Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-30
PLANS OUTLINED
To END PROBLEM
Of PREPARATIONS
France Gives Indication Of
Willingness to Agree to
Delayed Payments and
Granting Germans Time

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. = The
United States government expects
almost momentarily the invitation
of the powers to the proposed ex-
pert economic conference.
This will be the procedure in put
ting the conference in motion, it was
understood here:
1. Great Britain now is receiving
the replies from the different pow
ers to the American proposition for
the conference. set forth in the
Hughes note to Great Britain.
2. When definite and formal ac.
ceptances have been received from
ell the interested powers, Great
Britain will forward these accept.
ances, including her own, in a note
to the American government.
3. Either with the forwarding OF
these acceptances, or soon after,
London formally will dispatch to the
United States a Joint invitation on
the part of the powers for the Amer.
lean government to participate in
the expert conference.
4. Then conversations win be en-
tered into with the reparations com
mission to secure the selection of
representatives of the different
countries for the conference as de.
sired by the respective governments.
B. The conference. it is believed
will be convened in Paris. the seat
OF the reparations commission
which, under the conditions of the
French acceptance, is to appoint the
delegates to the conference with
the approval of the governments.
After some deliberations, the con.
ference is expected to move to Der.
lln' IN order. more thoroughly and
effectively to carry out its mission
to judge Germans capacity to paw
reparatio"s.
Secretary of State Hughes, the
man who interviewed at the eleventh
hour in the European crisis, to set
into motion the effort which it is
hoI ed will bring about a settlement
OF the PREPARATIONS controversy. KEY
TO Europe's ills, today was waiting
further developments from the for
eign chancellories.
While the text OF none Of the re-
plies from the different interested
powers had been received here. this
government believes on the basis of
official advices that not alone
France but Great Britain, Belgium
and Italy virtually have agreed to
the American proposition.
POINCARE WOULD AGREE
TO DELAYED PAYMENTS
PARIS, Oct. 27.-Premier Poin
care today instructed M. Barthou.
French representative on the repara.
tons commission. to insist on the
str-ctest application Of the Versailles
treaty in dealing with Germany.
He said France would not object
to the PREPARATIONS commission grant.
ing Germany a delay in payments or
modification Of the present SEIZED.
ule of payments.
France would never consent to a
reduction, however, he declared
In view of the effort in Great
Britain to induce France to agree
to the expert inquiry into Germanys
capacity TO pay as suggested by sec.
rotary Hughes, and in view OF
Frances qualified acceptance, this
statement was considered today a
great concession.
BRITAIN SEES HOPE
FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT
LONDON. Oct. 27.-Britain be-
lieves Americas interest may this
time force reEarations settlement.
If anything can drive the pro-
posed conference through the mesh
OF European reluctance to relinuuish
old school diplomacy, well informed
observers here said today it would
be Europe's eagerness to court
Americas favor.
The great interest which the rep
arat1ons conference proposal created,
it was said, turned Americas spot.
light on Europe and the European
performers will take pains to be seen
with clean hands.
France, and even more so, Bel
GUM, feel it to be a vital necessity
not to appear in American eyes az
stumbling blocks to any move that
will bring settlement to Europe,
it was said.
Great Britain and Italy, whose
agreement with the proposal for a
conference was announced today,
have been for some time ready for
as far reaching a conference as they
could get other European countries
to agree TO.