Evening star., 1924-06-27
PARLEY TO DISCUSS
DAWESP[AN ALONE
Washington Assured Inter.
Allied Debts Will Not Be
Considered by Premeirs.

The Washington government yes
terday received definite assurance
that the premiers' conference in Lon
don will be restricted to a discussion
of the Dawes plan for reparations
settlement, and that the subject of
interallied debts will not be per-
mitted to come forward.
Government officials, celebrating on
the statement from the White House
Wednesday night on Ambassador
Kellogg's appointment, explained
that its object was threcfold: To il
lustrate in a substantial way the
cordial sympathy of this government
to the proposal that operation of the
Dawes plan be expedited, to obtain
first hand information of develop
ments in the conference and to watch
those phases which embodied poSSi-
BILE connection with American inter
ests under the treaty with Germany.
Appoin tmcnt Oficinl.
Ambassador Kellogg will be the
official representative" Of the United
States. it was explained, the term
''unofficiaI observer" being declared
to have no relation to the situation.
According to diplomatic experts, an
unofficial observer is sent to report
on the meeting of a definite organized
body or groun of which the nation
sending him is not Il member. In the
present case. it was pointed out, there
is no such organic. body. but merely
the meeting of officials of several
governments to discuss a definite
plan"
Mr.. Kellogg would have no author
ity in any event, it was added, to
commit This government to any atti-
tude or decision without specific
authority on each question, as it was
raised, from Washington.
Reverting to the desire of the
United States to cooperate in any
endeavor to expedite economic restor
alton of Europe, officials here stated
it as their opinion that early action
in connection with the Dawes plan
was essential to the interests of the
entire world, and offered unusually
high hopes of material results.
Have Definite Plans.
The fact that the conference will
have before it definite plan was de-
clared officially to be the only ex-
PLANTATION of the difference in Ian
guage used in outlining Ambassador
Kellogg's instructions from that used
in 1921. when Ambassador Harvey
was ordered to participate in meet
ings of the allied supreme council.
In the latter case Mr.. Harvey was
lberations of the council" while Mr..
Kellogg has been directed to attend
for the purpose of dealing with mat
ters affecting the interest of the
United States and otherwise for pur-
poses of information"
Subjects which might have been ex-
pected to come before the council
were SO broad in scope and so gen
eral in the interests involved, State
Department officials said, that it was
deemed necessary to have an observer
participate throughout the discus
sion. With this government dis
sociated from the execution of the
Dawes plan, however. its representa-
tive was seen as being required to
serve only when some phase of the
plan touched a basic economic right
or threatened to involve an American
interest drawn from the treaty with
Germany. Under this latter head
would come any consideration by the
premiers affecting Germany's settle
ment of the cost of the occupational
armies or disposition of claims, pri-
yate or governmental, already sub
mitted to the German-American
mixed claims commission.