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publication of the, documents
recently exchanged between the
allied governments on repara-
tions the French government
will agree to this request, II
was announced today, and will
Itself publish the French note
as soon az il receives the con-
sent of the other powers, not
ably Belgium.
London, August 2.-Lord Curzon
said in the house Of lords today,
that the French and Belgian replies
to the recent British PREPARATIONS
note appeared to hold out no pros
pect of an early settlement of the
situation in the Ruhr, nor Of a
commencement of a discussion on
reparations. The British draft reply
to Germany was not mentioned in
the communications from Paris and
Brussels, he added.
Prime Minister Baldwin joined
with Lord Curzon, the foreign sec
rotary, in informing parliament to-
day that the replies by France and
Belgium to the British PREPARATION
note seemed to hold out in prospect
Of a settlement of the Rhur situa-
ton In the near future nor the OPP
ening OF a discussion regarding
reparation.
No Reply From Italy
Marquis CurZon, the foreign Sec
rotary, informed the house of lords
today, that ITALY had not sent
written reply to the recent British
note. but had nevertheless express
sed herself as approving in general
Great Britains views and propos-
ais"
He regretted that Great Britain
could not find in the French and
Belgian responses enough material
for sending a joint allied reply to
the last German note. Great Britain
has attached very great Importance
to the dispatch of such a reply.
Great Britain had subn1[ x{31r1il
the other allies the draft OF q Joint
ed reply to the last German re-
paratfon communication and Great
Britain had attached very great
Importance to the dispatch of such
a reply, the premier said. Neither
France nor Belgium, however, had
mentioned this reply In their an
swer to the British communication
and Great Britain to the regret of
her government was unable to find
IN these responses sufficient ma
terial for the dispatch of q Joint al
lied reply to Germany.
The prime minister, in the house
OF commons and Lord Curzon in
the house Of lords, began their
identical addresses by reciting the
history of the recent negotiations.
They then broke new ground in this
manner.
"The government drew up draft
which they forwarded on July 26
with a covering note to the allied
governments.
The Guarantee Provisions
"In this reply the British govern
ment dealt with the various pro-
posals contained in the German
memorandum and they expressed
the opinion that while nothing
should be done which was incon-
sistent with the stipulations Of the
treaty of Versailles, advantage
would be derived by an examination
by impartial experts in cooperation
with the PREPARATION commission, in
to Germany's capacity to pay.
"As regards the guarantees offer
ed by the German government the
British went on to point out In the
Of any such guarantees must
largely depend on factors of which
the German government in its mem
orandum had made no mention,
such as stablizing the mark and
balancing the German budget, and
that no guarantee could be effective
unless provision were made for
some form of international control
over the German financial admin
istration..
Make Negotiations Public.
Realizing the danger of the Eu-
ropean situation sinking into ire
trivable ruin during prolonged nego
tiations among the allies, the Bril-
problem cannot be evaded, the state
ment said, has invited the allies to
agree to the publication of their
communications in the hope that
these documents together with those
prepared by Great Britain may con
vince the world of the necessity of
prompt and united action.
"The reply ended" continued the
prime minister, "by advising the
German government that If it de-
sired a resumption of the inquiry to
withdraw without further delay the.
ordinances and DEGREES which organ
lied and fomented the policy of pas
sive residence and to unequivocally
disavow the act of violence and sa-
botage which in some cases had &C
companied 1t.
"The reply expressed the belief
that such action on the part of Ger
many would involve reconsideration
by the occupying powers of the con-
ditions of their occupation and the
gradual return to the normal feat
lures of industrial life in the Ruhr.
Hoped For Inter-AlIled Discussion
an the covering note with which
this draft reply was sent the allied
governments, the British govern
mart pava a fuller axnlanafirr, of