Evening star., 1922-08-10
CABINET APPROVES
PO|NCARE'S STAND
ON GERMAN DEBTS
Premier's Insistence Upon
Seizure of Property and
Customs Wins Favor.
Ry the .As>u..iHt-J Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
PARIS. August 10 The French
cabinet AT a special meeting this
morning. presided over by Preside nj
Millerand is understood to have ap-
proved entirely the attitude taken by
Premier Poincare al the London con-
ference on the reparations problem
The meeting had been called hur-
redly TO consider NJ. Poincare's report
deliberations. President Miilerand
came specially from Rambouillet TO
preside.
After the meeting a telegram was
sent to Premier Poincare informing
him the cabinet had unanimously ap-
proved the stand he had taken.
Conference In Balance.
LONDON. August l0.-The British
cabinet met today to consider the inn
passe on the German repa ra tons ques-
ton reached by the allied statesmen
meeting here, and the fate of the con
ference is believed to hang upon the
outcome of their deliberations.
No further meeting of the allied pre-
miers is expected until tomorrow
The feeling in the French delega- :
ton is that the strain between them :
selves and the British government
had been somewhat relaxed and that
a common formula might yet be found
for an agreement. NJ. Poincare and
Mr. Lloyd George have An appoint
ment for a meeting Immediately afier
the British cabinet council tom9F-
row.
both in principle and in their coz
,victionS of what they believe 10 be
the facts of Germanys economic
strength The British position. as cN-
pressed by Mr.. Lloyd George to NJ.
Poincare during today's conNe-sa-
ton, is said to have been something
like this:
Viewpoints Differ.
Germany is unable to pay: she is
sums from her would merely add TO
her difficulties without pr5titinS the
allies, and besides would delay the
economic reconstruction of Europe.
Germany. it was contended. must have
leave to suspend payments without
having hampering conditions i'm
posed upon her.
The French viewpoint is that Ger
many still is economically powerful
and able to pay great deai; out
that. partly by design and partly by
circumstances. she has assumed an
appearance of weakness which in
fact does not exist. Mr.. Lloyd George
first suggested a moratorium until
the end of 1923, but later modified
this to the end of 1922. The belief
of NJ. Poincare is that moratorium
to the end of September would suffice.
The delay in the meeting of the
allied premiers is affording oppor-
tunities for activities of intercessors
who are endeavoring to find for
mula that will carry the nesotia-
tions beyond tomorrow's meeting.
May Make New Plan.
Premier Theunis of Belgium and
Signor Giannini of Italy called at
Premier Lloyd Georges residence this
morning and the unusual hustle at
the headquarters of the various dele
cations indicated that strenuous ef-
forts were being made to find a COM
mon ground for the British and
French conferees if these fail. 1t
seems. certain that tomorrow's meet
ing, which will be only the second
session of the full conference, will
also be the last.
AS far as could be foreseen today.
the only hope is the submission by
the French of a new reparations
plan, but there was no indication
today that Premier Poincare con-
templates any such action.