REPARATIONS

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 79, 27 December 1928, Page 9

REPARATIONS

COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS AMERICANS TO SERVE NAMES SUGGESTED (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. 1 (Australian Press Association.) New York, December 25. The “New York Times” Washington correspondent says that the State Department has issued the following statement to-day :—“The Secretary of State informed Sir Esme Howard that if the six Governments desire American experts to serve upon the Expert Committee on Reparations, the United States has no objection; It is understood that the choice of these experts will be made, and that they will be appointed by those Governments.” Thus unofficial America participating on the German reparations question is assured. It is expected that the United States will be asked whether the Allied Powers’ choice is acceptable to it. It is believed here that the settlement of the reparations problem will pave the way for the French ratification of the war debt agreement with the United States. Among the names of the American experts suggested are those who have already served on the original Reparations Committee, and Mr. Dwight Morrow, of J. P. Morgan and Company. It is also understood that, .the United States holds that 2| per cent, of the German reparations payments allocated to the-United States cannot be changed in the new adjustments.

GRATIFICATION IN PARIS

AT PARTICIPATION OF AMERICA (Australian Press Association.) (Rec. December 26, 9 p.m.) Paris, December 25. Washington’s consent to the participation of two American citizens in the

Experts Committee for a final settle-, ment of reparations and the .manner in which the consent was given, has considerably cheered those looking forward to these negotiations. There is an apparent, hope that General Dawes, or at least a man of his character, will be selected to steer the committee clear of entaglements; The whole of the Press, with the exception of one word of opposition voiced in the “Echo de Paris,” is favourable to the American unofficial presence.