South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-30
ny CHARLES MCANN.

T LONDON. June 29.-Spa, where
entente and German delegates will
meet Tor the first time on a basis OF
qualify. probably viii be the last
nter-allied coaclave OF major pro-
portions. dealing with the Versailles
peace treaty. The tentative date set
was July s.
International Developments, since
The san Reno conference. have been
such that Premier Lloyd George is
extremely anxious that Spa shall
wilma up bargaining insofar as the
5crman treaty is cOncerped. Since
The ItaHan cabinet crisis and the
FRANKFORT occupation IL has become
cvidv@t that cooperative action
among the allies is scheduled 10 be
more difficult. Economic and com
mercial rivalry between the Eu-
rOpean countries. regardless Of last
affiliations. viii again develop. Indi-
vidual action. except IN the case OF
Turkey and Hungary. with whom
treaties have yet 10 be concluded.
viii enable each country 70 mend
its own fences"
Not 10 Modify Treaty.
While. according TO officials closei
20 Lloyd George. the German dele
CATION az Spa viii be met as equals
and Will be permitted TO present
their own case in their own way
they come with the distinct under
standing that the peace treaty is
not modified in any way.
The meeting can be compared
70 a conference between two liti-
giants. one OF whom has secured a
legal Judgment against the other.
Both agree that the judgment IS
valid and just. The matter 20 be
discussed IS. How ~ can best be col
lcctcd." This was the analogy
drawn by a British official who will
play an important part at Spa.
The German delegates. according
10 well-iLfOrmed officials. will be
requested 10 make the first over
lures Mllerand and Lloyd George
IL is believed have already decided
upon maximum and minimum de-
mands Should the German esti-
MAZE Of their ability 10 pay fall
within these limits. the conference
viii rapidly come 90 a close. on the
other hand. II Germany's offer is
below the estimate OF the entente.
her delegates will be given an op-
IOrtunity 20 advance arguments and
proofs In favor OF their claims.
The general coucensus among fl
nancial authorities at the present
writing Is that Germany Will repeat
tho proposition made at Paris last
fail By BrOckdOrf- Rantau, namely,
900 10000 pounds tnomtuaily
S25. O.O00), with reservations
bringing this sum down 10 aprOXi
mntely $4,000, 900. ANY such offer
viii be summarily dismissed
Estimates Are Various.
Various estimates OF what the al
led reparation demands will be have
toned in the British press is $25.-
600. 100000. while the French ex-
perts place IL at 100000. 900 600.
Original demands made by France
at the Versailles conference
amounted 20 $4,000 600 900. while
Keynes appraisal OF Cicrmauy's LA
bilities scarcely exceeded 10000
0OO. 900. Lloyd George. IL is under
stood has been greatly influenced
by Keynes deductions
InfrinBcments OF tho treaty. va
ried and many. will also be sub
ject for discussion al Spa This eX-
repts the disa rnImCut clauses.
which the allies decided a san Re
mo and the Hy.h conference
should not be allow ri 20 lag. Any
questions cOncerniuL disarmament
not already under consideration,
will. OF course, be permanently dis
I Osed Of
Advance preparations at Spa for
the entertainment OF the visitors
have been completed The British
delegation Will be located at the HO-
tel Balmoral while Premier Lloyd
F George will be the private guest Of
Baron de- CrahweZ burEOmeister Of
Spa The French mission viii stay
80 the Grand Hotel Britanique, the
American mission 81 10 appears. at
the Hotel B4Ssctte. and the Italian.
private houses The conference
Belgian and JaDIncse missions at
meets al thc chateau de Ia Frat
neuse. the res. fence of NJ Pelzer-
Gran.
'5~1t Us. 20 Participate
r. ury of ,thc United States 10
participant. spa Will be "a great
setback for q. entente. The French
hope OF i'm diate payment" Is
based upon % possibility Of car ital-
izing Germany reparation prom
Uses and dispos t1C OF the German
bonds in the Tnted States and Brit
ain Considerable wealth is i'm pri-
vate hands I'm France. but French
investors after their experience
with Russian wnr bonds are loath
90 sink any considerable amount in
German promises to pay
According 10 American officials
here 90 is extremely unlikely that
the United states will participate.
A. lcrSt D~fther Am mia SSodor Davis