The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-21
Allied Premiers Open Meeting
to Settle European Problems.
German Preparations the Main
Question Before Council.
RESTORE ECONOMIC SITUATION
Trade With Soviet Russia To
Be Decided Upon.
Turkish Threat Against Allied
Occupation Alarms British.

Boulogne, June 21.-The meeting of
the allied supreme council was for
mally called to order at 1880 a. m.
today.
The following communique was is
sued shortly after the conference met:
The conference of the allied su-
preme council opened this morning
and discussed German indemnities and
the question of disarmament. Mar
shall Foch and General Wilson have
been instructed to draft a note to Ger
many regarding disarmament and de-
struction of war materials.
This note will be taken under adj
visement at the session this afternoon.
Allied financial experts have been in
structed to rush their reports on in
IDENTITIES. The program of the con-
ference included discussion of the
Russian and Near Eastern questions.
Expect Final Settlement.
Final settlement of questions which
have prevented Europe's return to
economic stability and world peace
was expected to be reached today
when leading statesmen of all the
allies assembled at the Chateau de la
Bella here.
The ostensible purposes of todays
meeting was disposal of the question
of German indemnities and repara-
lions. There was evidence that the
critical situation in the Near East
venting execution of the treaty terms
and seriously menacing the internal
peace of Italy and the Balkan states
would have preference.
Indemnity Settled.
1t was understood that Premier Mil
lerand and David Lloyd George had
come to agreement on the indemnity
question at their conference at Hythe
Sunday.
Viscount Chinda, Japanese ambas-
sador to Great Britain, arrived here
Sunday. Paul Hymans, Belgian for
eign minister and NJ. Jaspar, Belgian
minister of the interior also arrived.
Marshal Foch and Finance Minister
Marshal represented France. The
French minister accompanied by Lloyd
George was expected to arrive before
noon today.
Count Camille Sforza. italian for
eign minister, upon arrival here, de-
clared Italy would claim 20 per cent
of the total indemnity to be expected
from, Germany
Order Hun Army Cut.
The council was expected to order
Germany to Immediately reduce her
army to 100000 men. France has
agreed to accept the British sugges-
ton regarding execution of the Ger
man treaty's military clauses. The
two governments will recommend that
To-Day 5 conference empower TIRE
Franco-British military advisers to
| formulate proposals to insure rapid
execution of the disarmament clauses
of the treaty.
The question of Greek intervention
was also to be considered today. Pre-
mier Venizelos said Greece could fur
nish thirteen divisions and could eff
fectively deal with the Turks single
handed if they were permitted to fol-
low the nationalists outside the zone
now occupied by the Greeks.
Turk Problem Big One.
The commander of the British ma
val forces at Constantinople has aoti-
fled Lloyd George that the allied posi-
ton in the Dardanelles was seriously
threatened by Mustapha KemaPs ma
tionalist troops. These forces occupy
almost all of Anatolia and were re-
ported preparing to launch a strong
attack upon the allied military and
nationalist forces.
The question of resumption of trade
relations with Russia also will come
up for consideration. Tentative APP
prevail of Lloyd Georges negotiations
with Gregory Krassin at London has
been given by all the allies except
France.
Todays conference will be more i'm
portant than the one scheduled to
! take place at Spa