Evening star., 1924-08-07
Allies and Germans Fully
Agree on Method to
Be Followed.
ATTITUDE OF GERMANY
WINS FRENCH ACCLAIM
Atmosphere Of Conference Indi-
Gates Full Agreement, Kel-
loor4 Declares.
By the Assocn ted Press.

LONDON. August 1.-THE allies and
the Germsns have reached a complete
agreement on the manner in which
defaults are to be declared under the
Dawes plan.
The council of fourteen today
adopted the full text OF the report of
the first committee OF the interallied
conference. The council will meet
again at pm. to take up the report
Of the third committee.
Ambassador Kellogg told the news
paper men after the first session of
the council that the whole atmos-
Although the chief difficulties were
considered to be centered In con-
sideration of the reports of the sec
ond and third committees, he was op-
timistic and believed an agreement
would be reached without undue diff
fculties.
Amnesty Issue Settled.
The conference leaders on the allied
side met first this morning and short
ly afterward the Germans were ad-
mitted to take part in the discu ssion.
1t was decided to refer the question
the occupied territories to the confer
ence jurists. An agreement on this
subjects is considered probable.
French circles expressed themselves
satisfied with the morning meeting.
They said the Germans presented
their propositions in a moderate way
and that the tone of the discussion
was most courteous.
One of the French spokesmen as
serted that many of the points put
forward by the Germans were capable
of adjustment and reconciliation with
the agreements reached by the
allies. 1t was said that in some in
stances only a slight explanation
seemed necessary to make the Ger
man and allied views coincide.
Meeting Held In Commons.
This mornings meeting was again
held In a committee room Of the
House Of Commons so as to permit
Prime Minister Macdonald to with
draw from time to time in order to
take his place on the floor OF the
house. where his proposed Anglo
Russian agreement was being sub
jected to a hostile attack.
Meanwhile the conference experts in
Downing street continued their con-
sideration Of the question of the re-
storation Of Germanys economic
unity and the problem presented by
the transfer OF reparation receipts.
U. s. Backs New Farley.
American Ambassador Kellogg has
written to the secretary of the inter
national conference, according to the
Daily Chronicle, stating that the rep
Of the United States are
in accord with the French proposal
to hold a conference of finance min
listers in Paris after the close of the
meeting here The proposal was con-
tanned in resolutions submitted last
Saturday for adoption by the inter-
allied delegates. One Of these resolu-
tions pertains to the ALLEGATION of
received from Germany
since January 1. 1928 and to payments
to be received during the first year
the Dawes plan is In operation.
Ambassador Kelloggs letter, ac-
cording to the newspaper, states that
inasmuch as the question of reim-
bursement for the cost of the Ameri-
can army Of occupation in the Rhine
land and certain American claims for
war damages are involved, and as the
agenda will also include the question
of allocating German payments for
the first year under the Dawes pro-
gram, the United States, as the only
Associated power" should partici-
pate in the proposed conference.
Sees Objections Serious.
In a lengthy summary Of the Ger
man memorandum to the information
al conference. the diplomatic corre-
spondent of the Daily Telegraph to-
day says that some Of the objections
raised by the Berlin delegates are
serious, especially that regarding the
protocol of the third commission,
which deals with deliveries in kind
and transfers of reparations.
The German criticism In this re-
spect, he says. goes amazingly far
and Is wholly destructive of the con-
clusions reached by the third COM
mission and the conference.
Among other things the Germans
insist, according to the correspond
ent, upon the right Of appeal against
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