The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-06-21
WOULD
SPLIT ENTENTE
Thus Escape Peace Treaty
Penalties Premiers Dis
ouss Near East.
WARNINGS AGAINST WAR
1nYNEwroN G. .lPARkER.l

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Bouiogre. June 2l.-Q," N. S.)-The
interaliied conference today definitely
abandoned the scheme whereby France
proposed to pay her war debt to Eng
land in proportion as Germany PAID
indemnity 10 France. This decision. II
was said, brought about Americas re-
fusal TO permit England Y as,ay Pm
ment OF Great Britain's war DEBT 70 tns
United States until the amount NAG
been covered by Germanys indemnity
10 England Belgium and Italy Were
prepared to insist upon similar rights
which would delay their payment oi
war debts II Frances proposal snad peen
: The opening Of the conferences was
followed by reports that indemnity ana
the disturbed conditions In the near.
east would take up the premiers time
to such an extent that the resumption
OF trade with Russia would get less
consideration than had originally peeh
The financial experts presented the
text OF their agreement on repara-
tions this afternoon. Afterwards Mar-
shal Foch and Field Marshal Sir Henry
staff, turned in the tentative dratt oil
a note addressed to Germany relative
to disarmament
The allied statesmen will discuss
Turkey and Russia tomorrow IN the oT
der named. ~
surances to Count Sforzia, the ltaP
foreign minister, that England :
France will act with Greece agi
the Turks. 3
The French armistiee with Mus (
Kemal Pasha's Turkish nationay s
in Anatolia will expire tomorrohs e
Predicts Revision. 2rS
Premier Venizelos, OF Greece. pre-
dicted that there would - a funda-
mental revision Of the Turkish treaty:
Premier Lloyd George would not dis
cuss the conference with correspond
ents, but said he hoped to return to
England tomorrow night.
The Daily Express warns Great Brit
ain against the. grave danger OF beine
drawn into interminable hostiiities' 10
the near east.
''The people are.sick Of fighting." said
this newspaper. T"They will not send
their sons to die in the wastes of Asia
Minor to satisfy militarist mirage. We
ought to reinforce our hard-pressed
troops in the near-east and then make
fair peace with the Turkish ma
tionalists." St
According, to the Daily Express the
British cabinet has rejected the de-
mand for the withdrawn OF British
troops from Persia. The government
intends to keep an armyin Persia, de-
spite the TACT tnat tne Anglo-ferSlan
pact does not call for such an army,
to maintain the shah in power. against
internal revolutionary elements, the
Daily, Express reveals. y
If we are on the verge OF war
against Turkey the Turks should be
told so with no. further eqnivocation.
said Lord Northcliffe's dispatch. y
Entente at stake.
The Daily News says that the de-
liberation on near.east matters at
Boulogne will be carried out by the AL
lied premiers with tlieNlitmost secrecy.
The STANDARD, In commenting upon
the Boulogne conference, declared that
"tha continued existence Of flie fahtents
between England and France ~ at
stalse.'' 1t charges the German re-
| actionary influences In control at Ber-
| lin with attempting to break the solid
arity OF, the allies IN order to escape
peace treaty penalties,
The degree of success in carrying out
the decision reached at Hvthe for, inn
mediate disarmament OF Germany will.
decide whether democracy won the
war" said the Pail Mall Gazette
The Westminster Gazette warns, OF
disputes between the allies over the ap-
portionment Of German Indemnity.