The New York herald., 1921-02-26
He Announces Only Change
of Method of Reparation
Payments Will Be
Considered.
LLOYD GEORGE IN ACCORD
Military Measures Also Will
Be Taken if Greeks and Turks
Do Not Accept Allied
Decision.

New York Herald Bureau,
London Feb. 2J.
| Premier BRAND Of France an
nounced here tonight that Maj shall
Foch had been summoned TO London
by telegraph and that he would ar.
rive here tomorrow to confer with
Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson.
British chief of staff, and the allied
Premiers.
This announcement by NJ. BRAND
was regarded as reply to news from
Berlin that DR.. Walter Simons, Ger
man Foreign Minister. was coming
to the conference here next week with
"a German mo- to the allied repara-
tions proposals if these proposals
were not altered"
With the Near Eastern disputes
disposed Of for the time being by the
terest in the proceedings of the allied
conferees today turned to Germany.
In this connection Premier BRAND
indicated tonight that the world
could not be returned To normal con-
ditions without the aid of the United
| States.
Harmony of Premiers.
1t now can he said that, as re-
suit Of their private conferences, tho
British and French Prime Ministers
will enter into the discussion OF the
German reparatlons payments with n
unity that was not expected 81 hrt
time ago. There have been ceri, =
concessions on both sides.
/ For instance. Premier BRAND a.
nounced tonight that the Frenc
would listen to anything the Ger
mans had to say IN connection with
more convenient methods for Ger
many 10 make her reparations pa
ments, although the Germans wol I
not he permitted either to refuse To
pay the amount fixed or to discuss
/ this amount.
on the other hand. Premier Lloyd
/ George, in acceding 10 NJ BRAND sum-
moning Marshal Foch hurriedly TO
London. gives his hearty approval to
/ the French position that il the Ger
mans persist in their mo" to tho
reparations demand there is no an
swer except Marshal Foch-the allied
sword.
! Indubitable evidence that unity be-
tween him and Premier Lloyd George
had, in many respects. been achieved
was given tonight by Premier BRAND
in an interview with newspaper corre-
I spondents.
! Although reiterating the French
doctrine that unless Germany. "the
vanquished aggressor," was made 10
pay France. "the victorious victim"
in the future no nation would ever be
safe from aggression. he. like Premier
Lloyd George. evidenced a willingness
to discuss methods for the German
| reparations payments.
Peace Depends Upon United states.
]
United States. declaring: The peace
/ of the world cannot be regulated with
out all the nations. including tho
/ United States. All nations. including
the United States. should agree upon
the principles on which the League OF
Nations was founded. but IL is now up
to the United States 10 formulate
terms agreeable to her. under which
those principles will be applied"
This rs considered me mrs; or1c-..
European invitation to President ELECT
Harding to approach Europe with hts
IDEAS for a final settlement. bus
France. at least, Is still insisting that
these ideas must be within the frame
Of the present League Of Nations or
ganization.
Premier BRAND continued the inter-
view by declaring:
Preparations are a matter Of justice
in which all nations are interested.
because there can be no economic
peace until the question is settled. II
there should be a question of senti-
ment. IL should be given to the vic
torious victim rather than TO the van
qulshed aggressor
1T frequently happens that an or
binary debtor appears in court affirm
ing his inability TO pay; but there Is
no precedent Of Judge accepting
such plea without an examination.
France made all possible sacrifices in
the Paris agreement. but she will
listen without prejudice II Germany
has proposals to make concerning