Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1920 — DEADLOCK OVER GERMAN POLICY [ARTICLE]

DEADLOCK OVER GERMAN POLICY

Deliberations at San Remo Fail to Bring an Agreement. FRANCE STANDS ON TREATY Millerand Insists Germany Shall Not Escape Her Obligations at France’s Expense—Two Boards Picked to Rule the Turks. San Remo, April 23. —Deliberations here have failed to loosen the deadlock between France and Britain on the German question. Premier Lloyd George, it was learned, is urging Premier Millerand to extend his stay here In order to prevent the conference’s breaking up without the Anglo-French differences regarding the German.policy being settled .satisfactorily to both powers. Marshal Foch is credited with being ready to agree to let Germany keep 200,000 men under arms, instead of the 100,000 stipulated by the Versailles treaty, provided Premier Lloyd George insists that Germany shall not be allowed to escape her treaty obligations at France’s expense. Two Boards for Turkish Rule. ' Plans for the control of the Dardanelles were formulated by the supreme council. The control will be exercised by two international commissions. One of these, an administrative body, will regulate the traffic, fix the dues for the use of the straits and supervise affairs generally, much the same as the Suez canal commission does for the Suez waterway. The other body will be a military commission, having at its disposition forces which will be located in part on the Gallpoll peninsula and In part on the other side of the straits. Millerand Lauds United States. Alexander Millerand, the French premier, received the American newspaper correspondents, of whom 11 are here, and talked freely about peace conference affairs. "Our friendship with the American people,” he said, “did not begin with 1914, but very long before that, and before you brought us the decisive help in the war, which now is such a precious recollectlpn. “I regret we could not have the direct active co-operation of the United States government in the preparation of the Turkish treaty here, but I am sure America will not stand apart always from European affairs. I regret much more that the United States does not participate in the discussion of Germany’s treatment of the treaty of Versailles, which will be considered at once.

Says Policy of France Is Open. “I am confident the Americans, whatever their points of view respecting the Germans are, have also sympathy for the victims of Germany. The policy of France, which I have declared twenty times, is simple and entirely open. We suffered, and Germany pledged herself by the treaty to do certain things. She has not done them. “In France there is neither hatred toward Germany nor desire for revenge. Frence recognized the difficulties confronting the German government, and was disposed to help Germany. We only asked proof of Germany’s good faith. This has not yet been given, but the contrary is the case.”