Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-21
WANTS LAST Penny
FROM GERMANY
BRAND Declares He Will Not
Reduce Total One
Centime
CONFER IN LONDON
Allies Are Not in Agreement on Sev
res Treaty-Francc to sluIt CIllcia
-Venizalos In Harmony.

London, Feb. 2l.-AflSl.at b.ldA",
the French Prime Minister, and i;"H-
cral Berthelot arrived n London y': :
terday evening for the Allied confer
pnen with the announced reSolutc rGr-
nose of not reducing by as much aS .
centime the total reparations that
Germany must pay as Il resIlt OF tie
World War as agreed to at the recent
Paris conference. But the Premier Is
disposed to examine attcniive!y. ~
even sympathc;cally, tie conditions OF
payment, should the German 'e't-
rates co.ae t. Lead :! wi'h pron'SatS
reasonably within the scope Of the
Allied decisions.
Although NJ. BRAND does no. re-
rrr:i ttc .l2 per cent, AK up" he
value of German goods sent abroad
as a nexport duty, because it may be
paid from internal or any other rere-
nue., yet in view of American criti-
cism that clause may be modinfiei i
another suitable standard to meet
Germany's expanding prosperity car
be found. Exports, within NJ. Brand $
definition Of the word, were select
ed simply as variable national earn.
ing.
German rcparationS will not be
considered formally until the Near
Eastern questions are settled: bit
separations dominate the thought Of
the French delegation, and this fact
probably will have an important IN
fluence on the decision Of the confer
ence respecting the Turkish arrange
mcnts.
The French and British govern
nents are rot in entire agreement
upon the Sevres Treaty. 1t IS the
impression that Premier LLOYD
George, of Great Britain. vii! ask ".
BRAND to yield in some respects on
the Turkish treaty III return for
steadfast British support with regard
to reparations.
The French have all but decided to
withdraw from Cilicia. but 70 retain
the mandate for Syria which is pa
TALLY pacified, according TO General
Gouraud, commander of the French
Army in the Near East. The situa-
ton in Cilicia promises prolonged
trouble. General Gourand, who came
to London with the French mission,
considers that France could now with
draw from Clieiaz without loss of
prestige, having won victory at
! Aintah.
France has 10000 mcr in Turkey.
but if the war is to be continued there
| another GO,00O men probably would be
| require to finish the campaign. The
| French Cabinet does not desire 70
| aDend any more lives on Turkish man-
! dates, and prefers to reach an agree
/ ment with the National;sts under
Mustapha kemal Pasha.
| The word "rcvision" is to be care
| fully avoided as regards the Scvr"s
Treaty on the ground that to revise
any treaty tends to Gender less per
manent and solid al postwar treaties
Instead of revision" the word "ad,
iustmert' to fit changed conditions G.
the modification of certain articles
of the treaty will be used.
| Since NJ. Venizelos, the former
Greek Premier, has arrived at an ua-
! derstanding with the Greek Cablne.
although not with the Greek King. ht
also is said to have come to an un
derstanding with Mr.. Lloyd G"orgt
to save all. or as much as possible. "i
the Sevres Treaty so that Greece MAY
retain all of her newly acquired teri;
| tory. NJ. Fenizelos asserts that M
Greek Army can complete q victor!
for Greece without calling on the A!
lies for more money or more troops
! He asks why, therefore. GFeec'
should abandon the execution Of
plan partially realized and when i
| fulfillment is in sight. Mr. LloT
George is said to have accepted broad
! " this Judgment and to desire III
retention of the essentia! points 0
the Seyres document.
! VI. venizelcs. although without OF
icial relation to the conference, !
likely to prove dominating person
ality in the settlement Of the furur
oS the Turkish Empire. Count Sforz'
| (EAn4fn,,nI paua Eallrl