The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-02-11
Supreme Council Attempts to
Settle German ReparatIons
and Disarmaments.
EXTEND TIME FOR LATTER
Austria's Plight to Be Investigated
Morris and Shidehara Devise Plan
for American japanese Accord
Railways Prepare to
Ask Reduction of
Wages.
BY EDWARD W. PickARD.

GeTlnany, AuStTla anu turkey were
on the anxious seat last week and va
rious other nations were only less con-
cerned. For the supreme council of
the allies was In session In Paris dis
cussipg reparations, disarmament, the
salvation Of Austria and the revision
of the treaty Of Sevres. Between SEES
sions Premier Lloyd George lunched
and dined and talked In private with
Premier BRAND, and gradually won
him over to policy Of greater con-
Citation. Ii Is probable that this was
quite agreeable to NJ. BRAND, but he
had to put up some argument to salts
fy the French people. who are doomed
to disappointment.
When the matter of German repara-
tons came up, Doumer. the French
minister of finance. made long adj
dress in which he insisted that France
must be paid 100000 100000 gold
marks. He stated, as the policy of
| France, that Germany must be pre-
scented with an itemized bill for war
| damages caused by her. and that the
supreme council should then fix the
amount that Germany must pay within
the next five years. Lloyd George and
| his colleagues wished to concentrate
on what Germany Is able TO pay, and
said there were three ways In which
she could make payment-in silver, In
gold and In goods. The discussion de-
veloped that Grent Britain has objec-
| tions TO the two last named Ii Is held
that II Germany il compelled to pay
over any considerable amount of the
hundred million gold marks she Is sup
posed 10 be holding as a reserve, the
mark would become practically worth
less and the economic situation In Eu-
rope would be worse than ever. The
British also point out that II Ger
many pays in goods the markets would
be glntted and English industries
ruined One other method of partial
payment TO France has been proposed
the sending of German lahorers to
reconstruct the devastated regions
But this is opposed by France on the
ground that the people of those re-
gions are without employment and
| Ueeu the NdsiHtut ioT uoihs int ft'
construction work.
1t WAS on the question Of disarm
ament that the French yielded most
General Nollet's report said that the
Germans were not faithfully carrying
out the treaty terms in that respect
bnt this was contradicted by the re
port of the British General Bingham
The councils military experts. viii
Marshal Foch as chairman. then got TO
gether and agreed To abandon the orig
inal French demand that the civil mil
itary organizations of Bavaria an,
East Prussia he disbanded AZ once
delay until July was granted. hu
Foch Insisted on guarantees by mill
tary occupation of the Ruhr district 1
the terms were not executed by tia
date. In view Of the stubborn siii
tnde maintained by the government
OF Bavaria and East Prussia and III
leaders of the organizations In ques
: ton IL Is not easy "a see how the cen
, trail government nj Berlin can hrini
: about the disarmament by July IL. a
;. II says. IL cannot do so now.