TREATY TOPICS.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 April 1920, Page 5

TREATY TOPICS.

FUTURE OF ARMENIA. NEW NOTE TO GERMANY, By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyrlz&t. Received April 2G, 8.15 p.m. New York, April 20. The New York Times states the Supreme Council formally asks the United btates to take over the Armenian mandate and arbitrate on the subject of boundaries, and assist with tlie loan. Signor Nitti wants the Russian embargo lifted so as to kill Lenin and tlie Republican regime. Mr. Lloyd Oeorge and M. Millerand 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 tlie total sum which Germany will have to pay immediately.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assq,

AMERICA REPRESENTED. [ PAYMENTS BY GERMANY. j Received April 20, 11.15 p.m. London, April 20. Mr. Underwood Johnson, American Ambassador at Rome, has reached San Kemo He apparently holds a watching brief, 'but Washington is not represented at the Conference, though the Allies still hope America may be persuaded to assist in I the Armenian settlement. The San Remo correspondent of the Daily Express believes Britain proposes that Gcrmai.y shall pay fifty thousand million marks (only £200,000,000 sterling at the present exchange), but France is dissatisfied, and the amount may be increased to seventy thousand million marks.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.