FIXING GERMAN INDEMNITY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXX, Issue LXXX, 27 April 1920, Page 5

FIXING GERMAN INDEMNITY.

THE'RUSSIAN DIFFICULTY

'II CABLE— PBE3B AHsraciATION—COPYEIGHI rvu xt ~NEW April 26. The New lork Times states the Supreme Council formally asks the United .States to take over the Armenian mao■<late arbitrate on the subject of 'boundaries, and assist with the loan. bignor Nitti wants the Russian embargo lofted so as to kill Lenin and the -Republican regime. Mr Lloyd George and M. Millorand -are completely agreed on the basis of a very stiff Note, which will-be sent to * Germany to-day. The Allies meet in Belgium soon to fix :the total sum which Germany will have j^fco pay immediately. '■■'■ \ r ■„ LONDON, April 26. Mr underwood " Johnson, American -Ambassador at Home, has reached San -Remo. He apparently holds a watching brief, but Washington is not represented -at the Conference, though the Allies •fctill hope America may be persuaded ;to assist in the Araieniun settlement. The San Remo correspondent of the .T>a,ily Express believes Britain proposes -that Germany shall pay fifty thousand million marks (only £200,000,000 -sterling at the preesnt exchange), but -France is dissatisfied, and the amount -may b» increased to seventy thousand -million marks. NEWYORY, April 26. Mr Gompers, in an. article in the .American Fedlerationist, charges Congress with failing to realise national --r completeness - by jabandoniiig the Peace;" Treaty, "which, involved; the problems of Une cosi't,pf l^ing and reconstruction. He say* Cdngress is playing the part of •a chiid. ■ • WASHINGTON, April '25. Republican senators are now anxiou* rto have Senate act quickly on the peace resolution before ihe : adjournment --shortly, in order to be able to tell their oonstituents that ihey did not delay. ~the return, of the peace status. This is considered to be a campaign movement. Few, however^ believe that -President "Wilson will sisjn such a resolution or that Congress be able to pass it over his veto. ■'■ WARSAW, April 25. The Polish-Ukrain* Treaty is oora3>leted, an<i is awaiting signature. It recognises the Ukraine's independence and the autonomy of Poland.. It Undertakes to assist in freeing the right tank of the Dnieper, and repudiates the Bolshevik Government established at "Khai-koS,- while the Ukraine guarantees Poland free transport to Odessa. Un•ior th.9 Treaty, the west frontier of the Ukraine follows th© rivers Sabruez and Styrp. Poland retain* command of Lutsk, while Ruvnodube jb provisionally allotted1 to the Ukraine. LONDON, April 26. The San Remo correspondent of the. Ds^ily News states that it has been resolved that the Economic Committee ahall meet the Soviet delegation, headed fey Krassin, now at Copenhagen, and take steps necessary to develop, trade between Russia, and the Allied countries. This cancels the previous dleaision only id negotiate with. Russian co-operative societies. This step is.due to the vigor with which Mr 'I/loyd George pressed Jus1 proposals.