Evening star., 1920-07-07
GERMAN MINISTERS
TO SUBMIT APLAN
FOR DISARMAMENT
Lloyd Georges Threat to
Break Up Conference
Brings Response.
By tie Associated Press.

SPA. Belgium, July decision was
reached by members of the German
ministry and military officers attach
ed to the German delegation here
this morning to recommend to Con-
sstantin Fehfenbach. head Of the Gers
man delegation, that a plan of dis
armament for Germany. be presented
the allied rebfssentatfves Ills affsf-
noon The conference, therefore, will
continue.
Chancellor Fehrenbach requested
that members of his cabinet and army
chiefs hold this meeting in his alb
sence to consider the matter and COM
municate their views to him.
Ne Coneessions to Turkey.
The important clauses of the peace
treaty with Turkey will remain as
they are, it has been decided by the
supreme council in session here. At
Venizelos Of Greece present. the coun-
Gil decided it would be impossible to
grant the Turkish. request for the
revision of these clauses. A comm is :.
sion of experts will be appointed
however, to study the minor clauses
the document SO far as these are con-
cerned.
An official statement concerning the
proceedings with regard to the Turk
ish treaty says:
'The conference assembled at II
o'clock to examine the Turkish treaty
reply, dated June 26, by Damad Ferid
Pasha (the Turkish grand viZier).
The conference agreed it was impos-
sible to modify any of the principal
clauses as requested by Turkey, but
appointed a small expert committee,
empowered to consult with the mill
tary authorities, to draft a reply.
THE reply will deal with certain
minor points on which the Turkish
memorandum has established a rea-
sonable case, and will require sigma
ture of the treaty within ten days
after presentation of the reply"
BY WILLIAM e. NASH.
BY Cable to The Star and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright. 1920.
SPA. Belgium, July Ito the sur
has occurred in the peace delibera-
tions here. Many people supposed
that the conference here would be a
counterpart of that at San Reno,
where the British and French dele
gates came nearly to a break over
the occupation of Frankfort by
French armed forces.
Now, however, iti is announced that
Lloyd George, the British prime min
lister. threatens to break up the con-
ference if the Germans do not pro-
duce within twenty-four hours some
definite plans of disarmament. Lloyd
George has thus shown himself to be
convert to the French and Belgian
opinion that disarmament is the su-
preme test of German good will.
Past Dangers Recalled.
"The allies have no desire to be
harsh or cruel toward Germany" said
the British prime minister. but with
the German army in it's present state
the allies cannot afford to be unmind-
full of possible dangers in the fu-
ture."
If the communists or militarists
should come into power in Berlin the
allies would be threatened with a war
of revenge waged by strong, well or
ganized forces. Expert information
reveals that, in spite of the terms Of
the treaty, Germany still has an army
of more than zoe, 900 men, $4,000 can
non. $4,000 machine guns and 100000
rifles. These figures are much too
high, and they must be reduced with
in definite time limits if the allies are
to place any faith in German good
will. 1t is not the honesty of Herr
Fehrenbach or the rest of the German
government that the allies mistrust.
but that of the opposition, which NAV
overthrow the present regime at any
time.