The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-23
Latest Allied Conference Left
Decisions on Important
Matters to Com
nittees. "A.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED
Resumption Of Trade Relations With
Russia Will be Continued by
Conferences With
British.
[By Henry Wood, United Press Staff
Correspondent1

[By Henry Wood, United Press Staff
Correspondents
PARIS, June 23-The latest allied
conference had passed into history
today without having taken any
measures to settle the problems
facing the world as result OF the
late war.
The question of reparations was
left tr economic experts from the
various entente countries, who will
meet early in July to draft proposals
for submission to the general allied
conference to be held at Spa. These
experts will also consider the Dues
tions Of disarmament, destruction OF
German war material and resumption
OF airplane manufacture.
It was understood the allies have
Informed Premier Venizelos OF Greece
that Greek troops will be permitted
to advance from Smyrna in order to
check aggressions of the nationalist
forces under Mustapha Kemal Pasha.
More British warships will be sent
to the Dardanelles. An international
financial conference to be held snort
ly at Brussels will work out plans
for a loan to aid Germany in her
efforts at economic recovery.
All entente countries will send am
hassadors to Berlin on July l to re-
place present representatives, VINO
have the status of charges d'atfa1res:
The Boulogne conference devoted
much discussion to the question OF
resumption of trade relations with
Russia. It was finally agreed that
the present conferences between Brit
ish representatives and Gregory
Krassin at London would be con-
tinued, without, however, implying
anv political recognition Of the Mos
COW government
The French foreign office issued
a statement declaring that Frances
military operations in the near east
would be confined to policing and
resisting attacks 1t was said these
operations would not be developed
into extensive military undertaking.
Amounts of German indemnity to
be allotted the various allied bellig-
erents were not decided.
The meeting at Spa will probably
be held July 7.
indemnify 100 IdTSC.
1By A. L. Bradford, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 23.-The
United States government has quietly
made known to France and England
its belief that the two allies cannot
h ope to collect from Germany the
huge indemnity proposed at recent
conferences of premiers, it was learn
ed today.
# is understood that the American
nosition has been made known 20
france and Great Britain on several
occasions in the form of suggestions
from Albert Rathbone, assistant sec
retarv Of the treasury and unof1clal
of the United States
on the reparations commission.
At the same time il was empha-
sized by officials here, that this gov
eminent has not attempted to exert
anv pressure on the allies to be more
1enient in indemnity matters.
The German indemnify problem Is
one of the most serious allied pre-
niers have to face because of the
of the peoples that Germany
be made to pay.
Despite the fact that this belief
WAS somewhat encouraged by Euro
moan officials just after the armist1ce.
the allied governments, it is believed |
ere. have come to a realization that
thew cannot collect from Germany to
tbe extent of their previous eXpecta>
tions. Indemnity figures discussed at
the premiers conference, according 20
unofficial reports here, are far below
previous demands.
The tentative Indemnity figure re
ported to have been put forward Mt
p,o,,,oene was 10000 900 900 marks.
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