The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-11
French Said To Object
Specifically To the Pro-
posed Reduction In the
German Reparations
Payments. Involved In
Proposed Anglo-French
: Alliance


Alliance
Paris, Jan. 11-(By the Associat-
ed Press "A cabinet council presid
ed over by President Millerand met
at the Elysee Palace today and again
discussed the negotiations at Cannes
concerning which Premier BRAND had
telegraphed Il request for instructions
and advice. The meeting lasted three
hours and the results of The deiibera-
tiOns were transmitted to the Premier
at Cannes.
The official communiQue issued af-
ter the meeting was silent concerning
the nature of the questions discussed,
but it is undertood that the proposed
Anglo-French defensive agreement is
the main subject under consideration.
Cannes, France. Jan. 11.-(By the
Associated Press. while the allied
supreme council met today to consid-
er Germany's war reparations, much
of the interest of the delegates was
centered in Paris where the French
cabinet was to hold a special session
to consider Frances position as the
result of the decisions reached here.
1t is understood that considerable adj
verse criticism of Premier BRAND has
developed in his cabinet in connection
with the proposed Anglo-French de-
fensive alliance, and there is much
speculation as to the result of the
cabinets meeting. 4
--e' Approval by the council lasE night
of the plhn for formation Of an IN
ternational financial corporation left
the reparations question as the most
important item on the agenda. The
conference with the German delega-
tion under DR.. Rathenau, which wa
to- arrive today, was expected to be
brief.
Although not named with Great
Britain. France. Italy, Belgium. Ja-
pan and the United States as. q par
ticipant in the proposition for setting
uD the central international corpora
ton" as the new institution will be.
called, Germany was specifically
named as an important factor in cen
tral eastern Europe that ought to
help lift Europe out OF her present
troubles.
The final terms for reparatiens
payments that the German delegation
will be asked to accept are 100000
900 gold marks and reparations in
kind to the value of II, $50, 100000 gold
marks annually. France, finally re-
nouncing any part of the 100000
600 marks already paid, will get
1,125,000,000 marks of the payment
in kind each year, the remainder 60
ing as follows:
240, 100000 to Italy; 200, 100000 to
Great Britain; 125,000,000 to Belgium;
1000, 900 to Japan, and the rest to
other beneficiaries under the treaty.
Germans Aslpd to Explain
Cannes, Jan. 11.-CBy the Associat-
ed Press .)-Representatiye of the
German government today were sum-
moned to appear this evening before
the allied reparations commission to
explain Germany's inability to meet
her January and February repara-
tions payments.
BRAND Leaves Cannes
Cannes, Jan. 11-(By the Associat-
ed Press. Premier BRAND will leave
Cannes for Paris at o'clock this af-
ternoon, it was announced this morn
ing, not only to inform the French
cabinet as to the status of the nego-
tiations here, but it is understood to
meet and answer criticisms OF certain
groups of the opposition and to de-
mand that the Chamber of Deputies
support or reject him.
The pincipal differences between
the Premier and the opposition. 1t is
learned, are with regard to the new
terms of payment by Germany adopt
ed by the councils experts but not
yet ratified by the full council. France
under these terms would receive less
than under previous arrangements,
but a greater proportion in kind.
Ready to Aid France
Cannes, Jan. 11.-(By the Associat-
ed Press. )-The British memorandum
Of the proposed Anglo-French pact,
which was telegraphed textualy to
London, declared that Great Britain
makes the security of the French a
problem of her own and that she will
be Ready to throw in her forces as in
1914 If French soil is attacked.
Harvey Attends
Cannes, Jan. 11.-(By the Associat-
cd Press. George Harvey, Ameris
can Ambassador to Great Britain, at
tended today's session OF the Allied
supreme council meeting, having al
most completely recovered from the
shock he suffered in an automobile
accident on Monday The members ol
the council heartily congratulated
him on his marrow escape
*, 5taia * Y. 4 4. l..