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PREM|ERS DISAGREE
ON DISARMAMENT
Of GERMANS
Lloyd George and BRAND Have Op.
posing Views-Conditions in
Austria Are Described AS
Critical With Bolshevism
Threatening


Threatening
Paris, Jan. 25.-An unsuccessful
attempt was made at today's session
of the Allied Supreme Council here
to turn the critical and complicated
Austrian financial problem over to
the League of Nations.
The Allied conferees, when they
met this afternoon, took up at once
the Austrian situation. They gave a
hearing to the Allied financial ex-
perts who had attended the Brus-
sells financial conferences, but no
Austrian experts were called in.
1t was understood this morning
that the French and British mill
tary experts had reached a COM
plete agreement on the report to
be made by them on the disarma-
ment of Germany. They were asked
to prepare such a report after yes
terday's discussion in which wide
divergencies of opinion developed
among the allied conferees.
At this afternoons session the
question of Greece, in her relation
to the Near Eastern settlement, was
on the program for the Supreme
Councils consideration.
Paris, Jan. 25.-Conditions in
Austria, which are described as
"critical," were considered by the
supreme allied council, in session
here today. The possibility of an ut
ter collapse of the Austrian-govern-
ment, with the attendant danger of
anarchy and Bolshevism, has been
before heads of allied cabinets for
seevral weeks, and the necessity of
stabilizing affairs and giving Aus
tria a chance to work out her des-
tiny was appreciated when this
morning sitting began.
While the representatives of
Great Britain, France, Italy, Bel
gium and Japan examined reports
on the situation centering about
Vienna, allied military experts were
engaged in formulating report on
the disarmament of Germany and
studying recommendations for the
execution of German engagements
in this particular. 1t was expected
yesterday that a settlement of the
disarmament question would be
quickly realized, but French news
papers assert that wide divergen-
cies of opinion developed between
Premier Lloyd George, 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 disband her military or
ganizations and surrender to the al
lies the arms which the Versailles
treaty provided should be given up.
Mr.. Lloyd George, it is asserted,
however, declared yesterday that
Germany had already done so much
that there was in the situation no
danger to the allies. He is said to
have asserted the allies should also
consider the danger, internal and
external to Germany from Bolshe-
vism, and that May l was a particu-
lar time when the Russian soviet ar
mics were most to be feared. He ad-
vised, therefore, that it would be
better to follow the plan adopted at
Spa, and hear the Germans before
deciding this questino.
BRAND Takes Opposite View
M. BRAND is said to have flatly
refused to entertain this suggestion
whereupon Count Sforza, italian
foreign minister tried to bring
about a compromise between the
views of the two premiers. He pro-
posed the conference should come to
general agreement in principal,
decide on program and. then ask
Germany to make any observation
she desired. Neither Mr.. Lloyd
George nor M. BRAND would agree
m this n1an and as q wav ont of the