Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-21
BRITISH LEADERS
PLAN BERLIN TRIP
Macdonald and Henderson
May Leave After Farley
in Confidence Move.
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agreed Germany must have help and
whether France participates or not.
1t is understood the American and
British views are in complete accord,
that they regard immediate relief as
imperative.
In long talk just before the session
adjourned, Mr.. StimSon told the meet
ing the larger American banks on which
the Government has been able to keep
tab, have not withdrawn credits from
Germany in this time of her distress.
On the contrary, he said, there have
been some increases of American capital
in Germany. He assured the conference
that the American banks Will cooperate
in relief, provided aid Genes from other
countries also.
1t was learned that no concrete pro-
poSalS have yet been advanced formally
and the conversations thus far have
been along general lines, providing an
opportunity for exposition of the posi-
lions of the participating powers.
AS one diplomat described the aims
Of the conferees-"What we want to
do now is to give the little Dutch
boy chance to get his thumb out
of the hole in the dyke so he can get
to work"
Hold speed ESSentl2I.
It Is understood France is rather in
clined to protracted discussions, but
that the United States and Great
Britain maintain that speed is essen
tial.
In support of this contention 1t was
said Chancellor Bruening does not
know from one momeA to the next
how long his government will last, and
there are many who assert that Ger
many has been menaced with revolu-
ton for some time.
1t is understood Chancellor Bruening
ought to return to Berlin Wednesday
night and that the Americans and
British at least feel it necessary that
he takes back with him definite prom
iSes of help.
Those who uphold this course assert
that if the chancellor should go back
empty handed it might mean the end
of his government at the hands of a
people laboring under a nervous ten
sion, which has long been near the
breaking point.
The official communique issued after
the adjournment said:
THE International Conference con-
sidered the methods Of international CO.
operation whereby confidence in Ger
many's economic stability may be re-
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preliminary to examination Of further
measures which may be necessary to
effect a permanent restoration of Ger
many's financial situation on a firm
basis.
TT was arranged that the finance
ministers of the countries represented
at the conference, with DR.. Bruening
and Prime Minister Macdonald, should
meet this afternoon to continue exami-
nation of the questions raised"
Unusual Secrecy Observed.
At the meeting of finance ministers
the discussions are likely to come down
to matters of dollars and cents and at
full conference later decision prob
ably will be taken as to whether meas
ures suggested by the financial experts
actually can be put into force.
Unusual secrecy was being observed
at the conference, but it was learned
in authoritative quarters that Premier
derSon, in a talk with Chancellor
Bruening and Foreign Minister Curtius
which lasted until nearly midnight,
proposed measures which may bring
the conference to an end by noon We'd
neSday.
These measures, it was understood,
involved the withdrawal of Germany's
request for an immediate credit of
$375, 0O0,0 0O
The insistence of France upon certain
political guarantees, to which both
Washington and London are adamantly
opposed, was understood here to be one
of the principal reasons for the change
in the plan to attempt to grant the
credit requested by Germany.
The time factor In the negotiations