The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-11
BRAND GOES
TO REPLY TO
HIS CRITICS
French Premier Leaves Can
mes for Paris to Inform Cabi-
net as to State Of Negotia-
tlons at Conference.
GERMANS SUMMONED
CBy Associated Pressl

CBy Associated Press)
CANNES, Jan. 11.-Premier BRAND
will leave Cannes for Paris at 5 o'clock
this afternoon, il was announced this
morning, not only to inform the
French cabinet as TO the status of the
negotiations here but, it is understood
TO meet and answer criticisms of Ger
tam groups of the opposition and to
| demand that the chamber of deputies
support or reject him
PARIS, Jan. IA cabinet council
presided over by President Milierand,
met at the Elysee palace TODAY and
again discussed the negotiations at
Cannes, concerning which Premier
BRAND had telegraphed a request for
instructions and advice The meeting
lasted three hours and the results OF
the deliberations were transmitted to
the premier at Cannes.
The official communique issued aft
er the meeting was silent concerning
the nature of the questions discussed
but II is understood that the proposed
Anglo-French defensive agreement
was the main object under considera-
! ton.
A Havas Agency dispatch from Can
nes says that Premier BRAND is com
ing to Paris this afternoon to inform
| the cabinet Of the state CT the negotia-
tons at Cannes and that he WIN re-
turn to Cannes Friday.
CANNES, Jan. 1.-THE British mem
randum of the proposed AngIo-French
pact which was telegraphed textuaIil
to London, declared Great Britain
makes the security of France a prob
lem of her own, and that she will b.
ready again to throw in her forces as
in 1914, if French soil is attacked
Representatives of the German CO.
ernment today were summoned 10 aD-
pear this evening before the allied
reparations commission to explain
Cermany's inability to meet her Jan.
uary and February reparations pay
ments.
While the allied supreme council
met today to consider Germanys war
reparations, much of the interest o;
the delegates was centered in Paris
where the French cabinet was to hold
special session to consider Frances
position as the result of the decisions
reached here
Criticism Develops
II is understood that considerable
adverse criticism of Premier BRAND
has developed in his cabinet in con
nection with the proposed Anglo
French defensive alliance. and there
is much speculation as 10 the result
of the cabinets meeting
Approval by the council last night
of the plan for formation of an inter
national financial corpora tion left the
reparations question as the nlest i'm
portant item left on the agenda. The
conferences with the German repara-
tions delegation under DR. Walter
Rathenau, which was to arrive today
were expected to be brief
No delays will be granted for the
purpose of conflicting with Berlin,
and adyices from the German capital
are that the delegation has full pow
ers to act in the name of its govern
ment, The desire of Germany TO par
ticipate in the consortium which is go
ing to engage in the enterprise of re-
storing Europe, including Austria and
Russia, to normal conditions, is count
ed upon to overcome any hesitancy
she might have to subscribe to the al
lies new terms.
Must Declare intention.
II is pointed out by the promoters
of the consortium idea that any coun.
try wishing 10 have a share therein
must subscribe to the principles laid
down in the resolution of the council
on Friday. that all honorab BILE oblga-
tions must be respected. Hence. if
Germany does not want to abandon
her cherished idea of taking large
part in the economic restoration OF
Russia she must declare her intention
of paying what she owes
Although not named with Great
Britain France, Italy, Belgium. Japan
and the United States as a participant
in the propos.ron for setting up the
Central International Corporation
as the new institution win be called.
Germany was specifically named as an
important factor in Central Eastern
Europe that ought to help lift Europe
out of her present troubles.
Final Terms
The final terms for reparations paw
ments that the German delegation viii
be asked 10 accept are 100000. 600 gold
marks and reparations in kind TO the
value of 1,750,000.000 gold marks an
nually. France, finally renouncing any
part of the / 1000, 600, 900 marks already
paid, will get 1,125,000,000 marks OF
the payments in kind each year the
coo to Italy. 100, ,000. .0G0 to Great Brit
ain, 125 900, 900 to Belgium 1000, ,00O to
Japan, and the rest to other beneficiar-
les under the treaty.
Of the 720,000,000 gold marks pay
able in cash in 1922, Great Britain will
get 159,000,000, of which she will loan
139. 100000 TO France, the loan being
repayable from later cash payments
by GERMANY To France The rest Will
apply on Belgium's priority.
This division applies only to the
present year, the idea being that the
payments in cash be in part applied to
payment of interest on Series A Of
the German bonds to the value Of l.
000,000,000 gold marks now in the
hands of the reparations commission
to secure payment of SIG, 600, 600 marks
to Belgium, 450,Oo0000 to Great Britain
and 100000 to Italy.