Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-12-19
Reparation
Proposals
Outlined
France Unwilling to Reduce
Indemnity Claims But Will
Grant Every Facility to
Aid Germany.
May Drop London Plans
tBy Tho As,oclated rres,.)

Paris. Dec. l8.-Premier BRAND
plans to leave for London in
response 10 invitations from Pre-
mier Lloyd George to discuss Ger
man reparations and other matters.
He will be accompanied only by
Philippe Berthelot, general secre-
tary of the foreign Office, in an Off
cial capacity.
Premier BRAND, il is understood,
regards the conversations with Mr..
Lloyd George as informal
Minister of Liberated Regions
Loucheur, accompanied by two fl
nancial experts. also is going to
London to confer with Sir Robert
Horne, British chancellor of the ex-
chequer.
The French foreign Office has is
sued the following announcement of
the principles governing the convcr-
sations between the two premiers;
Frace is willing to abandon the
London schedule OF payments. pro-
vided Germany pays all equivalent
amount on different form OF sched-
ulc.
France will consider reduction
OF the allied forces in the occupa-
ton of the Rhineland and apply the
money saved to reparations, provided
Great Britain offers guarantee in the
event of certain German aggression
Will Discuss Tariffs.
France will assist in the improve
inent OF the general economic situa-
ton IN common agreement, recog-
rizing that Great Britain is as grave
ly concerned over trade prospects as
France is on reparations and will
discuss lower tariffs and other sinh
liar problems.
France is ready to undertake any
practical measures Jointly with Great
Britain towards the economic and in
dustrial restoration of Germany; il
recognizes as necessary, British,
trade and French reparations.
While unwilling to accept a re-
duction in the reparations claims,
France is prepared to grant Germany
every possible facility to make de-
liveries.
conference important.
London. Dec. 49, Mondays con-
ference between Premiers Lloyd
George and NJ. BRAND on rcpara-
tons is described by the newspapers
as the most fateful since the Ven
sailles treaty was concEded.
The meeting was arranged before
Germany's official declaration of its
inability to pay reparations INSTALL
ments and there is disposition in
some sections of the press to regard
the German move as maneuver to
bring pressure to bear on this meet
ing. This view is confined mainly to
those newspapers known for their
strong advocacy of hrmer alliance
between Great Britain and France.
The general opinion is that the Wirth
government has tried to meet its
obligations and that it will be neces-
sary to grant Germany delay of, a
few months if not actual moratorium.
Two Alternatives.
That there are two alternatives is
the common belief here, either to
grant moratorium or insist that
Germany is able to pay, the latter
probably entailing the fall OF the
German government.
Sir John Bradbury, British repre-
sentative in the reparations conf
mission, it is reported in certain
quarters, favors annulling the debt
for military pensions.
1t is thought that Mondays meet
ing might result in another conven-
ing of the supreme council speedily,
because some decision to present to
Germany must be made before the
middle of January, when the INSTALL
ment is due. Views said to ema-
nate from authoritative quarters are
expressed that the British govern
ment would be ready to forego its
claim on German payments, already
in the hands of the repartions
commission, the bulk of which is to
come from England under the
August agreement, which France
has not yet ratified, and also with
draw any objections to the Wiesba-
den agreement if France is ready
to take a course more in accordance
with the ideas of the British govern
ment.