The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-13
May Refuse to Accept Economic
Farley Invitation.
All Depends Upon Attitude AS
sumed by Allies.
CANNES CONFERENCE IS OFF
French Crisis Puts Abrupt End
to ReparatiOns Debate.
Germany Given Fifteen Days in
Which to Decide.

Cannes, Jan. 13.-Invitations to the
Genoa economic conference decided
upon by the allied supreme court were
forwarded today to the various ma
tions whose participation is sought.
The United States and the more inn
portant countries were asked to send
p minimum Of three and a maximum
CT five delegates and the other ma
tions two delegates each, the date of
March 8 being Professionally fixed for
the meeting.
Grant Germany Time.
The international reparations com
mission has decided to grant partial
indemnity moratorium to Germany, it
was learned this afternoon.
The date for the international eco
nomic conference at Genoa has been
definitely fixed for March 8.
Under an agreement worked out by
the reparatiops commission, Germany
will be called upon to pay 31.OOO,O
gold marks every ten days until new
plan is effective.
The supreme council meeting defi-
nitely came to an end today with in
formal conversations between the re-
manning delegates. Premier Lloyd
George of England, and Premier Bon
omi of Italy will leave for home this
evening.
Premier Lloyd George may stop
over in Paris tomorrow to continue
the pourparlers with ex-Premier Bri-
and and Premier designate Poincare
regarding the proposed Anglo-French
treaty with Italy.
The reparations commission decid
ed to give Germany fifteen days to
submit methods of payment or to
make counter proposals.
Formal invitations to the economic
general conference, including Russia
and Germany. were issued by the su
preme council today.
Situation Is Unchanged.
London, Jan. 1S.-The opinion was
advanced in official circles after a
scrutiny of the general European sit
uation that the status of the proposed
treaty has not been altered by the res
ignation of NJ. BRAND as French pre-
lniCr. 1t is held that the pact is avail
able for the new French government
if it wishes to accept it for ratifica-
ton. 1t is up to the new government
at Paris whether or not the treaty
shall be put into effect.
Some officials take the view that
the inability of France and Britain to
cooperate upon reparations and the
presence of Russian delegates in the
proposed Genoa conference may dis
courage the Americans in their atti-
tude toward the movement for world
economic conference.
United States Won't Hurt Germany.
Washington, Jan. 13-1t was en-
phatically stated the United States will
not be a party to kicking struggling
Germany nor will the administration
willingly become embroiled in the po-
litical quarrels of Europe
If the events of the next few weeks
indicate that European jea1ousies and
animosities are to occupy first place
on the agenda of the Genoa confer
ence, then the United States may find
its policy to take no active part in
it all, according to the privately ex-
pressed views of officials today
In foreign quarters in Washington,
there was an atmosphere of deep
gloom today over the turn of events
Some suggestions were even heard
that the situation might result in the
cancellation of the Genoa meeting
entirely.
What is the use of going to
Genoa ?" pessimistically inquired one
European diplomat. "if France is go
ing to adopt stiff. unyielding atti-
tude on the vital questions that are to
be discussed"