Evening star., 1924-08-13
Marx Calls Today Most Criti-
cal of ParIey-CounciI
Meeting Delayed.
CONCESSIONS DEMANDED
BY FRENCH FOR LEAVING
Germans Pleased With Equality
They Have at Conference.
Paris Fearful of Result.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ted Press.
LONDON, August 13.-The confer
ence held by French, Belgian and
German representatives in Downing
street this forenoon in an effort to
reach a settlement of the Ruhr evacu-
alton problem ended at 1880 o'clock
without arriving at a solution, ad-
journing till later in the afternoon.
Prime Minister Macdonald turned
over the big room at No. 10 Downing
street to Premier Herriot of France,
Premier Theunis Of Belgium and the
two leaders of the German delegation,
Chancellor Marx and Prime Minister
withdrew while attempts were being
made to hammer out a settlement of
the problems of the Ruhr and the
proposed commercial treaties. The
negotiations dragged discouragingly.
Council Meeting Delayed.
In consequence the meeting of the
council of IA set for pm, at which
it was hoped the announcement of a
settlement would be received, was
called off to enable outside CONVEX
Sations to be continued. 1t was an
nounced that the next meeting of the
Big Fourteen" would be held to-
morrow morning.
To-day is the most critical day of
the conference" DIR. Marx, the Ger
man chancellor, declared to the news
paper correspondents this afternoon
just before going into the 5 o'clock
conference with Premier Herriot of
France and Premier Theunis of Bel
gium and their French and Belgian
associates to resume their discussion
of the Ruhr evacuation.
Marx Still Hopeful.
II go to this afternoons conference
with a feeling of great responsibility.
as the questions to be considered
are so vital to Germany and the other
countries concerned" he continued
But l go filled with hope, and il we
reach an agreement 1 think the mos.
important part Of the conference will
have passed"
Chancellor Marx expressed his sat-
isfaetion with the equality of treat
ment the Germans had received from
all members of the conference, es-
pecially with the manner in which
time at the disposal of the Germans
outside the formal meetings. He said
the Germans had done everything
possible to promote speed in the con-
ference and were anxious to be help
full in creating a better understand
ing among all peoples and in pro-
noting peace
Belgians for Eyacuation.
The Germans, French and Belgians
have been threshing out the matter
in private. as 1T is not on the agenda
of the conference, and many trades
are reported to have been made in
efforts to meet the concessions de-
manded by the French as the price
Of withdrawing their troops from the
Ruhr. Premier Herriot, it is UNDER
sctood, has lacked the support of the
Belgians in his demands, as the latter
are not in favor of further prolong-
ing the occupation, which constitutes
a heavy drain on the exchequer.
The American Government has let
it be known through Ambassador
Kellogg, that it wishes to be repre-
sented at the conference of allied
finance ministers, which is to convene
in Paris shortly after the close of the
present gathering.
ALLEGATION of the moneys received
from Germany is one of the subjects
to be discussed and the United States
is interested in recovering it's expen-
ditures for the maintenance of the
American forces in Germany and in
pressing mixed claims, including
those growing out of the sinking of
the LuSitania.