Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-03
PREPARATIONS REST
ON ABILITY TOPAY
Germany Must Pay Full
Amount if Economic Condi-
ton Permits, Says BRAND.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, February 3.-France still
intends to see that Germany is made
to pay her debt in full, If her eco
nornic condition permits Of such pay
ment, Premier BRAND informed the
chamber of deputies today in present
ing the declaration Of his ministry on
the reparations question.
1.-The French government" said the
premier in reviewing the decisions
reached by the allied supreme coun-
Gil at it's meeting in Paris last week,
has in no wise renounced the pur-
pose Of collecting the entire debt due
from Germany, If she recovers her
economic prosperity"
The decisions of the supreme coun-
Gil, M. BRAND explained. meant 1.-THE
payment by Germany to the limit of
her economic capacity. the principal
measure toward which is the develop
ment OF her expectations"
Protection for Allies.
The definite plan which the allied
conferees had in view at the meeting.
the premier said. was to verify and
fix the exact total of Germany's ex-
conference was to avoid paradoxical
situation In which Germany's foreign
trade would thrive through deliveries
Of her products to the allies, to the
detriment Of allied industries.
The premier's declaration was re-
ceived with great attention, but abso-
lutte silence reigned in the chamber
until the end. when slight applause
broke out. The sitting was suspend
ed to enable NJ. BRAND to read the
same declaration in the senate.
The session was resumed an hour
later. but 1t was not expected that the
interpretations would be completed
and a vote reached ON approval Of the
declaration before tomorrow.
ReichstaE Backs Simons.
BERLIN, February 2.-The reichs-
tag parties through their leaders to-
day seconded the governments attf-
tude on the Paris agreement. The
debate, which lasted three hours. was
dispaasi onate, barring interruptions
during the communist leaders speech,
the sole dissenting note in the pariiA-
mentary chorus OF approval
DR.. Paul Levy. for the ultra-radi-
Gals, told the reichstag that the pres
ent situation was mirth-provoking, in
asfnuch as 1t recalled the outbreaks
of Official and bourgeois anger after
the armistice terms. the Versailles
treaty and the Spa agreements were
published. He added that, despite iex-
invariably subsequently discovered
that there was no choice but to sign.
President Loebe. at the conclusion
OF the debate. commended the parties
and their speakers on the unanimity
OF their sentiments. He hoped the
entente would listen to the warning
voices and spare the German people
and itself the inevitable consequence es
unless the reparation terms were rad
ically revised. ~
Fear Red Menace.
DR.. Schiller. former minister Of tvs
tice. and Herr Mueller. former chan
cellor. both approved the declaration
by DR.. Simons and trusted that the
counter proposal would lead to an
agreement with the entente Herr
Mueller declared tina. the workers of
all countries were endangered by the
reparation proposals, which would
convert the present economic crisis
into q European catastrophe. He adj
mitted that the disarmament obliga
tions could no longer be avoided II
the German people were to be spared
fresh and grievous visitations
DR.. Hergt. for the national party.
said he would have liked q more de-
cisive tone in DIR. Simons' obserya-
tions on disarmament.
East Prussia" ne went on. "ex-
poets Of the fatherland that she will
not be abandoned in the face OF the
bolshevist danger. No German ought
to assist the entente in imposing un-
precedentediy hard disarmament con
ditionsn