PRIME MINISTERS MEET

Evening Star, Issue 18147, 11 December 1922, Page 9

PRIME MINISTERS MEET

THE LONDON CONFERENCE. REPARATIONS UNDER DISCUSSION, Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, December 9. The Prime Ministers, at the Downing Street Conference, agreed that Germany must be given a moratorium. A_ discussion followed regarding the duration and conditions. M. Poincare outlined the French proposals, to which Signor Mussolini gave some support. The conference has adjourned till Monday. A large number’ of Journalists awaited M. Poincare's return to his hotel. He declined to discuss the conference proceedings, hut admitted that he was optimistic regarding the results.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

POINCARE’S PLAN. PRESS'S PRiBDIOTTONS, LONDON, December 10. (Received December 11, at 9.20 a.m.) The newspapers are speculating regarding M. Poincare’s plan, which has been submitted to the conference. They suggest that France is willing to reduce henreparations provided that France’s percentage is increased and Britain consents to the cancellation of interallied war debts. She is also willing to grant a moratorium for two or three years provided that the Reparations Commission is given the right and tho means for seizing Germany’s Customs revenue and controlling the Ruhr coal industry if Germany during the moratorium fails to carry out financial reforms, including the balancing of her Budget ~by taxation and deflating her currency.—A. and! N.Z. Cable. AMERICA’S DEBTORS MUST PAY UP. WASHINGTON, December 10. (Received December 11, at 9.35 a.m.) It is expected that some announcement will be made at the Prime Ministers’ Conference in London concerning Americas attitude, especially since two Ambassadors (Messrs Fletcher and Houghton) have joined Colonel Harvey. Information elicited from the Whit© House is to tho effect that the United States has no suggestion to make to the Prime Ministers concerning tho debts, since the American attitude was that the Allied debts to the United States must be paid. It is already known that the presence of Messrs Fktohar and Houghton is merely a coincidence, both having gone to London on private business.—A. and N.Z. Cable. GERMANY’S FINANCIAL EXPERT. LONDON, December 10. (Received December 11, at 11 a.m.) Dr Bergmann, a financial expert, has arrived in London. He visited the Foreign Office, and, it is understood, presented the new German reparations proposals.—A. and N.Z. Cable.