Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-03

0O@0O@J aug : 10Y 4At AS
ISOLATED Press)-Prime Minister
Baldwin Joined with Lord Curzon.
the foreign secretary, in informing
parliament today that the replies
by France and Belgium to the Brit
ish reparation note seemed to hold
out nc prospect of a settlement Of
the Ruhr situation in the near fu-
ture o the opening of a discus
sion regarding PREPARATION.
Marquis Curzon, the foreign Sec
rotary informed the House of Lords
today that Italy had not sent a writ
ten reply to the recent British repair
atoms note, but had nevertheless ex-
pressed herself as approving in gem
eral Great Britain's views and pro-
posals.
Lord Curzon said that the French
and Belgian replies to the British
appeared to hold out no pros
pect of an early Settlement of the
situation in the Ruhr nor of a CON-
mencement of 4 discussion on repair
ations. The British craft reply TO
Germany was not mentioned in the
communications from Paris and
Brussels. the foreign secretary added.
He regretted that Great Britain
could not find in the French and
Belgium responses enough material
for sending a joint allied reply 20
the last German note. Great Bril-
tain has attached very great i'm
p~ortance to the dispatch of such a
reply.
Great Britain had submitted to the
other allies the draft of a joint allied
reply to the last German reparation
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 answer TO the
British communication, and Great
Britain, to the regret of her gov
eminent, was unable to find in these
responses sufficient material for the
dispatch of a joint allied reply to
Germany.
Realizing the danger Of the Eu-
ropean situation sinking into ire
t1ievable ruin, prolonged negotiations
among the allies, the British govern
ment. S.olding that Tia problem can
not lie evaded, the statement said.
has inI tied the allies to agree to tEe
publication of their communications
in the hope that these documents,
together with those prepared by
Gfa1: Britain may convince the
world CT the necessity of prompt ana
un.tad action.
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 a draft
reply which they forwarded N July
26, with a covering note, to the allied
governments.
I'm this draft reply the British
government dealt with the various
proposals contained in the German
memorandum, and they expressed
the opinion that while nothing
should be done which was inconsist-
ent with the stipulations of the
treaty of Versailles, advantage
would be derived by an examination
by imperial experts. in cooperation
with the reparation commission, in
to Germany's capacity TO pay.
LAS regards the guarantees offer
EQ 10y the 1tl man oRNGLl ilEAAAa A4AE
British Government went on to
point u in the draft reply that the
economic value of any such
guarantees must largely depend on
factors of which the German Gov
eminent in its memorandum had
made no mention, such as sta1iliz-
ing the mark and balancing the Ger
man budget, and that no guarantee
could be effective unless provision
were made for some form of inter-
national control over the German
financial administration.
THE reply ended by advising the
German Government that if it de-
sired a resumption of the inquiry
to withdraw without further de-
lay the ordinances and DEGREES which
organized and fomented the policy
of passive resistance, and to unequt-
vocally disavow the acts of violence
and sabotage which in some cases
had accompanied it.
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
features of industrial life in the
Ruhr.
I'm covering note with which this
draft reply was sent to the allied
governments the British government
gave a fuller explanation of the views
they held on all these points,
and they urged upon their allies that
an ~interallied discussion should be
opened with as little delay as pos
sible, whether by conference or 9TH
for the purpose of celebrating
4 comprehensive plan for a general
final financial settlement"