Evening star., 1924-07-03
MORAL UNITY PACT.
ANGL0-FRENCH IDEA
Herriot Tells Senators oil
Conferences With MacDon-
aid and Belgian Officials.
By the Associated Press.

PARIS. July 3.-Premier Herriot's
visits to Chequers Court and Brus-
SelS were described by him yesterday
70 joint meeting of the finance and
foreign relations committees of the
senate. with particulars about the in
16.
The premier answered two uues-
tlonnaires previously submitted by the
committees, and replied fully to ques-
tlons put at the meeting. No official
summary OF the discussion has been
IIaae puolic, but 1T is understood NJ.
aerriot said that the British prime
minister took a deep interest in the
question OF Frances security, and
counted upon the unity of the two
nations as the best guarantee.
me allieo conference, according to
.ne premier, Will discuss a formula
Tor pact based on moral collabora-
lioii as such guarantee of security.
AT tne Checquers Court discussions
MI. Herriot had not pledged France in
any way as to the military occupa-
Iion or the Ruhr, and Premier Mac
ponaid had expressed the opinion
that II was not the moment to raise
the question Of interallied debts.
Inc conferences at Brussels had
Deen extremely easy, the premier said
win regard to the adm1ttance of the
Germans to the allied conference. II
would be for the allies to decide a +
what moment they should be sum
moned.
Certain members asked why Ger
man agriculture should not be a basis
ioT loan issue, as well as German
industries, to which NJ. Herriot re-
piled that the experts did not believe
IL was practica BILE, and, further, be-
cause the industrial resources repre-
sented the principal resources of Ger
many, and the experts sought to keep
TO ,..L
opinion
War Minister Nollet. who accom-
panied M. Herriot, said that France
could not possibly accept September
80 as the limit for supervision by the
ommission of control.
Unofficial but trustworthy state
ments after the meeting declared that
the report that the July 16 confer
ence had been postponed was with
out foundation. Invitations had been
sent for that date. in addition to the
United States, to the allies partici-
pating in German indemnities under
the Spa agreement-Great Britain,
France, Japan. Belgium, Portugal,
Jugoslavia, Rumania and Greece
The allied conference will discuss
only the execution of the experts re-
port. The question of security and
allied debts are not on the agenda.
The conference is expected to last
a week and Germany will probably
not be called In until the end, when
all the signatories of the Versailles
treaty will sign a protocol unre-
servedly accepting the experts plan.
A date will be fixed for Germany to
apply the measures provided for in
the Dawes report and for with
drawal by the allies of all financial
and economic penalties now in force
within month from Germans COM
plete execution of the experts sug-
gestions. The allies will thereafter
refrain from inflicting any further
penalties unless Germany fails seri-
ously to carry out her engagements.
The conference may appoint a new
organization to register any such
failure on Germany's part, replacing
the reparation commission in this re-
spect All the signatories of the pro-
tocol will accept arbitration by the
permanent Court of international
Justice. at the Hague, on any question
OF Interpretation of the protocols
stipulations.