Evening star., 1924-07-29
Even Moderate Left, Pre-.
mier's Main Support, Unen-
thusiastic on Deliberations.
TELLS OF IMPASSE;
SAYS FRANCE is FIRM
Ruhr Occupation Issue Refuses to
Down in London Con-
ference.
By the Associated Press,


PARIS, July 29.-The French Parlia-
ment today received in absolute si-
lence and with marked frigidity
Premier Herriot's report on the prog
ress of the interallied conference in
London, in which the head Of the gov
ernment described the failure of the
conference to come to an agreement
with the British and American bank
ers on the question of security for
the Dawes plan loan to Germany.
Excepting for favorable comments
by about IL or Is Socialist deputies,
the Chamber maintained absolute ST.
lence while Rene Renoult, minister of
justice and acting premier. read the
telegram from the premier, which
described briefly the work of the
various committees of the London
conference.
The Socialists applauded a few pas
sages. but an <imme nse majority of
the deputies listened in evident
apathy.
Support Fails Herrfot.
Even the moderate left, NJ. Herriot's
main support in the majority, re-
fused to become enthusiastic, while
the attitude of the opposition was one
of cold aloofness.
After/the document had been read
the Chamber passed without comment
to the order of the day
The failure of the delegates to the
interallied conference and the rep
resentative of the eventual lenders
of the loan to Germany provided by
the Dawes plan to reach an agree
ment on defaults and subsequent
sanctions has prevented the confer
ence from accepting the reports Of
its committees, Premier Herriot said
In his telegram.
The government" the premier's
message declared, had hoped to ap-
pear before Parliament today to bring
before it the complete text Of an
agreement. on the completion of
(which 1t has beer working during
the last two weeks. but, despite con-
slant efforts, the negotiations have
not yet been concluded.
Tells of Work.
Various articles of the Paris ac-
cords, taken as the basis of discus
sion of the conference, have been re-
ferred to committees which are sit
ting permanently. The first commit
tee. entrusted with the task of in
vestigating defaults and subsequent
penalties. unanimously reached con-
clusions which the representatives of
the eventual lenders have deemed in
sufficient to insure the success of the
loan of 500, ,oo0, 900 gold marks provid-
ed for in the Dawes report. Conse-
quently, the conclusions of the COM
mittees have not yet been accepted
by the conference.
"The French delegation, while
seeking to afford the lenders all
legitimate security, is taking care
that there shall be no impairment of
the Versailles treaty and no infringe
ments upon French rights in the event
that the rights of France are not
safeguarded by collective action.
THE second committee, charged
with studying the conditions under
which the economic and fiscal unity
or Germany can be re-established,
had the outlines of it's conclusions
unanimously approved by the plenary
session OF the conference yesterday.
Reservations were made concerning
tho maintenance Of French and Rel.
gian railwaymen of the left bank of
the Rhine.
Deliveries Are STUDIED.
'"The third committee is continuing
its work on deliveries in kind and
transfers. The plenary session yes
terday authorized this committee r.
study its program, regardless of the
limitations of the mandate which
heretofore 1 had imposed upon II
Concerning the admittance of Ger.
many to the conference, an agree
ment easily was reached upon the
proposition of a committee composed
Of one French and one British iurist -
This committee has determined the
questions which must be settled be-
tween the reparation Commission
and Germany, the allied governments
and the German government, or he.
tween the allied governments them
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