New-York tribune., 1921-01-27
Berlin to Get
Until July: 1
For Disar7'1niing ]!
Paris Council Expected to
Adopt the Report of Mill
tary Experts; German
Guards Must Disband
Reparations Plan Lags
Esthonia and Latvia RecOg-
nized, Action on Lithu.
ania and Georgia Held Up

Press).-The members of the Allied
Supreme Council spent most Of the
day in private conversations discussing
reparations. The two meetings Of the
Council were devoted to hearing the
statement of the French Minister of
Finance, NJ. Doumer, on reparations
and in considering the status of for
mer Russian states.
Allied military experts handed the
Supreme Council-their report on plan
for the disbandment of German mill
tary units. The reports give satfsfac-
tion to the French viewpoint on the
question, providing for full compliance
with all disarmament clauses Of the
Versailles Treaty.,
1t comedies, to- Great Britain 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 all other. slmilars organizations
Council Expected to Approve
This decision means that the Elm
wohnenwehr, .or- Civic Guards. and the
security police, must be disbanded, as
must ali other similar organizations
not allowed by the Treaty of Versailles.
The council has still to act upon
the report, but it was the general
opinion this forenoon that it would
approve the conclusions of the experts.
In addition to fixing the limits in the
disarmament clauses, Marshal Foch's
report demands as Indispensable the
adoption of penalties for non-compli-
ance, notably the occupation of further
German territory, such as the Ruhr,
and the extension Of the period Of oc-
cupation of the Rhineland.
It was decided this afternoon that
Latvia and Esthonia, should be recog-
nized as sovereign states. Action re-
garding Lithuania and Georgia wss
deferred pending further information.
1t is expected that Georgia's repre-
sentative will be heard during the
present conference of the Council, but
The decision with regard 70 Lithuania
may be delayed until the result of the
League Of Nations plebiscite in the
Wilma region is known.
Premier lloyd George and President
Millerand had occasion at lunch to dis
euss at some length the report on rem
arations made. shy NJ. Doumer. I'm
mediatelys after adjournment of the
afternoonssessfon Mr.. Lloyd George and
NJ. Jaspar and Colonel Theunys, re-
spectively Foreign Minister and, FL
nance Minister of Belgium, went into
conference in. Mr.. Lloyd Georges apart
melat, presumably re- ardlng the same
subject.
Reparations Scheduled To-day
Reparations will come before the
Council again tomorrow, along with
the military experts report on dis
armament. The French attitude, as
outlined in N. Doumer's exposition on
the subject before the Council, is tha;
the Allies should stand upon the
Treaty Of Versa lies SO far as repara-
tions are concerned
easily pay 2,000,000.0Oo gold marks or
ner exports. Premier Lloyd George
remarked that NJ. Doumer's statemen,
contained indications OF very different
estimates than those given so far. He
recalled that the Brussels hnancia
conference only recommended that the
Supreme Council claim 3,O00,0O0,00(
gold marks in money and goods from
Germany for period of five years.
Lloyd George Urges Broad View
Accordingly NJ. Doumer was asket
for further elucidation, and he viii
furnish supplementary documents Mr.
Lloyd George, it is understood. al
though showing the greatest sympathy
for the sacrifices and needs of France
contended that the problem had to bt
IL -
tion not merely Of setting France or
her feet, but reastablishing the eco
nomic system of the whole of Europe.
TIE British delegation will for the
moment stand by the figures Of tn,
bouiogne agreement, whereby Germany
iB to pay an average of more thar
100000 gold MARKS year, view
point which is fully supported by th(
Belgian delegation. The French dele
cepting these figures unless certain
supplementary concessions are accord
ed, including priority for France i,
special cases and remission of tn
inter-Allied debts.
There the matter stands, but IL /
seIt IN conference circles that there i
ground for hoping that private con
versatons and open debates in the mex
iew days Will lead to bringing about al
capital problem. = 'rs
Criticism Annoys Premier
Premier Lloyd George is understoo,
20 have taken umbrage to ar .articl,
IN Paris newspaper crfticizin9 hi
attitude on various questions now be
ing discussed by the Supreme Alice
Counsel. and has complained bitterl,
Premier BRAND regarding the ton,
of sae French Press, says the Euvre
since ] am treated this way" tn,
newspaper quotes Mr.. Lloyd George a.
saying, Il tell you viii never com,
TO Paris again"
u. BRAND, in consequence Of thi
protest, appealed to newspaper re
porters last night to use more modera
slon in writing Of the work Of tn,
supreme Council.
am not supported by all of YOU.
he declared. "Indescrintions, ~,
pure Inventions, were printed thi
morning, which do not please nv in
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