Evening star., 1924-08-17
"First Real Treaty of Peace
Signed Since War;" Says
Macdonald, Praising Re-
suits of ParIey.
REICH AND DEPUTIES
STILL BIG OBSTACLES
Marx and Herriot Actions Must Be
Ratified Before Fiscal Program
Becomes 0perative-D W S
Wires Congratulations to Ger
mans.
Br the Associated Press.


LONDON. August l6.-Peace be
tween France and Germany came
one step nearer tonight when the
representatives OF the allied pow.
erS and Germany assembled in Pre-.
mier MacDonald's room in the for.
eign Office and signed or initiated
a protocol providing the means 70,
putting into effect the Dawes plan
designed to settle the perplexine
reparatlons problem.
The London conference after 80 try.
Ing days has thus been brought to a
successful conclusion. All eyes now
turn to Berlin and Paris. anxiously
watching to see if the German Reichs-
tag and the French Parliament will
support Chancellor Marx and Premier
Herriot in the bold step they have
taken.
Both these premiers belong TO mi
nority governments. which are none
too stable. and the reaction Of the
German and French peoples will be
watched with some apprehension
until their Legislative bodies approve
and make il poss BILE for German and
French representatives to meet with
the representa- tives of the other in
lerested powers at Paris on August
"t and attach thir formal signatures
to the documents.
Meeting Not Spectacular.
Premier Macdonald as president
or the conference presided at tonisht's
meeting, which was attended -by
about 200 delegates and experts from
'h+ various countries. The session
was strictly informals-saRd Hacked
spectacular features. as did the entire
conference
1t was business meeting in a
BUSINESS office and more like a direc-
torS conference than Diplomatic
junction. The British prime min
Eter and Premiers Herriot and
1ncunls. Chancellor Marx. Ambas-
&ad"r Kellogg. Baron Hayashi. Japan.
ana frof. ID. Stefani. Italy. al! made
hrIef addresses expressing their sat
iS'action over the successful con-
ciusion of the conference. NJ Her
riott said:
We see the dawn and hone soon
to sec daylight"
hnrN Thanks Macdonald.
chancellor Marx thanked Premier
macD"nald especially for the human
thoerstanding with which he had
ueait with the delicate problems
Ambassador Kellogg expressed the
OF the mind that the Dawes plan was
the greatest piece of constructive
Nork OF modern times" and added
'hat ne desired to extend his sincere
congratulations to Gen. Dawes.
The German, French and Belgia n
delegates and Premier Macdonald
mad been through such strain in
the last 4s hours in efecting a set
tiement of the French and German
differences about the Ruhr evacua-
ton, which was blocking the entire
conference, that they rushed from
the foreign office in great relief i'm
mediately after signature. Mr.. Mac
Donald started at once for Scotland.
Many of the French and Belgian Off
c1als took the night boats homewar
and the Germans are leaving for
Berlin early tomorrow to take I'D
their battle with the Reichstag for
ratification of the protocol.
Ratification Seen.
Neither the Germans nor the
French were fully satisfied with the
compromise agreement on the Ruhr
evacuation. but both delegations
scored many points which they be-
lIeve Will appeal to their publics and
ease the way in obtaining ratifica-
tion.
The specific promise of the French
to evacuate the Ruhr absolutely
within one year from August Is and
to evacuate Dortmund Immediately
are great prizes for the German dele
gates, although they had hoped that
the period would be narrowed to six
months.
Premier Macdonald won the ad-
rniration of all the delegates by the
fearless and dashing manner in which
he handled the tangled Ruhr situa-
tion. speaking with equal frankness
to both M. Herriot and Chancellor
Marx, and doing much to keep war
time animosities down. The French
and German delegates had many long
conversations during the confer
ence concerning their future tariff
arrangement, and at times this COM
mercial feature threatened to be a
serious handicap to the Ruhr settle
ment. But they finally agreed to
meet October 1 in Paris to begin ne
gotiationS for commercial treaty.
The German delegation insists that
it made no trade on tariff arrange
ments to gain the Ruhr evacuation
decision, and that it will begin ne
gotiations in Paris untrammeled by
any pledge to admit Alsatian iron ore
or other French products free.
Macdonald Speaks.
Premier Macdonald in addressing
the delegates characterized the re-
suits of the London conferences as
the first really negotiated agreement
since the war. 1t was more than words
printed on paper, for it was in fact
the first peace treaty. inasmuch as
the delegates at this conference had
turned their backs on war and
thoughts of war, he said.
Addressing Chancellor Marx. Mr.
Macdonald spoke of the difficulties
the German ministers face. He knew
their burdens were heavy, he said,
and their people might not be too
happy at the results achieved, but he
commended to German study the sys-
ten Of arbitration agreed upon,
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