Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01
ONLY ONE PHASE
OF PREPARATIONS
STILL UNSETTLED
Redemption of Marks in BEL
qium Seen as Final
Step.
MORGAN LEAVES PARIS,
FEELING WORK is DONE
Signatures to Report Expected to
Be Affixed Before Today
Passes.
By this Associated Frsss.

By this Associated Frsss.
PARIS, June IA single ouestion"re-
NAMED in the way of a settlement on
the reparations problem at noon today
and the experts were awaiting word
from Berlin which it was expected
would remove that
The question was that of remunera-
ton to Belgium for German marks left
in that country after the occupation.
1t was thought first to have been set
tied yesterday with agreement between
Belgium and Germany to handle the
matter in private negotiations after the
experts conference had closed.
Francqui Refuses TO Sign.
Overnight it developed, however, that
while Belgium had appointed M. Gutt
as its representative for such negotia-
ton, Germany had not named its man.
Emile Francqui, head of the Belgium
delegation here, refused to sign any set
tlement or conference report until the
negotiations were under way.
The Belgian demand to which the
Germans have so strenuously objected
has been that they be paid 81 annuities
of 25,000,000 marks (about $6,000,000)
to cover the deprecated currency. 1t
was the German contention, in which
many of the allied experts concurred
that the question was outside the scope
of the conference.
Merely an Omission.
The experts were given reason to be-
lieve that the situation merely was the
result of an omission at Berlin, and that
1t would be remedied shortly. Until
some further word was received from
the German capital they, therefore
were marking time. They had expected
to complete their settlement by l pm
Quick progress was made during the
morning with other phases of the set
on the German demand that some OF
the burden of the last 20 annuities un-
DC: the Young plan be lifted This
agreement included promise that II
the United States reduced the sum OF
the German creditors debt to America
there would also be a reduction in what
Germany owed to the former allies.
j. p. Morgan, believing his work as
American delegate to the conference
concluded, left here today for Cher
bourg, where he will board the Maure-
tania to America. A small party OF
friends, including Thomas L. Lamont
AASSsASS
the work of the conference.
The French Council of Ministers at
a meeting presided over by President
Doumergue decided that the date for
rebate on the interallied debt settle
ments would be discussed In the Cham
Der of Deputies Tuesday.
Assurance Given.
Premier Poincare gave formal asSur-
ances that ratification of the debt ac-
cord with Washington would not be
discussed in Parliament until he himself
and the minister of finances were
headed before that bodys competent
committees.
This was interpreted as meaning the
committees on foreign affairs and
finances and as indicating open cham
ber debate on the ratification would not
come before another three weeks or a
month.
The present value of the amount Ger
many agrees to pay to the reparations
creditors under the Young plan if
finally accepted and ratified is $9,000,-
100000. 1t represents decrease OF
SIG, 600, ,000, 900 from the original claims
filed by all the creditors with the Yer
sailles Peace Conference of 1919, which
was $l25, 900, 100000.