REPARATION PROBLEM

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 24 December 1928, Page 5

REPARATION PROBLEM

APPOINTMENT OF EXPERTS.

AN AGREEMENT REACHED. AN AMERICAN WANTED. i A usr.raiUfctj Press Association —United Service.) Received. ,11.'20 a.m. to-day. CONDON, Dec. 22. It is officially stated that the Governments concerned in the appointment of the reparations experts committee have reached the following agreement: (1) It is highly 'desirable in the common interest, that in addition to exX>erts representing the six Governments concerned, the nationals of the United States should participate. (2) The committee must be composed of indepcnlent experts, possessing inter, national reputation, must be an authority in their own country, and not bound by instructions of their Governments. There should be two members from each country who may appoint deputies to assist them.

(3) The committee should meet at Paris as soon as possible to decide the place of subsequent meetings. (4) 1 The committee should receive from the' Governments a mandate “to draw up proposals for a complete final settlement of the reparation problem. These proposals should provide for a settelment of the obligation resulting from the existing treaties and agreements between Germany and the creditor Powers.”

It is officially announced that steps are being taken to aseertait the best means of securing the participation of American .members. A MATTER FOR EUROPE. ATTITUDE O'F PRESIDENT COOLIDGE. , United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) [Australian Press Association.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. President Ooolidge would be sympathetic to an invitation from European Governments to participate in the expert study of German reparations, it is stated, but so, for no representations have been received for such study. The President believes the investigations. should be made by representatives left free by their Governments to exercise their own judgments as to what amounts should be paid and what accepted. President Ooolidge feels that reparations is a matter involving Europe almost entirely. He does not want the United States to shirk its duty, however. If Washington should participate the President hopes there will be no criticism should the United States respond to similar appeals from Central and South America.

DISCUSSION PROCEEDING SATISFACTORILY. LONDON. Dec. 21. In the Houset of Commons, answering Lieut.-Commander Kenworthy, Mir Winston Churchill said that the reparations discussion was proceeding satisfactorily. The experts” committee was being set up and it was hoped that a complete agreement would be reached between all the Governments. An announcement would he made this- week.