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Show Failure to Reduce Forces As Provided Is Most Glaring Violation of Treaty , WASHINGTON, May 11. (By tho Associated Press.) Despite absence o American representatives on the inter-allied control commission to supervise super-vise fulfillment by Germany of the dis-armanent dis-armanent clauses of the treaty, the United States Is watching the situation situa-tion unofficially. The American point of view of tho extent of German compliment with dlsarmanent clauses, which are to be discussed at the Spa conference, May 25, is summarized as follows: ! The most noteworthy instance of non-compliance with the dlsarmanent provisions attracting attention here is failure to reduce' German military ef-, fectives. Although pledged to reduce her regular army to 200,000 by April 10. 1920, and t 100,000 by July 10, the regular army remains approximately 250,000, according to what Is regarded as a conservative estimate. This is In contrast however, with a S00.000 bre-war bre-war peace establishment and an .army of 5,000,000 at the nrmistlcc. The state constabulary of 75,000 to1 150,000 and approximately 600,000 , home guards, are regarded as a viola tion of the treaty provision forbidding any reserve or secret armed forces. The German claim that these forces aro necessary to maintain order is generally regarded as being refuted by tho failure of those lorces to cope with recent red uprisings? Although in compliance with the the treaty, the German general staff ostensibly has been abolished, reports say tho nucleus of a general staff continues con-tinues to be maintained. Of the guns and ammunition Germ-nny Germ-nny agreed to distroy by March 10, 1020, it is estimated up to January 5, 1920, about one quarter had been disposed dis-posed of. In a report to the Interallied Inter-allied military commission of control 'in Berlin January 5, the German gov-jernment gov-jernment announced these stocks of munitions remaining 'in Germany: 12,000 field pieces;" 2,500 heavy pieces; 3,500 flame, throwers; 30,000 machine guns, and -151,000 small arms. Their location was verified. Notice also was given by tho Germans of their Intention eventually to destroy) them. Prohibition against exportation of munitions by Germany, it is reported, has been violated in contraband shipments. ship-ments. So far as, is known here, secrets in the manufacture of gas and other mu-titions mu-titions which Germany agreed to disclose dis-close to the allies before April 10, have not been divulged. Military clauses reported as complied com-plied with include: Adoption of new tables of organization; organi-zation; non-manufacturo of munitions; non-importation of munitions; abolition aboli-tion of universal military service; destruction des-truction of Rhine fortification. |