The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-26
PREPARATIONS
DISCUSSION
OPENS TODAY
Paul Doumer, French Minister
of Finance, Opens Consid-
Grafton Before Allied Coun-
cil-Presents Report.
TO RELIEVE AUSTRIA
tBy Associated Press,

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! PERAS, Jan. 26-Paul Doumer,
French minister OF finance. opened the
discussion of German reparations by
the supreme allied council here this
| morning. He read q report on the
financial situation and outlined the
French viewpoint concerning a solu-
tlon of the reparation question. The
conference then heard Baron Edgar
/ Vincent D'Abernon, British ambassa-
! dor to Germany.
Private conversations regarding this
question have been going on between
David Lloyd George, British prime
minister, and Aristide BRAND, presi-
dent of the council of France. but
there was no indication this morning
:! that anything resembling an agree
Llent had been reached.
| Wants Amount Fixed.
The British premier held the opin-
ion that the amount af indemnity Ger
many must pay should be definitely
! fixed, which view was rejected by NJ.
BRAND, in his address before the
Chamber of Deputies last week.
1t was reported this morning that a
majority of the allied representatives
attending the meeting of the council
had espoussed the views of Mr. LLOYD
George.
! To Relieve Austria.
A committee which was appointed
yesterday to consider measures for the
relief Of Austria has begun work on
this problem solution of which seemed
yesterday to have been related to an
indefinite future date.
A proposal that the matter be turned
over to the League of Nations was
not entertained by the council and an
other which would call for a loan of a
quarter Of a billion dollars to Austria
during the next ten years was similar
ly rejected.
/ England Opposed.
Great Britain refused to entertain
such a proposition. and Italian dele
gates entered objections to any plan
which would commit Austria and her
future to the mercy of any combiua-
tion OF states.
The situation at Vienna was viewed
! as being closely related to that in
Prague, Buda Pest, Belgrade and 9TH
er Central European capitals, and the
committee appointed to study the mat
ter was advised to formulate a plan
contemplating assistance for the
whole situation.
Conference Feb. 81.
lied-Turkish peace conference will con-
vene in London probably on Feb 81
M. BRAND, was prepared today to send
! formal notice to Turkey and Greece
=! to appoint representatives would at
tend the London meeting.
The Sultan's government was given
the privilege of naming leaders of the
Turkish nationalist administration at
Angora, as some of the members of
the delegation, while Greece it was
clearly indicated, would be informed
the allies would not enter into any
sort of relations with King Constan-
tine.
Plan Progresses.
i Encouraging progress on a new
: plan for the disarmament of German
military unit and the surrender of
German guns and war material has
been made by military reports study
ing the question and a plan was ex-
pected to be ready for submission to
the council late today. It was fore
cast this plan would be promise be-
tween the divergent views held by
members of the council
Conferences have begun between
British officials attending the council
meeting and Sir Auckland Geddes.
!. British ambassador to the United
States who arrived here yesterday.
Lloyd George Angry
Il Premier Lloyd George is understood
to have taken umbrage to an article
in a Paris newspaper criticizing his
:. attitude on various questions now be-
ing discussed by the supreme allied
council, and has complained bitterly
to Premier BRAND regarding the tone
the French press.
"Since / am treated this way" Mr..
Lloyd George is quoted as saying. Il
tell you | will never come to Paris
again"
Appeals to Papers
NJ. BRAND in consequence of this
protest appealed to newspaper report
ers last night to use more moderation
in writing of the work of the supreme
council.
81 am not supported by all of you
he declared. "Indiscretions. even pure
investions, were printed this morning
which do not please my interluters.
If that goes on you will make it I'M
possible for any more meetings to be
held in Paris
Present Report
Allied military experts today hand
ed the supreme council their report
on a plan for the disbandment of Ger
man military soil. The reports give
satisfa elton to the French viewpoint
on the question, providing for Nfus 1
compliance with all disarmament.
clauses of the Versailles treaty.
! 1t comedies to Great Britain a fur.
ther delay which was asked for on
Monday before the supreme council
by Premier Lloyd George. Two
thirds of the operation of disarmament
must be completed by March and
the work must be finished by July /.