Evening star., 1932-01-10
AVOIDS ULTrMATuM HINT Hit :.
Bruening Says Germany Can't Continue
Making Reparations Payments.


BERLIN, January P.-Chancel-
lor Heinrich Bruening declared today
that the continuation OF reparatlons
payments is impossible and any at
tempt ia maintain them must lead
to disaster not only for Germany, put
for the whole world"
This declaration was included in an
interview with the chief editor of the
semi-oP1cial Wolff News Agency. The
Chancellor said that at the impending
Lausanne conference Germany would
urge the abandonment OF reparations.
In the interview, which apparently
was prompted by the fact that the
gist of the chancellor's statement to
the British Ambassador yesterday had
leaked out, DR.. Bruening avoided any
thing that might look like an ultima
tum. He had told Sir Horace Rumbold,
the British envoy, that for the present
and for an indefinite time to come,
Germany would be unable to pay. Ber-
lin first learned Of this statement to
the British representative through re-
ports from other capitals.
Only One Course Left.
THE German government at the
coming conference can do nothing else
but expound the existing state OF af-
fairs and urge the other governments
interested that they, on their part,
also take this situation into account
and not strive after a solution or COM
promise, for which no possibility based
on reality any longer exists" DR.. Brue-
ming said in today's interview.
II firmly believe that in no camp
is there longer any lack of intrinsic
recognition of the urgency of the final
conclusions which must be drawn.
1T is question merely of find cour-
age for realization of this recognition
and. as the report of the experts (the
Young Plan Advisory Committee which
met recently at BaseD states, or not
permitting the treatment of economic
problems again to be influenced by polit-
ical trends Of thought.
Discusses Basel Report.
Discussing the Basel report, the chan
cellor said
1T is now up to the powers con-
cerned to draw conclusions from the
Basel experts report.
THE report once more showed up the
tremendous dimensions of the world
crisis and especially depicted the dis
astrouS results this crisis brought in
its wake, especially for Germany.
at also demonstrates to the world
the measures, going to the uttermost
limits, undertaken by Germany for COM
batting the crisis, and recognizes con-
corning them that they are unprece-
dented in modern legislation.
AT the same time the report proves
that one-sided German measures can
not sufflce, but that on the contrary
Germany's- situation, which to a large
extent Is the cause of the progress
sive paralysis Of the world, peremptorily
demands common action, nay, i'm
mediate action.
AS to the lines along which the
governments decisions must be taken,
the report, even though it refrains from
making formulated proposals, certainly
gives out quite clear directiyes.
1T shows clearly Germany's actual
incapacity to pay and beyond that
demonstrates what close casual connec-
ton exists between German reparation
payments and the whole situation of
today.
Will Head Delegation.
"The report expressly points out
that the presuppositions from which
the authors OF the Young plan proceed
ed have changed fundamentally There
with, taking it by and large, everything
has been set"
The chancellor said he considered IL
his duty, in view OF the Importance of
the Lausanne Conference, to head the
German delegation himself.
During his absence the government
will be headed by Gen. wilhelm Groe-
ner, minister OF defense, and the chan
cellor will take with him to Lausanne
Hermann Dietrich, minister of finance:
Hermann Wsrmbold, minister of eco
nomics, and DR.. 3. w. Won Bueloy.
foreign undersecretary.
Later on, DR.. Bruening said, the