Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-21
JOHNSON IS TOLD
TO ATTEND ALLIED
SAN RENO PARLEY
u. S. Ambassador to Be Oh
server 0nIy-Germany Asks
0. K. for Larger Army.

Ambassador Johnson. at Rome. was
instructed today by the State Depart
mcnt TO attend the allied conference
at San Reno as an official observer
for the American government He
will not participate in the discussions
or deliberations.
Ambassador Johnson is expected to &C
TO san Reno today. 1t was said at the
state Department that his instructions
were similar to those given to Ambas-
Sador Wallace when be was delegated
AS an observer at the meetings of the
allied ambassadors at Paris. Mr. John
son VIII report to the department or
ence
Before the San Reno conference me,
| Italy invited the United States to send
a representative.
Germany Wants More TroOps.
! PARIS. April 21.-Germany has
asked the interallied conference al
San Keno to increase from 100. 900 tc
10000 men the standing army pro-
vided for Germany by the terms OF
the treaty of Versailles.
The request was contained in a note
handed to the French foreign office
last evening with the demand that /,
Reno.
The note set forth that an increased
force was necessary for the mainte-
nance of order in the interior and
that. furthermore. the army would not
accept an order for it's dissolution.
Forces She Would Keep. =
The note further REQUESTS that Ger.
many be allowed to retain the entire
general STAFF and corps of officers
| which means the entire framework
of the active army 1t proposes that
tain be divided as follows:
Twelve divisions Of infantry, with
complement of artillery: three di-
visions Of cavalry. five special bri-
gades. composed each of two regi-
ments of infantry and two groups of
artillery. The note also asks for-one
battalion of heavy artillery for each
division of infantry. 100 airplanes
divided into eight groups. and four
special companies of troops for rail-
way work.
Two other German notes were hand
ed to the foreign Office at the same
time. The first referred to the dis
manded by the allies. Germany on
April 10 presented this note. an
nouncing the decision to disband the
guards, to Gen. Nollet, head of the
allied commission of control in Ber-
lin. and 1t already has been made public.
The second note embodied requests
that the reichswehr force in the neu-
Ltzal ,xnne should be hxed according
TO stH6 Number of men instead of the
number of units. and that Germany
be allowed to have eleven batteries
of artillery instead of two In the neu-
trail zone.
Balfour mt San Reno.
SAN RENO, April 81 tby the Asso-
ciated Press).-Arthur J. Balfour.
British member of the league OF ma
tion's executive council. who has been
acting as the presiding officer at the
councils sessions. arrived in San Re-
mo today to represent the league of
nations in discussions with the su-
preme council regarding the mandate
for Armenia. which the league had
been asked to assume.
The discussion is expected to turn
upon the question of funds and mill
tary forces, of which the league has
none Erzerum. which has been Sc
lected as the capital of Armenia, is
the home city Of Mustapha kemal,
the Turkish nationalist leader. and
he is a deputy from that city in the
Turkish parliament. He is reported
to have $1,000 troops in Erzerum.
which the league of nations. under
the mandate, would have the task of
turning out.
Nitti Charges FalsehOOds.
Premier Nitti Of Italy. speaking to-
day with reference to that country's s
policy toward Germany, Austria and
Jueoslayia and also upon the financial
situation of Italy, charged that a
campaign of falsehood was being con-
Quoted by unknown persons against
his country.
THE dissemination of false news
detrimental to Italy Is an abominable
thing" Premier Nitti said. 1T is a
veritable campaign of libelous false
hoods. BY whom is it promoted? Many
kilograms which claim to have come
from Italy prove to have been sent
from neighboring countries by per
sons who have not lived in Italy, and
who are acting in the interests OF un-
known parties
Batum Free Port.
SAN RENO, April 2A-At the after
noon session the supreme council de-
cided to insert a clause in the Turkish
treaty making Batum free port for
the republics of Azerbaijan. Georgia
and Armenia. The council spent con-
siderable time considering the pro-
lection of minorities in Anatolia. 1t
approved the financial articles of the
treaty. The reply to President Wilson
which is being drafted by the British
is ready for examination.
A note from the league Of nations
was submitted to the supreme council
concerning the mandate over Ar
menia. The note pointed out that the
league of nations has no funds. no
staff and no military forces with
which to carry out the mandate. The
league asked whether the govern
ments composing the supreme council
would provide the necessary re-
sources.
British. Italian, French, Japanese
and Greek military and naval experts
have arrived here to take part in the
framing of the military clauses of the
Turkish treaty. it was officially an
nounced here.
! BRITISH ENVOY Received
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