Evening star., 1931-06-27
Deputies, in Stormy Session,
Adopt, by Vote of 386 to
189, Motion Approving Debt
Stand With Qualifications.
INSIST GERMANY PAY
UNCONDITIONAL ANNUITY
Critics Of Hoover Moratorium Pro-
posal Base Attack on Premise
Proceeds of Plan Might Be Used
for Constructing Armaments or
for Economic Dumping.

PARIS, June u R.-Premier
Laval'S conference with Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Andrew W.
Mellon was concluded shortly
before 6 o'clock this afternoon.
The premier and the Secre-
tary, together with other French
and American offlcialS who were
present at the conference, will
meet again Monday, M. Laval
announced at the conclusion of
the meeting.
The arrival of the German
Ambassador, coupled with the
statement by the premier that
the negotiations would be re-
sumed on Monday, gave rise to
new optimism, although 1t was
evident the details of applying
the Hoover proposal had not
been agreed upon by Mr.. Mel
lon and NJ. Laval.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS, June 27.-MomentouS
seeking to harmonic
the French and American view
points on President Hoover'S debt
proposal opened short
ly after 10 o'clock this morning
between Andrew w. Mellon, Amer
lean Secretary of the Treasury,
and Premier Laval.
The conversations started short
ly after the arrival Of Mr.. Mellon
and Ambassador Edge at the min
IStry of the interior.
Premier Laval, who had been up
most OF the night attending debate
on his policy regarding the Hoover
plan, had been able to catch only
a two-hour nap this morning.
He went to the conference with 3S6
10 l89 vote of confidence from the cham
Der after debate that had lasted most
Of yesterday and throughout the night
until o'clock this morning.
It was understood every effort would
be made to reach some degree of agree
ment today while some of the worlds
stock exchanges were closed and there
was no intention Of having any confer
ence tomorrow.
Deputies Give APPROVAL.
After a stormy session, beginning yes
terday noon and ending this morning.
the Deputies adopted a motion approx
ing the governments stand, with Quali-
flcations. The government had made
the motion q question Of confidence and
Premier Laval had taken the platform
to urge its passage.
The motion read:
THE Chamber, approving the French
answer to the proposal OF
the President OF the United States,
counts upon it to assure at the same
time the inviolability Of the uncondi-
tional annuity accepted at the Hague
by the power signatories to the Young
plan and the necessities of policy OF
peace and economic cooperation, and
rejecting all additions. passes to the
next business of the agenda."
Laval Victory Brilliant.
Premier Laval thereby won one Of the
most brilliant victories in the history OF
Parliament by wringing from a re-
luctant Chamber its approval Of his
unter-proposal which provides that
Germany shall be granted q one-yeaT
moratorium on reparationS payments
only in accordance with the Young
plan.
The critics Of the governments poll
cies-even those who paid homage to
President Hoover's offer-baSed their
attack on the premise that Germany
might use the proceeds OF the plan fol-
constructing armamentS or for eco
nomic dumping. Leon Blum, Socialist
leader. argued, on the contrary. that
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