocol, failing which action, the council declares, de-clares, it will be constrained to adopt measures of coercion of a military order. Owing to the importance of the note, Paul Dutasta, the general secretary of the peace conference, will personally hand it to Baron von Lersner, the head of the German mission. Some speculation is being indulged In as to whether the American forces in the occupied region would join in the military measures should Germany refuse to sign the protocol.' It is learned, however, that this question has not been raised by the allies, who assume that as the armistice is still in force the Americans would take part in any forward movement, with the British on one side and the French on the other. |
