Evening star., 1920-07-04
ESCAPE OF GERMANY
FROM TERMS AT ISSUE
Conference at Spa Will Be E Epochal-Firm-
ness or Supineness of Allies May Be
Proven-Turkish DANGERS :.

territories now under occupation by
the allies, as we'll as the deduction of
the cost of maintaining allied armies
in the various zones of occupation
from the total bill of indemnities
Germany is deSirous of an interna-
tional loan. while she will defend her
evasions of various stipulations in the
peace treaty, notably the turning
over of coal, as well as the reduction
of military forces, under no matter
what guise. to limit of 100000. a-E
The supreme council in its sessions in
Brussels during the last days of the
week is supposed to have crystallzed
its demands. Whether these have a
tendency toward weakening allied iyn-
sistence on fulfllment of all terru8 Of
the treaty. of course. is yet to - re-
yealed; but undoubtedly i is eue that
enceS between themselves, saw fit to go
over the entire situation before airing
their views before the German delegates
and there reveal dissension.
1t is not without some miSgivings that
the allied premiers must enter the Spa
conference. for the reason that they are
to deal with a political element of Ger
many that constantly has espoused re-
vision of the treaty and was almost con-
slant in its criticism of the old majority
socialist regime for meeting the allies
| in all their demands
May he Smoke, Not Fire.
There may be much smoke and no fire
| in the German chancellor's claims that
Germany intends to fight to the bitter
end for revision of the treaty along lines
Germany considers fair: but. on the
other hand, this declaratioreof the chan
| cellor may be the eptomiZed sentiment
of all those German parties already re-
ported to be talking of 1.-The new day."
when allied authority will be completely
| overthrown and Germany emerge from
| the mesheS which now bind her to the
mitigation of past offenses to civiliza-
| ton.
| In case the Germans should resist,
| Marshal Foch may be forced to apply
| the strong measures which the French
| insiStently are advocating in the hope of
| avoiding further delays to Germany's
compliance. Though the neutral zones
| beyond the allied occupied regions may
| be easily taken. it is believed in some
| diplomatic circles that the allies never ,
| could force their final decisions unless
| they went farther with their armies, and
| that this would lead to revival OF war
| of the bitterest sort is generally con-
ceded -
The treaty of Versailles is at stake.
| 1t will be either proved a flesh and
blood document or a mere boast The
allies will make Germany walk the chalk
| line drawn by the nations of the world
| or there will be dangerous supneness.
| The world soon will know which.
Allies Action in Turkey.
The allies have embarked upon
their extremely dangerous process of
Quelling the Turk. Though the
treaty agreed upon between the allies
and Russia gave all European allies
a voice in Turkey and extensive man
datory regions. this pact through the
disaffection of Russia was revised in
Paris much to the chagrin of Italy
and France, whose spheres of in
fuence have been constantly cur
tailed or ignored to the conse-
quent advantage of Great Britain and
Greece.
The whole near-ea stern situation at
the moment is hodge -podge" from
which no man dare make predictions.
but that it has been the cause of the
bitterest feeling between France and
England is fact that is growing IN
creasingly apparent
France regards herself tricked and
deceived by the British by virtue of
the fact that British influence has
not only been extended over Paies-
tine, Mesopotamia and Persia. whlch
materially curtails French expecta-
tions. but the British are in practicai
control of Constantinople and the
straits French influence, once
threatening to become a predominant
factor in Turkey, has passed 10 the
fading point. The French have been
ourbed in Syria by native opposition
which the French charge was In
spired by the British. Greece riehts
in Smyrna have been recognized 10
the point that France and Italy have
been left practically out in the colo.
France sees the extension of British
;nsuence over entire Asia Minor,
though Greece ostensibly is in con-
troI of large sections. The French
feel in short. that the British have
not played fair in the settlements.
With this feeling predomlnan.' III
hut natural to expect that it VIII
have a far-reaching effect on any or
ali deliberations which may ariss
between Britain and France IN the
supreme council or the league Ok
nations In fact. 1T threatens ann
n.his diplomatic relations and ad-
iustments until all terms of peace
settlements have been realized; not
only in Germany, but the world at
large.