Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-09
BERLIN AND ALLIES
REACH AGREEMENT
ON DEF AU[T PLANS

LONDON, Aug. 7.--(By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-The allies and the
Germans have reached complete
agreement on the manner in which
defaults are to be declared Under
the Dawes plan.
The conference leaders on the al
lied side met first til morning and
shortly afterward the Germans were
admitted to take part i'll the discus
sion. 1t was decided to refer the
question of amnesty for German ma
tionals in the occupie territories to
the conference juristS.
An agreement on this subject is
considered probable.
French circles expressed them
selves satisfied with TIE morning
meeting. They said the Germans
presented their propositions in a mod
elate way and that the tone of the
discussion was most courteous. a.
One of the French spokesmon as
serted that many of tie points put
forward by the Germans were capa
BILE Of adjustment and reconciliation
with the agreements reached by the
allies.
IL was Sdlu IIldI III SOIilS lllSlduCSo
only a slight explanation seemed
necessary to make the German and
allied views coincide.
Among other things the Germans
insist, according to the Telegraph,
upon the right Of appeal against the
program for deliveries. in kind to be
elaborated by the reparation COM
mission and the bodies emanating
therefrom.
Meanwhile American Ambassador
Kellogg is reported to have written
to the secretary of the international
conference that the representatives
Of the United States are in accord
with the French proposal to hold
conference Of finance ministers in
Paris Immediately after the close of
the meeting here.
The meeting was projected in reso-
lutions, submitted last Saturday for
adoption by the allied delegates, the
first of which pertains to the alloca-
ton Of payments to be received dur
ing the first year the Dawes plan Is
in operation.
Ambassador Kellogg's letter, it is
said, states that inasmuch as the
question of reimbursement for the
patton in the Rhineland, and certain
American claims for war damages
are involved, and as the agenda also
will include the question of allocat-
ing Germany payments for the first
United States, as the only "asso-
ciate power" should participate in
the proposed conference.
flor thiC ronrnipos'S poepfif1o IF
the "big fourteen" French spokes-
man said an agreement was in sight
by which Germany would be allowed
to address the inter-allied reparation
commission should she be adjudged
in default under the Dawes plan.
SUBJECT OF EVACUATION
OF RUHR FACES MEET
LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE confer
ence, which now has lasted longer
than any previous conclaye on repa-
rations, is expected to tackle its
chief bone of contention, military
evacuation of the Ruhr, when it re.
convenes.
The conference, which now has
lasted longer than any previous con-
clave on reparations, is expected to
tackle it's chief bone Of contention,
when it reconvenes.
Removal of French and Belgian
arms from German territory will be
discussed only Informally in commit
tee, but it is considered the most
vital subject under discussion.
Premier Herriot of France is be-
lieved to have agreed in advance to
promise military evacuation Of the
oil CT
one for seeking further concessions
to the French viewpoint from the
British and Americans IN order to
save his face at home.
The fact that Secretary Hughes
is returning to America is taken
as a favorable sign of his confidence
that the conference is succeeding
and that his presence on the "side
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