Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-20
ALLIES ARE DIVIDED
. ON COERC|VE PLAN
AGAINST GERMANY
United in Decision That
Mandatory Action Must Be
Taken, However.

SAN RENO. April 90 tby the AS
sociated Press).-The premiers OF the
allied powers in conference here. al
though busy with the problems Of the
Turkish peace treaty. have found tinre
to resume the conversations begun
Sunday afternoon upon what warning
or ultimatum shall be sent to Ger
many respecting the execution Of the
treaty of Versailles -
1t does not appear. however. that
their consultations have led them be-
Eond an agreement in principle that
something of mandatory character
must be sent to the Berlin govern
ment.
Premier Lloyd George, It is UNDER
STOOD, is holding tenaciously to the
view that economic penalties shall
be imposed il Germany does not con-
form to the treaty's terms. The French
contention. on the other hand. is de.
clared TO be that it would be more
cruel to cease sending food supplies
into Germany and put a stop to her
industries by shutting off raw mate.
rails than to occupy few districts
with allied troops until Germany
changed her attitude.
Less Dangerous Policy. .
From the standpoint of internal or
der in Germany. the French statee~
men also consider that limiting ftod
from working would be more danger
Gus than restricted occupation. Pre-
mier Nitti supports Mr.. Lloyd Geor6e
That is the situation on that question
this morning
The council continued its examines
ton or the Turkish treaty at the for.
NAL session.
An official statement issued by the
premiers says: s~-s
This morning the conference die-
cussed and approved the financial
clauses of the Turkish treaty. The
conference afterward discussed tho
Armenian territorial question. eaps-
cially the frontier question. Befote
adJourning the conference took up the
question of Eaton"
For Collective Demands. --ss
PARIS, April 20 tby the AssociateA
Press) s).-All the allied powers con.
cerned now have approved the prin-
ciple OF collective representations 70
be made to the Berlin governmentrt-
garding the execution of the treafy
of Versailles, and the charges daf-
faires of the several allied nations
will probably be instructed to call ~
once at the Wilheimstrasse and de-
liver the declaration. Italy's approval
of the representations which had not
been Immediately Forthcoming wa6
received today.
The declaration is not regarded n
an ultimatum, as probably no time
limit will be set for Germany's re-
ply. She will be given to understan4
however, that as sdisagreeabie na3-
ternAtiye to- compliance with IN
terms OF the treaty regarding a.
armament the allies will be .unab5e
to continue the relations re-estsk~
lfshed by the peace treaty.
taS-.. L. .-.4 -
likewise regarding the continuance
of Instructions in Germany. aud the
prospect will be held out of the with
holding of food and other necessities
in the event OF the development Of q
counter-reeolutionar movement.
Internatfonaiized straits. ~
PARIS. April 1S.--hTe supreme
council has definitely decided to inter-
nationalize the Darda nelies, accor(iin9
to a Havas dispatch from San Ren0,
Allied contingents will be stationed ID
Constantinople. so as TO guard against
Turkish rulers in the future leading
their people astray and becoming again
a danger for their neighbors and the
allies.
SAN RENO. April 19-In consider
ing the Turkish treaty today the coun-
Gil decided to reply to President Will
sons note on the subject. giving him full.
SApldiidtIOHS dS 10 WHY IL cOui0 not 8c-
cept the points he made in this con-
nection.
The reply of the allies in thus sun
plying full informa ton on this question,
is taken here to indicate their genernf
attitude toward the United States gov
ernment in treating the unsettled Euro
pean problems.
Allies to Act Alone.
The allied reply TO president w6-
sons Turkish note is expected by dip
lomatic officials here to point out that
without the acceptance by the United
States of responSibiliiN for narf-hf