The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-17
BRITISH
PREMIER
SATISFIED
Gerr ans Sign Allied Coal
P octocoI and One ca.
ling for Disarmament.
By NEWTON c. PARkE

plished much during the spa confer
ence. but il would have been better "
the United States had acted an i'm
partial participant" declared Premier
LIoyd-GeorEe before leaving for Lon
don today The British premier was
apparently well satisfied with the re-
suit OF the discussions. which came &c
an end last night when the Germans
signed the allied coal protocol pledg
ing themselves to deliver to the allies
100000 tons of coal monthly for a
specified time.
When Mr.. Lloyd George was asked
where the next conference of the al
lied foreign ministers would be held
he laughed as he replied
Washington would be a good place.
but they tell me it Is pretty hot there
in summer I should prefer Deauville
myself"
Premier Lloyd George believes that
the German government viii have a
more difficult time enforcing the dis
armament protocol than the coal pro-
tocol Both call for quick action on
the part Of the Berlin government a
both are effective al once.
The British delegation. which was
the biggest at the conference. was the
first to leave. being followed by the
French The German delegation head
ed by Chancellor Konstantin Fehren-
bach. planned TO leave for Berlin late
in the afternoon.
There was a dramatic touch to an
incident that followed the adjourn
raent OF the conference. Premier Lloyd
George with a company of French o.
acials dined in a cheap little cafe.
where each ate a dollar table de-hote
dinner Later the British premier
sauntered over to the hotel where the
American and English correspondents
attiFed ir correct evening dress were
dining with much formality. Mr..
Lioyd-George entered the dining room
and sat down with the CORES pondents
His gray sack suit was wrnkled and
baggy At the knees from lack OF press
ing. His collar was dirty and wiIted
from the heat. When the waiter came
UP the British statesman said he had
already eaten but would have a cigar
Mr.. Lloyd George was in jovial
mood
Your correspondents have been
telephoning your stories to London
today have you not?" he asked turn
ing TO a group OF men representing
newspapers and press associations IN
the United States.
Well one of these days I suppose
you viii be telephoning to Europe
from New York just as easily as you 1
talked to London today After all /
this is a small world and l think AM
erica will find that she must come in I
and help US solve our difficulties II
would have been well for America to 1
be represented here. Some times It
might have been embarrassing for
US, particularly when America was
against US, but I think it would have
been gseat thing if We could have
secused fresh viewpoints from the
United States which is a nation free /
from the natural rivalries of Europe. /
We are on our way to better things /
in our relations with Germany.
The premier said that he believed /
the present government at Berlin is
absolutely sincere in its determination .
TO execute the treaty of Versailles. but
expressed some fears that the present
German government might not last
long.
At any rate We shall get the coal
even If We have to get it ourselves"
added the British statesman.
Four main subjects were taken up
during the conference:
!. Disarmament of Germany.
z. Delivery Of German, coal
3. indemnity.
T. Trials Of German war offenders
Germany signed the disarmament
and coal protocols while the war Grim
mails and war indemnity were referre1
% commissions Several times the
conference was on the breaking point
and on Wednesday night the allies
went so far as to threaten the Ger
mans with an uItimatum calling for
the occupation OF the Ruhr district
with allied armies
The allies pointed out that Ger
position Is difficult owing to
the great increase in the amount OF
ioating currency which makes it in
'reasingly hard for her 20 meet her
national debt 1t was declared that
he allies must see 70 it that she has
he means To recover suffcientlv -
'epay his external obligations The
Germans we're said TO be attending
o take advantage of the Russian vic
-ories over Poland. but the allies held
lru1 70 their own terms Arrange
nents viii be worke dout to extend
germany credits in connection with
he coal deliveries so that larger sun
'hes u food can be secured for tn,
workers. In the German coal fields