New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-22
Franco-Cernan
Express Route
To Be Resumed
Agreement Reached at Paris
Conference Whereby Di-
rect Paris to Warsaw Line
Will Be Put in Operation
Freights To Be Renewed
Berlin Electric Magnate Sees
America as Loser From
Creation of New States
By Ralph Courtney
Snec1ol Cable fo TAs 7S~xh,.ss


Copyright 1890. New York Tribune Ino
PARIS, May 21.-The Franco German
conferences on railroad matters
resulted in an agreement yesterday
under which the great transcontinental
express services will be resumed by
the two countries. Henceforth pas
sengers may proceed by direct trains
from Paris to Warsaw, via Prague and
Vienna. There also will be through
trains from Paris to Frankfort and
Munich. The agreement subsequently
is to include Vienna.
Meanwhile, with the cooperation Of
the Belgians. freight train service be-
TWEEN Paris and Berlin will be started
at date to be decided at another
Franco German conference to be held
almost Immediately at Kehl.
The successful stage reached in the
railway discussions leads the French
to hope for similar satisfactory al
1angemonts from the Franco German
commercial conferences which began
this afternoon. The object of these
conferences is to come to some work
ing agreement in connection with Gus
tom regulations and supplies of raw
materials needed by Germany in its
work of reconstruction in the provinces
Of Northern France.
French Keeping Silent
The French prefer to keep silent
about these conferences, which are
taking place in the Ministry of Com
morce. until it is shown that the Ger
mems mean business. The Germans,
for their part, make no secret Of the
fact that they did not expect very
reaching results from the confer
ence. but hoped for useful temporary
arrangements.
For instance, the Germans declare
that thousands of tram systems in
Germany are out Of. business for lack
Of plates. Germany badly needs iron
which the French have on hand in
the Lorraine basin and the Germans
think they can make useful deals un-
der which both countries Will be the
gamers.
The Germans have adopted a pessi-
mistic tone on the whole internati onal
outlook When Felix Deutsch, director
of the German General Electric Cor
poration, went to Sweden recently to
arrange for the financing of certain
enterprises, he found no money avail
able.
1T will be quite impossible for Eu-
rope to expect any kind of help from
America until after the elections and
Europeans may as we'll give UP trying
until then" he said to-day. One Of
Americas difficulties, he thinks, is lack
of immigration.
"A million and a half willing manual
workers emigrated TO America yearly
before the war, while 10000 a week are
now leaving the United States,' he
said. "American workmen, in common
with the English and French, want to
work only eight hours German work
men still are prepared to work longer,
which gives hope of Germany's re-
covery."
America to Suffer
The Teuton electric magnate con-
siders that America will suffer much
from the creation of the new states Of
Czecho-Slovakia, Poland and Jugo-
Slavia, for many emigrants from these
states Will now return home. With
from $4,000 to $1,000 they are not
rich in America, but comparatively rich
in their own countries.
Herr Deutsch said that although the
Germans are willing to work long hours
they are badly nourishcd. Re SAID he
had held conferences with fellow direc
tors in the electric corporation and, af
ter investigation, had reached the con
clusion that reconstruction Of thu
world is impossible on an eight-houl
day.
Herr Deutsch has an income as di
rector of the electric corporation o
1000 marks a year, plus his income
from investments. Asked concerning
the French demand for an indemnity o
100000 100000 gold marks, he said i
threatened to cause Germany to go Bol
shevik land III be the first to lead tn
way"