Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-16
.DISILLUSIONME.N',l'r !. DUE I. I z.ssas1
FROM SPA MEETING.
Pertnax Believes Berlins Desire for Conference PGt-
ponement Came From Fear of Effect of German =
Elections-Aies Will Decide Questions of Treatv
ny PERrINAN.
UCop!riSht, 1920. the Edward War
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Especial Cable 10 Times-DIspntch.)
PARIS. May l5.-M Mlllcrand. the
French Premier. is .,neet!nS Lloyd
George. tho British Premier, at
liy;he. the EATERS English coun-
try' residence. secluded and secure
The ccus u,.ation will be short. but its
Importance VIII be great. for the
two 9remicrs not only viii fix the
conference date. but will define pre-
.ciseiy the conditions under, which
Germany shall he permitted 10 par
,icipate. With regard 10 these vital
matters N!lle-anG at least will con-
slider only ,he" prcserys; ION, aniNap-,
plication OF ;hc Versailles treaty.
Although. II is no; truc That .Ge.-
many has asked that the Spa con-
ference. which at first was dated for
May -, shall hc pos; poncd, never
,heless the German charge daraircs
III Paris and his more outspokcn
London colleague declare that the
allies Will have all The advantage
i,.w ;hat the meeting has been de-
laycd until June II. after the Ger
man elections. which occur June 6.
After that da;S' the entente Will be
faced by German government pos
sessing its country's confidence In
stead OF by Cabinet and Assembly,
both OF which have grown stale 70
German taste.
Germany Chary OF Ncsult<.
Berlin is Intensely anxious tina, the
German elections should not ec in
nuenced BY the d.siliusioaments
which she plainly understands will
now out OF the spa conference into
the minds OF the German people.
The German government. having
mistakenly expected the success OF
Nitis ( program, now deliberately
mis!cads the German people WITH re-
gard TO the results o: the San Reno
conference. whore, IN fact. the de-
aisions Of Ncrsa!.l We're realirmed.
The game Will occur. at Spa. and
this. revealed before :hc elections,
would cast both on the German
Cabinet and its supporting parties
shadow so complete that Ihe gov
crnmenis existence might be threat
ened. Therefore i is that Berlin
wishes TO get the voting over be-
fore the conference begins.
Explains Lloyd George. Stand.
search vainly .or iac word which
Will describe the allied Premier
willing 20 accep; That postponcmen,,
bat several explanations are At hand
for The determination % Lloyd
George. He THINKS the present Ger
man gove-nmeU: less Objectionable
ihan any other !.ke!y 10 succeed IN
-sse :; falls and also breads TO set
tlt foreign questions which ABSORB
a;tea:!on in his own country, dis
fasting the public mind from troy
oiesbme hume difficulties. o. which
the Irish problem IS most d.nicult.
Ais5 ne wishes 20 devise some scheme
which el;hc. vii, Involve the league
q nations III ;ae .espcaitphs be-.
;reea the allies and Germany. or 20
.as-re ;as 9ye::-aaency OF the SUI
o:=!n= couacl! enlarged by German
mem ae.sh.;.
Recently ne underworld 20 !n;.ust
ne league Win orEa.izal!oa- OF the
spa conference by supplying SIS
secreta-i2i, planning The. ;Aai tho
prime ministers should b. asked 10
represent ;.e.r countries inside ;he
leagues executive council Thus The
council ot P!e'niers WOULD hIve be-
come so-; o! world .ec:orate
wherein Lloyd George would have
played the torcmos. p4rt Is some
,h'ns Ike q chancellor D.: n. whole
universe. Thus y. should have seen
reincarna;ion ~ the Council q Four
and The g.ca; scheme o.. tire founders
o: nc league PRESERVED
i. Wanted Continuance or Power.
Lloyd George Intended from the
frs; that TIE league shog.t be the
heir Of the .iI-rowc-ful Paris con
ference. an instrVmen. Of the wu-li
government N genera, al the disposal
Of the E.e Four. coucrcte!y under
British control
+ Perhaps lie has ahAaIorea this
hope, yielding 10 those who wish 70
preserve the Independence o: the
( league, mailing !; SOMETHING Ike a
world conscience, hut his ,ac.ics !na!-
F, cate that he cndeavors 20 preserve
the life o: the suarem" council
Wants International Control.
But details do no, matter. Lloyd
George feels 1t necessary 10 retain
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