Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-09
LONDON STAGE
SET TO RECEIVE
WORLD DRAMA
Allied Premiers and League of
Nations Council to Meet
This Week.
MoMENTOUs QUESTIONS

LONDON. Feb. 0.-London will be tn
seat of momentous discussions on worlt
problems this week, with practically al
OF the machinery Of the peace conference
transferred here from Paris.
The "big three"-Premiers LloyC
George, Millerand and Nitti-will NEE
on Wednesday, and on the same day thu
executive council of the league of ma
tons will go into session at st. James
palace.
Parliament will reconvene tomorrow
after its long holiday and Premier LloyC
George is expected to make an epocha
declaration on policy, touching upon thu
acute financial situation and the pcssi
bility of opening negotiations with sovie
Russia.
IMPORTANT PROGRAM
BEFORE PREMIERS.
The premiers have an important pro
gram before them. Some of the matters
which they probably will take up are tn,
following:
1. The draft of a rejoinder to Hol-
land, replying to the Dutch note re-
fusing to surrender the ex-kaiser for
trial
2. The serious ney~ situation in
allied German relations created by
the entente's demand for more than
800 German military and officers of
state for trial before war-guilt
court.
s. The Russian situation and the
suggestion of the ambassadOriaI
council that the decision to resume
commercial relations between the al
lies and Russia be reconstructed as a
result of developments indicating that
the soviet has gained control of the
Russian cooperative societies
4. The international financial and
economic situation, involving the I'M
precedented low exchange rates in
the United States and the question of
American imports.
5. Problems involved in the Turk
ish settlement.
6. The Italian-JugO-Slav cOntrO-
versy over Fiume.
LEAGUE TO DEAL WITH
ROUTINE QUESTIONS.
According to expectations the execu
tive council of the league Of nations
will deal only in well-defned problems
which were settled in outline before the
peace conference broke up in Paris
These include the creation of an inter
national court of justice; in the duer-
ton Of international transit and ster>
to protect the public health in varicu;
countries. Definite Instructions for the
commissions on Saar and Dantzig ar,
also to be worked out
1t has been reported from Berlin that
Germany might present a petition fol-
allied sanction to a union of Germany
and Austria but the council would be
unable to act upon this request even II
it were made. In addition to the fact
that 0oifhpr CnrrnoDv-
member of the league of nations. the
matter could not be considered except
II a full meeting of the league with n
the members present.
Since the premiers met last. soviei
Russia has signed a peace treaty with
Esthonia securing for Russia an outlet
on the Baltic sea at Reval Poland
is said to be seriously considering peace
with the soviet regime, although. accord
ing to word from Paris, the terms arc
TO be submitted to the allies for approva,
before the Warsaw government signs up
PARLIAMENT ALSO
FACES SIG PROBLEM.
Big problems will face parliament wher
it convenes, some purely domestic anC
others of international scope
In addition to the acute exchange sit
uation and the possibility of a curtaiI
meHC OIL imports from America, the lrtsE
problem is looming up more dangerously
than ever. Labor is FESTIVE and the
coal miners are pressing their demands
upon the government with the threat OF
a strike In the background. British Ia
Dor is preparing to challenge Premier
Lloyd George on his Russian policy
while certain section Of the press. no
tably the Northcliffe newspapers, ara
again after the premier, accusing him
of ''wobbling."
Domestic politics probably will enter
to some extent in parliamentary affairs
for the next few weeks.