Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-31

Press. 1.-The reparations commission
late today unanimously accepted the
Belgian compromise on the German
moratorium proposition.
NJ. Dubois. the French member of
the commission voted with his COL
leagues after q long interview be-
tween sessions with Premier Poin-
care.
The commission rejected the mo-
tion of Sir John Bradbury Of England,
for a moratorium without further
guarantees. England alone voted for
the motion. France and Belgium vot-
ed against it and Italy abstained
from voting.
Paris. Aug. 31.--(By the Associated
Press. 1.-THE allied reparations COM
mission has decided to accept the Bel
gian compromise on the German
moratorium proposition as a solution
of the present crisis. it was learned
this afternoon. A formal vote will
be taken before the day is over, it
was stated.
The British. Italian and Belgian
members are declared unequivocally
to favor this settlement. The attitude
of NJ. Dubois, the French member,
was not definitely known when the
early afternoon session of the COM
mission adjourned.
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Paris, Aug. 31.-Grim determina-
ton to obtain reparations from Ger
many, seize guarantees and enforce
such payments in the event that the
reparations commissions desicion to-
day should grant moratorium
to Germany without exacting the
securities demanded by France was
everywhere evident in French official
circles last might.
While official announcement is
withheld in order not to interfere
owing to the desire of the French
government to allow the German dele
gates every possible opportunity to
| make final proposal which might
be acceptable to France, French Of
fcials talk and act as~if the, plans
| were :adopted.and Frances decision
to take corrosive measures against
! Germany had already been decided
upon. 's4,@.
Troops Arc Moving.
The war office also is very busy
and is in constant communication
with General de Goutte's headquar
ters at Mayence; large movements of
| troops were reported from Nancy.
Metz and the Rhineland and there
seemed to be no doubt in the minds
! Va OAASAoiS 6CAOAoAly SAIe&I tAAS ONSo-
! patton of the Ruhr was a foreEone
conclusion should the commission's S
decision go against France.
i Herr Schoeder's propositions to the
commission are described as "abso-
lutely unacceptable"
| Premier Poincare had a long con-
ference last night with M. Vivania and
minister Nj. de Lastyrier. Later he
received Andre LaFevre. former min
lister of war. a most persistent advo-
cate of the adoption of strong meas
ures toward Germany.
! M. LeFevre appeared in great spir-
it's as he emerged from the Poincare
cabinet.
French Want Action.
"Our only chance to get anything
from Germany" he said, 'is for us
to go and take it. This is what ]
have been preaching since the signing
of the peace treaty. l am happy tc
find that my viewpoint will pre-.
vail"
Whether the French parliament
will be convened in extraordinary
session will be decided at a meeting
of the council of ministers, presided
over by President Millerand ao1
France but the French people
throughout the country are solidlS
behind the government with the ex
ception of the Communists and So
cialists. and approve the punitive
measures which the government ma.
see fit to adopt.
Since the return of Premier Poin
care from London. members of thu
cabinet have been busy every Sun
day unveiling monuments to the wa
dead in many parts of the larg'
cities, especially those occupied b.
the Germans during the war. Th'
ministers have promised the peopl'
that Germany would atone for tn
harm done and the result has beer
that resolutions Of approval hav
been adopted practically by all tn
departments of France and sent t.
the premier urging him to take &C
tion. r.,
Herr Schroeder's final proposal to tn
reparatations commission Wednesda
afternoon was a request for a mora
torium for cash payments during tn
remainder of 1922 only, with a ney
plan, for 1928, namely, that If a mora
torium was granted then the govern
ment would secure coal and timbe
by private contracts with the indus
trialists. Ameeting for such arrange
ment would take place at Wiesbaden
where delegates from the reparation
committee would meet the German
Industrial leaders, Herr SHINES an
others. as ~.
The proposal involves huge amount
of wood and coal, which are not We
estimated but Herr Schroeder late
pointed out that at the present tim
1 900, 900 tons of coal alone are be
ing delivered monthly. 1t was speci
fed that the proposal must be gener
ally accepted by all the members 9
e the sreDaratiOnS commission. VI < gsEtll l1s,
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