Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-11

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Up to Supreme Council
Prime Minister Lloyd George and the
other members of the Council promptly
agreed that the Germans should be re-
quircd to give the commission the de-
mandcd explanations before they could
be heard by the Supreme Council.
After the hearing. the Reparations
Commission will then refer the mat
ter to the Supreme Council. which can
go further into examination Of the Ger
man situation at n meeting to which the
German representatives will be invited,
probably tomorrow.
Approval by the Council last night
of the plan for formation of an intcrna
tional financial corporation left the
reparatlons question as the most i'm
portant item remaining on the agcnda.
No LoOphole for Evasion
The desire of Germany to participate
in the conSortium which is going to
engage in the gigantic enterprise of re-
storing Europe. including Austria and
Russia, to normal conditions, is counted
upon TO overcome any hesitancy she
might have to subscribe to the Allies
new terms.
1t is pointed out by promoters of the
consortum idea that any country wish
ing TO have share therein must sub
scribe to tho principles laid down in
the resolution of the Council on Fri
day that all honorable obligations must
be respected.
Hence il Germany does not want to
abandon her cherished idea Of taking
a large part in the economic restora-
tion of Russia she must declare her
intention of paying what she owes.
Although not named with Great Brit
ain, France, Italy, Belgium. Japan and
the United States as participant in
the proposition for setting up the Cen
tral International Corporation. =" as the
new institution will 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 Reparation Terms
The final terms for rcparation pay
ments that the German delegation will
be asked TO accept are 700, 900 900 gold
marks and reparations in kind to the
value of 5O,000, 900 gold marks an
nually.
France, finally rcnouncing any part
of the 1000. 900, 900 marks already
paid. will get .125 900 900 marks of
the payments in kind each wear. the re-
mainder going as follows: 240 ,OOO, 900
to Italy. OO,OO0 900 to Great Britain.
125. 900 900 to Belgium, 1000, 900 TO
Japnna and the rest to other benefci-
aries under the treaty.
Of the 30 900 600 gold marks paya-
be in cash in 1922, Great Britain will
get 15o. 900 900, of which she will lend
1:"'.oO0.oh' to France. the loan being
Icpaynb!e from later cash payments BY
Germany 10 France. The .est will an.
ply on Bclgium'S ) priority.
This division applies only to the
present wear. thc idea being thae the
payments in cash bc in part applied to
payment of interest on Series \ of the
G"rmqn bonds to the value Of 600.
600 900 gold marks now in the hands
Of the RcparationS Commission to Sc
cure payment Of 5l9. 9.OOO. 900 marks to
Belgium. 400. 900 900 to Great Britain
and 81 ,GO0,0 900 to Italy.
Phris. Jan. 1l.-(By 4. PA
Cabinet council. presided over by Pres
ident Millerand. met at the ElySec
Palace today and again discussed the
negotiations at Cannes. concerning
which Premier BRAND had tclcgraphcd a
request for instructions and advice.
The meeting lasted three hours and the
results of the deliberations were trans
mitted to the Premier at Cannes.
The official communiQuC issued after
tn" meeting was silent concerning the
nature of the questions discussed, but
II is understood that the proposed
Anglo French defensive agreement was
the main subject under consideration.
\ IIavas Agency dispatch from
Cannes says that Premier BRAND is
coming to Paris this afternoon TO in
form the Cabinet of the state of the
negotiations at Cannes and that he will
return to Cannes Friday.
Premier Brands unexpected return
Is attributed by members of parliament
to the action of the cabinet which they
say requested the premier not to con-
Clude the Anglo French pact before its
terms had been approved by par!a-
ment.
Premier BRAND tomorrow will cx-
plain the nature of the agreements with
England and ask each House to vote
confidence. He will refuse to receive
it is stated, on the
ground that there is no time for dis
russion of them.
If the votes of confidence are not
to the Premier, he will i'm
withdraw to private life. On
the other hand. if the outcome is satis-
flying 10 him, he will return to Cannes
and sign the agreement.