The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-30
BY FREDERICK KUN
United Press staff CORRESPONDENT


THE HAGUE, Aug. 30.-Having
achieved a complete accord on the
financial and political issues in
volved in the adoption of the Young
plan, the delegates to the interna-
tional reparations conference today
advanced to the completion of the
technical formalities which must
precede the formal closing of their
labors at The Hague.
The delegates of The big six next
will exchange notes on the evacua-
ton Of the Rhineland by June 80,
1880, and draft the protocols en-
bodying the terms of the accord ar
rived at Thursday whereby they
agreed to share with Germany the
cost of Rhineland occupation and
thus removed from the controversy
the last stumbling block to a final
understanding.
BY the terms of the accord, as it
now stands ready for ratification by
the parliaments Of the various gov
ernments, Germany will contribute
100000 marks (about $7500,000)
toward payment of the Rhineland
costs, while the rest of the burden
amounting approximately to about
100000 marks, will be carried by
the occupying powers.
Eight Months Is Limit
The agreement also stipulated
that the evacuation of the Rhine
valley shall begin within two weeks
and be completed within eight
months time The British and
Belgians agreed to have their troops
out of the second zone within three
months after the start.
The French will begin evacuation
of the third zone as soon as the
French parliament ratifies the
accord.
Upon ratification, the French will
move their troops out of the
occupied territory as quickly as
physical conditions permit, June 30,
1880 being fixed as the ultimate
date for withdrawal of the last
French soldier from German soil.
In addition to the Rhineland &C
cord, it was understood that DR..
Gustave Stresemann, German for
eign minister, has obtained the con-
sent of Aristide BRAND, French
premier, to arrange negotiations for
settlement of the control of the rich
Saar basin which Germany wishes
to have returned to her hands.
The idea of special control COM
mission to watch over the de-
miIitarized zone was abandoned en-
tirely, the agreement stipulating
that the French, German and
Belgian Cancellation boards provided
for by the Locarno treaties shall
suffice to adjust difficulties and
complaints arising in the Rhineland
territory.
Subject to Reservations
This stipulation, however, was left
subject to such reservations as the
powers of the league council and as
sembly, under Article 213 of the
Versailles treaty, may see fit to
make.
BY arriving at an understanding
on Rhineland evacuation and the
occupation costs, the delegates
Thursday brought to a close three
and a half weeks Of bitter pickering
and haggling, which threatened to
wreck the conference and definitely
block adoption Of the Young plan.
AS the smoke of battle cleared
all Of the contestants felt that they
had arrived at the best bargain pos
sible If the Young plan was to be
saved.
Philip Snowden, British chancellor
of the exchequer, was by the terms
of the financial accord in possession
of 30 per cent of 100000 mark
annual increase over the amount as
signed to Great Britain in the
reparations distribution provided for
by the Young plan and Stresemann
had obtained the evacuation Of the
Rhineland and the division of the
occupation costs.
Both could claim victory, but
Stresemann's triumph was ciouded
| by the fact that he had won his
| fight on the Rhineland only by COM
uniting Germany to financial sac
rif1ces in order that Snowden's de-
mands for a greater share in the
reparations might be met.