Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-01-24
German Disarmament to be
Taken up, as Well as Coal
Deliveries to be Made.
BRAND IS RECEIVER
Meeting of New French Pre-
mier and Lloyd George One
of Features of Conference

PARIS, Jan. 24:-Representstiv
of Great Britain. France. Italy. Bel<
gium. and Japan gathered here to-
day for a conference which 1t seem~
ed second in importance only t0|
that preceding the signing of The
treaty of Versailles. The principa
features of the meeting were David
Lloyd George, British prime ninis@
ter, and Aristice BRAND. who la1<
week assumed The post of president
Of the council of the French repub@
lie. About these men the negotia<
tions of the conference were expect<|
ed to revolye during the comiu1
week and it was believed that whe11
the conference finally adjourned the
allies would have settled questions
long pending and long threatenind
serious complications not orly be-
tween allied and enemy countrieM
but between the government which
fought side by side against the ceu4
tral empires from 1914 to 1918
In importance the subjects rau1<3|
ed as follows: Reparations, d114
armament of Germany. enforcement
for alteration of the treaty with
Turkey. relief for Armenia and pof
icies to be pursued in dealing witt
Russia. All of them were Question:
OA hAAIu lAlt uAAAC4tlL
were more or less divided and thu
settlement of which was viewed with
great apprehension.
agreements made az Spa call fed
the rehabilitation of armed forceu3
Arrangements for the first ee9@1
sion this morning contemplated GaG<|
cussion of Germany disarmament
.by allied military -exneEis - ~
understood 10 have agreed on Z -
! luton which would grant q sho1
period of grace to Germany ThodE
The program for teday, which ~
course was but provisional. cal1e1
for consideration of the subject o.
coal delivery. The arrangeuaenx1|
made between the allies and Ger>1
many at Spa to expire on Jan. ST.
/, was forecast that the allies would
endeavor to reach a new dccisionI
on the subject as rapidly as pos<i-]
bic SO that Germany might be nots-1
fled before that date. This decisiDu1
once out of the way the couference1
would be free to devote all of its|
time and energy 10 the question Cd
reparation. which was evidently Id
the most important to colne befos i
the meeting
NJ BRAND. the message asserted Il
owed his selection as French pre-
mler TO the fact that he was corsld Il
cred to be the man that could nlost|
/ clearly plead the cause of Franee]
3 regarding relations before the COM
] ference
The financial and economic conj
I ditions Of France were considered ir1
{ the preparations made by tho
/ French cabinet to lay the claims %
/ France before the allied governs
/ ment. German financial and ecos
{ nomlc experts may be summoned I'd
/ this city before the conference ha3
been continued very long. The con4
I tentfon of Premier Lloyd George
/ that the conference fix the amount
/ of indemnity 10 be paid by German1
/ which is opposed by Premiai'
BRAND who holds the amount 81
+ reparation 20 be paid Sne alliel
I should be paid only aa the bass
Of what Germany cGn be compelled
I TO pay seemed TO be of such a na7
I ture thct expert German advice
must be called upon for data Ths
discussion of the disarmament Of
I German citizen guards and the re-
duction Of that nations armed force
to the limit fixed by the VersailIex
treaty also appeared 10 require the
submission OF information on tho
exact situation.