Arizona republican., 1921-01-29
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 PARIS. Jan. 2S.-A solution of the problem of German separations was tentatively reached late tonight by the committee of experts appointed yes terday by the allied supreme council. Confidence was expressed that the council would approve the commit tees plan tomorrow. The proposed scheme provides for the payment of annuities on a sliding scale of from two to six billion gold marks over a period of probably 42 years and also 1212 per cent ad valorem tax on German exports, so that her credit ors will be paid according to Germany's increasing prosperity.
 The sudden ironing out of differ ences came after two days of a con tinually widening breach that threat ened to break up the conference, it being virtually suspended except for private conferences. Official French circles give the Belgian delegation credit for the success in reconciling the British and French viewpoints The project in it's final form, when approved by the supreme council, will be su-nitted to Germany for accept ance as an agreement of the peace treaty. which entrusts the reparations commissionwith the task of fixing the amount of the> indemnity. Then an VI ithe Germans will be invited.
 The committee of experts was in session at midnight considering the question of shortening the period of the payments to 30 years for which I the treaty of Versailles specifically provided. But it is expected that a period of 42 years finally will be adopted. as the whole agreement is outside the treaty and the longer pc riod of payments will make the task easier for Germany.
 Conference between small groups o1 the delegates went on this afternoon in an effort to clear up the tangle in the situation which had arisen. NJ Briand. the French premier, after leaving the British premier. Mr. Lloyd George, consulted with his officials oi lthe cabinet and later returned for another talk with MT. Lloyd George.
 Lloyd George a Busy Man
 Meantime. Mir. Lloyd George had re- ceived the British and Belgian repre-
 sentatives on the special reparations committee appointed Thursday ana
 after some discussion these represen-
 tatives returned to the session of tho committee. which had been suspended during their absence.
 After the consultation with Mir Lloyd George the members of the com |, mittee seemed somewhat more hope
 full. 4 great deal of the discussion bore upon an ad valorem tax of iron 3 10 to b per cent that it had been pro
 posed Germany should place on ex ports
 Speculation was rife throughout tn day as to what ultimately would be tn 3 result if an agreement were no
 reached. The general opinion scene, to be that. should failure result, M
 Doumer. French minister of finance 7 would be held responsible for raisin' ! obstructions to a settlement of tn . separations questions and find it nee essary to resign.
 Persons close to Premier Briand ex
 pressed the belief that if M Brian, . should be unable to Conciliate the
 French view with that of the Britisl
 he would report the circumstances {, : the chamber of deputies and then an
 nounce the resignation of the entir
 French cabinet
 Late in the afternoon the alternativ
 proposition was submitted to tn ' French delegates, providing for ike annuities for 42 years plus varyin , annuities figures on Germany's fo~ , eign trade. This plan was suggeste to give satisfaction to the Frencl = viewpoint that owing to the impossi q bility of determining now what Ger e many's situation will be in the futur 0 no part of Frances claim should h e abandoned. Under this plan tn e French and other creditors of Ger |, many would be paid a minirnum con
 sisting of fixed annuities and an ad
 ditional sum proportionate to the eco U homie prosperity of Germany.