Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-09
(By The Associated Press.)
Germany ACCEPTS.

Germany some Tune TINS week Will
come. to. Cannes to discuss With the.
supreme council the reparauon pro-
.posal.. to, be prepared by, the Allied
statesmen.
This was decided upon the second
days session; Of the council Saturday
and notification to this effect was dis
patched to- the, Berlin government,
stipulating,s however, that the German
experts 60 ito PARTS first and there
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4 Ar originally introduced " Premier
3 Lloyd4Geore OF Great Britain, the
proposal was worded 50 as to ask the
!: German government to send its repre-
sentatives direct to Cannes. but M.
BRAND, vouchsafing the opinion. that
it was necessary to reach some kind
Of an. agreement among themselves
first, it, was modified.
The Communication sent to the
German government reads:
THE supreme council will doubt
less have need of your representatives
between the eighth and fifteenth OF
January. You may save time by
sending them to Paris to await word
from the council" a.tI
In introducing his proposal. Mr.
Lloyd George declared that the pres
Spa conference had proved most use
full and had resulted in an agreement
which was carried out.
The work of the council slowed up
Saturday ywhen the thorpy reparations
question came up. Fridays speedy
decision on the calling of an interna-
tional financial and economic confer
ence with the participation OF Russia
and Germany, and the progress made
k>rx h4 "a finna aYnQrfC SATURDAY.
morning raised the hope for time
that there might be an early adjourn
ment, but later in the day 1t became
iapparent that the council was not so
near an agreement as were the ex-
perts. III y
Agreement In Principle.
BY the experts it was maintained
Saturday that there was an agreement
in principle; but the members of the
council announced that further de-
liberation was necessary, after which
the council would receive the experts
report and make its decision.
The experts, it is learned, have
| reached an agreement providing for
remission of cash payments by Ger
| many providing for the payment OF
| 500, 900, 900 god marks in cash and
500, 900, 900 gold marks in cash and
tyear over, a period Of years. e.s
| Great Britain Saturday IN excnange
for abandonment Of her 20 per cent
of the first two payments In 1922, ask
cd Belgian to renounce in part hel
IApriority claim SO that France car
share in those payments, demanding
lat the same time that France ratify
1.-The S.August agreement whereby the
first billion gold marks now in the
hands of the reparations commission
would be applied to the payment Of
! Great BIitain's and Belgium's occu.
patton expenses to the EXCLUSION Of
i France.
Mr.. Lloyd George also resisted al
i suggestions that, action. be taken tt
obtain stronger guarantees from Ger.
many rs asked by France, such as :
Y commission on the German debt Il
control customs. monopolies and Ia,
i receipts. g b e
4 1t was suggested, In q meeting o:
r the experts. previous to decision t.
invite German Representatives to Gan
nes, that, Germany be asked to sent
La representative here to confer witt
the council regarding reparations nay
sEments before any action toward fur.
Il ther guarantees was taken.