The New York herald., 1921-03-16
BRAND UNDER FIRE
FOR FOUR HOURS
Socialists Criticise French
Premier for Policy on
Reparations.
CALL HIS PLAN WEAK
NJ. Auriol Says German Levy
Will Show Deficit After
Paying Occupation.
CALL HIS PLAN WEAK
BY LAURENCE HILLS.

ny LAI hENCE HILLS.
Special Gable 10 THE NEW YonK HERALD
Copyright, 1921. op THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris. March Is.
Insistence by Socialist groups that
the Allies abandon what was called
a costly and unsatisfactory system
OF collecting reparations payments
from Germany comprising occupation
threats and insufficient customs levies
at time when Frances treasury
Is In condition graver than ever be-
fore. developed in the Chamber Of
Deputies to-day. Despite Premier
Brands plea to defer discussion Of
the London agreements by the Allies
until next Thursday. the Interpret
lators forced the Premier to listen to
their criticisms for nearly four hours.
Interest to-day centred in the violent
criticisms by Jean Hennessey, whose
theory is that German labor and Ger
man material must be used to build
UP the devastated regions without de-
lay, and the heckling of the Govrnment
by Vincent Auriol. who asked why II did
not GEEK financial assistance from the
United States. assistance which was
promised to French labor leaders two
years ago. according TO statements by
Leon Jouhaux. but which inanciers
across the Atlantic repudiate any know
edge of.
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based on economic grounds. M. Auriol
stressing the Importance Of lending a
helping hand to Germany. which was
alone possible when exchange fluctua-
tions were eliminated by American as
sistance NJ. Aurfol would then have
the Allies organize an international
reparations machine. which would direct
all restoration work, with Germany sup
plying whatever material she was cap
able of producing but also would pay
for material received from other coun-
tries. the whole OF the reparations to be
balanced against her account annually
He insisted that the penalties would
be ineffective because, according TO the
most reliable statistics. Frances part
of the duties which It would be possible
10 levy would. after payment Of the ex-
penscs Of occunation. show deficit OF
600 600. 900 francs annually instead OF
furnishing cash for rcparatons.
1.-THE only remaining question is that
OF financing" NJ Auriol said. Ger
many cannot borrow unless she has
given to her international security and
support Therefore. II all Europe inter-
ests herself thus in reparations, have
no doubt the United States would no
longer refuse to become sleeping part
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NJ. Auriol clashed once with Premier
BRAND when IL declared that Paul
Doumcr. Minister or Finance. told the
Finance Committee or the Chamber OF
Deputies that thu receipts from the i'm
portation levies on German exports were
TO be taken by the country. Premier
BRAND explained briefly that this levy
would constitute q common fund for the
Allies benefit but refused to explain
to-day whether the fund would he ap-
portioncd by the Rcparations Commits
sion on the basis Of the Brussels per-
centages.
VI. Hennessey condemned the British
policy, which. he said. consisted In
placing a customs barrier against Ger
man dumping and then seeking an out
let for British wares to Russia.
'The English seem 10 have gained the
biggest profit possible from the London
conference" he said. "They have pro-
tected themselves against German COM
4 petition" .
4 After showing the necessity for tax
| ing German goods sent into the allied
countries through neutral countries. NJ.
Hennessey reverted to his original
theme for the use Of German labor and
material In rebuilding the devastated
regions. demanding that Parliament dis
! cuss the scheme thoroughly before re-
jecting any new offer the Berlin Gov
ernment may make.
For the first time since its formation
the Communist group headed by Marcel
Cachin outlined the policy of NJ Cachin
declaring that the members favored
"lmiting the rcparations 20 be paid by
Germany to the actual damage suffered
hy civilians" He said the present allied
arrangement. both from the number and
the size of the annuitles sought was not
giving satisfaction either 20 the spirit OF
Justice or to common sense.