The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-04-22
British, Backed by italians and Ja-
panese, Favor Modification Of the
Treaty, Asking France to
Take No Action by Self.
FRANCE RESERVES RIGHT
TO PROTECT INTERESTS
Would Garry Out Treaty to Letter;
Germany Requests Permission to
Increase Army and Seeks
Other Concessions.
By United Press.

by United Press.
Paris, April 22.-The inter-allied
commission has recommended that
Germany be allowed an army in ex-
cess of 100000, as provided in the
Versailles treaty. according to news
paper dispatches
The present conference of pre-
miers will end April 26 and will re-
convene in Paris on May ), it is
learned
Paris, April Indications of a
breach between the allied premiers
in the meeting at San Reno were
seen in newspaper dispatches today.
The correspondents of French
newspapers made no attempt to con.
ceal the situation. On one side IS
Premier Lloyd George of England, it
is said, the latter fivoring the modi-
fieaton of tie peace treaty with Ger
many and asking that France pledge
herself not to act alone in the en-
forcement of the treaty in the fu-
lure, while the French diplomats are
opposing this position.
The British premier is said to have
the backing of Premier Nitti OF Italy
and Baron Matzui, the Japanese rep
resentative in the conference.
npncef,,tr thnua Ia Dray7inr AIfllar-
and, holding the French view that
the treaty must be enforced to the
letter and reserving ITO France the
right to enforce any clauses OF, it
which vitally affect her interests.
Germany has asked the inter-allied
conference at San Reno to increase
from 100000 to 100000 men &c
standing army provided for Germany
by the terms of the treaty of Yer
sailles.
The request was contained in a
note handed to the French foreign
office last evening with the demand
that it be sent to the supreme coun-
Gil at San Reno.
The note set forth that an increas-
ed force was necessary for nainte-
nance of an order i'll the interior and
that, furtehrmore, the army would
not accept an order for its dissolu
tion.
The note further requests that
Germany be allowed to retain the
general staff and corps OF officers
which means the entire framework
of the active army. 1t proposes that
she be permitted to m'intain:
Twelve divisions of infai try, With
a complement of artillery; three di-
visions OF cavalry; five special brig,
AIDES, composed each of two regi
ments of infantry and two groups OF
artillery
The note also asks for one bat
TALON OF heavy artillery for each di-
vision of infantry, 100 airplancs di.
vided into eight groups and four
special companies 70 railway work
Two other German notes were
handed to the foreign office at the
same time. The flrse referred to
the disbandment of the civic guards,
as demanded by the allies Germa-
ny on April - announced to Cen
eral Nolet, the decision TO disband
the guards. General Noilct is head
of the allied commission of control
in Berlin and the note alreldy has
been made public.
The third note embodies requests
What the reichwehr forces in TIE ncu-
tral zone should be fixed according
to the zone of men instead of the
number of units and that Germany
will be allowed eleven batteries, in
stead Of two in the zone
In French official circles tie Ger
man requests are considered as
merely moves in the systematic Of
fensive against the treaty OF Yer
sailles. 1t was pointed out in this
connection that if Germany we're al
lowed to retain the general staff and
the corps officers the German army
would differ from that OF 1914 in
nothing but the facility with which
the rank and file could be mobilized,
the framework being always in readi-
ness