The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-11
up TO RUSSIANS
Europe Ready to Recognize if
Debts Are Paid.
Allied Supreme Council Allows
No Delay at Session.
GERMANS MUST DECIDE NOW
Redistribution and Payment of
Indemnity Considered.
Great Britain to Loan Her
Share to the French.
CBy the Associated Press)

Cannes. Jan. 11.-While the allied
supreme council met today to con-
slider Germany's war reparatons'
much of the interest of the delegates
was. centered in Paris, where the
French cabinet was to hold speclal
session to consider Frances posltlon
las the result of the decisions reached
It is understood that considerable
adverse criticism of Premier BRAND
has developed in his cabinet in con-
nection with proposed AnSlo-French
defensive alliance and there is much
speculation as to the result OF the
cabinets meeting.
Hurry Preparations Question.
Approval by the council last night
OF the plan for formation of an inter-
national financial corporation lett the
reparations questions as the most I'M
Dortant item left on the agenda. The
= conferences with the German repara-
lions delegations under DR.. Walter
Rathenau. which was to arrive today
were expected to be brief.
No delays will be granted for the
purpose of comforting with Berlin and
advices from the German capital are
that the delegation has full powers to
act in the name of its government.
The desire OF. Germany to partici-
pate in the consortium which is going
10 engage in the enterprise of restor-
Russia, to normal conditions is count
ed upon to overcome any hesitancy
she might have to subscribe to the al
lies new terms.
Russia Must Pay Debts.
1t is pointed out by the promoters
of the consortium idea that any coun-
try wishing to have a share therein
must subscribe to the principles laid
down in the resolution of the council
on Friday that all honorable obliga-
tons must be respected. Hence if
Germany does\ not want to abandon
her cherished idea of taking large
part in the economic restoration of
Russia she must declare her intention
of paying what she owes.
Aftio not named with Great Bri-
tain, France, Italy, Belgium, Japan
and the United States as a participant
in the proposition for setting up the
central international corporation as
the new institution will be called, Ger
many was specifically named as an i'm
portant factor in central eastern Eu-
rope that ought to help lift Europe
: out Of her present troubles.
To Redistribute Indemnity.
The final terms for Preparations pay
ments that the German delegation will
be asked to accept are 100000, 900
gold marks and reparations in kind to
the value of 1850, 100000 gold marks
annually, France finally renouncing
, any part of the O0O,0O0,0O0 marks
already paid, will get LIPS, 200, 900
marks of the payments in kind each
year. the remainder going as follows:
t24O, 900. 600 to Italy; 1OO,OOO,O0O to
Great Britain, 125, 900 to Belgium,
100000 to Japan and the rest to
other beneficiaries, under the treaty.
OF the 72O,00O,Oe0 gold marks pay
able in cash in 1922 Great Britain will
get 159, 100000 of which she will loan
139, 100000 to France, the loan being
repayable from later cash payments
by, Germany to France. The rest will
apply on Belgium's priority. This di-
vision applies only to the present year,
the idea being that the payments in
cash be in part applied to payment of