Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-31
PROGRESSIVE RUHR
EVACUATION, PLAN
FRENCH OFFERED

LonCOn, July 3Q-The French com
promise proposal for breaking the
deadlock in the inter allied confer
ence provides for the evacuation Of
Hagen in the Ruhr by the French and
! Belgian troops after the fotation of
the Dawes plan German loan Of
5000, 600. 600, according TO the Havas
news agency.
After the issue OF each Of the
three sections OF the 1000 900, 900
gold marks OF German industrial
railway bonds, the French and Bel
gians would eyacUate successfully
Dortmund, Bochum and Essen.
II the markets Of the world are
unable to absorb the issue of railN ay
bonds. the troops would nevertheless
definitely leave the Ruhr on August
Is. 1926. on condition that the Ger
MN Reich had by that time fulfilled
all the obligations imposed by the
Dawes plan.
An arbitration formula was also
GRATED to apply to diSa ereements of
the Teparation commission on ques
tions Of default. non execution of
German industrial contracts and APP
pcals from decisions of the transfers
committee Of the reparation commits
sion.
Acceptance Of these proposals in
wolves modification of the Dawes
plan. and this modification in itself
is considered certain to meet with
sharp opposition The board of ar
bitration which the French propose
shall be established for working with
the reparation commission in declar-
ing Il default is to have three mem
bers. who will be nominated by the
rcparatiOn commission as soon as the
conference adjourns. If the repara-
ton commission cannot decide unani-
mously on the arbitrators, then their
appointment will. be made by the
Hague court. 1t is assumed that an
American. Frenchman and a Briton
iii constitute the board.
y declaration of default under the
French plan involves very fine
point. for the arbitrators themselves
Will not arhitrate an actual default
but Will arbitrate the question OF a
default being considered by the re-
paratiOn commission. Ii 4 charge Of
default is made against Germany, the
reparation commission will vote on
the charge If its vote Is unanimous
the allies will consider the sanction
to he taken. If the PREPARATION COM
missions vote is not unanimous, the
minority member can appeal to the
arbitra ton board, which. by ma
jority vote. will refer the question
back to the PREPARATION commission
for another vote. Should this bring
about n majority ballot declaring a
default it will make the default eff
fective. In a way. the board of ar
htration viii laCt as sort of grand
jury which returns an indictment.
upon which the reparation commits
sion will. act.
The French proposal supersedes
both those of James 4. Logan, Jr,
the American observer. and NJ. The
unis. the Belgian premier, and these
will be held in allegiance until the
fate of Premier Herriots offer is
known. If the conference does not
accept the French recommendation.
the American observers believe new
compromise arrangements will be
forthcoming.
After the adjournment Of the dole
gates, Mr., Kellogg declined TO com
ment on whether the French pro-
pCsal would be acceptable until the
american experts had studied il. But
from other American observers II is
Learned that ii is not expected that
the plan will have easy progress
when it starts along the rough pol
itical surface Of the allied conference
table in Downing street.
Strong objections from British
sources arc expected when the pro-
nosal is formally submitted to the al
lied experts Mt noon tomorrow.