Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23
QUICK CLEANUP
OF WAR PROBLEMS
SOUGHT BY FRANCE
Cabinet Adopts and Sends to
Berlin Proposal for Six
Power Conference.
ACTION BY JULY 8
LIKELY IN SWITZERLAND
Illness, However, of Stresemann
and Mueller Threatens to
Give Setback.
BY LELAND STOWE.
BY Radio to The Star.

by Raolo 10 Inc star.
PARIS, June ga plan by which
Q six-power conference to adopt the
Young plan of reparations settlement
would be called as early as July has
been approved by the French cabinet
and submitted by DR.. Gustav Strese-
mann, German foreign minister,
through diplomatic channels, it became
known today.
II Berlin first and then the remain
ing four capitals agree, the govern
mental conference would convene in
Switzerland, probably at Ouchy, near
Lausanne, only two weeks from now,
and 1t is hoped that the governments
would be able to finish consideration
Of putting the Young plan into opera
tion in sessions spread over two weeks.
There are many obstacles which may
make this impossible, but the French
government Is urging that the pro-
cedure just outlined be adopted in order
to enable It to present the debt accords
and the Young plan to the Chamber
and Senate simultaneously In the last
week of July. The fact that French
officials see it highly advisable to have
the war debt settlement and the repara-
tions settlement voted at the same time
Is the reason for this sudden desire for
speed on the part of the Poincare gov
ernment. This plan for q war prob
lens clean-up conference was con-
ceiyed by Andre Tardieu, minister Of
the interior. and approved first by Pre-
mier Poincare and Foreign Minister
BRAND, and later by the cabinet as q
whole. It Is regarded as the most con-
venient method Of disposing of the
troublesome question of the debt ac-
cords and the Young plan. Provided
Berlin is willing, the French believe
that the other governments VIII agree.
Little Time LIKELY.
It IS expected that the chief work
relative to the Young plan should not
require much time. The detailed work,
1t Is proposed, could be done between
now and that date by the three inter-
national experts Of the British, French
and German foreign Offices, Sir Cecil
Hurst, Henri Fromageot and DR.. Gaus.
respectively. The only points to be
cleared up with regard to the Young
plan are those affecting the 'organiza-
International Bank of Settlements, and
much of this, 1t is believed, could be
done by the technical experts of the six
governments who were connected with
the Young committee and who know
the ground. In fact, these experts
might be convened in Paris in the
meantime.
The most dificult problem of the
coming governmental conference will
be agreement on evacuating Rhineland.
The Germans say that mere adoption
of the Young plan should be suf6cieht
to set In motion arrangements for the
immediate evacuation, since the Young
plan itself guarantees the payments
now secured by military occupation.
Premier Poincare, however, will argue
that at least the first of the proposed
bond flotations should be actually un-
der way before the last troops are
withdrawn. It Is hoped, however, that
o compromise may be reached on tpi:
point. Frances evacuation probably
will be progressively accomplished, with
. beginning made as soon as the in.
ternational bank is created and the
take the mobilizable bonds.
The second Rhine area (Coblenz)
must be evacuated by January l, next
in any event under the Versatile:
treaty, but 1t might be evacuated thi.
September or October. The troops ir
the Mayence area are likely to be re-
duced. progressively during 1880, ant
II the German wish prevails it may
very likely take place very early ir
the new year.
Commission of Security.
Another problem for the conferenc,
to settle before the evacuation begin!
concerns the creation Of commission
Of security in the demilitarized zone
The Germans have accepted this idea
limiting its application, however. to Z
period ending in 1885, whereas Franc,
wants such commission to be per
Yaanent and international. This ha'
been the subject of diplomatic exchanges
in the last few weeks and the opposing
views of the matter are now closer to-
gether than they were. The French
believe the Germans will agree to tn
establishment OF a security commits
sion If, in return, they get promp
evacuation.
wind up its business in two weeks
Premier Poincare could submit tn,
Young plan and the debt accords Il
the French chamber in the week be-
ginning July %. This would allow onl,
nine days for debate and vote, II thl
Government Is to get its debt accort
ratified before August /.
This appears to the French govern
ment the most logical program to fol
low, August l being the date thu
S400, 900 900 payment to the Unites
States for war stock falls due, but tn
settlement of this item is included II
the Mellon-Berenger accord, and If tn
latter Is ratified the payment would no
be due on that date.
Premier Poincare favors the plan a
outlined, because he is sure he coul'
get q much bigger majority In tn
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