Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-19

LONDON, Aug. 17.-(By the AS
sociated Press.) = Peace between
France and Germany came one step
nearer last night when representa-
tives of the allied powers and Ger
many assembled in Premier Mac
Donald's room in the foreign office
and signed or initiated a protocol
providing the means for putting into
effect the Dawes plan, designed TO
settle the perpleXing separations
problem.
The London conference, after 80
trying days, thus has been brought
to successful conclusion All eyes
now turn to Berlin and Paris, anx-
iously watching to see if the Ger
man reichstag and the French par
lament 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 UNI
til their executive bodies approve
and make it possible for German and
French representatives to meet with
the representatives Of other Interest,"
ed powers at Paris on August 30,
and attach their formal signatures
to the documents.
Strictly Informal
Premier Macdonald, as president
of the conference, presided at to-
nights meeting, which was attended
by about 200 delegates and experts
from the various powers The SEES
sion was strictly informal, and lack
ed spectacular features, as the en-
tire conference has. 1t was busi-
ness meeting in a business office,
and more like a directors conference
than a diplomatic function. Inc
British prime minister and Prem1ers
Herriot and Thenunis Chancellor
Marx, Ambassador Kellogg, Baron
Hayashi, Japan, and Professor de-
Stefani, Italy, all made brief ad-
dresses expressing their satisfaction
over the successful conclusion OF
the conference. M. Herriot said:
1--WE see the dawn, and hope soon
to see daylight"
Chancellor Marx thanked Premier
Macdonald especially for the hui
man understanding" with which he
had dealt with the delicate prob
lens.
Ambassador Kellogg expressed ths
opinion that the delegates were all
Of the mind that the Dawes plan
was tire greatest piece Of construc-
tive work Of modern times, and added
that he desired to extend his sincere
congratulations to General Dawes.
Ruhr Strains Relations
The German, French and Belgian
delegates and Premier Macdonald
had been through such a strain in
TIE last AZ hours in enforcing SET
tlement of the French and German
differences about the Ruhr evacua.
ton which were blocking the entire
conference that they rushed from the
foreign office in great relief imme-
diate1y upon signature. Mr. Mac
donald started at once for Scotland,
many of the French and Belgian Of.
ficlals took the night boats home
ward and the Germans are leaving
for Berlin early tomorrow to take UP
their battle with the reichstag for
ratification Of the protocol.
Neither the Germans nor the
French were fully satisfied with the
compromise agreement on the RuEr.
evacuation, but both delegations
scored many points which they be-
lieve will appeal to their plrblics and
ease the way in obtaining ratifica.
ton.
The specific promise Of TIE French
to evacuate the Ruhr absolutely
within one year from August IS and
to evacuate Dortmund immediateJAs
are great prizes for the German deie.
gates, although they had Hoped that
the period would be narrowed to six
months. Premier Macdonald won
he admiration of all the delegates
by the fearless and dasking manner
n which he handled the tangled
Ruhr situation, speaking with equal
rankness to both NJ. Herriot and
chancellor Marx and doing much to
Keep wartime animosities down. The
French and German delegates had
many long conversations during ale
concerning their fusure
laritf arrangement and at times this
commercial feature threatened to be
serious handicap to the Rukr set
-lement. But they finally agreed 10
meet october ] in Paris to begin
negotiations for commercial treaty.
Continued on Page 2, Column ~