The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
BRITISH OFFER
TO Give UP PART
OF INDEMNITY
Would FOregO 1922 Share of
German ReparatiOns.
Decrease of Cash Demands on
Berlin Is Condition.
PARTIAL REMISSION AGREED
Belgium Not Ready to Give Up
Her Priority.
All Europeans Want America in
Economic Farley.
Decrease of Cash Demands on
Berlin Is Condition.
REMISSION AGREED
All Europeans Want America in
Economic Farley.


asked to send a representative to
lied supreme council on the subject of
German reparations, a leading dele
gate at the council meeting announced
| this afternoon.
Meanwhile. it was learned today the
experts dealing with the subject of
| German reparations have agreed on a
plan for partial remission of cash
payments by Germany for a period of
years, involving the payment of 50O,-
100000 gold marks in cash and
1000, 100000 gold marks in kind each
year.
! At the meeting today the British Of
fered to sacrifice Britain's 1922 share
of German indemnity on condition the
allies agree to decrease the 1922 cash
demands upon Germany. Britain was
to receive % per cent of the 1922 in
demnity.
Cannot Agree on Priority.
Belgium's priority rights to German
indemnity, which are being opposed by
France, were discussed by the allied
experts today in an effort to work
out a compromise plan that would
satisfy all sides.
aTTanSeInenCt
allied powers had agreed that Belgium
would come first in the distribution of
the first 1,500,000,000 gold marks re-
ceived from Germany.
AT noon, the experts had not reached
an agreement. They adjourned to
meet again at o'clock.
The allies expect a quick answer
from Washington to the invitation of
the United States to participate in the
international economic conference at
Genoa in March.
AS the invitation was extended thru
George Harvey, the American observ-
er, it is expected the reply will come
thru the same channel. The allied del
egates believed that America will con-
sent to participate actively in the con-
ference on the condition that cancel
lation of the allied war debts is not
raised.
Germany will probably be repre-
sented at Genoa by Walter Rathenau,
the economic expert, who is now at
Mentone. near Cannes, and Russia by
,Nicolai Lenin or George Tchitcherin,
the commissar for foreign affairs at
Moscow.
Premier BRAND told Gabriel Han
otaux, former French premier and
journalist, that France had accepted
the pls n for Russian participation in
the economic conference but he was
certain that Russia would not accept
Belgium to Demand Priority.
The allied supreme council planned
to begin consideration of the question
of Germany's war reparations today
in an atmosphere somewhat cleared
by yesterdays decision to get together
with Russia and Germany in an in
ternat:onal, financial and economic
conference. The air of pessimism no
ticeable Immediately preceding the
opening of the council was largely dis
sipated by the successful results of
tne first days session.
The Belgian delegation has an
nounced that it will insist on Bel
GUMS priority to 2,500,O0O,000 gold
marks of the German reparations.
This is regarded as an important OBJ
stacle to the British plan. The French
are opposed to a moratorium for Ger
many, but are inclined to agree to a
reduction in the cash payments pro-
vided the difference is made up by
deliveries in reparations in kind.
The British stick to their proposal
to reduce the total payment due this
year from 2,OOO,0OO,OOO gold marks
to 5Oo,oOo,O0O marks on condition
| that materials be delivered to the
value of 2,OOO.O 100000 gold marks.
At this rate it will take five years
to pay off the priority claimed by the
Belgians and France will have to wait
| that long before receiving any cash
at all.
Turkish Question Now Up.
The solution of the Turkish problem
and consideration of the Angora treaty
was gone into further this forenoon
when the premiers and foreign min
listers held an informal discussion. NJ.
Franklin -Bouillon, who negotiated the
treaty for France, will arrive at
Cannes tomorrow and confer with the
ministers on the provisions of the
agreement. 1t was indicated today
that the greatest efforts would be put
forth to dispose of the Angora ques-
ton by Tuesday and if possible include
the supreme councils work by Tues
day night or Wednesday morning. A
tremendous impetus, it is generally
conceded, was given the conference by
yesterdays results.
Many of the delegates attribute the
quick result of yesterdays meeting to
the example set by the Washington
! conference. They point out that Mr..
Lloyd Georges program was presented
and accepted with the same sudden
ness and speed as the opening pro-
| posals of Secretary of State Hughes