Evening star., 1921-01-28
ALl|ESFACE CRISIS
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TODAY NDEADL0Ck
OVER PREPARATIONS.
Discordant Views of Pre-
miers Bring Conference to
eliminating Point.
LLOYD GEORGE CONFERS
WITH BRAND PRIVATELY

IIO - 06Ota06 SO"t .ssS
WITH BRAND PRIVATELY.
British Diplomat Does Not Believe
Entire Question Can Be Solved
I,at This Meeting. J..
By the Associated Press.
PARIS. January 2S-The DIVER
gence of views Of the members
Of the allied supreme council
regarding German reparatious
caused an interruption of the
conference today, ard in some
quarters it is regarded as in
danger of breaking up.
PARIS. January 2s.-Representa-
tives of Great Britain, France. Italy.
Belgium and Japan, attending the ses-
sion of the supreme allied council
In this city, faced this morning what
Premier BRAND of France described
as the decisive day" of the meeting.
The discordant views on the repara-
tions question, especially those Of
France and Great Britain, which we're
presented at yesterdays brief ses-
sion. had brought about a virtual
deadlock. and it seemed the culminat-
ing period Of the conference had ar
rived. -
The committee charged with forInu-
lating proposals relative to the
h q
and the method OF payment. sat far
into the night in an effort to find
some formula that would be accept
able to all members of the council.
Progress. toward reaching solu-
tion of the problem of German repar-
ations was reported by the commit
tee. when the committee adjourned
this noon after two-hour discus
sion.
The basis of the discussion was the
Belgian proposal, presented by M.
Jaspar, Belgian foreign minister. that
nual reparations payments of 6.0ee,-
008,0eo gold marks as maximuD
and 5000 600. 900 marks as q minimum.
AZ outlined by NJ Jaspar In q state
ment last might his plan would not
ax the number Of annual paynsnts.
med at some later time. = ~
want Brftish 10 Agree.
The Beleiums1Hd = elaborated by
- Jaspar bssSee tho ,cofnmittee this
'inorniug. fwas peesents3 tes Mr. I5ofd'
George after the coinftttttee sbaA con-
clud1 its frst session The French
Prime = sn y dies. s ser
IN principle the committee at its meet
ing this afteraaon will he able 70 put
the finishing touches .5upop the plan
and sns,,t, then present y fe ;sAs Supreme
when the committesnen came from
the conference chahfbsr after taking
their recess they let 1t known that
they constdered good progress had
been made. Those who took part in
ster Of liberated regions. Il Lo1cheur:
Baron sd.Abernon. for Great Britain:
Eignoe Giznniuf for Italy; n JaepAr
for Belgium, and Kengo Mori for
Japan. -
called for 4:30 pm, when It was hoped
the committee would be able to present,
its complete report
Premiers Lloyd George and BRAND
had q private consltation after. iunoh-
con preceding the meeting Of the esunciL
n was Indicated by Premier Lloyd
George yesterday that the whole re-
paration q estion could not be solved
II the present meeting. Al that could
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the axing of the amount Of Germany's
debt and the way 1t should be paid.
4 Doumer, French minister, and
N Briand were not convinced by the
British prime ministers arguments.
although the views OF Mr. Lloyd
George appeared to be favored by the
Italian and Belgian representatives..
N. BRAND declared after yesterdays
meeting that the feparations question
must be settled "once and for all be-
fore Saturday night" and indicated
he would not retreat from htA stand
that the total amount OF German In
demnlties should not be dxed. ana
that payment should be. made under
the annuity plan.
French Position Radical
Tho discussion on reparations was
taken in an atmosphere made quite
upfavorable by the radical position
assumed yesterday by NJ. .Dourher, the
French minister of finance. who
named z12,0o0. .ooo.0 900 gold marks as
the total amount of indemnity Ger
many should pay. d. .Doumer's at
tftude. though practically disavowed
by the press generally, and sup.
posedly by some OF the members Of
BILE embarrassment At the confer
ence when the subject was resumed.
Germany must pay TO her utmost
capacity," asserted Mr.. Lloyd George.
I'm order to assure this the allies
must stand together. 1t 10 useless to
try to get more, than Germany can
pay, for her interests. contrary to
the opinion Sometimes expressed, are
identical with the interests OF the
allies. 1t Is to Great Britain's in
terest, as well as to the interests
Of Belgium and France. that Ger
many pay to the last farthing. But
the question is how to get it. -. /.
Fears Too Much Exporting.
Germany could easily pay inside
the limits Of her own territory, but
she cannot export her forests inor
her railways II the allies took pos
session of her railways and 'doqbled
the passenger and freight rates they
would be paid only in paper marks
that would become worthless ACROSS
the frontier"
Germany. he continued, cam. pay
only in exports. II she exported too
the ruin Of allied industries; AZ she
exported too much to the n&utrals
It would mean the loss to thet allies
Of the neutral markets. Gconse-
quently. the question of. effectively
securing payment OF reparAtions
must ! . taken up with due acScoupt
for these facts
TURKEY TO SEND DELEGATES.
CoNSTANTINOPLE. january 27-
Acceptance of the invitation frpm thu
supreme allied council to sendf Turk.
tsh representatives to a conferences IL
London beginning February f21,'. q
which revision Of the. Sevres treat,