Evening star., 1924-08-14
Marx Says He Must Consult
BerIin-Answer by
Sunday.
HOPE OF COMPROMISE
IN BRITISH OR AMERICA1I
French Stand Out for Year to Re.
call Troops-Kellogg Denies
Issuing Ultimatum.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
LONDON, August 14-At the con-
clusion of the conference on evecua-
ton Of the Ruhr between Premier
Herriot and the German chancellor.
which lasted nearly an hour this aft
ernoon, it was announced that there
was nothing that could be made pub
lie. Chancellor Marx, on leaving the
hotel, said:
Il am dumb and NJ. Herriot is dumb,
too"
The French premier hurried from
the hotel to Downing street and It
was stated that he had nothing to say.
Answer Promised Sunday.
Later Chancellor Marx said that he
could not accept on his own authority
the French proposal that the military
evacuation of the Ruhr begin one wear
after the date of the signing of the
protocol in LONDON. 1t was an
nounced that DR.. Luther of the Ger
man delegation would go to Berlin to
consult with President Ebert and the
leaders of the parties, and that the
Germans would give their answer
Sunday.
The deadlock, it is explained, is
over both the date on which the
evacuation will begin and on the
duration of the evacuation. The
Germans have been insisting that it
should begin Immediately and should
be completed by January The
French have proposed that the
evacuation should be completed not
later than one year from the date
OF signing the protocol embodying
the work of the London conference.
September Date Seen.
The assumption has also been that
the French would not be willing to
begin the evacuation until the inter-
allied control commission had COM
pleted it's present investigation.
This. it is expected, will not be be-
fore the middle of September
American Ambassador Kellogg is
sued statement through the en-
bassy denying absolutely a published
report to the effect that he had issued
an ultimatum to the Germans in sup
port of the French plan providing
year for the military evacuation of
the Ruhr. Mr.. kelIogg's position. it
is stated. is one of neutrality regard
ing this issue.
The deadlock between the French
and the German on the question of
the time limit for the military evacu-
alton Of the Ruhr is imperiling the
success of the international confer
ence.
Hope for Compromise.
Delegates to the conference hope
and expect, however, that American
or British Intervention will save the
program which the allies have agreed
upon for instituting the Dawes repa-
ration plan.
between Premier Herriot Of France,
Premier Theunis of Belgium and
Chancellor Marx of Germany, which
lasted about 20 minutes, American
Ambassador Frank B. Kellogg and
American Representative James A.
Logan, jr., rushed to the American
embassy and Joined Owen D. Young
and the other American experts on
the Dawes plan to consider what ac
ton they might take to solve the
new complications.
The Germans returned to their ho-
tel, where direct cables to Berlin car
ried the news of the unfavorable turn
in the conference to the members of
the German cabinet at the other end
of the wire. After a brief German
cabinet meeing, negotiated by the ca
bles, which were exchanged directly
with Wilhelmsstrasse, Chancellor
Marx and Foreign Minister Strese-
mann returned to Downing street at
1880 o'clock.
Macdonald Urges Accord.
Meanwhile Prime Minister MacDon-
aid of Great Britain saw NJ. Herriot
and urged upon him that he accept a
compromise on the time limit for the
evacuation of the Ruhr.
The anxiety which was felt for the
success of the conference was reflect
ed in the facial expressions and in
the general department of the allied,
German and American representa-
tives as they arrived and departed
from Downing street.
On his return to his hotel after the
morning conference, NJ. Herriot said:
THE allies are with US and we are
in complete control of the situation"
French Define Position.
The negotiations between the
French, Belgians and Germans were
resumed at 3 o'clock this afternoon
after which a meeting of the big
fourteen had been planned.
The French delegates declare that
they have agreed upon one year as
the maximum time for the evacuation
OF the Ruhr with reductlons OF 1n2l
period only if special conditions war
rant them. The one-year period will
begin with the date of the signing of
the London agreement.
CABINET BACKS MARX.