The Washington herald., 1921-01-24
Supreme Council Gathers
To Settle Aftermath
Of Great War.
FAMOUS LEADERS
MISSING AT BOARD
History of Past 2 Years
Is Recalled as Allied
Statesmen Confer.

PARIS. Jan. 2S.-After more than
two years of peace" negotiations
and peace conferences held in the
capitals and pleasure resorts of
Western Europe. allied statesmen
have come back to the original
meeting place in Paris to establish
definitely real peace" and regu-
late the reparations. forthcoming
from the German Republic.
The first meeting of the supreme
council will be held tomorrow morn
ling at IL o'clock in the same old
Quai D'Orsay Office There are many
familiar faces, but only one veteran
Premier Lloyd George-as many
ministries have risen and fallen
rsince the last sessions in the his
toric clock room. The, master power
of the world-the United States-is
entirely missing, so far not sufti-
cientIy interested to have even an
official listener in.
BrIand to Preside.
The new French premier, NJ.
BRAND will be chairman OF the con-
ferances. other leading figures will
be Lord Curzon, of England; Count
Sforza. of Italy; Jasper Theunys. of
Belgium. and Baron MatsuL OF
Japan. There is a long train of sec
retaries, military attaches, financial
experts and reparations delegates.
The French Gen. Eollet, head of the
interallied commission of control in
Berlin: Marshal Foch. and Field
Marshal Wilson. probably will lead
the section on disarmament which
is understood to be the first con-
sideratiOn of the council.
Before getting down to the real
business of the conference.-the is,
reparations-the~ council will dis
pose Of thf cepcessiops asked Ibx
Germany. The Germans claim they
cannot figure their .esources With
out knowing whether Upper Silesia
is to go to them or to Poland. and
naturally they claim they must have
it. The other concessions asked.
in ships and coal. naturally would
increase Germany's earning power,
but. the allies already have dis
posed of those ma,,ers and are
not going to yield on thoss points
AnnuIties Opposed.
The method of making Germany
pay will come before the council.
Despite the report that the allies
had agreed on five annuities. o. max
ing Gerfany pay on ihe InstalIment
plan, there is strong opposition to
this idea in Belgium ani Italy. Eng
lard is the strongest advocate OF
it, France the next.
Greece and Turkey il lhe treaty
of Sevres are the next sore spot.
1t is probable that Premier Giolittl
will come from Rome for this dis
cussiOn. Italy and France Eold
views opposed to England, mt ell
fear revising the treaty as 4 bad
precedent for GeGrmanv.
Austrian Problem.
The case of Austria is to come
up. The nation which began, the
war with Serbia in 1914 now is of
fering a pathetic appeal for exis-
tence. Suggestions will be received
by the council for the interallied
commission of control to take
charge of the country during it's
economic renaissance.
The basis of the present optim-
ism is the strength and determina-
tion of the BRAND cabinet and the
feeling that French public opinion
is now moro prepared to accept
what Germany can pay and will
pay in contrast to exaggerated de-
mands> and expectations of what
Germany should pay.
fnnnxrirht. 1921. Public Ledrer Co.N