SPA CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 202, 21 May 1920, Page 7

SPA CONFERENCE

9 _ FIXED FOR TO-MORROW PAYMENT OF GERMANY'S REPARATION MUST BE IN TERMS OF TREATY 3 ■ "~ 3 (By Telegraph-Press Associatipn-Oopyrlflit ® (Rec, May 20, 5.5 p.m.) ■ Paris, May 19. The "Echo do Paris" states that the ' Spa Conference has been fixed for May 22. M. Millerand and Mr. Lloyd George ' had a final discussion at Oatend en jj roule to the Conference.—Aus.-N.Z, } Cable Assn. (Rec. May 20, 7:55 p.m.) London, May 19. Ia tho House.of Commons, in leply ' to questions, Mr. Austen Chamberlain • (Chancellor of the Exchequer) stated' that Prance's net war debt to Britain would probably be under five hundred millions sterling. No definite arrangement had been reached in. regard to the repayment of the debt. The British and French Governments had agreed , that the payment of Germany's reparation must bo in terms of the Treaty, namely, the cost of the army of occupation first, and any sums allowed Germany for food and'raw material next; but there could be 'no question of priority among the Allies in regard to the distribution of sums available in payment of reparation—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Eeuter. GERMANY'S FINANCIAL PROGRAMME DEMAND FOR GUARANTEES. (Rec. May 20, 7.55 p.m.) Berlin, May 19. Ii; is reported that the Government will Bubihit a financial programme ' to tho Entente at Spa and will demand guarantees' that the Allies will not impede the restoration of Germany by new qcoupations of territory,' and the restoration of the old frontier Customs duties, with a simplified, connection between the occupied and unoccupied dis-tricts,—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. LIQUIDATION OF WAR DEBTS AMERICA TO STAND ALOOF. (Rec. May 20, 11.30 p.m.) Washington, May 20. It is Btated that the Allies need not oil United States financial aid in tho liquidation of war debts. Thero is a determination not to take part in the Premiers' plan outlined at the Hythe conference. ' The United States does not favour the imposition of fresh taxes.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. LEAGUE~OTNATIONS MEETING TO BE CALLED TOR NOVEMBER.' (Rec. May 20, 5.5 p.m.) Roma, May 19. The Council of the League of Nations has requested President Wilson to convene tho Assembly of the League of Nations in' ..November at Brussels Geneva is not yet ready to receive the Assembly—Reuter. Washington, May 1(1. President Wilson will comply with the request of the Council of tho League of Nations, and will call a meeting of the Leaguo for November next,—Aus, : N,Z.. Cablo Assn. REPARATIiTcOMMISSION M. POINCAR-E RESIGNS PRESIDENCY. Paris, May 10. M. Poinearo has resigned the Presidenoy of the -Reparations Commission.' His reason for residing is that thlo . Premiers' Conference' at' Hythe ignored the commission.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aesn. armenßandate TO BE DISCUSSED BY UNITED STATES CONGRESS. Washington, May 19. Following a Cabinet meeting at which the Armenian mandate waß discussed, it was reported that the matter will shortly be laid before Congress, which is expected to vote against tho acceptance of the mandate by the United States,— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aesn. WARIfiINAIS SUMMONED TO APPEAR AT LEIPZIG, Berlin, May io., All the Germans mentioned in the Allied Note regarding t war criminals have been summoned by the Public Prosecutor to appear before the Supreme Court at Leipzig between June 7 and 20.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ,