ALLIED CONFERENCE.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1924, Page 2

ALLIED CONFERENCE.

[Reuters Telegrams.]

COMPROMISE TENDENCY

LONDON, July 28,

It is understood that the distinctive teat tire of the third plenary Conference was a promise from the French delegation that it would submit to the Cuiifcnice on Wednesday a scheme by which the objection ul the AngloAmerican bankers would be met.

A compromise regarding the FrancoBelgian railwayinen is also proposed. It is probable that the Cnnlereiir. will decide to invite all the members of the Reparations Commission to limit to London.

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unexpected dramatic move. Speaking very deliberately, lie declared that the Cniled States Government regarded the putting ol the Dawes report into operation as a matter of the greatest concern. Indeed, it was the only prnctial way out of the European difficulties, lie repudiated the suggestion that the American hankers wore in any animated by a desire to meddle in polities.

AMERICA'S ATTITL’DIi. LONDON, July 20. Mr Logan (American representative at the Allied Conference.), stating America desired a settlement on the lines of the Dawes report, suggested that it would be useless lor the Commission to try to lix a basis of security lor the loan, until Germany as the borrower, and the hankers, as the lenders, and the Reparations Commission, arrived at an agreement. Then only need the Commission consider the arrangements.

KV.UTATION OF I! I'll It. HARIS. July 20. Several French newspapers angrily comment on the way in which Mr MacDonald has brought forward the question of the French evacuation of the Ruhr. < M/Inir:nisi*ronnt M snys it iuioi*rstands that General Xollet (French Minister of War) owing to the trend of things, twice offered his resignation, which M. Herriot did not accept. “Be Temps’’ understands that Fugland is determined to evacuate the Cologne zone in Germany.