SPA CONFERENCE

Hokitika Guardian, 10 July 1920, Page 3

SPA CONFERENCE

(Reuter’s Telegram.)

LLOYD GEORGE PROPOSED, i LONDON, July 8. The “Times” Spa- correspondent says that during a conversation among the Allies Mr Lloyd George suggested that perhaps it would be advisable to permit cue Germans to increase their aini) J ll < the event of the recurrence oi internal disorder. ... ~ V Marshal Foch objected to tins, on i ground that it would encourage » Germans to provoke disorder and the suggestion was abandoned.

POSTPONING REPARATION. LONDON, July 8. All accounts agree that the german financiers want some form of mtein. - S credit, with a view to expediting the ‘restoration of the manufactures and foreign trade. Their scheme apparently aims at a postponement of the repai - tions until Germany is able to-pay fro her trade profits from oversea. \ ratal objection to this is that tne Allies would thereby enable Germany fre aiX- prosperity tries which suffered most at Germany

h T t d -; pointed out, moreover, that AlJ acTpia.ee of'«>« German^ aehecae night create a mushroom growth i» German trade out of proportion to the markets now open to Germany.

ALLOWANCE OF TIME LONDON, July 8. An Exchange Telegraph Agency m ® s - 1 sage from Spa states that the German and Allied military officials have formed the Spa Conference that they reach 8» decision. Sr Mr Lloyd George curtly ordered them to resume negotiations and to report in th *t= re dthat Gessler resigned but was persuaded to reconsider on a promise that the Germans wou.d he allowed six months. _ THE GERMAN PLAN. |SPA, July 8The German plan for disarmament has been submitted to Marshal Foch, Marshal Wilson, and other military experts, who will report on it immediately. It is believed that any danger oi a rupture at the Conference has been averted. A later message states that M. Mr - lerand, the French Premier, after the Conference said: “Everything is pro feeding satisfactorily. The Germans are conciliatory. I hope we will be able to go home on Sunday. Mr Lloyd George said: “The German plan won’t do, but it offers the basis of an agreement. , Herr von Seeckt submitted a detailed note. It admitted that,', including the security police, and the citizens guards, the' Germans and a million men under anus and also three million additional rifles, The note added that it was difficult to get these. Everything has been tried” except force, which would bo dangerous, but it would now Fe tried. Mr Lloyd George in replying, said that the Allies’ figures cEd not tally with Herr von Seeckt’s hut even ho admitted that a million men were under arms. The fact that there were many revolutionaries, did not make the matter less serious. It was impossible to allow unrest in Europe to continue for a further 16 months, which was what Herr von Seeckt proposed. The Allies thought that- three months would be enough to complete the army reduction.

german press views, AMSTERDAM, July 7. The “Berliner Tageblat” blames the German delegates for the misunderstandings at Spa, It adds that it thinks Mr LloytL George intends to go straight to the point. Thus the Germans must accommodate themselves to this and- work with method. The “Freiheit” sdys the attitude of the German Government constantly endangers, the success of the negotiations. The people should insist that their representatives do not act as valets to German militarism. A DAY’S GRACE GRANTED. fCONDOS' TIMES SERVICE— -COPYRKIHT] (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, July 8. The Germans Have been granted a day to consider the Allies conditions.