The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-12
Premiers Lloyd George, Nil
lerand and Nitti Take Up
Different Questions OF
Peace Conference.
GERMAN WAR GUILTY
France Determined on Drastic Meas
ures While England 10 Reiuct-
ant to Enforce Surrender
Of Teutons.
IBy Ed l.. Keen, United Press Staff
CORRESPONDENT.

[By Ed l.. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent
LONDON, Feb. 12.-London today
has replaced Paris as the seat OF de-
liberations to settle problems grow
| ing out Of the world war.
With the big three" conference or
premiers in session to decide, future
allied attitude toward Russia, settle
ment Of the Adriatic dispute De-
tween Italy and Jugo-Slavia, disposi
ton Of Constantinople and measures
To force Germany to live up to article
a2s of the treaty Of Versailles, and
1.-The council Of the league OF nations
meeting to bring about organizatlon
I CT that world society, London nao
| become for the moment virtually lne
teapitai II Europe.
I The abig threos-Pren,iers LLOYD
George, Mfllerand and Nitti-was g
confronted with some OF the most
difficult questions that have come up
SINCE the closing OF the main peace
conference u Paris. The matters III
chded many that have been side.
tracked TIM after time because rr
their delicacy
one of the first questions 70 come
before the premiers will be Ger
many.s virtual refusal to deliver the
| list of guilty whose surrender 1oI
| trial by allied tribunals is demanded,
and her. delinquency in delivering
coal to France as provided by the
treaty. Germany is already far be
hind in these deliveries, French OF
ficials have complained.
/, There were many indications tina.
Tho nremiers' discussion probably Will
he marked by heated debate, as II
was known they are at loggerheads
on many important questions.
/ Great Britain, 1t was said. is reluc-
| tant ia demand surrender OF German
| war guilty to be made a test case as
! IN Germans intentions toward the
peace treaty, while France taxes the
! Dosition that drastic measures may
! he used il necessary to force Yer
many to live up to article 22s. me
| nresence of Marshal Foch, who ar
rived late yesterday with Premier
! Millerand. was taken to 1ndlcaLe the
French determination to discuss mir
| tarv measures If necessary TO en-
force surrender Of the accused Ieu.
| tons.
1
| ticn of Constantinople also was indi-
| Gated. Before leaving faris' miliei.
| and told the French foreign aftairs
committee he favored prefnltting 1hs
| Turks to remain In Constah'iiopie,
| with possible international cohToi VI
the city and port. Lloyd-George' On
the other hand. recently tod parlla'
/ ment that the Turk cannot De AZ
lowed to remain in Europe. IN tnls
| controversy, 1t was said Premier
:; Nitti will side with France;
| Conflicting interests in the near
| east also were expected TO cause
trouble. France, it was said, VIII m
sist upon her full rights under the
| treaty Of 1915. ..-... ls...a.
! II was predicted that some solu
t;on of the Adriatic tangle Will De
reached at the conference. Inc 1lrst
man Il was believed, will, be a second
endeayor to get Jugo-Slavia to accept
| the recent allied compromise agree
ment. which Jugo-Slavia once re.
| iected. France and Great Britain, u
was stated authoritatively, are ready
m on almost to any length to finally
! dispose of this troublesome contro'
versy.
/ Milerand was expected to urge fur'
ther penalties against Germany 1oi
her failure to deliver the amounts o.
coal specified in the treaty. ne
debut as q member OF the DIG three
was watched with great interest, par
ticularly for any possible change IN
French policies.
! May Agree to Modification.
/ PARIS, Feb. 12.-France probably
will agree to modification or the
treaty of Versailles as reported to be
favored by the British, provided she
liz given other compensations, 1t was
fCopfinuad on mage 2l