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Mr.. Wilson's attitude wns defined in
his recent note to President Hymans, OF
the Council of the League of Nations,
expressing unwillingness To proceed
with mediation I'm Armenia without as
aurance of cooperation from tho powers
In the effort to settle the Russian prob
lem. Letvia and Esthonia were both
carved from former Russian territory.
Paris Jan. 28.--Reprcsentatfves of
Great Britain. France. Italy, Belgium
and Japan attending the session of the
Supreme Allied Council In this city
faced this morning what premier BRAND
of France described as the decisive
day" of the meeting. The discordant
views on the reparations Question, es-
pecialiy those oi France and Great
Britain. which were presented at yester-
| days brief session had brought virtual
deadlock.
The committee charged with forrnu-
| lating proposals relative to the amount
| Germany must pay the allies and the
| method of payment. sat far into the
night In an effort to find some formula
| that would be acceptable to all MEM
| bers of the council. It's members evil
| IDENTIFY did not reach an entire agree
| morning.
It was indicated by Premier LLOYD
| George yesterday that the whole rep
arations question could not be solved
| at the present meeting. All that could
| be accomplished, he said. would be tho
| fixing of the amount Of Germany"s
debt and the way II should be paid.
Later he asserted. allied and German
| delegates would meet for a final dis
cussion of the settlement NJ. BRAND
| declared after yesterdays meeting that
tho reparations question must he set
| tied once and for all before Saturday
night" and indicated he would not re-
treat from his stand that the total
amount of German indemnities should
not lie fixed and that payment should
be made under the annuity plan.
Paris. Jan 2s.-The Supreme Coun-
ell of the Allies last evening referred the
committee Of experts
question of German reparations to
cr mmittee of experts.
The Council resumed the discussion
OF reparations IN an atmosphere made
quite unfavorable by the radical posi-
ton taken Wednesday by the French
Finance Minister, NJ Durner. His at
titude, although virtually disavowed by
the press generally and supported by
some Of his coiaborera In the Cabinet.
caused considerable embarrassment in
resuming tho discussion.
II is understood the British delega-
tion considered il impossible to agree to
the French viewpoint regarding Ger
man reparations.
The british Premier conferred with
Louis Isoucher, French Minister for LIB
Grated Regions; Premier Brand. Count
sforza, the Italian Foreign Minister.
and Baron a s bernon, British Anbassa-
dor to Germany.
Count Sforza later went To the
Foreign Office presumably for talk
with Premier BRAND. Later the Pre-
rnler went 10 tho headquarters Of the
Belgian delegation.
II was learned yesterday that ex-Pre-
rier venizolos Of Greece had been in
vited 10 Paris by Mr.. Lloyd George and
that he had arrived here and already
had twice conferred with the British
delegation on the Near Eastern ques-
ton.
VeniZelos came to Paris from Nice
where he has been residing since his de-
parturc from Greece after his defeat IN
the elections there. II is expected he
or tomorrow.
Constantinople, Jan. 28.-Accertance
of the invitation from the Supreme
Allied Council to send Turkish repre-
sentatVes to a conference in London
beginning February q. AT which a re-
vision OF the Sevres treaty viii be con-
sidered was announced by the Sultan's
government today. The government
also promised 10 transmit most ur-
gent invitation to Anger. asking Mu-
stapha kemal PsSha. or some other
representative OF the Turkish Nation
alist government 10 participate In the
conference.
Paris. Jan. 2S.--The supreme council
of the allies reached the most critical
stage of its deliberations this afternoon.
The crisis came over the question OF
fixing the total amount of reparations
due from Germany and the methods OF
payment, The session of the council
which was to have begun at 4.30
o'clock this afternoon was abandoned