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PREPARATIONS PLAN
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would parcel out deliveries through special
contract boards.
All associations and boards would be
compelled by the law to produce the
output demanded.
All organizations concerned with repara-
| tlons must be developed on q basis OF
| absolute parity between employer and
| employed, the statement says.
After declaring that Germany il ready,
| because of her concern as TO future peace
| to undertake to assist in the reconstruc-
tIon of devastated regions, the statement
| suggests a colonization scheme by which
those who suffered from the war can
start life anew. When the work Of re-
construction homes, rebuilding roads
and restoring farms is completed, the
plan would permit people formerly resi-
dent in the affected ,egions TO return 10
their homes, or people from other parts of
the war zone could move to new regions.
THE PLAN SUBMITTED.
The plan is in three parts. IT. was sub
mitted to the conference with the under
standing that it must be accepted as a
whole. 1t provides:
Part l. Section THE German Gov
ernment considers that the purpose OF
the present negotiations is to make n
final settlement of their entire obllga-
tions for reparatioDs.
Section 2. The German Government,
knowing that 1T Is Obliged under the
treaty TO pay on May 1, 1921, 20,0O0, 900 :
| 600 gold marks, considers that it has al
ready paid not only that sum but a much
higher one, according TO its accounts.
Section 3 sets forth that In providing
| for the future the German Government
would be unable to fulfill its obligations
unless the German budget can be bal
anced.
! Section 4 provides that the measure
| OF Germany's ability TO pay, owing TO her
weakened economic structure, requires
that she should have necessary food, fod-
| der, fertilizers and other raw materials.
Section 5 names the principles upon
| which the German Government consld-
| ers its payments should be regulated =
(a) BY annuities; (b) annuities TO be
limited to thirty years.
Various other subsections affirm that
certain sum should be agreed upon,
after the payment of which Germany
should be completely free; that the pay
mcnt Of this sum should Re arranged in
various amounts; that schedule should
be worked out, and that IL should not be
absolutely regular in character, because
it is impossible at the present time accu-
rately To estimate the economic position
OF Germany for the next thirty years.
RESTORING DEVASTATED DISTRICTS.
Part 2-1he German Government 6
. ggestions for rebuilding he war de
stroyed district are in the common in
terests of all peoples because the danger
Of feeling of hatred and a cry OF rev.
enue viii not disappear SO long as this
has not been done The German Gov
ernment has, therefore, although not re-
Quired by the peace treaty to do so TN
dertaken participation IN the rebuilding
of those districts. II declares itself ready
to take part in the rebuilding and to sup
ply German workmen under German
authority.
Upon this basis n German commits
sion in September, 1919, made u hur-
rlcd inspection OF northern France The
German Government IS willing TO un-
dcrtake the rebuilding Of the greater
part of the DESTROYED regions in France.
The German Government has also con-
sifered the help required. 1t recommends
in the common interest that an inter
national syndicate be formed, In which
all States shall participate IN the restora-
/ ton of the industrial and agricultural
/ regions, as well as means OF transportation
| and in the rebuilding of houses, former
residences or for new settlers. This syn-
4 dicate shall deal with contractor and en-
/ gage laborers from all allied and neutral
/ countries, as well as from Germany. The
/ profits from all work of this kind shall be
! reasonable and contractors and laborerS
shall be treated on an equal basis whether
! Germans or other nationalitles.'
/ Part 3. Deals with Germany's oblga-
/ tons under Article 236, paragraphs l
/ and and appendix 4, Part 3 of the
peace treaty, TO deliver materials for
the immediate restoration of territories
affected by the war, materials the value
Of which is TO be reckoned as part of what
IS owing to reparations.
The note says that the Reparations
Commission has not yet established what
is to be delivered in the way of cattle,
tools and raw materials, or what entire
factories are to be restored, but that Ger
many is ready to make these deliveries 10
/ the extent which her resources will per
nit.
The German Government proposes a
| rather intricate plan of organization OF
1 its own industries IN the various States
of Germany for the purpose of making
| these deliveries.
"It all depends upon Germany" sale
/ Premier Millerand to the AssociateC
Press today when asked whether hi
/ remarks in the conference yesterday mean
a change OF feeling between France anC
/ Germany
Speaking in the name of the Allies.
he said, Il told the German delegation
what the feeling of the Allies is, anC
what their attitude will be if German,
! shows a real determination to fulfill he