Evening star., 1921-01-29
226B|LL|0N MARKS
|S|NDEMN|TY FIXED
BY ALLIED COUNCIL
Germany Must Pay This Sum
in Gold in Forty-TWo An
nual InstalIments.
EXPORTS WILL BE,TAxED
IL PER CENT IN ADDITION
Plan Drafted by Special Commit
tee Is Quickly Adopted by Su-
preme Council.
Br the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. January 29.-The allied su-
preme council today approved the
German reparations plan drafted by
its special committee last night. The
plan was in the hands of the printer
early this afternoon and will be sign
cd when the council meets for its Sec
ond session today. at pm.
The plan will be communicated 10
the Germans in a few days and they
will be invited to conference on
February % to consider the terms:
In the meantime, the Brussels councli
of economic experts will resume its
sessions. February Z. The penaitles
provided in the reparations plan are
in general the same as under the
treaty of Versailles. including potn
military and economic measures.
Germany would be required to pay
$4,000, 900, 900 gold marks in forty
two annual instailments under the
plan drafted by the committee charg-
ed on Thursday with the formulation
of a reparations program which
would meet the divergent views OF
the allied leaders.
The first two installments would be
z.oo0.o00.o00 marks; the next three
5000, ,00O, 600; the next three. 4.000.-
100000: the next three. 000,000. .0e0.
and the next thirty-one. 6,000,000,0e0
each.
Tax IL 1,5O0, 600 600 Marks.
In addition, Germany would be re-
quired to pay a IL per cent tax on
her exports. This tax. calculated on
the basis of German exports in 1913,
would total a little more than 1,s00.-
100000 gold marks, The plan SUB
mitted would place the task of collect
ing the tax on the allied reparations
commission.
The report of the military commit
tee on disarmament of Germany also
has been virtually approved by the
council. 1t provides for the complete
disbandment of the Einwohnenwehr
and other so-called civic guard or
ganizattions not permitted under the
treaty of Versailles. The disbandment
must be completed by July i next.
The penalties for failure. Premier
Briand stated, are stronger than those
arranged for at the Spa conference.
The scoHfeFences0f FebEnafy zS. to
which the Germans have beep Invited.
to consider the reparations termS. will
be held In London.
Examination OF the reparations plan
showed it provided that the IL per
cent tax on German exports would ex-
tend over the same period as the stip-
ulated reparation payments.
(The total of 22S.000, ,000, 900 gold
marks of German reparation payments
called for by the plan would equal
approximately $5S.000.0oo,0o at nor
NAL exchange rates.)
1t is understood that. for the pur-
pose of inducing Germany to pay off
her reparations debt as rapidly as
possible she would be allowed dis
counts on her annual payments. These
discounts would be fixed at per cent
the first two years, 6 per cent the
I'LL fI1A
manning 38 years.
AS a guarantee against Germany
defaulting on her payments. the COM
mittee recommended that in such an
event German customs might be seiz-
ed and new or increased taxes be inn
posed without prejudice to any meas
use the allies might take II this plan
proved inadequate Finally. Germany
would be forbidden to contract any for
eign loan without permission from the
Ieparations commission.
France IL satlsned.
While this solution of the knotty
reparations problem did not appear to
arouse immediate enthusiasm. it at
least satisfied French opinion. The
text OF the agreement was completed
too late to permit of an extended
analysis by today's papers. but Paris
newspapers were generally agreed
that il satisfied all viewpoints with
out sacrificing the desires of any ma
ton.
After finishing consideration of the
reparations question the council plan
ned to settle the disarmament prob
lem. and then consider how assist
ance might be given the Austrian
republic The question of Germa n
coal deliveries will be confided to the
reparations commission. under present
arrangements.
Methods to be followed in the ex-
ecution of the plan submitted to the
council today will be decided upon
by the commission of experts appoint
ed at Brussels, which will resume its
task shortly. 1t will also settle diff
ferent questions raised by German
delegates at a meeting between the
allies and Germans soon. 1t is under
stood this conference will not be held
at Geneva, but at London, after the
allied Turkish Greek conference,
which is scheduled to begin on Febru-
All the delegates left the foreign
ONCE after the forenoon session in
what appeared to be far better humor
than had prevailed among them at
any previous time during the con-
ference The demeanor of Premier
Lloyd George was particularly cheerful.
Premier BRAND told the newspaper
men that the council had achieved
its results in a spirit of the greatest
cordiality. The tendency in French
circles ia to regard the outcome of
the conference as a decided success
for n BRAND
WANT vENIZELos NAMED.