Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-04-28
LILIES PLAN To
SEIZE RUHR BASIN
eport Says Supreme Council De-
bates Curb on Germany.
OPEN MEET At SAN RENO
Entente Troops May Enter District 10
Put End &c Observation-Disclosures
Treaty. Violateo-Millerano and
L.oyo George Confer.

Paris. April 2O.-Occupation hy the
allies Of the Ruhr BASIN IN western
Germany Is beng considered by the
entente preniers. gathered al San
Reno. says the Petit Partisan.
I'reiniers Lloyd George. Mlllennd
and Nitti held brief meeting and
agreed. in principle. on the necessity
OF forcing Germany 10 disarIn, the
newspaper declares. but were not
agreed as To the best means OF pro-
cedure
There was certain GOODNESS be-
tween NJ. Millenlnd and Mr.. Lloyd
George at the opening 0f the meet
Ing. bun il vanished In a short time
and utmost cordiality prevailed nj the
close. according 20 the Mdtin.
Protests Against lewiston.
Demands that the allies. during the
San Reno meeting. resist all attempts
To revise the terms OF the Versailles
treaty with Germany are made by
Raymond I'Oincare. former president
of the French republic. In an article
published by the Matin. France and
Belgium have been deprived of guar
antics by the failure OF Great Britain
and the United States 10 put the tri-
pariie convention iuic operation. he
says. and the League of Nations is
as yet without means of action.
Premier MllleranG q congratulated
by NJ. POincnre for Tire wisdom he
showed in pursuing q wise policy in
view OF the necessity NJ stopping the.
fatal movement leading the allies 10
the preclpice."
Al. POincare declares the allied gov
ernments should support France
against Germany. and asserts Ger
many Is violating the Versailles treaty
and avoiding all engagements and that
France and Belgium could not have
done otherwise than advance east Of
the Rhine when German regulars in
vadcd The neutral zone In the Ruhr
valley.
san Eer1o Meeting Opens.
san Reno. Italy, April 30.-The al
lies supreme council began its formal
sessions i'm the villa Devachan. on the
hills 10 the northwest OF the main
town.
Tie Turkish question was ON the
program for first c, asideratiOn by
the conference.
IL develops that there already has
been discussion )ver the question Of
enforcing the execution Of the treaty
~ peace with Germany. There seems
30 doubt that the premiers are agreed
joint declaration must be sent 10
Germany requiring her to fulfill the
conditions Cf the Versailles treaty
and that II She does not do so, the
allies VIII take measures 20 compel
Der.
The premie.s. however. have not yet
agreed upon the form ~ pressure 10
be used should Germany continue neg
ligent.
Drafts Eepiy 20 Wilson.
At the end of the first day of its de-
ilberstioRs the iuierallied supreme
council drafted reply 10 President
Wilson'S recent uoie on the Turkish
l,eace treaty 10 certain clauses of
which the president has objected.
Further discussion OF the Turkish
settlement WIS shelved pending Mr.
Wilson's reply. The note. IL is under
stood complains that American nom
representation az the San Reno confer
ence is delaying the Turkish settle
ment. II asserts that Americas assent
is necessary 10 render the treaty OPP
erative.