The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-04
HUGHES $ | GERMAN U.NK.
 OF ASS.AN U. s. Be. orp< N cipant In w Affairs
 Thro florence PARLEY'S SUCCESS CREDITED TO LOGAN American Rushed To The
 Front Daily When
 Friction Developed
By CHARLES NJ. M'CANN, ueased Wire to The Age. .Herald.l

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 LONDON, Aug. 3.-Now that the London reparations conference has surrnounted the many difficult ob-' stacles that confronted 1t and reached an agreement for enforce ment of the Davis -McKenna pro- gram there emerges the story of the highly significant part that Ameri- ca played in bringing about the most tangible step toward peace that Europe has taken since the Versailles conference.
 The United States, more than at any time since the war, became a participant again in the affairs of Europe. The London conference brought America into full participa- tion in European affairs, And al- though this participation was al- truistic or advisory, rather than off, ficial, persons well informed in in- ternational politics do not believe the United States will be able to withdraw from her role for many years, even if she desires.
 Unofficial Talk Ceases.
 The talk of Ambassador Kellogg and Col. James A. Logan and his assistants being unofficial observers" ceased on the day the conference opened. Not only they, but Owen D. Young, CO., Author of the Dawes -McKenna reports ]; Secretary Hughes, Secretary Mellon, Thomas Lamont and others, placed the full weight of the United States gov ernment and financial interests behind the launching of the Dawes report-and without such a weight it is not like B the report would have been launched, ns it appears certain to be now.
 Secretary Hughes, acting unofficially but none the less effectively, went to Paris and soothed the Poincare group i; he sounded the Belgians on their views {; then be proceeded tn Berlin to tell the EeEnaans to aucept tlie Dsfsee8 forinAla:
 Owen D. Young, when the confer ence reached the critical point, began to sit in at every session. Logan, by his suggestions for compromise, re- peatedly kept the conference from breaking.
 The present conference, like all it's predecessors, coHM be described each day as possessing ''heated" charac- ter. In previous conferences, the Lloyd Georges and the Poincares had ex- changed insults and finally patched up agreements that would not work.
 Pursue Same Policies
 This time, the patient socialist Her riot, premier of France, defended the French cause and guarded against q future menace from socialist Germany, somewhat as Poincare had done. The socialist Snowden, British chancellor of the exchequer, sarcastically led the attack of British bankers against the continuance of chaos on the continent, The personalities had changed, but all pursued the policies of their predeces- sors.
 But the Americans made the differ ence. Colonel Logan, as the chief ac- tive American delegate in the heated committee meetings (where the real work was done), was one reason for the difference. Ambassador Kellogg, sit ting in with the allied leaders, ex- plained American policies and urged the absolute necessity for the success of the conference, but Logan played perhaps the greatest part of any con fierce in London.
 Logan, q former army officer, re- mained in the background while the proceedings were smooth, but he rushed to the front when, as happened daily, things went badly. Each time that the Snowden and the peppery French committeeman clashed danger. Ously, Logan intervened.
 Has Only Begun
 And if, as it appears certain, the Dawes plan will be launched success fully, American participation in Eu- rope has only begun.
 American bankers will underwrite the bulk of the $200,000,O00 loan to Germany which is necessary to begin operation of the Dawes recommenda- tions. An American will be appointed agent-general of separations payments -the principal executive necessary to fulfill the Dawes program. An Amer ican will participate on the repara- tions commission if it becomes neces- sary to consider the question of Ger man default. An American will par ticipate on every arbitration board set up under the Dawes plan.
 -- The American government and Amer ican finance may remain, as they are now, in the background1 but they have
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