The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-05
VERSAILLES TREATY
DEAD, SAYS BRAND
French Premier Tells Deputies
Machinery Of Treaty Will
Not Work.
FIRM ON OPERATIONS
Demands That Agreement Be
Accepted or Rejected as
a Whole.
BIZ ne Assnclnfed Press.


PARIS. Feb. 4,--The Chamber of Depu-
plain the negotiations at the recent
reparation conference in Paris. and an
assertion by the Premier mat the de-
cisions reached at the conference were
the best terms obtainable for France
from Germany under the conditions OBJ
tanning at present. incidentally he re-
marked that the Versailles treaty was
dead inasmuch as the machinery it pro-
vided would not work.
The Premier requested the Chamber
either to accept or reject the decisions
is a whole. 1t was decided that all the
Deputies who had indicated their desire
to be heard should speak before a vote
was taken on the question. and the dis
cussion was postponed until next Tues
day.
II have done the best that | could"
said NJ. BRAND. "If there is a man in
this Chamber who has better practical
programme let him come to the front
Previously Andre Tardieu, former
High Commissioner to the United States.
had continued the criticism of the Gov
eminent on the separations agreement
begun yesterday. All the arguments. ne
said, tended to show that France was in
too great hurry and should nave
waited a few weeks to consult the new
American Administration
NJ BRAND. replying to NJ. Tardieu. re-
ferred to the work accomplished by the
Peace Conference. where NJ. Tardieu
was a member of the French delegation.
THE Versailles treaty is complete"
exclaimed the Premier. There is moth
ing lacking in it-only it is not alive"
The Versailles treaty in order to be
effective. NJ. BRAND continued, must rely
upon the work of the separations COM
mission.
1T is no secret" the Premier assert
ed. that the PREPARATIONS commission, OF
which France is only one-fifth. has been
unable to agree as to the amount to be
fixed as indemnity and the manner in
which IL should he paid. Therefore the
Premiers had to take a hand in the
matter"
NJ. BRAND said he realized that he had
been unable to obtain as much for
France as was due her owing to her
great sacrifices in the war. but that, at
any rate, he had succeeded in bringing
the situation out Of the chaos, uncer-
tainty and uneasiness which had OBJ
tanned since the signing of the Versailles
treaty.
I'VE won't get as much as we deserve,
but at least we know what we are going
&c get" the Premier declared.
Concerning NJ Tardieus argument
that the German debt should be
"mobilized and discounted NJ. BRAND
said: IF there was the remotest pos
sibility of discounting this debt of obli-
gation-which is impossible owing to
the troubled condition of the worlds
money market-we should refuse to do
So as we should lose too much on eX-
q q tn NAV
from IL to IA per cent. discount.
I'VE will equalize our budgets for the
next ten years by internal loans and by
refraining from all possible negotiations
for foreign loans There are between
10000, 600. 900 and $1,000. 600. 900 francs
OF assets in France on which interna.
loans can be 6oated. We intend to use
these until the time comes when pay
ments from Germany increase accord