Evening star., 1924-04-09
DAWES WELCOMES
REST AFTER STRAIN
Hands Over Report With Speech
Characterized by Mill
tary Brevity.
BARTHOU PRAISES EXPERTS
Says None Can Question Honesty
of Purposes.

BY the Associated Press
PARIS, April e.-"I feel like boy
out of school, chuckled Brig. Gen
Dawes today after turning over the
| voluminous report of committee No
L to Louis Barthou, president of the
reparation commission.
Owen d. Young, second American
| member of the Dawes committee, was
similarly relieved and cracked jokes
as he pulled out his pipe and settled
down in a comfortable armchair.
I'VE have worried over the report
for three months" he said. Now lie,
somebody else worry over il. We
have just left a foundling baby on
the doorstep"
Henry NJ. Robinson, American mem
Der of the second committee, pre-
sented it's report in the absence OF
the chairman, Reginald McKenna,
who had returned to London.
Sir John Bradbury, British mem
ber of the reparations commission
when asked if he thought Germany
would accept the experts recommen-
dations, replied dryly:
Il don't know, but L think 1T might
be we'll to show them copy.
Makes Brief Speech.
Gen. Dawes speech upoI submit
ting the report of his committee was
characterized by military brevity. He
said:
II have the honor to submit to you
the report Of your committee of ex-
perts, unanimously adopted, upon
means of balancing the budget OF
Germany and measures to be taken
to stabilize her currency.
In view of the comments in my
covering letter, which / am handing
you, I will not add anything except
again to express our appreciation OF
your confidence and the kindness and
consideration with which you have
treated us"
Mr.. Robinson's remarks in turning
over his document were even briefer
NJ. Barthou, whose short and stocky
form contrasted markedly with the
ranginess Of Dawes and Young, re-
piled somewhat at length, expressing
the commi SSion'S .'sincerest graft
tude" and saying that the experts
had exceeded its hopes, thanks to
whole world, when aware of the diff
ficulties and strains of your heavy
task, cannot fail to do Justice"
May BE Opposition.
"Of course" he continued, zone
cannot expect your conclusions, even
though unanimous, to meet with
unanimous approval in the face of
public opinion shaken by so many
passionate controversies and so many
conflicting interests, but none can
dispute the technical value and moral
authority of such important studies
to which disinterested men, urged by
no other desire than that of insur-
ing m hcn -
treaties, have with mistaken i'm
partiality given the whole of their
experience, competence and devo tion y
M. Barthou paid tribute to the ex-
perts' thoroughness and self-sacri-
flee, and then said:
Nobody will be surprised if I pay
especial homage to the American ex-
perts who have come from SO far and
whose collaboration is an event
whose unusual importance, while un-
derstood by all, is one to which time
alone will give full meaning. Your
works have opened new era in the
troubled history of this unstable
peace in which humanity seeks to
recover it's balance"
Task of Commission.
Referring 70 .he task now before
the reparation commission in. consid-
ering the report, M. Barthou declared
the members were aware of the diff
CuilleS ana responsibilities peIOre
them, and added:
But we shall approach them with
the same good faith and good will as
governed your conclusions. We con-
stitute a court before which will ap-
pear not conquerors and conquered
but creditors and debtors, whose
rights and liabilities are fixed by
public contract
The reparation commission has to
settle the terms and methods of exc
cutting that contract We shall be
guided only by our consciences, in
spired, like you. by the most loyal de-
sire to bring finally to the world the
joint blessings of right and peace for
which it longs"
Thus ended the simplest ceremony
of handing over a reparation docu-
ment since the treaty OF Versailles.
Crowd Of Reporters.
Despite, a pouring rain crowd of
newspaper men and photographers
from all the countries of the world
thronged the narrow lobby of the
Astoria Hotel, where the kaiser plan
ned celebratory luncheon in the fall
of 1914.
Jean V. Parmentier. a member of
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