New-York tribune., 1922-10-14
Rejects
British 5-Y ear
ReparationPlan
Scheme TO Suspend Gernian
Casl, Payments for This
Period Declared Not Ac-
ceptable by MI. Darthon
Calls 1t New Moratorium
Says His Government VIII
Present am Alternative; |;
May Involve Seizure
By Wilbur Forrest
spsaas Gable to Tns Trtsans

sDsc{dl Cable TO Tho T7f6a1s
|. Copyright 1922. New York Tribune Tnc.
PARIS, Oct. lathe reparations
tangle bacsre nors eompliessed to-
day when France pronounced unac-
ceptab.e the British plan to relieve
Germany from cash payments for FIVE
years, with immediate Allied control
Of German government fnances.
After Sir John Bradbury, the British
member OF the Reparation Commission,
had finished his review OF tha latest
London proposal, which included ac-
ceptanca Of series OF bond issues
from Germany, Louis Barthou, the
French member, at once said THAT
France was opposed because the plan
was after all merely a new aorator-
iun. lie added that his governments
policy would not be confined to mega
tive criticism.
"France has her own proposals for
handling the German situation" ~
Barthou declared, "and these ! viii
explain to the commission next week,
in detailed. carefully studied FORM.
Inc view EkeRCN ASN
In this fashion England and France
again came to loggerheads on the repa-
rations problem. The new French
alan, it 10 understood, will propose
that Allied control be applied to Ger
man finances to the point of actual
seizure and operation of the f1duciary
departments, including q strict guard
on the printing presses Of the Reichs-
bank. These conditions are to be in
posed as soon as possible, and by all
means before the Brussels conference
opens. Poincare's suggestion made in
August for the occupation Of customs
lines in the Ruhr and aeizure of physi-
cal properties in Germany will not be
mentioned.
Poincare told callers to-day that he
bsieves the present weakness of the
German government is abno 7Aal, and
that no predictions as to Ske real
capacity Of the republic TO pay can be
made. Allied control must come first,
he said.
The Reparation Commission issued
cornniunlque tonight saying that the
sitting to-day was for the semi-official
purpose Of continuing the examination
Of the situation in Germany, adding
that the commission had considered
Sir John Bradbury's memorandum and
Barthou announced his Intention Of
furnishing his colleagues next week
with "a proposal expressing the view
Of the French delegation" This, IL
was added, brought the divergence of
opinion into plain view and promised
highly clarified situation within an
other week. whom both British and
French plaps doubtless would be
published.
French Insist on Conference
French circles tonight inclined to
the opinion that the fve-year Brad
bury program was an effort to block
the Brussels conference, the result Of
British belief that there will be no
active American participation In the
question of debts. II was pointed out
that II fve-year moratorium should
be granted Germany it would be an
other form of Allied loan to Berlin,
and the Brussels meeting would be un-
necessary. It is the French view, The
Tribune Is assured that the confer
enee must be held,
Bradbury limited to-day at possible
modification Of the British document
in the event OF general election in
England, which, he said, might radi-
cally alter the governments whole
financial and economic policy toward
europe. Meantime France and England
are deadlocked over means to pull Ger
many out Of the financial quicksands
which, threaten Go submergs her as
Austria has been engulfed.