The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-03
ALLIED SESSION
NEARING SPLIT
British Preparations Proposal
Is Turned Down
ny WTnn MILLER

PARiS. Jan. ,. - The British
delegation TO tho allied premicrs'
conference win withdraw tomor~
row N Premier Poincare insists
upon the French PREPARATIONS plan
as the sole basis for discussion.
II was announced today.
The French cabinet voted today
that the British plan OF reducing the
German payments 10 so billion gold
marks. with a four.ysar moratorium
ana no coercion. was absolutely In.
acceptable" IL instructed Premier
Polncaro 20 request the conference
to adopt the French plan.
The British declared the premierr'
psrley may and abruptly az any time
now and that they soc no possibility
OF eonciiiatins the plans Of France
and England towards collecting Ger.
man rrparations.
French official circles likewise I'D.
mitted the plans submitted by the
two countries were 40 divergent as
Go mako agreement practically I'm.
possible.
Belgium and italy are closely akin
20 France IN their PREPARATIONS sspira-
lions. Neither agreed with Poincare
fatty regarding guarantees. how
ever. and n was admitted continu.
ance OF tho conference depended On.
tireiy upon British acceptance and
use Of the French plan ~ . basis
for discussion.
II Great Britain refuses. ~ In tn
diostrf by her delegation. France IL
ready 20 act alone. " was announced.
In both French and British quar-
ters u was predicted tho conferences
would end In a Franco.nrftish rup
ture this afternoon.
Tho French cabinet issued . com.
munique. after examining the British
note. saying n had unanimously dc.
eided the English program means n
considerable reduction OF French
rights. new delays. no securi'ie. and
Abandonment OF essential clauses OF
the Versailles treaty.
poincaro came out OF the meeting
ana announced he would open the
afternoon session BY explaining why
France couldn't accept the British
plan and ask a vote on tho French
proposal as representing a minimum
demand. II u was refused by Brit.
ain. Tho French premier said. the
conference would end
Tho Italian delegation was report.
ed making an effort 70 save the con.
ference from a smash and Mussolini
planned to propose his plan a. n
basis for discussion. The italian pro.
posal would be offered. susceptible 10
amendments. but IL was considered
doubtful " either Poincsre or Bonar
Law would accept n.
In n stAtemsn, 20 the press. Poln.
care said.
Il shall demand that the French
projcc, Be adopted in,eEraily. with
out discussion. don't wish u
changed by discussion or negotiation,
IL Is Our minimum"
lie admitted he expected Bonnr
Law TO Oppose y. whsrcapon the con.
ference must either accept the plan
OF announce rupture
Tn, reps rs,ions plans submitted 10
the conference follow
GREAT BRITAIN; Reduction Of
| Gerfnanyts r~parstions payments "a
50 billion gold marks: . tao or a
Kusrantc~s'' O. q. coerciye measures
guarantees q. e.. coerolvs messurcsl
except in case of default. creation Of
an International commission such o.
VIA. proposed by Secretary Hughes.
10 supervise German finances.
| FRANCE: No reduction OF Ger.
many's debt 10 France and a scaling
down 20 50 billion marks Of r~parn.
tons only In case Frances debts "a
/ her allie. are reduced and that
France receives priority payments
tar and customs barriers control OF
tho Rhineiand Ruhr: a two-yeaf
moratorium conditional upon. pro
tecslve guarantees"
ITALY; A twoyear moratorium
allied financial control OF Germany
guarantees without military interven
ton.