Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-20
EXPECT z REPORTS
ON DEBT DEMANDS
Experts Still Busy Checking
Sum Conceded Great Britain
in Compromise Offer.

THE HAGUE, August 20 CP).-
Foreign Minister Stresemann of Ger
many has written Premier Jaspar Of
Belgium, asking him to call the six
big powers together to consider
what shall be done regarding repara-
tons payments if the Young plan
is not adopted before September /.
Ey the Associated Press.
THE HAGUE, August 2o.-The repa-
rations experts, who worked until after
midnight In an effort to reconcile the
conflicting estimates of the yield in
money of the four-power offer to Great
Britain, were hard at work on their
labors again today.
What has developed thus far indi-
Gates that there will be two reports
on this problem. The experts Of the
four powers will support the contention
Of France, Italy, Belgium and Japan
that they offered so per cent at least
of the amount demanded by Philip
Snowden, British chancellor Of the ex-
chequer.
The British treasury men, on the
other hand, will uphold the chancel-
lcr's claim that the offer amounted to
no more than from 20 to 80 per cent
of what he demanded.
Delegates Worn Out.
All of the experts are frankly worn
out by their mission. Premier BRAND
of France has made all arrangements
to 60 home Saturday before leaving
for the League Of Nations assembly,
while Arthur Henderson, the British
foreign secretary, and Gustav Strese-
mann, German foreign minister, must
leave soon in order to prepare for the
League meeting.
1t is now accepted as practically GER
tain that whatever happens to the rep
arations conference, the number, of
troops occupying the Rhineland will be
reduced before Christmas from about
81, 900 to 566, 300 through the withdraw
al of the British contingent. The
strength of the different occupying
forces Is now given as: French, $4,000;
British. 5000, and Belgians, $500.
Premier BRAND and Chancellor
Snowden had a confidential talk on the
conflicting reparations viewpoints of
their delegations at O'Clock this after
noon. They met for tea at the head
quarters of the japanese delegation, the
tea being arranged to give them an
opportunity for their talk.
Wait for Excuse.
There were indications that the dele
gates are merely prolonging their activ-
tiles until they can leave here Saturday
with the excuse of important engage
mentS elsewhere.
Great Britain with what might have
been interpreted as conciliatory meas
ure has drawn the lines between the
national groups more clearly than ever
BY the announcement that British
troops would begin leaving the Rhine
land by September /, some observers
contend the effect has been to make
France appear as the party delaying an
agreement.
M. BRAND, of course, cannot agree
to evacuation Of the Rhineland before
the Young reparations plan is accepted
and the objections of Chancellor Snow
den, to what he claims is Great
Britain's small share in the German
reparationS payments has held up
agreement on that score.
It was understood Great Britain's
evacuation of British troops from the
Rhineland was conditioned on neither
acceptance of the Young plan by other
governments concerned or withdrawal
of any other allied troops there. Great
army OF, occupation there and is taking
the shortest route to ending the expense
and drain.