The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-26
BRITISH WIN AT
ENTENTE MEET
Gain Delay for Disarmament
of the Germans.
Final Date for Berlin Com
pliance Now July 1.
DISAGREE ON PREPARATIONS
French Insist on Full Terms of
Versailles Pact.
Even Italy Will Help Save
Austria From Crisis.
DISAGREE ON PREPARATIONS

Paris. Jan. 26.-Allied military ex-
perts today handed the supreme
council their report on a plan for dis
banding German military units. The
report gives satisfaction to the French
viewpoint on the question providing
for full compliance with all disarma-
ment clauses of the Versailles treaty.
1t comedies to Great Britain fur
ther delay which was asked on Mon
day before the supreme council by
the operation of disarmament must be
completed by March /, and the work
must be finished by July l.
Must Disband Civil Guards.
This decision means that the Elm
wornenwehr, of civic guards, and the
security police must be diSbanded. as
must all other similar rganizations
not allowed by the treaty of YER
sailles.
The council has still to act upon the
report, but it was the general opinion
this afternoon that it would approve
the conclusions of the experts
Disagree on Rcparations.
Consideration of the problem of
German reparations, viewed vital
ly important by the people of France,
was begun by the supreme allied
council here today.
Private conversations regarding this
question have been going on between
Lloyd George and Aristide BRAND.
president of the council of France, but
there was no indication this morning
that anything resembling an agree
ment had been reached. The British
premier held'the opinion that amount
Of indemnity Germany must pay
should be definitely fixed, which view
was rejected by NJ. BRAND.
Back 10 Versailles Pact.
Paul Doumer, French minister of
finance Onaned discussion this
morning. He read a report en- the
financial situation outlining the
French viewpoint as favoring a return
to the terms of article 233 of the
treaty of Versailles, which places the
duty of determining. the amount 81 /
compensation to be paid by Germany
with the reparations commission: he
advocated strict adherence to the terms
of that article.
session Premier Lloyd George and
Briand took luncheon together for
private discussion of the reparations
Uncle sam There.
Uncle Sam today became an inVisl-
BILE participant in the allied supreme
council meeting here. His attituoe 10,
ward the allies. toward Germany anu
the League of Nations became ques-
tion shutting out consideration of AUS
tria and the Near East temporarily.
The report of Sir Auckland Geddes.
British ambassador TO the United
states. will form the basis of the al
lfnd debate as to what may be expect
ed from the United States.
Postpone Near East Problem.
The Near East problem, involving
the defiance of King Constantine of
Greece and procedure against the
Turkish Nationalists. will be taken up
at another conference in London next
month.
Turks and Greeks will be asked to
attend the conference but recognition
of the Turkish Nationalists was avoid
cd It was stated the latter might
send representatives to the London
session, but that if they did so it
would be at the invitation of the
Turks.
Decision to consider the Near East
in London was accepted by Paris
newspapers as a concession to the
French demand for revision of the
Sevres treaty.
Even Italy Will Aid Austria.
Discussion yesterday of Austria's
Might showed the allies. even Italy.
were inclined to make sacrifices to
prevent the country being consigned
to anarchy
Word was received from Holland
that that country would be willing to
ioin in extending aid to Austria to
bring about more settled conditions.