REPARATIONS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 15 April 1922, Page 5

REPARATIONS.

AN UNWELCOME SPECTRE

LONDON, April 12. The Daily Mail's Genoa correspondent states that the conference is already haunted by an unwelcome spectre, which cannot be driven away, namely, reparations, "which with disarmament is supposed to be a forbidden topic.

Germany's refusal to comply with the Allied demands ;to put their house in order has exasperated France and Belgium, who have firmly resolved on definite military action at the end of May if the Germans continue passive resistance. It "will not t>e surprising if a meeting of the Supreme Council is called at 'Genoa to deal with the critical situation. PARIS, April 13. The Separations Commission has replied to the German Chancellor's communication. It declares the reply off the German Government refusing to impose taxation or pay reparations •other than by way of a foreign loan is 'tantamount to a refusal to mak« any serious effort to provide foreign euri rencies for reparations. ' As regards the refusal to aeccptt jfia>cal control the commission sees nothing in its letter of March 21 to justify disquietude on the part of the German Government. If the attitude adopted in the Chancellor's note is persisted in further discussion will be impossble. If by .May 31 the reforms demanded are not carried out the neeessarj .saneTtions will be considered. '