The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-04
Premiers
Hopelessly
Deadlocked
Both French and British Dele.
gates Expect Reparations
Farley to End Today
Without Agreement.
Will Break Allied Unity


Paris, Jan. 3.-(By A. P|-Ruptur,
OF the premiers' conference, with al
its dangerous possibilities for Europe
ana the near east. was barely avoided
today by recess until Thursday
when the unfinished declaration by
the British prime minister. Mr.. Bonar
Law. in reply TO Premiers Poincare
and Theunis will be completed and
Marquis Della Torretta will have a
formal opportunity to state the Ital
ian governments position.
The conference, in the Judgment
of both French and British delegates
will probably end Thursday without
en agreement, thus breaking the unity
among the allied governments, upon
which the policies of all the principal
western powers are based.
There Is much dismay and anxiety
over the situation. The tone of the
conference has been cordial enough
bug the British and French views are
irreconcilable as they stand now.
Limited to Own Plan.
French as personally desirous of do.
ing all he reasonably can to prevent
a break. but since the publication OF
the British plan he is thought to be
limited absolutely by his own PROPOSE.
tons, or proposition which, in the
view OF the French, were prepared by
oilicials OF the British treasury, in
cooperation with Sir John Bradbury
member OF the reparations commits
sion. and Lord D'Abernon. British
ambassador to Germany.
The British prime minister. there
fore, finds it wellnigh impossible to
accept as basis of discussion either
the French or Italian plans, without
taking into consideration the British
plan from which they differ SO radi.
cally.
Little Hope of Success.
There is no reason to draw a fav-
orable deduction from a continuation
OF the conference Thursday. it was
declared late tonight by a high Of
1icial OF the French foreign office
The discussion continues, he explain
ed, because the members OF the con-
Terence have not yet finished what
they have to say, but nothing has de-
veloped to give hope that the French
and British will come together. The
British delegation tonight have equal
1y abandoned hope of an accord on
reparations after today's develop.
ment.
NJ. Poincare's plain refusal even to
accept the British plan as material for
discussion, together with the French
plan his virtually brought the con.
ference to an end, In the view OF the
British representatives. They frankly
admit that the conference is being
prolonged Thursday or Friday at the
latest, in order to preserve the
Franco-British accord as long as pos.
sible because Of the delicate negota.
tions at Lausanne.
Fearful of Results.
The British government is fearful
OF the effect which the breaking of
the entente would have on the Turks
and also of the effect such an event
would produce on the attitude of the
French delegation at Lausanne. and
the British are urging the French TO
continue to work in harmony at
Lausanne despite the disagreement at
Paris.
Premier Theunis and Foreign Min.
lister Jaspar and their associates In
the Belgian delegation took "a more
cheerful view of the days events, be
cause Mr. Bonar Law abandoned that
part of the British plan setting aside
Belgium's priority. The Belgian pre-
deep emotion. which is quite unusual
in this businessman.
Under no circumstances will Bel
gium renounce the right which she
won by her stand during the war and
by the allies unanimous consent at
ter the armistice." said NJ. Theunis
All eyes were turned upon Mr.
Bonar Law. Amid a dramatic silence
the British premier arose and said In
matter Of fact way. which contrast
l ed sharply with the Belgian pre-
: mier's impassioned tones: VERY we'll
We yield. But we were under the i'm
preston that Belgium was prepared
TO make concessions
belSiutiI t1aS uOUe IIUllt.
Belgium has reached the limits Of
her concessions; perhaps Germany
might be called upon to make some
effort" NJ. .Theunis replied. and for {
moment the atmosphere Of the confer
encc was rather, heavily charged. Bu
Marquis Della Torretta relieved thu
tension by suggesting that tea b.
served.
No mention was made during th'
meeting of the German proposals, ant
DIR. Bergmann said to The Associated
Press tonight that unless the confer
ence informed him 1t was ready to re
ceive the new German proposals, /
was quite likely they would never b.
offered. The Germans are convinced
that the French mind is made up ant
that their new ideas would not stan,
much chance of being accepted.
American officials in Paris are fol
lowing the conference closely and ar
keeping In constant touch with tn
foreign office and other official sources
Some British observers regarded th
British plan as being partly American
in character, and 1t is even hinte,
that the American government had. il
general way, an unofficial knowledg
of it's contents before II was present
cd. But American officials in Pari
say they knew nothing OF it pre-
viously.
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