The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-16
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Be ALLIED
ARB|TER
Preniers Select American to
Have Final Say on Repara-
lions Riffs
BY DAVID III CHURCH.
Internntio1ai News service.

LONDON, July 16.Owen d.
Young Of tn United States win
be appointed Preparations agent. |"
with power to asbitrate all dis
putes among the allies and be-
tween the allies and Ger
many it was learned officially TO-
day Young. It was stated, had
lindicated he viii accept the 81
Ipointment.
Premiers Agree On Young.
The naming Of Young has been
agreed to by the allied pre1niers.
The appointment. however. win DO
made by the reparations commission
and not by the allied conference on
the Dawes plan which opened here
today.
This announcement opened the
conference most auspiciously and
was hailed by the allied diplomats
as practically insuring the success
OF the conference which for q time
was threatened with failure by the
differences rising between England
and France.
U. 8. To Have Final Say.
Young's appointment as "repara.
tons arbiter" will, in the opinion
Of observers here, remove the most
delicate OF the points Of difference
between England and France-that
concerning the ultimate authority
which would be empowered to de-
termine when Germany is in de-
fault willfully in separations.
France had held that IL the allies
could not agree among themselves
when Germany was in default anc
what sanctions should be applied,
then she would take separate
action.
Such course, the reaction to its
announcement showed, made the
proposed 100000. 900 loan to Ger
many impossible for the bankers
here and in the United States indi.
Gated clearly they would have moth.
ing to do with the loan unless
future course toward Germany
were clearly charted.
Changing French View.
The attitude Of France has been
looked upon as the stumbling block
to agreement among the allies on
the execution Of the Dawes plan.
That the appointment Of Young
would bring her into agreement
with the otter powers Is Indicated
by the statement Of Premier Her.
riot himself before leaving Paris yes.
terday.
American motive power has been
ANsfN a..
Dawes plan" he said. What we
need now is the presence OF Amer.
leans IN the necessary organizat ton
and an American as arbiter in case
OF German default and In case the
PREPARATIONS commission cannot de.
eide whether Germany has defaulted
wilfuIly."
Young, however. would not con-
firm the agreement to appoint him
Preparations agent"
When his attention was called to
an article printed In LIE Matin to.
day saying he would be appointed
and had consented to serve. he
II have not been approached In
regard to the matter and do not
know that the reparations commits
sion - contemplating such q step.
Certainly have taken no steps
toward such action"
Conference Opens.
The Allied Conference, the fif-
teenth since the treaty OF Versailles
was drawn, opened at 1880 this
morning in Downing street, and
after a two-hour session adjourned
TO allow three committees to draw
up reports on various phases OF
the Dawes report for which the
present conference will attempt to
devise q practical plan sof oper-
alton.
Representatives Of the ten nations
participating made short addresses
OF optimistic tone. Premier Mac
Donald, Of England, was elected
chairman Of the meeting and opened
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