Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-11-01
ENGLAND ACCEPTS
FRENCH TERMS FOR
NEW CONFERENCE
Belgium Italy and United
States Likely to Be Other
Nations at Reparations
Farley

LONDON, Oct. 3O.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. )-Great Britain has &C
copied the terms specified by Pre-
mier Poincare, of France, for a con-
ference Of experts TO consider the
reparation question.
The American government will re
acquainted with the willingness of
all the countries COZ cerned in the
reparation problem to participate in
the conference and will be asked i'm,
mediately to designate its members
of the committee of experts.
An understanding has been reach
ed in the reparation commission
whereby that body will postpone ac-
ton On the request of the Berlin
government that German represents
tives be heard regarding the capac
ity of the Reich to pay reparation
until the question of the appoint
ment of an international committe
of experts is settled.
The understanding here is that
the committee will be made up OF
| representatives of Great Britain
the United States. France, Belgium
and Italy.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3O.-Willis Fl.
Booth, president of the international,
Chamber Of Commerce and vice pres
ident of the Guaranty Trust com
pany; sailed today on the Maureta
MIA for Paris to arrange for a con
ference of delegates from thirty
eight nations to make recommends
tons regarding the proposed repa
rations discussion advocated by Sec
rotary of State Hughes.
AMERICA TO APPOINT
REPRESENTATIVE AT ONCE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-(By the
Associated Press)-The request that
the United States government desig-
nate Americans to sit on the expert
commission to study the reparations
problem will be complied with
promptly under the limitations set
out by Secretary Hughes in his cor
respondence with Foreign Secretary
Curzon.
Although no official notice of the
agreement on the plan has reached
Washington, it was made known to-
day that President Coolidge believes
the attitude of Premier Poincare of
France, has not served to prevent
the carrying. out of the project. 1t
has been the understanding Of the
Washington government all along
that only an advisory study of the
situation was proposed.
In the recent correspondence with
Lord Curzon, Secretary Hughes also
made it clear that in approving the
selection of American experts for
membership on the commission the
United States government was not
accepting Official representation in
that body. Until the state depart
ment has received official advices as
to the detailed form of the plan, as
now approved in London and Paris.
the process by which the American
membership will be selected cannot
be outlined.
LEAGUE FOE ADVOCATED
FOR u. S. REPRESENTATIVE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-Amerl
commission of experts to examine
into Germany's capacity to pay rep
arations must include a majorltE
who were against the League OF
Nations and foreign entanglements,
if it is to command the confidence
of the American public. Senator NJ
Cormick, Republican, Illinois. de
clared in statement today.
eff the American taxpayer" Sen
ator Mccormick said, cit not to pay
through the nose for the privilege
of being represented at the confer
ence, we must have as our repre-
sentatives Americans. realists, WIFI
know European politics. Otherwise
we shall only lose cash, credit pres
tioe and self-respect."