ALLIES' DEMANDS

Southland Times, Issue 18857, 24 June 1920, Page 5

ALLIES' DEMANDS

BOULOGNE CONFERENCE OPENED Reparation anfl Indemnity INITIAL DECISIONS (By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (Reuter’s Telegrams.) LONDON. June 21. The Boulogne Conference has opened. Britain, Italy, Japan, France and Belgium are represented. The programme oi the conference has ben settled in the following or( -l cr; _(li The German indemnity; (2) disarmament of Germany; (,ii the Eastern question and (-D the Russian question. This morning's ciiscus-sion confined to the first two. The financial experts in charge of the text which has been in preparation have agreed upon terms for presentation at the evening conference. Similarly the military experts are preparing a draft or notification to Germany regarding disarmament, both effectives and material. The conference, as regards reparations, i agreed upon the principle that the annual 1 minimum payment by Germany be tnree milliards of gold marks, nominally. 210U,000. yearly or a total of .14,500,000,000. AN OFFICIAL REPORT. SUBJECTS OF AGREEMENT. RUSSIAN NEGOTIATIONS TO CONTINUE. (Reuter's Telegrams.) LONDON. June 22. (Received June 23, .>-5 p.m.) A Boulogne communique states that the Conference again discussed the question of Germany's payment of reparation and its fiistiihution among the Allies, and agreed that Allied experts should meet in Paris to draft a joint propo-al on the agreed upon basis for submission to the Allied ( (inference at Brussels on July J. which is to agree on the point policy before tnc Spa Conference. . The Conference then dlscu.-sid the disarmament of Germany and approved of the draft communication prepared by the military experts, and also their proposal in regard to the ownership of distributed war material and the date of resumption of tho iitiiimfuctuiv of iiirunift. _ French (lulpirate- rcirumtM tho taillire of Germ an v io execute the clause of the Treatv relating to the delivery ot coal, and will advise die Reparations Commission m regard M the matter. It was finallv agreed that the economic n -.„ ot i aieie b. gun'ill London with the Russian economic ‘delegates be continued, on the under.-! anding that d’.cre was no question of political recognition oi the Soviet Government. FRANCE'S CLAli'iS. ESSENTIAL POINT GAINED. RECOURSE ON GERMAN CUSTOMS. PARIS, June 22. The Echo de Pari- says that M. Millerarm, a' Boulogne, gamed an essential point --\ig. that if Gi rniany does imt promptly miv the Allies will seize the German lu.s L ,.j! 1 impound the revenue. Further territorial occupation may be necessary to . exert prcs.-ure. , i Var.-lml Loch -cates that 15,000 German j guns vet remain to be destroyed. j ihe' co.ifeienec decided that the Allies shall be represented by .V.nbtis.-adors at Herha who will a-umc their dune,- Ivtore July 1. the date fixed for the Spa Comertrice. M. MiLLERAND INTERVIEWED. REDUCTION OF THE GERMAN ARMY. POLICE WORK IN THE NEAR EAST. LONDON, June 22. M. .'ldler.and. interviewed at Boulogne, said that Gin.i.my would be compelled to reduce her army as quickly as possible. Referring to the military operations in the Near Fa.-t. in whe hj the French, were engaged, M Milicrand stud that, these were l.Kciv to continue a.- poLce work, nut they would not develop into any big undertaking THE TURKISH TROUBLE. ALLIED OPERATIONS. GREAT CONVERGING MOVEMENT. PARIS, June 22. It is stated that a great converging BKn cutout has been devised, oy winch the British. Greek and French troops hope to compel Kemal I’a.-na to surrender. it is state! in connection with the conferences decision to compel lurai-h suomission that the British forces will advance from I uuid and the Greeks from Smyrna. The French will drier northerly from (Junlia. Thereby Kemal Pasha's forces will be hemmed in. DESTRUCTION OF FORTIFICATIONS. ROYAL ENGINEERS DESPATCHED. LONDON, June 22. The Evening News.- Constantinople corfespotuleul telegraphs that Royal Engineers have been despatched to destroy the funs on the Asiatic side of the i-traus. ISMID RAIDED, SUCCESSFUL DEFENCE BY THE GARRISON. REBEL TERRORISM. CONSTANTINOPLE, June 22. Kemal Pa.-hN? troops raided Isimd, which the Anglo-Indian garr.M>u successfully defended, suffering IPO casualties. Smaller band- of rebels are raiding nearer Constantinople, and panic-stricken Greek and Turkish civilians are fleeing from the Asiatic coast. THE ALBANIAN REVOLT. ENCOUNTERS WITH ITALIANS. ROME, June 22. A number of encounters have occurred between the Italian.- and Albanians, the latter suffering heavy losses. BERLIN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. SOCIALIST GAINS. BERLIN, June 22. At the municipal elections the Socialist group's captured 125 out of 225 seats. Ihe Independents gained at the expense of the pluralist?. [The cable news in this issue accredited to ‘'The Time-" has appeared in that journal, but only where expressly stated is such news the editorial opinion of “The Times.J

THE NIKOLAIEVSK MASSACRE.

DEMONSTRATION AT TOKIO. THE GOVERNMENT DENOUNCED. TOKIO, June 22. Twenty thousand demonstrators condemned the Government in connection with the recent massacres of the Japanese garrison at Nikolaievsk. Some members of the crowd later attempted to reach the Premier's residence in order to demand his resignation but the police dispersed them. PROVISIONAL PARLIAMENT OF SIBERIA. VLADIVOSTOK, June 22. The Provisional Parliament has been convened, 10S members being present. Consular representati vo? attended. Medvcdieff, head of the Zemstvo Government, in his opening address, declared that it was necessary for civil strife to ceaso. The people should unite in the Far East anil aspire to join up with Mother Russia to enable the Ear East to remain Russian with the interests of foreigners respected. LABOUR AND THE SOVIET. BRITISH LEADER’S VIEWS. LONDON. June 22. (Received June 23, 10.5 p.m.) Mr \V. 11. Hutchison, in his presidential | address at the Labour Conference at Scarborough. said the League of Nations had been quietly strangled at birth by tlie victorious Powers, who were continuing their military alliance under the guise of the Supreme Council. The best argument for British Labour support of Russia was the fact that all the capitalist Governments had shown (heir determination to overthrow the i Soviet. SUBMARINE VICTIMS. GERMANY TO PAY COMPENSATION. STATEMENT FROM GENOA. NEW YORK, June 22. (Received June 23, 11.30 p.m.) The New York Times' Washington correspondent sin's the Assistant Secretary for Labour has been advised from Genoa that | German seamen allirmed authoritatively | their I iovurnment’s intention to rompensnte submarine victim.-. Consequently the Rritish seamen will probably modify their attitude towards Germans.