The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-07-17
So Lloyd George Sums Up Re-
suits of Spa Conferences,
Successfully Closed.
GERMANY HAS TASK AHEAD
Disarmament and Coal Proto-
coils Effective at 0nce-For-
mer Is More Difficult.

teY NEWTON C. PARkE)
Spa. eelolum, July It'd. NJ. s.i
We have accomplished much
during the Spa conference, but II
would have been better II the
unlted states had acted as an Ina.
partial PARTICIPANT" declared Pre-.
mler Lloyd George, before leaving
for London today. The British pre-
with the result OF the discussions,
which came to an end last night
when the Germans signed the a..
ned eoal protect pledoing them.
selves to deliver 10 the allies e..
ooo,ooo tons OF coal monthly for ,
specified time.
When Mr. Lloyd George was asked
where the next conference OF the al
lied foreign ministers would be held
he laughed as he replied:
Washington would be good place.
but they tell me II is pretty hot there
In summer. should prefer DeauvlIle
myself"
Premier Lloyd George believes that
tho German government viii have a
more difficult time enforcing the dis-.
armament protocol than the coal pro-
tocol. Both call for quick action on
inc part Of tho Berlin government, as
wv" NV NhNNAlNo AT once.
H., Dramatic Touch.
Inc british delegation, which waR tha
biggest at the conference, was the first
70 leave. being followed hy the French'
Inc German delegation, headed ~
Shahceiior honstantin Fchrenbach, had
piuihed 10 leave for Berlin late In tho
afternoon, There was a dramatic fot,s,h
20 an Incident that followed the ad-
lournment OF the conference, Premier
l,i9ya George with a group OF French
olllelais' dined In a cheap little cafe.
at which he ate a dollar table dihore
dinner Later the British premier
sauntored over 20 the hotel where the
Americaq and English correspondence.
atIHed IN correct evening dress, were
dining with much fernallty. Lloyd
George entered the dining room and sat
down with the correspondents. His
gray sack suit was wrinkled and baggy
az mo Knees from lack OF pressing. His
collar was dirty and wited from tho
neat When tho waiter came I'M, the
british statesman said he had already
eaten hut would have n cigar, Lloyd
George was In n iovial mood
America Must Help"
you correspondents have heen teiO-
phonnR stories TO London today, hAva
YOU notf'' he asked. turning Ia a groun
Of men representa- newspapers and
Well one OF these Days | suppose yoW
Will he telephontng 10 Europe from
New York just MS easily as YOU talked
To London today After all. this 10 a
smPal ..,E wesld and ! .lhlnls Amsslsa wlr
liH solve Our difficulties. II would havn
heen we'll for America 10 be repre-
scented here Sometimes Il might have
been embarrassing for us. particularly
when America was against rs. but
think II would have been great thing
II we could have expressed fresh View
points from the United states, which
Il nation free from the natural rivpi-
rleg from Europe.
we are ON our way 20 better things
with our relations with Germany"
The premier Hnld he believed tina
present government al Berlin Ia ahao-
mtcly rincre In its determination TO ex-
ecute the treaty OF Versailles. hut ex-
pressed some fears that tho present
German government might not last
long,
AT any rate. We shall get the coat
oven n We have TO get II ourselves"
added the British statesman.
-Four malr subjects we're taken
up during the eorfercncei
I. Disarmament Of Germany.
2, Delivery OF German coal.
!. indemnify.
4, Trials OF German war offend.
often Near Breaking,
Germany signed tho disarmament
and coal protocols. while the war criin-
inalu and war Indemnity were referred
10 Rs commissions. Several times the
conference was on the breaking point.
aud on "wednesday night the allies
went 40 far m 10 threaten the Germans
with an ultimatum calling for the oe.
cupntion of tho Ruhr district with allied
armies
The Germans pointed out that Ger
many's position is difficult. owing to
the great increase IN the amount OF
floating currency. which makes i tn-
crenslnEly hard for her 10 meet her
national debt. II was declared that tha
allies must see 10 II that she has the
meanA 10 recover sufficiently to nay her
external obligations. The Germans
were said 20 he attempting 10 AXE ad-
Of the Russian victories over
Poland. hut the allies held firm 10 their
own terms Arrangements VIII he
worked out 10 extend GERMANY credits
In connection with the coal deliveries
80 that larger supplies Of food can ne
secured for the workers in the German