The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-06
Berlin Claims Allied Council
Considers Recognition of Soviet
Lloyd George Says Franco
British Alliance Impossible.
SIX NATIONS REPRESENTED
Germany and Greece Have I'm
official Representatives There.
Payment of War Indemnity
viii Be Chief Question.

Cannes. Jan. 6.-The allied supreme
council today approved unanimously
the calling of an international eco
nomic conference to be participated
in by Germany and Russia.
Recognition. ef the Russian soviet
government by the allies was. urged
by Premier Lloyd George or England
in speech before the interallied su-
preme council today. -...
In emphasizing the necessity of
recognizing the Moscow regime, Pre-
mier Lloyd George declared that the
allies cannot deal with one group of
assassins in the Near East and refuse
to deal with another"
Strive for Unity.
Cannes, Jan. 6.-Unity and con-
certed action are needed to solve the
vital problems which now confront
Europe, said Premier BRAND. OF
France. in an address of welcome to
the delegates at the opening of the
interallied supreme council meeting
here today.
Six ma ions are represented in the
meeting France. United
States, Italy. Belgium and Japan.
George Harvey, the American am
bassador to England. is sitting in as
to the state department at Washing
ton.
Germany and Greece have repre-
sentatives here for discussion of the
question of indemnity and the Near
East problem
A general exchange of .views~on the
economic condition was to follow the
opening of the council today under the
presidency of Premier BRAND.
Shift Work to Committees.
The council is shifting a great deal
of the work on committees of experts
so as to be free to discuss the larger
aspects of the questions on it's agenda.
proposed international financial
corporations and international eco
nomic conference will thus continue in
committee while the council is ea-
gagged upon other questions,
The reparations experts will also go
on with their efforts to reach a basis
of agreement as to how to facilitate
payments by Germany, and how to di-
vide the first one billion gold marks
which are in the hands of the repara-
tions commission.
The heads of the delegations pres
ent are Premier BRAND for France,
Premier Lloyd George for Great
Britain, Foreign Minister Jaspar for
Bel gium, Premier BOmoi for Italy and
Baron Hayashi for Japan. They are
accompanied by aides and experts, in
Guiding Louis Loucheur, minister of
liberated regions, and U. A. Avenal,
a member of the supreme economic
council, for France; Sir Robert Horne,
chancellor of the exchequer, and Sir
Laming neutrality-suspicious., secretary
of state for war for Great Britain;
the Marquis Della loretta, foreign
minister for Italy; Viscount Ishii for
Japan and Premier Theunys for Bel
GUM.
The sessions are being held in the
yacht club, where private apartments
have been fitted for NJ. BRAND and
Mr.. Lloyd George. The council room
is adorned with tapestries and pic
lures brought from Paris, some of
which figured in the decorations of
the clock room of the French foreign
office, where the peace negotiations
were held.
Can Be No French Alliance.
Prime Minister Lloyd George has
decided there can be no question at
this, time of a formal alliance between
France and Great Britain. it is said on
good authority, but has held out the
prospect of a sufficient guarantee to
aid France if she is again attacked as
in 1914 under certain conditions
These are, it is stated. that France
cooperate with Great Britain in the
economic restoration of Europe and
consent to notifications in the rep
aration payments by Germany on the
basis of the suggestions made in the
recent London conference of a half
billion gold marks in cash and a bill
lion gold marks in kind, instead of
two billion marks in cash.