Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-25
PREPARATIONS BODY
WILL VISIT BERLIN
Modification Of Britain's Pc.
sition Makes Trip
Possible.
FEAR FINANCIAL CRASH
American Unofficial Rcprcsen.
tative Will Accompany Com
mission OH Sunday.
FEAR FINANCIAL CRASH
lBy Associated Press !

PARIS, Oct. oi.-A modification of
Great Britain's position regarding
reparations. Indicated by Sir John
bradbury at meeting of the repara-
tons commission this afternoon,
VIII make II possible for the com
mission to leave Paris for Berlin
next Sunday with unanimous nj.
He'd agreement on what measure.
Will be imposed on Germanys Il.
nancsai administration for the pur-
pose OF averting total collapse OF
that country.
The unanimous decision to go to
i'crlin was taken after Sir John had
definitely made known tha, he. on
Behalf OF Great Britain. was willing
20 vote 10 declare Germany In vol
nntary default OF her agreement
should she refuse to carry out. with
the international reforms which the
commission Will make In Berlin.
Surprise 10 CommissIon.
This was n big surprise to tho
reparations commission. since II was
decided concession to the French
viewpoint.
Heretofore the British representa-
tive had refused to declare Germany
In default under any conditions. and
also had declined to be u party to
any move which might be construed
as interfering with Gcrmany's inter-
national affairs
Sir John had told NJ Barthou, the
French representative on the com
mission. that he thinks the commits
sion has the right To suggest" GER
tam reforms In Gcrrany's interna-
tinnal financial system to the end
that the budget may be balanced and
tho mark stabilized Should Ger
many fail t. make every cnort To
put the proposed reforms into effect
ard thereby jeopard,.c her iudrm-
rity payments. Sir John thinks til,
time would then have arrived for the
commission formally To declare Ger
many In voluntary default,
Believe Frnnce IIns Altered View.
1t Is not unlikely that the British
already have obtained certain con.
cessi"ns from the French govern
ment In return. 1t is reported these
may take the form OF indefinitely
postpOning the brussels financial
conference. leaving the entire roma
raii"ns problem in the hands of tn.
commission. point upon which Sir
John bradbury haa been strongly in
sistent.
The fact that the committee on
guarantees IL not accompanying the
rcparations commission to Berlin Is
taken here 20 mean shat France also
has altered her viewpoint. since tn.
original French plan would have in
trusted the composition of new re-
;orms 10 the committee.
The exact character OF the meas
urcs to be imposed on Germany will
ce decided by the commission be-
tween now and sunday. certain gen
"ral Ideas already having been
broadly agreed to. The commissions
however. realizes that inquiry In
Berlin may force changes and tha,
they. therefore. will leave their de-
cis.ons open TO possible alteration
The gravest OF reports concerning
tho financial condition In Germany
have reached the rcparat;ons COM
mission during the last two DAYS
These reports had much to do with
the decision OF the commission to
proceed to Rcrlin. Roland W. Roy
den. the American unofficial observer
on the commission. was one of the
hrst to suggest the adv!sability OF
an inquiry on the ground as the best
means for determining what addi-
tional reforms should be Imposed
I"ydcn VIII accompany the commits
sion.