GERMAN DUES

Northern Advocate, 3 December 1921, Page 5

GERMAN DUES

SHEER DISSIMULATION.

rROVOKING ALLIED BUPTUBB. ;

GENERAL FRENCH VIEW.

(Received 11 a.m.)

PARIS, Dec. 2. The Press generally opposes any reparation concession to Germany. The ''Petit Journal^' points out that the Reichstag has not even begun consideration of the Chancellor's new drastic /taxation, outlined a month ago, and considers that Germany is merely again trying to escape her responsibilities 'by means of creating disunion among the Allies. The "Petit Pkrisieu" admits that' Britain is not actuated by a desire to grant concessions to Germany, end ad3s: "She is simply facing the problem of raising the mark in order to avoid the ruin of British commerce."—— A. and N.Z. SUCCESS ANTICIPATED. A POLITICAL INFERENCE. (Received 11.5 a.m.) BERLIN, Dec. 2. As Dr. Rathenau made his re-aecept-ance of the portfolio of Minister of Reconstruction conditional upon the success of his negotiations in London, a favourable agreement is confidently anticipated.—A. and N.Z.