The New York herald., 1921-01-24
FRENCH CONFIDENT
ALLIES WILLAGREE
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and other questions will be discussed.
The questions between the Allies and the
United States likewise will be gone over.
It is expected that the conference will
last about week.
The five Powers to be represented at
the Council will be:
Great Britain-Premer Lloyd George.
Earl Curzon Of Kedleston, Field Marshal
Sir Henry Hughes Wilson or the I'M
perial Staff. Baron Edgar Vincent
d'Abernon, Ambassador to Germany
Gen. Bingham. president of the Inter-
Allied Subcommission on Armament ;
Admiral Sinclair and Major Groves.
France-Premier BRAND. NJ. Berthe
lot, NJ -4oucheur. NJ Doumer. NJ. ,Sey-
doux and Col. de st. Aulaire. Ambassa-
dor to Great Britain.
Italy-Count Sforza, Foreign Minister,
and Marquis della Porella.
Belgium-Jasper Theunys. Minister of
Finance. and NJ Van de Vyvere, former
Minister of Finance.
yapan-Viscount Ishii, Ambassador to
France.
The disarmament discussion is ex-
pected to turn mostly upon the measures
to be employed to bring Germany to
comply with the peace treaty. As the
Allies are supposed to be agreed that
Germany must finally disarm effectively.
It is understood that France does not
want to apply the penalty of occupation
of further German territory. PROVIDED
the Spa agreement Is confirmed Never
theless Premier BRAND is expected to
take a firm attitude. as was indicated in
his Ministerial declaration with his sig
nificant allusion to the fact that France
has the force to compel compliance with
the treaty, IL necessary.
The reparations question will come
up on the report OF the allied experts
who met the Germans at Brussels In
which they recommend that pending
final determination Of the total Of Ger
many's debt Germany shall pay five
annual instalments Of 100000, 600
francs In gold, Of which the minimum
in cash is to be fixed by the Allies.
The council also probably will consider
the answer which 1t will make to the
declaration OF the German Ambassador.
Wilhelm Mayer Won Kaufbeuren, to NJ.
BRAND that Germany will be unable to
pay any cash for some time to come.
The experts will recommend that Ger
many be allowed to retain 100000 tons
Of shipping, which remains to be turned
over to the Allies and that the expenses
of the occupation Of the Rhineland be
red uced They will reject the demands
of the German experts for the sup
preston Of the plebiscite in Upper
Silesia for an indefinite period. the post
ponement Of payments in cash. the rcsti-
tuition of sequestrated German property
abroad, which has not yet been liqui-
dated. in order that Germany may use
il as security for credits. and reduc-
ton in Germany's coal deliveries. They
also will propose the suppression OF cash
advances by the Allies on the price Of
coal delivered.
Referring to the conference, the Temps
says to-day:
"The Premiers' conference cannot omit
examining into the Near East question.
II was under NJ. Brands war ministry
that the Salonica expedition, which cul-
minated with the elimination of Bull
garia as a war factor. was undertaken.
The Lloyd George Cabinet decided the
campaign Of Gen. Allenby (commander
Of the British troops in Mesopotamia)
which settled Turkey. The military au-
thoritiss have done their work well
Now It is UP to the civilians. who gave
them power. to complete their task"