REPARATIONS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 11 June 1923, Page 5

REPARATIONS

OFFER BY GERMANY.

MEETING OF BRITISH CABINET,

FEELING IN BELGIUM AND ITALY

BY CABLE— PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGH7 LONDON, June 9.

The Paris correspondent of the Daily CSmmicle says Cabinet has carefully examined the German Note and found it unacceptable, because there was no promise to cease passive resistance in tihe Ruhr. M. Poincare's Government, therefore, will not discuss the Note at all, and a reply to this effect will be speedily sent to Berlin.

M. Poincare also disapproves of the suggested international commission on .reparations, which would entail the abolition of- the reparations commission, and would therefore be an. m-

fringement of the Versailles Treaty

The Daily Express says the British : Cabinet will at an early meeting con- ! «ider tl*e German offer. Lord Robert! Cecil is in Paris to advance a proposal for an Allied conference, and Mr. Baldwin is prepared to invite representatives ef the Allied Governments to London. Whether M. Poincare will wait; for this conference before replying to ; CJermany is not known in London, but lie could not refuse to entertain a sug- | gestion by the British Premier for a «onferenee without putting France in ; An awkward position. British official circles are disappointed with the Note,: hnt it is regarded as inviting the Allies ' to come together in conference. I Paris reports state that Lord Robert Cecil saw M. Millerand, who afterwards iad a conference with M. Poincare. It is understood the French and Belgian Governments will both send a Note to Ijondon and Rome explaining why the German offer is unacceptable, and in the meantime Germany will be asked to state her views on passive resistance in the Ruhr. M. Poincare, speak- " ing at a meeting of the Senate cornmis- ! iaan, said the French and Belgian Governments agreed that no proposals by Germany would be examined unless preceded by complete and definite cessation of resistance. 1

BRUSSELS, June 9.

The Belgian Government is in telegraphic communication with the British Government. It has asked for the British viewpoint on the decisions of fhe Brussels conference and has in- j elieated portions of the German Note

Belgium considers unacceptable.

It is not unlikely that Belgium will' •end a preliminary Note to Berlin de- i ananding the cessation of resistance in the Ruhr, and if the reply is satisfactory an Allied conference will follow. '"-' M. Poincare told the Paris correspondent of the Brussels Soir that the Government was not hastening to \eply to the German offer, and the only answer they could eventually make -would be to ask the German Govern-" snent whether it conforms with the de<asions published officially after the Franco-Belgian conference regarding resistance in the Ruhr. M. Poincare wadded that if Germany, refuses the undertakings asked for the new memorandum will not be examined by France or Belgium.

LONDON, June 10.

The Observer's diplomatic correspondent states the first critical Cabinet ■ meeting of the* Baldwin, administration \ -will be held to-day, when tlie Govern-' ■ment's policy towards France and the CJerman offer will be considered. Mr. ' Baldwin has made a special point of personally investigating the French view. The correspondent concludes: "There is no solution Hntil the French Govern- j merit makes up its mind whether it ■■rants the money which, can be paid by : a thriving Germany, or the ruin of Crermany. If M. Poincare's policy is ; bo* ehflTifed it is certain the British policy will be to seek an entirely new orientation." PARIS, June 10. Tt is stated M. Poincare is in communication with London, through the diplomatic channels, regarding the offer. M. Poincare held a conference vith the Belgian ambassador for the «econd time in two days. j ROME, June 9. Signor Mussolini, speaking in the 'Senate, said it was agreed that Italy: should insist that Germany must pay, J ' fcut Italy would resist an attempt at domination by other Powers. j