Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
British Chancellor Accepts
Proposal for Consideration
of Allies Earlier Offer.
CONFERENCE MENACED
BY FRESH ULTlMATUM
Delegates Are Asked TO Give Eng
land Fair Deal in Determining
Amount of Payments.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
THE HAGUE, August 17.-Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer Philip Snowden
late tonight accepted proposal of
France, italy, Belgium and Japan that
experts Of all five of the principal repa-
rations creditors Of Germany examine
the previous proposal by the four pow
ers for increasing the British share.
The experts would attempt to agree
upon what is the actual money value
of the new offer Of division. The French
claimed it is so per cent or more OF
the British demand, while Mr.. Snow
den has asserted it amounts to only
20 or 80 per cent of what he asks.
The experts win begin their work
Monday morning annd are expected to-
night to complete their study within "a
hours. Whether agreement Is reached
or not, the acceptance Of this proposal
slaves on for another brief period any
had o precariouS life ever since 1t open
ed. The British chancellor has been
adamant in opposing the modification
Of the Spa ratios as set forth IN the
Young plan.
StiiI the central figure of the nego-
tiations, Philip Snowden, British cham
cellor Of the exchequer, told the other
creditor nations today there Is no use
going on with the conference unless
some substantial offer toward Great
Britainis request Is made.
The creditor nations consider they
have offered 60 per cent of the pay
ments Great Britain demands. Chan
cellor Snowden says the offer amounts
to but 20 per cent Of his country's re-
quirements.
Study Of Methods Urged.
After exchanges Of opinion today,
which left the atmosphere more hope
less than has existed during the con-
ference, the only chance to keep the
conference alive seemed to be plan
for experts representing both sides OF
the dispute to meet and 60 over figures
together to compare methods by which
they arrive at such different results .
The German foreign minister, DR.,
Gustav Stresemann. made fruitless
effort to end the reparations stalemate
when he called on Chancellor Snowden
lust before noon. Mr.. Snowden init.
mated that 1t might be more effective
for q meeting to be arranged between
himself as British delegate dealing with
finance and Premier BRAND.
The veteran French statesman, how
ever. Is leaving the question Of finance
to his aides and shows no inclination
to meet the British chancellor except In
the full sessions OF the conference.
Snowden Asks Fair Deal.
The British delegation Is not only
dissatisfied with the Young plan, hut
refuteS the Interpretation placed upon
the British stand against 1t, and Mr..
Snowden today contributed to the rec.
ord Of The Hague meeting q strong
plea for fair deal for his country.
1--WE want a fair DEAL" he said. I'VE
have made all concessions one can ex-
pect from us.
eve stand in our original position.
We are accused of blocking peace for
q question of money.
1.-THE money involved is insignificant,
but there Is something else involved.
There Is involved the fact that when
we have made sacrifices they lead only
to demands for more sacrifices, and We
are through with that"
Snowden's reference Is taken to al
lude to the fact that in the compromise
agreement reached by the Young ex-
perts' committee at Paris earlier this
year, where reparations annuities were
distributed to take care Of the creditor
nations outpayments and reparations,
the British share was scaled down by
q sum equal to the amounts that had
been paid to the dominions because
they had no outpaymentS.
Inasmuch as the other creditor ma
tions seem equally firm in their reso-
luton to make no further sacrifices of
what they consider legitimate claims,
further concessions from this source ap-
pear to be improbable.
Breakdown Avoided Temporarily.
Hopeless as the situation seemed to-
night, no actual breakdown can come
for several days until the meeting Of the
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