The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-25
ALLIES MAY HELP
IN HARDING PLAN
Entente Premiers Discuss the
"American League Scheme"
Nations Association VS.. League
Part of Program.
Allied Commission Named to
Investigate Crisis.
German Indemnity Made Big
Issue at Paris Session.

Paris, Jan. 25.-The official pro-
gram of the cupreme council, now
meeting here, includes discussion of
the American scheme for League of
f.ations, the newspaper LIntransi.
geant said today.
This probably refers to various re-
ported plans of President-elect Hard
ing for associations of nations.
Will Help Austria.
An allied commission to determine
What must be done toward the rehabil-
itation of Austria was appointed today
by the interallied supreme council.
Louis Loucheur, Robert Thorne and
Slgnor Giannini were assigned by
France, B.itain and Italy to study the
austrian situation and present a re-
port before the council adjourns.
The rearranged program of tho
council calls for discussion of the Aus
TRAN situation today, followed by Asia
Minor, disarmament. reparations, coal
and interallied finance
The question of German Indemnity
was discussed exclusively outside the
Qua1 d'Orsay between the government
heads and their experts. Despite re-
ported disagreements between Pre-
miers Lloyd George and BRAND, the
two were smiling when they met this
morning outside the Quai d'Orsay and
chatted for a half hour.
British and French Argue.
French and British delegations en-
gagged in a long argument over the
question of German disarmament, the
British declaring grave responsibility
would be incurred in disarming Ger
many in the face of a possible -Bolsire-
vik attack next spring.
Occupation of Germany in case she
does not disarm was considered. Mar
shall Foch and other experts being
asked to report on the feasibility OF
taking over Ruhr. Frankfort and other
important centers.
While the representatives OF Great
Britain, France, Italy. Belgium and
Japan examined reports on the situa-
ton centering about Vienna, allied
military experts were engaged in for
mulating report on the disarmament
of Germany and studying recommen-
dations for the execution of German
engagements in this particular.
Decision had been reached by the
experts that May I must be the limit
of time given Germany in which to
disband her military organizations and
surrender to the allies the arms. which
the Versailles treaty provided. should
be given up. Mr. Lloyd George ad-
low the plan adopted at Spa and hear
the Germans before deciding this
question
BRAND Is Opposed to Plan
NJ. BRAND is said to have flatiy re-
fused to entertain this suggestion
whereupon Count Sforza, italian for
eign minister. tried to bring about a
compromise between the views of the
two premiers. He proposed the con-
ference should come to general
agreement in principle. decide on n
program, and then ask Germany to
make any observations she desired.
, Neither Lloyd George nor M.
BRAND would agree to this plan, and
as a way out of the deadlock it was
decided to ask the military experts to
make another report on the subject.
Mr.. Lloyd George and NJ. BRAND ap-
patiently are seeking to compose their
differing views relative to German
reparations before this important
topic is discussed by a full session OF
the council.
The two premiers appear to be far
apart on the subject of at once fixing
the amount of indemnity Germany
must pay or of leaving the exact
amount for future determination. and
1t is indicated that the problem OF
| reparations may not come before the
council for several dayS