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PREMIER'S LONDON PÄRLYY.
FRANCO-BRITISH RUPTURE UNLIKELY.
A COMPROMISE EXPECTED,
LONDON, December 11. Prior to the re meeting of the conference of Premier
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WASHINGTON; December 11 Patla his annual report, to Congress - Mr.
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this afternoon the British Cabinet met this morning tā | Unied Best decide ita attitude on the tentative proposals before the ↑ conference, The Franco-Belgian delegatea confatted separately. It is understood in well informed quietare that it is to be expected that the conference will adfoură. to day or to-morrow probably for a fortnight. --
M. Poinčais inviate most strongly on the occupation of the Bube, The proposal dose not meat with full wupport in British bircles wat it is unlikely that thi divergence will lead to anything in the nature of rupture. It is expected that a compromise will be reached before the adjournment.
A FRENCH REPORT,
LoxDon, Dicember 11. It is reported in French circles that the Allies will tindoubtedly grant the German demand for a moratorium from January 15, but the occupation of the Rahr will occur, simultaneously as a pledge of Germany's good" faith in executing financial reforms, The French report adde that the Little Entente representatives will pro bably attend the next meeting in London, Paris or Brussels it, as is expected, the conference to night adjourns for a fortnight as they am interested in matters like cancellation of inter-allied debts.
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CHICHBRIN CRITICISES BRITISH POLICY,
PABIS, December 11, Interviewed by a representative of Humanite at... Lausanne, M. Chichern declared that Russia would not dran agreement opening the Black Sen to war fleeta and violating the sovereignty of Turkey. Clearly Britain marka ak separating Turkey from Russia but this was ao Alanion: The conference assumed the character of i dad between Britain and Russia. The policy of Britain' LONDON, December 11.
lfingard to the Straits coincided with a recrudesceDOS- An authoritative German quarter in London when of British activity in North Persia where the presence into viewed by Henter indignantly denied the French of oil explained this policy. The absence of Russia's suggestion that the German note was only evolved.
GERMAN NOTE EXPLAINED.
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RUSSIA AND HER NEIGHBOURS.
DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE RESULT.
under pressure of a threat to occupy the Ruby. On the signature from the peace treaty would mean that the contrary, the German Government would not have hes auccess was illusory and would woon fail. produced the plan if it believed the Allies thought mich pressure mecessary for its production.” The plan wal avidence of Germany's willingness, to-co-operate in any definite solation of the reparations problem,“ The mokey derived from the German and external loans,
REVAL December-11. would be utilised not merely for stabilising the mark but for paying repafations. The only way of "paridg.
Massages From Moscow state that the disarmament was hy a loan but Germany was unable to guarantee conferisce between Russis and the Border States agreed the issue of the proposed loan immediately - Nokum
to all elsumer" of the non-aggremion treaty, except those investor would invest if the Ruht, was to be vocuples
dealing with the Polish and Lithuanian conflict and the Germany must be granted a considerable rest to repali. Rasian proposal to make the signing dependent on the confidence. The interview concluded with the state, ngoing of the disarmament treaty.
ment that all talk like Signor Massolini's of a great = "The Russians declared they would be able to re- international loan was nonsense. Such a loan would duce the ay the first year to 600,000. The other only be possible when the reparations question was deirgations made similar declarations, the Foliek saying completely solved.
they could reduce their army to 250,000,
ROHR THE ROCK CONFERENCE SPLIT ON,
LATER.
The Premiers' conference on January 2 will be in -Paris. The breaking up in London was due to the
British refusal to comply with French demand for thổi occupation of the Buhr in return for granting Germany a short moratoriumi, Ma
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KU KLUX KLAN'S CREED.
A PULPIT PRONOUNCEMENT.
NEW YORK, December 11.
A white zobed, white-hooded member of the Estorious Ku Klux Klap for the suppression of which there was recently much agitation throughout Amerios to mounted the pulpit in a Baptist churob in Brooklyn and read a statement declaring the Klen's aims to be to "down whisky.sellem, main sin the sapretasey, of the white race and promote protestantism,”
CONFERENCE ADJOURNS.
LONDON, December 11. The Premiers conference has adjourned January 2,
RESULTS REVIEWED.
LONDON, December 11. The final communique of the Premier's conference was confined to a review of the mattere deliberated upon: - and previously cabled. It confirms that the German nota was moanimonsly, found unstiifactory and adde that the Premier's conversations will ponticue in Patin on January 2. tonnable definite conclusions to be reached on the whole gpostions discupted in London balors January 15, when the moratorium expires.
Reuter adds that, abandoning their previous oppost tion the Italians supported the French standpojet that seizure of fiscal mines and state for his was necessary in connection with the exaction of guarantees from Germany. The Italians were ales duped to study the question of a customs barrier in the Bhips and An important patcome of the dissuasion om later Allied debts, was that the Balfour note thereon' t was con sidered dead by the conference. It id concluded that the Allian will be ready tɔ disnina izfer Allies, dabla entirely apart from the United Firs
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TWO TO BE LAID DOWN.;
LONDON, December 11. In the House of Commons Mr. Bonar Law replying to questions stated the Government had decided to lay down the two new battleships which must be laid down by December 31, under the Washington. treaty. Ha regretted that he would be unable to arrange a discus- on Lonaval: situation thie session and he said government bad regnsidered the matter and concluded Ittad no option but to lay down the ships. It wa
able to delay the matter beyond this year.
ORITE ARMY DIE1OLE.
BONAB LAW DEFENDS EARL CURZON
LONDON. Becamber 11. Allegations that Bari Curzon did not acquaint his sume of the plight of the Greek army before the
Minor were disposed of in the House of Mr. Bonar Low who stated that cor-"" befwon M. Gonneris and EES Banett was oirculated in the Cabinet 1966 diacons the matter
explained that he was ill at the time of the tated that be and Rørl Curnon advised: on January 13 that there would be no
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