Evening star., 1922-08-31
ALLIES TO ACCEPT
BELGIAN PROPOSAL
FOR MORATORIUM
Reparations Commission Fa-
vors Compromise as Solu-
tion of Present Crisis.
ATTITUDE OF FRENCH
NOT YET Determined
Under Plan Belgium Would Take
Treasury Bills in Lieu of Cash
German Payments.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, August 31.-The allied rep
arations commission has decided to
accept the Belgian compromise on
the German moratorium proposition
as a solution of the present crisis, IL
was learned this afternoon. formai
vote will be taken before the day Is
over, it was stated.
The British. Italian and Belgian
members are declared unequivocaliy
to favor this settlement. The atti-
tude of NJ Dubois. the French men,
ber, was not definitely known when
the early afternoon session OF the
commission adjourned.
Would Accept Treasury Bills
NJ Dubois went at once into con-
sultation with Premier Poincare with
the purpose of bringing to the COM
mission the French governments de-
cision as to whether it would accept
or decline the Belgian compromise
Under this plan, brought forward
by NJ. De La Croix. the Belgian MEM
ber of the commission. Belgium, in
from Germany this year, to which she
is entitled under a priority agree
ment, would accept treasury bills
from the German government, paya-
LIe in six months.
These bills would total more than
250.O00.0OO gold marks and Germany
would offer further guarantees for
their redemption when due.
Backed by U. 8. Observer.
The American observer with the
commission, Col. James A. Logan. jr,
contributed toward 'the agreement.
according to LOeuvre.
The newspaper declares Col. Logan
interyened yesterday to support the
Belgian plan. advanced by Premier
Theunis, and indicated that while
the United States was unable to in
tervene at the present time. she was
preparing to make concrete pro-
posals In November. Therefore the
Theunis plan. which left the decision
open to the future. appeared to him
worthy of consideration. 4
The commission was displeased by
ment in publishing broadcast the text
of Herr Schroeder's statement to the
commission. The statement laid the
blame for everything on circum-
stances pleading that Germany could
have found way out OF the impasse
but for the assassination of Foreign
Minister Rathenau and the failure OF
the international loan. which created
a panic and destroyed all her well
laid plans
Herr sehroeder's Proposal.
Herr Schroeder's final proposal to
the reparations commission yester-
day afternoon was a request for a
moratorium for cash payments dur
ing the remainder of 1922 only, with
new plan for 1928. namely, that II a
moratorium were granted. then the
German government would secure coal
and timber by private contracts with
the industrialists. A meeting for such
arrangement would take place at
W!esbaden. where delegates from the
reparations commission could meet
the German industrial leaders. Herr
SHINES, and others.
The proposal involves huge amounts
Of wood and coal. which are not yet
estimated. but Herr Schroeder later
pointed out that at the present time
1900. 900 tons of coal alone are being
delivered monthly.
France still Determined.
Grim determination to obtain rep
arations from Germany. seize guar
antees and enforce such payments in
the event that the reparations COM
missions decision should grant q
moratorium to Germany without ex-
acting the securities demanded by
France was everywhere evident in
French official circles last night.
While offlcial announcement is with
held. in order not to interfere with
the work of the commi ssion and ow-
ing to the desire of the French gov
ernment to allow the German dele
gates every possible opportunity to
be acceptable to France, French Of
f1cials talk and act as II the plan
were adopted and Frances decision
to take coercive measures against
Germany had already been decided
upon.
Troop Movements Reported.
The war office also has been very
busy and is in constant communica-
tion with Gen. Degouttes headquar-
ters at Mayence: large movements Of
troops were reported from Nancy,
Metx and the Rhineland. and there
seemed to be no doubt. In the minds
Of ofacials generally that the occu-
patton Of the Ruhr was foregone
conclusion should the commissions
decision go against France.
Premier Poincare had a long con-
ference last night with M. Viviani
and the minister of finance, M. de
Lasteyrie. Later he received Andre
Lefevre, former minister of war, q
most persistent advocate, Of the adop-
tion Of strong measures toward Ger
many. N. Lefevre appeared In great
spirits as he emerged from the Poin-
care cabinet.