Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-10-26
FRANCE WILL
FAVOR ACTION
If Conference is Arranged by
Reparations Commission,
Paris Says
P0INCARE WILL ACT
Belgian Government Expect
ed to Also Accept Sugges-
ton of United States

LONDON, Oct. 26 (By The
Associated Press). = France.
Belgium and Italy have accepted
the British invitation for a repa-
ration conference with the un-
derstanding that it shall take the
form of committee of experts
under the authority of the pres
ent Inter-Allied Reparation
Commission.
1t is understood the British mems
bers will be the same as those " 20
/ served last year on the bankers
committee, on which the United
States was represented by j. p.
Morgan.
1t is thought that Berlin will be
chosen as the seat of the conference,
since the chief function of the conf
mittee will be to inquire int Ger
many's ffnanoial assets.
Selection of the French, Belgian
and italian personnel is expected Ia
be completed shortly
PARIS. Oct 26 (By The Asso.
ciated Press)-The French governs
ment is willing that an international
conference of experts, to be named
by the reparation commission, be
called to consider the question oi
reparations in conformity with the
Treaty of Versailles.
The French government, 1t was
n ju1 ofr- IL
would be most happy if the govern
ment of the United States would
name an expert to participate in
such a conference.
1t was emi-officially announced4
that Premier Poincare, in the name
OF the French government, already
had informed Secretary of State
Hughes that he would accept an in
ternational commission of experts to
determine Germany's capacity to
pay, but that they must be named
by the reparation commission. The
British government, it was added
has not yet accepted this condition..
Premier Poincare, In short, MAIN
tains the attitude he has taken from
the day he retired from the presi-
dency of the reparation commission,
which is that this body alone is quail
ified under the treaty of Versailles
to take up such questions as the ex
animation of Germany's capacity for
payment.
There is no reason to suppose.
either, that the French premier is
ready to accept any revised estimate,
even if 1t were made by the commits
sion. 1t was declared by high Of
ficials of the foreign office this
morning that he still held to the
schedule of payments adopted in
London with total of 1872, 900, 900,
900 gold marks.
The French government thus re-
mains entrenched behind the treaty
of Versailles as a defense against the
British offensive in favor of a re-
vision of the reparation figures. The
French viewpoint is that if an inter-
national conference were held under
conditions not provided for in the
treaty no one could tell where such
a step might lead, as were a revision
of the treaty to be thus undertaken
the precedent would be likely to be
used by all former enemy powers to
escape the war settlements made at
Versailles.
Ambassador Jusserand, who Is ex-
pected to reach Washington next
week will be able to supplement in
personal talks with Secretary Hughes
and President Coolidge what Pre-
mier Poincare has already communi-
Gated to the State Department. The
ambassador had a long talk with the
premier Wednesday evening when
the whole subject was gone over.
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