HAGUE DELEGATIONS

Northern Advocate, 21 August 1929, Page 5

HAGUE DELEGATIONS

INFORMAL PARLEYS. GENERAL EXCHANGE OP VIEWS. (British Official Wireless.) (Received 1.11 p.m.) RUGBY, August 20. A- meeting took place today at The Hague between Mr Philip Snowden, British Chancellor of the Exchequer, and M. Briand, French Prime Mims ter. An official communique states: “M. Briand, accompanied by M. Lohcheur and Mr Snowden, with whom was Mr P. W. Leith-Ross, British Deputy Controller of Finance, took tea in the apartment of Mr Adatehi, Japanese delegate and had a general exchange of views, pending the report of the technical experts, with a view to bringing their respective standpoints into closer agreement. ’’

In aequiscenee with the request, of Dr Btresemann, German Foreign Minister, a meeting will take place tomorrow between the representatives of France, Great Britain, Italy, Belgium, Japan and Germany,

NO PYROTECHNICS

CONFERENCE STILL ALIVE,

1 GERMAN DILEMMA. (Australian Press Association.) (Received 1.45 p.m.) LONDON, August 20. “No lightning, no thunder, no earthquake, and the conference continues. I understand Mr Snowden and he understands me,” said M. Briand as he left the hotel where he met. the British Chancellor.

It i ; s understood that Dr, Stresemann wants to clarify Germany’s position if the Hague conference ends without agreement. The question will then be •whether Germany, after 'September 1, will pay under the Young Plan or the Dawes Plan.

It is understood 1 , in view of the experts’ report, that Dr. Strosemann will announce that Germany is unable to pay more than the Young Plan demands. ,

ITALY INSISTS.'

YOUNG PLAN ACCEPTANCE;

MUSSOLINI INSTIGATION,

(Australian Press Assn. —United Service.) 1 (Received 2.30 p.m.) THE HAGUE, August 20.

Signor Masconi, chief of the Italian delegation, in a statement said: “Italy is as desirous as the other nations in respect to an agreement, but-fails to sec any reason why only those disadvantageous to her should be honoured while those advantageous are set aside. “If the Young Plan is rejected Italy has many claims to bring forward. During the first' 27 years the Young Plan assigns Italy less than she is entitled to. Italy insists on acceptance of the Young Plan as a whole.”

The statement is believed to have emanated from Signor Mussolini, with whom the delegation is in constant communication.