The New York herald., 1921-01-28
Total Will Be Named at a
Later Conference With
German Representa-
tives Present.
DETAILS THEN DECIDED
Yearly Payments to Be Pro-
vided So Berlin Can Meet
French Claim for
Damages.
BOULOGNE FIGURES, BASIS
BOULOGNE FIGURES BASIS
Lloyd George Tells Conferees
1t Is Useless to Name I'm
practicable Sum for
Payment.
BY LAURENCE HILLS.

BY LAURENCE HILLS.
Special Gable to THE NEW York HERALD.
Copyright, 1891, 5y THE New YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, Jan. %. J
The amount of the reparations Ger
many must pay will not be settled at
the conference Of the allied Premiers
now on in Paris but at another con-
ference similar to that held at Spa
with German representatives present
That is the outlook tonight. There
the Allies will tell Germany the sum
which must be paid as whole and
what the yearly payments will be, and
insistence will be made that Germany
put her taxes, as well as her internal
business affairs, in order, so she can
meet Frances claims for damages.
committee which was appointed
will report along these lines to-mor-
row. it Is said This committee is
composed of Paul Doumer. Minister Of
Finance. and Louis Loucheur, Minis
ter OF the Liberated Regions, Tor
France; Baron d'Aberpon. British AM
bassador to Germany, and Sir Laming
Worthington- Evans, for Great Brit
ain: Col. Theumys, Minister of FL
nance. for Belgium: Signor Giannin,
for italy, and NJ Mori. for Japan.
Warns Not to Ask Too Much.
The meeting az the Premiers this
afternoon was devoted to a long ex-
planation Of the British position re-
garding reparations by Premier Lloyd
George. He urged that the Allies de-
mand no more in reparations than
Germany was capable of paying, and
that the Boulogne figures OF about
100 900, 600, 900 marks gold be made the
basis.
Tho British Premier called attention
tc the danger to international FINANCES
and commerce il an impractlcabie repa-
rations sum were demanded IL is un-
eerstood that ne told his conferrees that
lie was for making Germany pay to the
utmost OF ner ability, but that in order
20 accomplish this the Allies must stand
solidly together.
.It is useless for us to try TO get more
han Germany can pay" he said. Ger
manys interests. contrary to the OPINION
which has been expressed sometimes. are
Identical with those of the allied Powers.
and It is to the interest of Great Britain
as well as that of France and Belgium
that the Germans be made to pay to the
last farthing However the question Is
how to make them pay.
"She could pay easily within the limits
of her own country. but she cannot ex-
mort her forests nor her railroads. IL
the Allies should take possession OF the
German railroads and should double the
freight and passenger rates on them,
they would get their payment In paper
marks which would be worthless out
side of Germany"
Can Pay Only by Exports.
The British Premier held that Ger
many was able to pay her reparauons
bill only I'm the expectation of goods
made by her. whereas IL the German ex-
portations exceeded certain volume the
effect would be felt in allied industries
and the possible loss of neutral markets
by allied merchants and manufacturers.
He urged that all these things should
be considered in fixing the amount of
the reparations bill.
He conceded the fact that Frances
loss in life In the war had been greater
than that of any one of her allies and
that her suffering had been more terri
bile than that of the others. However,
Great Britain had not escaped un-
scathed. Indeed. she had been COM
PEELED to incur the heaviest financial
expenditure OF any of the Powers and In
waging war abroad had spent on her
navy alone no less than f10,000.000 900.
Premier BRAND. replying to the Brit
ish Prime Minister, said that when he
undertook TO form the present French
Government he understood he would
have free hand TO do as Ne thought
best for Frances interest and that the
Boulogne work was never definitely con-
chided. He insisted on an annuity
scheme. leaving the Reparations Com
mission TO FIX the total sum TO be de-
manded OF Germany. At the same time
he conceded that II II became necessary
lator the Allies could reduce this total
amount fixed by the Reparations Com
mission TO meet Germany's actual ca,
pacity 10 pay.
He declared that France did not de-
mand the impossible OF Germany: that
she was ready to take what Germany
could reasonably pay. on the other
hand. he would not accept the thesis
that Germany was unable to pay. He
said he was In favor Of fixing six yearly
payments Irrespective OF the final deter
mination of tho total sum.
why not fix these payments at this
conference and at another conference in.
quire into Germany's capacity TO pay7'
he asked.
Never has the divergence OF opinion
between the allied Premiers been so APP
parent an IT is now. with the French