A BETTER OUTLOOK.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 July 1920, Page 5

A BETTER OUTLOOK.

GERMANS AGREE TO DEMANDS. EARLY REDUCTION HOPED FOR. Received July 9, 6.5 p.m. • • Spa, July 7. The German plan has been submitted to Marshal Foch, Sir Henry Wilson, and other military experts, who will report on it immediately. It is believed that the danger of a rupture at the conference has been averted. A later message states that M. Millerand, after the conference, said: "Everything is proceeding satisfactorily. The Germans are conciliatory. I hope to go home on Sunday." Mr. Lloyd George said: "The German plan won't do, but it offers a basis for discussion after the German reply is outlined." The evening communique states that General von SecSt's detailed Note admitted that, including security police and citizen guards, the Germans had a million men under arms, and three" million additional rifles. The Note added that it was difficult to get these. Everything had been tried except force, which was dangerous, but it would now be tried. Mr. Lloyd George, replying, said the Allied figures did not tally with those of General von Secko, bnt even he admitted a million were under arms. The fact that there were many revolutionaries did not make the natter less serious. It was impossible to allow the unrest in Europe to continue for sixjteen months, as General von Seckt proposed. The Allies thought three [ months was enough to complete the re-duction.—Aug.-N.Z. Cable Assn.