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GERMAN DODGES TO AVOID THE TERMS COMPENSATION FOR SCAPA FLOW SCUTTLE By Toleeraph—Press Association—Coorricht Paris, jJocembor 18. The Germans tried ninny dodges when Ihey confronted 'lie meeting of Ministers and Ambassadors, which has replaced the Supreme Council. 'Ihey produced figures halving the Allied experts' estimates of the available German shippint; material. The Allies have agreed i to accept 200,000 tons of dock material . as compensation for the destruction of I the German fleet at Scapa Flow, plus \ .">o,Ofio tons of new ships which the Ger- : mans undertook to construct within a limited neriod. Germany offered hallbuilt Dreadnoughts instead of cruisers and destroyers, claiming that the latter are necessary to police her shores. M. Clemenccau 'drily replied: "Why havo not the Dreadnoughts already been broken up in accordance- with tho Treaty?"-"Tlic Times." U.S. SENATE'S RESERVATIONS . PRESIDENT MAY ACCEPT COMPROMISES. New York, December 19. The Washington correspondent of tho "New York Times" states that Senator Hitchcock asserted that President Wilson would never accent the Treaty with Senator Ledge's reservation, but would probably accept compromises—Aus.-N.Z, Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 76, 23 December 1919, Page 7
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176THE PROTOCOL Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 76, 23 December 1919, Page 7
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