New-York tribune., 1922-08-07
Expect Little Difficulty
i'm Urging Moratorium
for Germany as Con-
ference Begins To-day
Council Members
Arrive i'm London
Crucial Question to Come
ON Scaling Down Of the
Indemnify Due Allies

| From The T'foumc's European Bureau
| Copyright. 1922, New York Tribune Inc
| LONDON, Aug. 6.--With the arrival
here tonight of Prem
representatives Of Be
the stage was set for what is virtually
a meeting of the Supreme Council of
the League of Nations to begin to-
morrow. Although little difficulty is
| expected in arriving at decision in
favor of a moratorium for Germany
| In principle, the first clash probably
will come on the question whether this
should be extended to the payment Of
pre-war debts as we'll as reparations.
| The action of the French government
| in the application of sanctions on the
eve of the conference is regarded here
| as tending to confront the negotiators
| with fat accompli, although the
sanctions are of a milder character
than had been anticipated. The cru
cial question will come up on the
| scaling down of the total German in
demnity, in connection with the prob
lem Of French debts to Great Britain
and the British share of the indemni-
ties.
Initiative Up to British
1t is the reported intention of Pre-
! mier Poincare to put the initiative
| into the hands of the British regarding
these transactions and it is expected
that Italy and Belgium will be more or
less inclined to the British viewpoint.
The Observer to-day, which takes
81 critical 9ttif11HQ toward 1OrH Rcl-
four's note, declares it is doubtful
whether the note "purporting to make
British concessions based upon condi-
tional concessions on the part of the
United States, which are not likely to
be Forthcoming, has not already barred
the door whereby Poincare would sug
gest that on the strength of certain
safeguards to be exacted from Ger
| many, France would consent to the
postponemenu Of German bankruptcy"
Insisting that the ability of England
TO take this forward step depends upon
France and the United States, aThe OH
server" declares that Great Britain
could not contemplate the extinction Of
her claims which would let her stand
addition to PREPARATIONS, would have
free balance" At the same time "The
Observer says that it is impossible
to consider that Great Britain is not
ready to make substantial sacrifices in
order to effect final and solid settle
ment
Greeted In French
"The Sunday Times" says: "Peace,
reconciliation and The resumption of
commerce arc the final goals in France
they are the subjugation Of Germany
and the exacton Of reparatons"
The foreign representatives who ar
rived here tonight and who will take
active partin the conference beginning
tomorrow are Premier Poincare of
France. with NJ. de Lasteyrie as his
aid; Signor Carlo Schanzer OF Italy,
with Signor Partore, and Messrs Jas
per and Theunis, Of Belgium.
The British members of the confer
ence will be Premier Lloyd George,
Austen Chamberlain, Worshington
Evans and Lord Curzon, who has re-
sumed his duties after d long illness.
Lloyd George, who on previous visits
of foreign premicrs had greeted them
in English, welcomed them to-day in
French.
LONDON, Aug. 6 (By The Associated
Press) The immediate concern of the
inter-Allied conference tomorrow is
the question Of reparations and Ger
many's request for moratorium, but
since the delivery last week OF the note
of the Earl of Balfour it is assumed
that the question of inter-Allied in
debtedness cannot be excluded from
the discussions, especially as Raymond
Poincare, the French Prime Minister,
is credited with bringing to London
plan for the extinction of the German
reparation bonds in exchange for
cancellation Of the French debt to
Great Britain.
This plan meets with little sympathy
in England, because it is contended
these German bonds being admittedly
worthless, Great Britain would gain
nothing, but, by forglving the French
debt, would lose the last weapon she
possesses for bringing pressure to bear
upon France on the question of arma-
ment or on any policy in which France
might run counter to British ideas.
Little Hope of Success
The situation is further complicated
by the ultimatum France delivered to
Germany concerning Germany's pay
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