Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-07

the foodlights we're put on and the
delegates went through the motions
! again for the benefit of the cameras.
Young Congratulates Conferees.
It was few minutes after 9 o'clock
/ before the signing had completely end
ed. Mr.. Young, as chairman Of the
conference. made a short address, and
two minutes later adjourned the con-
ference
Il congratulate you on your success
full completion OF your work, which has
way that wise business should be done,
The plan reflects the best Judgment of
the conference" said Mr.. Young.
1T has been accomplished, not by
governments. but by business people
working in the open and making their
activities known through the modern
press with its wonderful facilities for
worldwide communication.
rs there any further business? No?
Then the conference stands adjourned
without day"
While preparations were being made
to photograph the final scene Of the
historic negotiations. a calcium fare
set fire to a curtain over one of the
windows. The blazing drapery was torn
down and eXtinguished without further
damage.
Signing Process Long.
Mr.. Young. Thomas W. Lamont and
Thomas N. Perkins. the Americans. sat
at the end of the table. The French,
Italians and Japanese were on one side
and the British, Belgians and Germans
occupied the other
Mr.. Lamont at 54a pm. ordered the
doors opened and the signing began
exactly at $50. Mr. Young called upon
the French to sign the French text
first and then upon the Germans
While the French text was being signed
on one side of the table, Mr.. Young
passed the English text to the other
side. where the Belgians, British and
Germans afixed their signatures.
It was long process for such small
number of signatories owing to the
number Of memorandum upon which
initials had TO be written. Also some
Of the delegates found it necessary to
read over carefully some Of the eleventh.
hour notifications.
The act marked the FIRST step In
French foreign minister. has fondly
called general liquidation Of the World
War"
This triologv. as drawn UP in an in
ternational meeting at Geneva ending
September Is, 1928, included settle
ment of the reparations problem, organ
ization of a committee 10 institute a
simplified system of control in the de-
militarized Rhine zone, and, finally,
evacuation Of the Rhine zone itself.
The conference report embodytng the
Young plan of settlement contains
about 10000 words. The plan proper
has chapters dealing with the constitu
ton of the experts committee, the task
set IT, the spirit with which il went TO
work. with q study Of the situation in
Germany, and with the statute ard
functions Of the proposed international
bank.
Other chapters include comparison
between the Dawes and the Young
plans, details Of the reparation annu-
tiles and their amounts. and CONNER
cialization and moratorium provisions
Annexes are devoted to the interna-
tional bank and the division OF the
separations annuities among the credi-
tors.
Detail Work Is Trying.
Experts Of the reparations confer
ence found that detail work In drafting
the conclusions reached on German
separations after nearly four months
VI Trying tlluIIs Ildc Ito oWn ui1uSuibcs'
They have worked night and day
since final agreement was reached on
Tuesday to prepare the conference re-
port for signature,
The principal experts have been busy
in odd moments they can spare with
preparations for the homeward journey.
Experts Busy 10 Last.
An hour before the time set for the
signing, PM the experts were still
dotting is and crossing is in the report,
none of them went out for luncheon,
sandwiches being sent In to sustain
them in their labors.
A host OF cemeramen had assembled
in the lobby. 1t appeared that they were
likely TO be the only witnesses TO the
ceremony aside from members Of the
delegations.