Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-22
Nv DTSARMING
FI1AF AGREED ON
BY SIX NATIONS
fSession Ends, Leaving Finan-
ciaI Experts to Meet SUI
preme Body July2.
ITALY ENTERS PROTEST

BoULOGNE. June 22-The conference
of allied premiers closed following this
mornings session.
An official statement announced thai
today's session had decided the allied
financial experts will meet ar Paris to
complete the indemnities program for
presentation to the supreme council July
when it res ssembles at Brussels to
definitely fix the allied program for the
spa conference with German represen-
tatives.
The statement said the conference had
approved the military experts proposals
for disarmament of Germany.
Decision will be reached 1T Brussels
regarding the reports Of French experts
or coal deliveries to France.
<<it was decided that the negotiations
with Gregory Krassin, soviet trade COM
missioner at London, would be contin-
ued with the understanding that no po-
liticaINrecog nitiOn would be accorded to
soviet Russia.
The council also decided that the al
lies Immediately would appoint ambas-
sailors to Berlin.
Portugal. Greece, Czecho- SIovakia, Ru-
mania and Jugo Slavia were invited to
send representatives TO the Spa confer
ence.
Italian foreign minister, Count Sforza.
vigorously protested against the pro-
posed distribution of indemnities. claim
ing that Italy should receive more than
had been allotted.
Lloyd George viii leave for Folkestone
by boat late this afternoon. Premier
Millerand will remain here until tonight,
when he takes a train to Paris.
RUSSIAN TRADE
Is URGED.
Resumption of trade relations with the
soviets was urged upon Premier Miller
and by Premier Lloyd George, despite
reiteration Of the French policy Of re-
fusaI to deal with the Moscow govern
ment.
While official communiques covering
Mondays meeting were vague and did
not indicate what actual decisions had
been reached, it was generally understood
that agreement had been concluded re-
garding the following:
Fixation of the total indemnity to be
exaeted from Germany at one hundred
and twenty billion marks, to be paid
in thirty-seven yearly instanments, on
a sliding scale.
The minimum annual amount to be
paid by Germany must not be less than
three billion marks and in event Ger
man economic NE EEEOFcEe IADANAs NAAG
supreme council may fix the yearly sum
payable on a basis to be agreed upon
later.
The German army must be immec!-
ately reduced TO 100000 men. as pro-
vided by the peace treaty.
SEE DEFEAT OF
q EENIZELOS' PLAN.
aAs regards asia Minor, it was be-
ha aorForauea vrau7d rnfnaf Pre-
lnier Venizelos' proposal that Greek
& troops be permitted to police Turkey.
The council would permit a policy OF
Greek aggressiveness only upon Tur-
keys hat rejection OF the treaty Of peace
d as revised.
The general opinion here was that the
Russian question was the key to many
Of Europe's- troubles
Lloyd George insists upon a definite
decision regarding Russia and belief pre-
vailed that with the backing of prGc-
tically all other members of the conn
ell he would win France over to his
views.
The British premier is firm in the
belief that side issues such as Poland,
Azerbadjian. Georgia and Persia viii
eventually be decided with the settle
ment of the question Of resuming Of
commercial intercourse with Russia.
Arrival OF large force OF turkish
4 troops under the nationalist leader Mus
apha Renal Pasha at the Dardanelles
] has made the demand for immediate &C
4 ton in Asia Minor more urgent.
Reports were current that there was
some possibility OF France and England
agreeing to defend COnstantinOple and
the Dardanelles, permitting Greeks to oc-
49, other sections of the near east for
Aeolice purposes.
Today's full council will give further
consideration to the matters discussed
yesterday.
Another meeting, to be held at Brussels
shortly, probably will be arranged.
Germany probably will be invited TO
send representatives.
All questions considered both at
Boulogne and Brussels meeting will be
taken up again at Spa, the date for which
has not been fixed.