The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-01-28
ALLIES To PROBE
AUSTRIAN TROUBLE
Refuse to Put Question Up to
League of Nations.
QUIZ TO COVER ALL EUROPE
Conferees Decide That Any Step De-
ponds on the General Economic
Situation on Continent-Split
on German Arms.

Paris, Jan. 26.-After rejecting a
proposal to turn the Austrian financial
problem over TO the League of Nations
the allied supreme council decided TO
appoint d commission to make a thor
Ough inquiry into the entire question
of the economic situation in Europe,
with particular reference to Austria.
The council took this action in view
of the opinion of the cOnferees that,
as the Austrian situation involved the
entire European economic situation,
it was advisable to have this situation
thoroughly inquired into through the
most competent representatives of the
allied countries Obtainable.
These representatives, it was decid-
ed, will be Sir Robert Horn, president
of the British board of trade; Louis
+. LOuchar, France; Sig. Ciannini, the
italian economic expert, and probably
the ministers of commerce of other
allied countries, including Belgium.
To Expedite Work.
During the discussion in the cOun-
Gil the general opinion was developed
that it was useless to try to do any
thing for Austria apart from the So
luton of the economic problems of
the neighbOring countries, with which
Austria's future Isl bound to be close
ly connected, and the suggestion from
the Austrian section of the reparatiOns
commission for an advance to Austria
of $25,O00,O0O yearly for ten years,
guaranteed by pledges on Austrias
resources, was not acted upon.
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 form
ulating report on the disarmament
of Germany and studying recommends
tons for the execution of German en-
gagements in this particular. 1t was
expected that a settlement OF the dis
armament question would be realized
quickly, but French newspapers assert
that wide Emergencies of opinion de-
veloped between Premier BRAND and
the allied experts.
Decision had been reached by the
experts that May l must be the limit,
of time given Germany in which to dis
band her military organizations and
surrender to the allies the arms which
the Versailles treaty provides should
be given up. Mr. Lloyd George, it is
asserted, however, declared that Ger
many already had done so much that
there was in the situation no danger
to the allies
He is said to have asserted the al
lies should. also consider the danger,
internal and external, to Germany
from BOlSheviSm, and that May l was
a particular time when the Russian
soviet armies were most to be feared.
He advised, therefore. that it would
be better to follow the plan adopted
at Spa and hear the Germans before
deciding this question.
Want New Report
M BRAND is said to have fatty re-
fused to entertain this suggestion,
whereupOn Count Storza, 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 a general
agreement in principle, decide on a
program, and then ask Germany to
make any observations she desired.
Neither Mr.. Lloyd George nor Mr.
BRAND would agree to this plan, and
IS 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 Mr.. BRAND
apparently are seeking to compose
their different views relative to Ger
man PREPARATIONS before this important
topic is discussed by a session of the
council The two premiers appear to
be far apart on the subject of at once
fixing the amount of indemnity Ger
many must pay, or of leaving the ex-
act amount for future determination
and it is indicated that the problem of
reparation may not come before the
council for several days.