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'BORAH DROPS P|LAN,,.
(. YIELDS TO HARDING
FARLEY PROGRAM
Forces Senate Leaders to Defi-
mite Admission Of Administra-
ton Acts on Conference.
NEW PREPARATIONS MOVE
New York World.


New York World.
Washington. Dec. 2s.-The United
States IL TO participate in a confer
enue 90 determine the capacity of Ger
many To pay repara;ions. IL France
Viii consent TO such gathering.
On the partial lifting of tho veil
that mas hidden the negotiations OF
thu ADMINISTRATION. senator Borah
Yesterday afternoon withdrew his pro-
posnl to request the President TO call
40 economic conference.
Horah's action took the senate by
aurpf 80 and caused various Senate
spukosmen Tor the administration To
hcdgr and shuttle and qualify their
statements of the intentions OF the
government for fear they had gone
iou FAR. Borah having announced
that % was In the light Of the declara-
tons ~ Lodge. Watson and McCor-
mI,k he abandoned his proposed
amendment
Disclosure In Three Parts.
ACTUALLY tls unVciling was In
three places the senate. where the
thrue administration spokTsmen were
forced into the position lof admitting
tht. the President was negotiating
fni a conference. at the White House.
whore 10 was announced that the
Senators had spoken with authority.
and 40 New Haven. whore Secretary
eft state Hughes disclosed the plan In
rnuv detail ia speech before the
American Historical Association.
ln hticf tho plan coutemplates the
us.,mhllnE ~ an international body
OF men - the highes; authority In
finance a. Mr. Hughes expressed u.
Cd. determine what Germany can pay
'f"r 20 quote from the Secretary OF
S,lIr mo matter what claims may
o.. made against her. that Is the
aut 20 satisfaction
Possibly the most significant thing
uf fhc whole exciting day Is the COM
In. out by the government agains,
In, use ~ force Ia compelling pay
m,nt of rcparatlons. which - the
nra' time official cognizance has beer
'ts,u of the French threat ~ occu-
... ..n 90 "a. Ruhr
Ne should View with disfavo'
u, i.urcs whi,h instead % producing
separation would threaten disaster.
$685.. ono ~ Mr. hughes sentences.
,cmss out Against Force.
Tho alternative ~ forcih,e mea~
'..a 'o obtain separations - not AZ
..'actlvc one was another refer
r.. o. and ne continued. No. one car
,otcG The extent ~ the serious con
..lucnccs which nigh; ensue frou
t.,h course.
,hlrd reference Was 1t would h
'nr enough 20 conssI.r-i forcibi
measures after such an oppor;univ
Pod heen exhausted" the "oppor;u
n'i, heins that Afforded by the meet
Iue of nnanciai experts
-. course. thc Secretary O, stat
dd not mcntvn France spec!AcaIl
o- refer % tne Ruhr threat d.rerti,
Utf therc j. no installing his meaning
u vas Disclosed a; the White Hous
N1t tho Afer,nce that was scin
,.r-.der,d would 10 no voluntee
rl-u,ung 90 bankers "a economist
f...r-sut.ng chambers 81 C~nmmc-c,
Hl mar the delegates would he az
fn.r.rd hv ne governments. Il VI
srrtcd that even a commission r
t,..rfs could 10 little withou; ;he in
d .,meu's % tho various govern
n.'nfr Interested as questions ID. sue
Importance could not b. decided with
oat g. rnmsn; sanction.
] IA no' clearly d.vu.Ced whet n
ft.s country would wait for an inv
iauon o. participate IN such a cor
ference 0r would !,se'f suEses; u !
thr event % tho European govern
ueuts falling to get together. bt
from the mention % objections
hlt.uc ths nations assemble AZ waei
lnefon for an economic conferen,
wnsr We could no; discuss the ".
d'uts 80 - assumed the idea IS IN,
fEs huancls. eNpsets will meet abroa
THIS ai..1 carries the assumption IN,
~. actual calling q the conferen,
49, hc done by one % the foreig
powers
There Seems 60 D. likelihood OF a,
other incident surh az the Arms Col
f'reace produced when the Pres de
Interpreted The four-party treaty
sKrluds she mainland % Japan. VIII.
Do delegates very clearly agreed
to Inclusion That required d suppl
wDrary treaty 20 Strengthen out 4
matter 81 That me Presidents We
should b. met
lr che present case the White Hou
efntesman gave fhe impress. ou "a
90 would 20 silly 20 attempt 70 ha
any conference unless 70 was know
That 'ne powers would accept the I'm
lngr 81 fhe experts while Mr. Hugh
ln his eI~ech specifically stater IA
Governments need not bind thes
s"ives % advan-e % accept the reco,
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