Evening star., 1924-07-18
PARIS WON'T YIELD
i LARGE POWERS TO
ALLIED LOAN AGENT
Position Stated After Pro-
= tocol Terms Leak Out at
London Conference.
LOGAN. U. S. OBSERVER.
SAYS PROGRESS is FAIR
Canada Wins Fight for Representa-
tion-Real Rocks of Farley
Still Ahead.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, July 1S.-France will not
yield her opposition to the British
proposal to give the agent general
of reparation payments and trustee
for the foreign bondholderS of the
loan to Germany large preliminary
powers in determining whether there
is default by Germany in fulfilling
her obligations under the Dawes plan.
This position was made plain this
Afternoon by a member of the French
delegation. who expressed chagrin
because the proposals for a protocol
submitted by the French and British
delegations have leaked out.
The French proposal provides for
concerted action by the interested
governments in the event that the
reparation commission shall declare
Germany in default, but conters no
specific powers in this regard on the
agent general for reparation pay
ment and trustee for foreign bond
holders.
The French are objectinE because
in their opinion the British proposal
would invest the agent general ana
trustee with too great powers-ot
those which should be in the posses
sion of reparation commissioner
determining when the sanctions
should be applied.
Expects an Agreement.
The British observers express the
opinion that their proposal would
preclude Independent action on the
part of France whose protocol in
this respect, the British say, is too
vague.
While outspoken in his opposition
to the British proposal, the French
spokesman did not indicate but that
: lie thought it would be possible to
find middle ground upon which a
complete accord might be reached.
kellogg MacDonald's Guest.
The conference got down to busi-
ness early this morning. Frank B.
Kellogg, the American ambassador;
Premier Herriot of France, Premier
Theunis OF Belgium and Finance
Minister De Stefani of Italy took
breakfast in Downing street with
Prime Minister Macdonald at 1:45
o'clock and remained in conference
with him until 10 o'clock.
The question of representation of
the British dominions at the confer
cnce has been settled. it was an
nounced by j. II. Thomas, the colonial
secretary, in the House of Commans
this afternoon. 1t had been agreed,
any dominion SO desiring, including
India, should become a member of
the British empire delegation at the
conference under. the panel system.
Under this system the colonial dele
gates are designated one at a time
in approved rotation to sit as members
of the British delegation.
L. 5. Aid Commended.
The valuable aid the interallied con-
ference is deriving from the pres
encc of the American participants
Ambassador Kellogg and his adviser,
Col. James A. Logan, jr.-is stressed
editorially by the Times in a plea
for adoption of the Dawes plan.
The editorial says that in the strug
gle between the rational and IRA
tional" which is now in progress, .it
is interesting for Englshmen to OBJ
serve the quiet and unobtrusive
American efforts in favor of what
seems to US sheer common sense. The
United States does not and cannot
commit herself politically in any re-
spect, but at every turn American
a6 j.
can offers of unofficial but real as
sistance in the execution of the pure
Iy economic experts scheme are among
the most important factors in the con-
ference
Two Plans for Arbiter.
The texts of the respective pro-
posals of France and Great Britain
in reference to the possible eventual
German default and consequent al
lied sanctions, which were submitted
TO compittee No. l of the confer
ence yesterday, are printed in the
Daily Telegraph.
Respective suggestions regarding
the addition of an American mem
ber to the reparation commission dc
not QlIIGT ihS siSAi
proposal however, concludes with
the strong proviso that no measures
involving interference with the eco
nomic or fiscal unity of Germany
or the occupation of German terri
tory outside the prescribed area
shall be taken unless the agent gen.
eral for reparations payments and
the trustee for the foreign bond
holders shall have jointly reported
that Germany has failed f1agrantly to
carry out her obligations and such
failure is established to the salts
faction of the reparation commission
The Telegraph states that the
French delegates raised objections
to this proviso.
Payment Plan Drafted.
One of the important parts of the
conference work, the perfecting OF
an organization to be set up in each
country for the handling of pay
ments to be made by Germany under
ahe new scheme, was completed yes
, terday, and a draft of the proposals
ernbodying the agreement is ready
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