Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-08
us. WAR CLAIMS
APPROVAL CLEARS
PARIS FARLEY SKY
Logan and Churchill Working
Out Details of Agree
ment on Issue.
ENJOYS TACKLE DEBT
QUESTIONS UNOFFICIALLY
French Press Bitter Against
''Superpriority" Granted
America by Allies.
BY the Associated Press.

I
PARIS. January S.-The twenty
ninth interallied conference promises
| better than most of it's predecessors.
although thus far it has accomplished
nothing more than the preliminary
amenities.
The outstanding fact of the moment
is that talks outside the conference
room between the principal characters
have succeeded in creating an atmos-
phere so propitious that, in the words
of Winston Churchill, British chan
cellor of the exchequer, prospects of
an early settlement are considered
favorable"
Mr.. Churchill and James A Logan,
jr., of the American delegation had
another talk this morning. After
ward it was reported that their
negotiations. seeking to iron out the
differences over the
United States claim for payment of
her occupational army costs and war
damages from the Dawes plan pro-
ceeds, were proceeding normally.
Mr.. Logan later went to the offices
of the American delegation, where he
discussed the problems of the confer
ence with Ambassador kellogg
After his meeting with Mr.. Logan,
Mr. Churchill conferred with the
French finance minister, NJ. Clementel,
at the ministry OF finance.
The interview lasted more than a
half hour. The impression prevails
that the subjects dealt with were con-
ference matters and not interallied
debts.
Mr. Churchill also saw the Italian
minister of finance, Prof. Alberto de
Stefani, and the Belgian premier and
finance minister, Col Theunis.
With removal of the Anglo-Ameri-
can controversy over the payment to
the United States of war damages and
claims from the Dawes plan receipts
the conferences chances of success
would be greatly increased. Both
countries made concessions through
their representatives, Mr.. Churchill
and James A. Logan, jr., yesterday.
Mr.. Logan was busy last night and
again this morning working out, with
Sir Otto Niemyer, British controller
of finance, the details of the plan hit
upon in his talk with Mr. Churchill.
The vexed question of interallied
debts. upon which much hinges, is
also being tackled in this unofficial
way. and talks between Mr. Church
i'll and NJ ClementeI. French finance
minister, between NJ. CIementel and
Premier Theunis of Belgium, and be-
tween MT. CnuFcnlil ana NJ. LOucheur,
former French minister and repara-
tions expert, have all been devoted
to seeking settlement satisfactory
to the majority.
While nothing definite has yet
evolved from them, the spirit pre-
Vailing at these conversations Is
thought to augur well for the future
of the conference.
1t is not disguised. however. that
the task before the conferees is one
of great complexity. There are al
ways victims" in these sharings
and it is to be expected that they
will offer resistance. as in the past.
In the 1920 conference the Belgians
very nearly withdrew and in 1921
the French ministry refused to ratify
the settlement agreed upon by the
conference. However, optimism GER
tainly prevails today, and observers
ascrfbe 1t to a certain extent to The
reasonable attitude shown by the
British chancellor Of the excheuuer.
The governmental opposition in
France views the proceedings with
profound misgivings. Thus LEcIajr.
one of the principal supporters of
former President Millerand's new
party, says:
The first pourparlers of the finance
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