New Britain herald., 1930-01-11
HAGUE DELEGATION
 DEMANDS ACTION
Sharp Request Made for State.
 llent From German Leader

man delegation to the second Hague on application of the Young plan were called upon per this morning to furnish a precise statement of what Germany was willing to do 10 meet demands of the creditor nations.
 Dr. Julius Curtius. German for eign minister, who was about to leave here for the meeting of the council of the League of Nations at Geneva, was called upon by Henri Cheron, French finance minister and Philip Snowden, British chancellor of the eXchequer. to tell exactly what his delegation proposed to do.
 To Submit Written Statement
 Here Curtius at once abandoned posed written proposals by 1 p. m., which the creditor nation represent atiyes intended to consider at D. m. At 1 D. m. the creditor nation and German representatives will meet again for further discussion of the situation.
 The creditor nations action fol- lowed conferences last night at which anxiety was expressed at the sluggish progress of the meeting. The meeting of the "big six accordingly was called for this morning and the firm stand taken there.
 Questions involved in the situation which has arisen are the matter of whether military sanctions as guar antec of German payments shall per sist as part of the allied separations policy, the question of an eventful moratorium, and maturity dates for the separations instalments.
 Call Halt On Delay
 The creditor delegates called a sharp halt on further delay when they made known plainly to Dr. Curtius that his proposed departure for Geneva leaving the whole situa- ton in the air was not to their taste. The unexpected meeting of the chief delegates at which this communication was made was the result of the nocturnal conference Of the creditors who decided that that something must be done at once.
 They had learned that the Ger man members Of the sub commit tees were still without instructions as to the work in hand and that if heroic measures were not adopted the conference could not finish in time for the principal delegates to get to the London conference. They sent word to Dr. Curtius l that they wanted to have a frank | talk with him before he left for | Geneva and at this meeting the 1 German delegate was asked to state whether he had. as promised. pro- posals to make ir writing He an- swcred in the negative. Thereupon NJ. Cheron made plainspeaking protest declaring that the French delegation was frankly disappointed and that the other delegations could wait no longer fer the Germans to decide
 SnOwden Demands Action MT. Snowden joined the French in insisting on immediate action. With his accustomed vigor. but | without vehemence, the British chancellor of the cXchequer de- clarcd that the time had come for action and put it up to Dr. Curtius whether the German delegation was ready to go on.
 Dr. Curtius. replying to the cred itor delegates. made verbal propos- alS concerning the moratorium question and tho date of payments of monthly instalments. The cred itors asked for it in writing this afternoon promising they would act on it soon after.
 Dr. CurtiuS thereupon decided t. postpone his trip to Geneva, saying that he would not leave today. | was understood that the German to hand over or the fifteenth of the
 month the amount payable in for.
 eign exchange and to pay the res
 at the end of the month.
 The Italians proposed that thu
 whole instalmcnt be paid on tho fifteenth and that the part the Ger
 mans were unablc 10 transfer b.
 deposited in the International banl
 where 1t would work for cverybod'
 concerned.
 Under the Young plan mora
 torium would be limited to tw'
 years. The Germans have asked fo
 I third year after the payment O
 one months instalment. The credi
 tors rejected this as tending to nm
 pair the commcrcialization value o the unconditional &nnuitics.