Evening star., 1924-07-16
j, S. AID STRESSED
AS ALLIED PARLEY
BEGINS IN LONDON
Cooperation Vital to Putting
Dawes Plan Into Effect,
Macdonald Says.
ATTITUDE OF AMERICA
EXPLAINED BY KELLOGG
Session Adjourns After Election of
British Premier as Chairman.
Agenda Awaited.
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, July 16.-American CO.
operation for putting the Dawes plan
into effect to set Germany on her
rect and stabilize the European
economic situation was emphasized
at the opening here today of the
1nterallied Reparation Conference, with
England's prime minister, Ramsey
Macdonald, and Edouard Herriot, head
of the new French government the
leading figures.
At the conference table with the
delegates sat two American repre-
sentatives, Frank B. kellogg, Amer
lean ambassador to Great Britain,
and Col. James A. Logan, jr., Ameri-
can observer with the reparation
commission.
Refers to u. s. Aid.
Premier Macdonald in his opening
remarks made especial reference to
the presence of the two Americans,
who although not full delegates, in
dicated by their presence, he said,
the good will of the United States
and its cooperation in the effort to
give effectiveness to the Dawes plan
Ambassador Kellogg in reply de-
clared the Americans were present
helpfulness as the allied deleeates,
the American Government and people
believing that to make the Dawes
plan effective would be the first
notable step toward European stabili-
cation.
After Premier Macdonald had been
chosen chairman of the conference
and committees appointed to work
out the agenda the conference ad-
journed until tomorrow
Opening the formal proceedings of
the conference. Premier Macdonald
briefly surveyed the reparation prob
lem, urging the Importance of put
ting the Dawes report into effect as
a whole. without change OF details.
Outlines Program.
1t would be the business of the
conference, said Mr.. Macdonald, to
create conditions for the working Of
the Dawes report. the first being the
fiscal and economic unity of Germany
and the second adequate security for
prospective investors In the loan for
Germany.
One great merit of the experts
work, continued the Premier, was the
businesslike methods they had adopt
ed in preparing it, and he hoped the
present conference would follow their
example. He pointed out that the
Dawes report was not final solution
of the reparation problem, but that
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into operation before other problems
could be solved. Therefore it was
his desire that the conference deal
solely with the Dawes report.
Responding to the British prime nin-
ister's welcome, Premier Herriot Of
France thanked his colleague for his
noble Words He recognized the ap-
parent difficulties before the conference.
but he thought everybody was 'imbued
alike with love of country and love of
peace" Therefore he believed that the
interests of the various peoples con-
cerned could be conciliated.
Macdonald to Preside.
NJ Herriot proposed Premier Mac
Donald as chairman Of the conference,
after which the business Of organization
was begun. Sir Maurice Hankey was
named secretary general, and three COM
nnittees we're appointed to work out the
aeenda along the lines Of the Herriot-
Macdonald communique issued from
Paris July 9.
This business accomplished, the con-
ference adjourned until tomorrow.
The conference is recognized by
the press as the most important gath
ering of allied statesmen and diplo-
matists since the signing of the YER
sailles treaty. Since this treaty there
have been fourteen conferences, each
aiming at a settlement of weary Eu-
ropean problems. and hope is earnest
ly expressed that the fifteenth will
proye the last and result in bringing
order out of chaos.
Press Not Enthusiastic.
While nothing but optimism is
heard in conference circles, complete
confidence in the happy outcome is
not universally held on the outside.
Beyond wishing the conference well.
few newspapers express themselves
today regarding the prospects for a
solution of the important reparations
problem. One or two, however. re-
mark that there are serious difficult
ties still in the way of a settlement
The Daily Telegraph says that
Premier Herriot comes from Paris to
the conference with certain political
commitments which will not make
easier the task of attaining an agree
ment on all points. This newspaper
dwells on the necessity Of dealing
carefully with the susceptibilities of
France.
Conceding, as other papers do, that
The conference meets under advan-
tageous auspices denied its predeces-
sors, and that the Dawes report Of
fers a better prospect for satisfac-
tory settlement than was visible In
any of the previous conferences. the
editorial adds that. nevertheless. "in
the light Of recent events, the Dawes
report can no longer be regarded n
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