Evening star., 1924-07-08
French Premier Retains Pow.
er in Reparations Body to
Declare Default.
new COMMISSION GETS,
RIGHT TO DECIDE GUILT
MacDonald's Approval of Move to
Pacify Poincarists Sought
During His Paris Visit.
By the Associated Press.

ny the Associ1teo PfeBS.
PARIS. July >s.-Prme Minister
Macdonald of Great Britain arrived
here this afternoon and found the
stage set for Premier Herriots last
attempt to save the interallied con-
ference, planned to take place at Lon
don July 1s, from the opposition's
move to forestall furtherance OF the
Herriot-MacDonald peace plan.
Herriot met Macdonald at the sta
ton. A crowd cried, Long live
peace." There were few scattered
cheers for NJ. Herriot, but the absence
Of cheering for Mr. Macdonald was
marked. After a short stop at the
British embassy the premiers pro-
ceeded to the Quai dOrsay. where
they began their conference
Debate Is Deferred.
The opposition decided to defer in
terpellations till Thursday
A compromise plan for continuinS
the reparations commission in con-
troll of the execution of the Dawes
plan was to be proposed to Prime
Minister Macdonald by Premier Her
riot at the French and British pre-
miers' meeting this afternoon, it is
stated. The reparation commission,
under this arrangement, would de-
eide whether Germany was in default,
but a separate body would be Gre
ated to determine whether default
was voluntary.
A note explaining the French atti-
tude on reparations which Premier
Herriot drafted in collaboration with
his advisers was approved by the
cabinet this forenoon After being
presented to Mr.. Macdonald 1t will
be sent to the various allied powers.
Crticism Still Strong.
The projected note to the allied
nations. says lie Journal. will be sent
only after an agreement is reached
between the two premiers and that 1t
will thus become a Franco-British
document
Meanwhile "Pertinax," political ex-
pert of the Echo de Paris. and his
Poincarist eompeers are making cap
ital out of both Mr.. MacDonald's visit
and his speech in the British House of
Commons yesterday. They declare
the announcement of his visit given
out here yesterday made 1t appear
that Mr.. Macdonald was coming on
his own initiative. whereas the Brit
ish premier himself stated to the
commons that he was going on the
invitation of NJ. Herriot.
"Pertinax" describes the invitatio
as desperate expedient" on the
part of the French premier, unable
further to hide his "capitulation" al
the recent Chequers conference with
Mr.. Macdonald.
Herriot Fights Back.
The opposition press, dealing with
the British prime minister's speech
gives prominence to the portion in
which he affirmed that the document
accompanying the Invitation to the
London conference, and about which
there has been so much talk, was ar
exact summary of the Chequers con-
versations.
The conviction that the Herrio'
cabinet was in danger had penetrat'
ed even government circles. Post
ponement of the debate in the Senate
necessitated by the visit of the Brit
ish prime minister makes littl'
change in the situation. but 1t give:
NJ Herriot time to make a further
effort to come to an agreement will
the British premier before he is in
terpellated in the upper house.
1t Is admitted that it will make al
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