Evening star., 1924-07-13

tS1 All UNDERTAKING Dy tHe d1IeQ gov
ernments to withdraw by given date
(Which might be fixed at fourteen
days after the date indicated in No.
above) all the fiscal and economic
sanctions and other arrangements af-
fecting the economic activities Of the
German Reich and now in force in
German territory.
(4) An agreement by the allied
governments that these sanctions
would not be reimpoxed except in
case Of fragrant failure on the part
Of the German government to fulfill
itself and designation of the author
ity who would be charged with the
duty Of deciding If the necessity arose
whether such default had indeed
taken place. This duty cannot prop
erly be entrusted to the reparation
commission whose functions are
strictly determined by the Treaty of
Versailles. since the engagement to
be entered into under the Daw es
scheme lie to a large extent outside
the scope Of that treaty, so an i'm
partial and independent authority
will have to be agreed upon who
could properly undertake this duty
and whose decisions would be accepted
as binding on all the parties concerned.
(5) A provision that any dispute
as to the proper Interpretation of the
articles of the protocol shall be re-
ferred to some Independent arbitral
body, such as the International Court
at The Hague.
4. For the purpose of negotiating
the terms of such a protocol some
further discussion will clearly be nee
essary, and now it is proposed that
an interadlied conference shall meet
in London on July Is next to be fol-
lowed as soon as an agreement has
been reached in London by a fuller
conference in which Germany shall
be invited to participate. The pow
ers who will be asked to send repre-
sentatives to this conference will be
France, Italy. Japan, Belgium and
such minor powers as are entitled to
reparation. These minor powers will,
however, 1T is hoped. be represented
merely by their ministers accredited
to the court of st. James.
5. The conference will be strictly
confined to examinations of the meas
ures necessary to give effect to the
recommendations of the Dawes COM
mittee. Such questions as security
and interallied debts are to be ex-
n,
ference should be able to conclude it's
discussions within a short period
one week may perhaps suffice.
Would Speed Settlements.
The allied governments as at pres
ent constituted are seeking speed in
settlements. They have received as
surances from Germany that Chan
cellor Stresemann that Germany like
wise will hasten action upon needed
legislation by which the Dawes re-
port may become effective.
When the conference opens in Lon
don and insisted upon by Premier
Macdonald, as has been stated, it
will be restricted only to the applica-
tion of the Dawes report. The ques-
tion of debt settlements and other
of the still perplexing issues will be
left for later date, but with applica-
tion of the Dawes report and a spirit
of good will and compliance on the
part of Germany correlary questions
will be easy to handle. The atmos-
phere will be clear for discussion of
further problems sans the friction
that always must evolve through the
unsettled reparations question.
1t may be safely stated that the
only thing that will prevent desired
settlements and consequent progress
and peace in Europe will be success
Of "die-hard" efforts of the national
istic elements in all countries to over
throw existing governmental regimes
and once more resort to the era of
blood and thunder threats, intimida-
tion and actions which eventually
must lead to out and out war.