The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-20
GERMANY
HOLDS fast
TO Her GOLD
c r is i S Develops ii
Reparations a n ed
Commission Appeals
to Allied Prenaiers

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Paris, Sept. Il (By the ,Assoz
ciated Press ).-The newly develop
ed crisis in the reparations ques-
ton became 50 acute tonight nEon
receipt of Berlin advices that Ger
many mad categorically refused To
give up the 1e0.09G,F0v gold marks
demanded by Belgium as a glfaEs
tantee Of the SIX months note isslaer
on account Of reparatiops that thas
members Of the connTnissien de-
cided tne situation has gone bss
yend their cnotroi and requires the
Immediate attention of the allied
premiers.
Sir John Bradbury, British
| member OF the commission, is pro-.
ceeding to London to lay the
matter III detail before Premier
| Lloyd Geroge while AZ. Peincara
has assumed colnmnad OF the
French side az the negotiate
The Italian and Belgian premiers
laiso are handling the situation fer
thtffr COuHSIlSS.se
Belgium S request for the depos5ts
of gold not. Iaterst thas tomorrow Ia
stead of being mereE a diplomatic
manesIvers to permit further discuss
sion as at first indicated now APP
pears to be a stern demand With the
full backing OF the French and
Belgian governments. -
After the meeting today CT the
French cabinet it WAS authorisa-
itively zstated that Official netifaca-
ton OF Germany s refusal TO deliysr
the gold. will be followed s5 tpss
Jaying of the matter before the
! ireparatiens commission by Belgium
and a French demand for a decla
ration of Germanys voluntary de-
fault.
An Official cemla1unique Issued
by the French ministry OF foreisnS
fairs respecting the meeting be
tween NJ. Poincare and u. Du5eiE
| OF the reparations commission ar
Rambouilet says: The cabinet
council, through the premier gaNe
definite Instructions to NJ Dubois
concerning the French altitude an
| the event OF Germailys failure TO
teouats eearatiors com
| missions decision OF August s ,s;se
| NJ Daabpis. y ho is president Of
the commission. viii exercise MS
right TO east the decidipg vote Ia
the event that Great Britain and
| Italy oppose such declaration as IS
probable The members OF The
cabinet took a very critical view
| iof the situation and gave expAeE
instructions to NJ. Dubois to Gs-;
mand action br the comniss;ua uns
less the gold Is deposited.
The refusal of GERMANY TO par
the 1,5e6,s61 pounds due. tomorrdE
as part payinent OF her priyass;s
pre-war debts to allied nationais,
| has served to 3stifen the attitude az
! the cabinet The recent honden
lconferenee reduced the payinenes
due in. August and Sep4embeF from
4.0e0. .ee0 pounds Ito 600, 0tto {
pounds. Germany has paid
0oe pounds and was required to-
pay the Balance tomorreW Her
refusa; to do 50 has caused deep
Eresentnent: Ia. the French cabzzes:
which feels that Germany could
easily meet the payment. s.
French poIicyie being dirscteds
toward d formal assertion from
! the combustion of Germanys yea-
uYotary default: it is reliably stat
ed that France viii then request an
immediate ronfrsenee of the allied
powers, 10 consider the repaEations
situation and mn effort will, be made
/! to reach an agreement with Great
Eritai, on the French debt ana
also as efnite settlement o. thess
reparatien question. No n1iiitary
measure will be taken unless the
!: conference leoke down s..
j The British differ strongly ysissss
the French in the present crisis
| and belteye that GermanSs offer
should be accepted. They contend
that the ecorrmissicn never scos
ftemplatcd. tkats Belgium would acSSs
ttualis demand gold. such preyis.n;,s
being put into the decision simply
, for use. as aiast resort ssgs
Despite the very serious turn os
| events the German delegation
Paris reasains CAIN and OPTIMISTIC.
When inforhed that the cahias1
had decided upon stern policy
one German eaScial said:
They sfways decide on ster;l1
; measures However, we haze reg
fused the gold and shall canti.uN
to refusesit. But LthinS that soreee
compromise viii 10 effected. as 70 8
allies do not want to precipstate
trouble at this time.