Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-25
CONFERENCE TO BRING
ORDER OUT Of CHAOS
Already known as "tl,c American
Pian," iionoring Colonel Clar.
cnCc IL, Smith.

VIENNA. Uro. a4.--'rhe proposed
trade. commercial ana financial con-
ference OF certain or the centra.
states of Europe has aroused hope in
both political ana business circles
thai 1t may bring q. least some de-
Erce Of order out Of the prcscu. AL
most chaotic conditions. as far as
Interstate relations are concerned.
1t is airou'ly known as "rhe .h,acr-
lean rlan" In compliment to It's ALL
thor. Colonel Clarence d. Smith, of
the United States Army. the unos,;.
cial American delegate on III. Aus
trinn section OF the reparutions COM
mission.
After more than u years study
nnd hrst-hand Investigation or the
problems OF these countries" Colonel
smith said Ia the Associated Prcss,
II becatn. convinced that tho eco
monte life, not only or Austria. bat
OF all Tho succession siates OF the
old empire. can he rehnbilita;ed only
by larger measure OF goodwill be-
tween them and mutual understand
ing of their economic imtor,lupcnd-
encc.
Tile plan was drawn after much
thought and with full realization or
the fact that il must be freed from
all Suspicion OF politics Ny hope IL
that. having once drawn them to-
Eether in common council and with
the disintcrestcd advice OF the rep
res:nta;irns az Great Britain. France
ana America. who will attend only in
An advisory character. some OF the
dls'rnsi TIA, naturally grew gu, or
the political conditions which sur
a. h = IA mr.
may DC hispelled. aud they viii real
lie The necessity. aside from all no.
nueai lues,iens; of frecr. trad ana
fS.'mrrcs II ,nsir economic lie ia 20
colonel Smiths plan NE. uuam.-
nous approval by the Austrian COM
mission and preparations for the con
ference have begun. II probably viii
be held In Bratis!ava trrcRsburGhI.
city about forty mile. from vicnta.
in Cz"cho- Siovakia, ana will follow
broadly the lines Of the brussels con-
ference.
The states represented exccp,
America. France and Great britain.
VII! have present on. representative
OF the Ministries az Finance. Trans
portation. Commerce. Industries.
Trade AMI Banking puntrin nut.
hungary will b. invited TO SEMI
similar representation. The t.rcr
hrst named powers VIII he repre-
"cnted only by thcirtAclegatcF or The
PREPARATIONS commission and then
solely IN AN advisory way.
az formulated the program sur-
geSts among the questions u be CON
sid.rcd:
Improvement OF financial relations.
especially tho transfer ot money. lii
erty OF using deposits. dealing in Sc
cUri:ies and banking
Possibility OF cxpcditinC The ;rans.
Ter 81 incrchaHiige from one stare
:" another or Ia bond through one
STAT" |" the territory OF a th;rd.
Tho system ~f prohibition of i'm
p"Tiai'on and expectation or certain
classes Of commodities. licenses. tar.
ms and excise.
The. system of discrimination in
price as between external and liz
, g. ,nmnnications, posts. ;.,egraphs
AZ planned the active nari!c!pan,s
IN INC conference would include Ans
Ira hungary. italy. Poland. t'z,cho.
S!oNhhin. JuSo-Slayia. Greece ana
itumaniI. all o: which embrace M
least PORTIONS OF tho old hus,ru.
iiuhSarian empire. AMI which To a
sE,"ter or less extent are aTcct,I
by the rroh.eIns the Austrian rcna.
'"'ions section hopes thus 10 solve,