Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-01-29
Solution of.
Reparation.
Is Reached.
Payments by Germany on
Sliding Scale Is Plan Tenta-
lively Agreed to by Com
mittee of Experts.
Expect Council to Accept

Paris. Jan. 2S,--.A solution of the
problem of German rcparations was
tentatively reached late today by the
committee OF experts appointed yes
tcrday by the allied supreme council,
Confidence was expressed that the
council would approve the commit
tees plan tomorrow.
The proposed scheme provides
ior the payment OF annuities on a
sliding scale OF from 100000 900 to
o,000,000000 gold marks. over per-
iod OF probably ~ years. and also
l2n per cent ad valorem tax on Ger
man exports, so that her creditors
will be paid according to Germany's
increasing prosperity. =
The sudden ironing out OF differ
ences canE after two days OF con-
tinually widening breach that threat
cned to break mp the conference. it
Aheing 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 iii its final form, when
approved by the supreme council,
will be submitted to Germany for
acceptance. as an agreement outside
OF article 235 OF the peace treaty,
which entrusts the rcparations COM
/, mission with the task of fixing the
amount Of the Indemnity. Then an
other conference will be cNled to
) which the Germans will be invited.
May Shorten Time.
The committee OF experts was in
session at midnight considering the
question Of shortening the period of
the payments to so years, for which
the treaty OF Versailles specifically
provided. But it is expected that
period Of ~ years finally will be
adopted, as the whole agreement is
outside the treaty and the longer
period Of payments will make the
task easier for Germany
Conferences between small groups
of the delegates went on this after
noon in an effort 10 clear up the
tangle in the situation which had
arisen. NJ. BRAND. the French pre-
mier after leaving the British
premier, Mr.. Lloyd George, con-
suited with his colleagues OF the
cabinet and later returned for
another talk with Mr.. Lloyd
George
Speculation was rife throughout
,,thc day as to what ultimately would
ne the result Is an agreement were
rot reached, fhe general opinion
seemed. TO be ateshou1d failure re-
suit, NJ. Doumsr. French minister of
finance. would be held, responsible
for raising distractions to settle
mcnt OF the rcparations question and
lind it necessary to resign.
BRAND May Resign.
Persons close to Premier BRAND
expressed the belief that IF M. Bri-
and were unable to coIacjliate the
French view with that OF the Brit
ish, he would report the circum-
stances to lthe chamber of deputies
and then announce the resignation
OF the entire French cabinet -
Late in the afternoon the alterna-
tive proposition was submitted to the
French delegates, providing for fixed
arnuities for AZ years plus varying
annuities figured on Germany's for
cign trade. This plan was suggest
cd to give satisfaction to the French
viewpoint that owing to the ihpos-
Sibility of determining now what
Germany's situation will be in the
future. no part of Frances claim
should! be abandoned. Under this
plan. the French and other creditors
OF Germany would be paid mini
mum consisting of fixed annuities
and an additional sum proportionate
to the economis prosperity of Ger
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