The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-08
INCEPTION |. IS SHIFTED TOOCT. 9TH Marx Urges Speed In Putting Schedule Into
 Effect ALLIES TO GRANT AMNESTY IN RUHR Only Serious Offenders To Be Excepted Under
 Rule ENTENTE CORDIALE
 IS ESTABLISHED French And German Delegates Exchange Series Of Short
 Calls
ALLIES TO GRANT
 AMNESTY IN RUHR
ENTENTE CORDIALE
 IS ESTABLISHED
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, Aug. This was the best day of the inter- national conference whI 2 $ endeavoring to put into Il acs the Dawes plan for the paI- ment of separations by Ger many, according to Fraea Kellogg, the American Anhas sador, and James A. 1 I3ga4la Jr., who were closeted 1@iE.4 the committee in counsel Iron early morning until this esa- ming.
 The Germans have accepted a moral agreement to floas loan of 40,000,000 pounds thereby fulfilling one Of the most important provisions be- fore the Dawes plan be con- sidered. The whole of the al lied program of a declaration of defaults under the new senaratiens scheme has ieaga accepted by She Gern29t
 rapid progress has been
 in obtai1ing German 9 ! lon other phases es> ttse agreement 9 tial plan lnto ca%.s' .tjn
 Date Put Ahead.
 Another important development to- day was an agreement between the allies and Germans under which the Dawes plan can be enforced 10 days earlier thar October 15, the date which had been agreed upon. Since the moment of their arrival, the Ger mans have been urging that the plan be made operative at the earliest moment. The new date, therefore, was set for October 5, as a concession to Herr Marx, the German chancellor, but the earlier launching of the plan is contingent on necessary legislation being passed by the reichstag prior to August 15. If the new reparation regime is effective by October 5 an- other concession will be made to Ger many by the surrender of the customs carriers 12s 2sdays earlier than under ths previous arrangement.
 The Big Fourteen" and the experts committees with German membey siss ting on them held morning and afisr- noon sessions at the foreign off e in Downing street and also in P,sfaiex. MacDOnald's room in the Hot e 0f Commons, the place of meeting denerd- ing upon the demands made upc tir, MacDOnald's time by the Hoi e of Commons.
 The Council of Fourteen whit ast night did not succeed in getti, rae Germans to agree to the plan F'sG out for the declaration of dt uIt., found an easier task today and siJna up consideration of the first -ts committees report before lunch
 Amnesty Agreed Upon.
 Similarly there was rapid srsss in the discussion of the secoI arc third expert committees report sAis afternoon when a practical agreement was reached on all points at dit snee on the problem of the econon and fiscal unity of Germany. AmOag the issues settled was amnesty 3H the Ruhr for all but a few of the offenders against the authority Aa Rhineland commission.
 Several outstanding problems a4n to be settled before agreement 11s- sible on the report of the third votrt committee pertaining to payment III kind and transfers. One of the Amer ican delegates expressed the belief this evening that q full agreement would be reached tomorrow morning. Accord ing to British spoksmen there still is hope that the conference may complete its labors in time for Premier Mac. Donald to catch q train for his home town, Lossiemouth, Saturday morning The Americans, however, although as optimistic as any of the delegates with regard to a final agreement with the
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