The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
VIEWS EXCHANGED
 BY DELEGATES ID
 FINANCIAL MEET
Tendency to Settle Worlds Financial Problems Through Regular Channels Indi-
 cated at Conferences
Nv Associated Press

Brussels, September 8.-Although the public session of the financial confer ence has beer. characterized only by the presentation of an enormous mass of data and figures. the informal confer ences have furnished occasion for the leading delegates to exchange views and pave the way for the work of the con- ference, which will begin tomorrow.
 The exchange of views has not de- velcped any tangible proposition but has shown a tendency to settle the world $ financial troubles through regular finan- cial channels and no longer look for the various governments to aid each other The German delegates are among the most assiduous and attentive at the conference, though they are manifestly
 i'll at ease
 Herr Bergman, head of the delegation, told the correspondent that he had come here with the purpose of earnestly CO., operating in an effort to find cure for the financial ills of Europe and the world and wanted above all to aVoid any incident Consequently he preferred to reserve what he had to say TOT tne conference itself adding that the Ger man delegation might be counted on to do eyerything possible to make the confer ence success.
 pr. Schuler, head of the Austrian delegation, expressed the hope that some general effective means might be 1ounu by the conference but said he regretted that the United States was representea only unofficially, creating a situatior which reminded him of conference or debtors and creditors, with the prin- cin.a creditor absent He intends to tell the conference that the only remedy for Austria with deficit of 12,00o,ooovW crowns and a total budget of 24,oooou crowns is the possibility of manufacture and export, which means raw materials or in other words. credit abroad.
 BOYDEN OFFERS SUGGESTION
 The American representative, William Eoyden, while necessarily taking minor part in the conference. has hao taiNs with number of delegates and has had occasion to suggest some practicai ways of relieving the distress
 He has called attention to the fact that Hungary alone has fifty-seven points of entry where trade IS being held up by vexatious customs regula- tions.
 The outstanding features of the finan- cial statements thus far presented are the optimism of the new states which. without exception, see bright future ahead. provided capital necessary TOT development can be obtained ana tne pessimism of the European neutrais
  upon increased dept ana tno "eeu oA capital at home.
 German reports to the financial con ference in progress here attriputed the present financial condition of the coun- try to the length of the war. Ger manys decline in financial strength is shown clearly by the fact that the ha- tional debt of the empire proper ex- clrsive of confederated states, has risen from 5,OOo,ooo marks before the war 10 240 GOO 900 GOO marks. The government budget estimates for 1920 put receipts 4. 40 ooo. .ooo GOO marks. opposed to estimated demands of 79 900. 900, 900 marks thus leav- ing a deficit of 3s,Oo.oooooo marks
 The report also points out that F'oo,- ooo. 900 marks were paid by Germany Tn 1919. according to the terms of the peace treaty, mostly for separations ana .''- coo. GOO GOO marks have been provided Tor in the budget of 1920, for the same pur- nose