BOULOGNE CONFERENCE

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 12085, 24 June 1920, Page 5

BOULOGNE CONFERENCE

United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copryight. London, June 22

A Bonlogne communique states that the Conference rediscussed the question of German payment of reparation and its distribution among the Allies, and agreed that Allied experts should meet in Paris to diaw up a joint proposition on an agree.i basis for submission to an Allied conference at Brussels on 2nd Julj', which is to agree on a joint policy before the Spa Conference. The Conference then discussed the disarmament of Germany and approved a draft communication prepared by the military exparts, also their proposal in regard to the ownership of distribnted war material and the date of the resumption of the manufacture of aircraft.

The French delegates reiterated the failur or Germany to execute the clause" relating to the delivery ef coal, &ud will auvise the Reparation?) Cirjumissiun in regard to the matter.

It was finally agreed that the economic negotiations begun in London with the Russian economic delegates be continued on the under standing there was no question of the political recognition of the Soviet Government.

STATEMENT BY M. MILLERAND M. Millerand, interviewed at Boulogne, said Germany would be compelled to reduce her army as quickly as possible. Referring to the military operations ir. the Near East, in which the French were enStaged, M. Millerand said these were likely to continue as police work, but they would not develop into any hig undertaking. Received June 2-i, 9 a.m. Loudon, June 22 A Bonlogue comuaucique states that the conference considered the Turkish question and decided that the Turkish reply to the drafc con ditiona of peace must be returned at the date previously fixed, namely, 26th June. The conference approved certain military measures concerted by Marshal Foch and President Wilson to meet the situation at Constantiople and the Straits and decided to invite delegates from Greece, Poland, Portugal, Rouruauia, Czechoslovakia, and Jugoslavia to Spa to discuss questions specially concern-* ing theui, The conference approved the torcus of the Allied communication to Ger~ many dratted by Marshal. Foch and President Wilson requiring fulfilment of the clauses of tho Treaty of Versailles dealing with disarmament, ■destruction of military material and reduction' of effectives, which hitherto have not been executed, or incompletely executed,