BRITAIN ASKED TO MEDIATE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 31 March 1923, Page 5

BRITAIN ASKED TO MEDIATE

MR BONAR LAW'S REPLY PARIS, March 30. The Echo de Paris states that Heir Sthamer, German Ambassador in London, recently asked Mr. Bonar Law to initiate negotiations between France and Germany. Mr Bonar Law replied that Germany must address herself direct to France or Belgium or the-Reparations Commission. -V , „ PARIS, March 30. The Reparations Commission sent a letter to Germany dealing with the re-cently-issued ten million sterling gold loan, pointing out the priority of right of the Commission under Article 248. of the Versailles Treaty over all the

Reich's resources and in this specific case over the money necessary to pay interest or repay the capital of. the loan, more especially if the money raised is not devoted to payment of reparations. The. Commission does not dispute Germany's right to issue loans but contends that reparation payments must take priority. mass meetings of women Appeal to the world BERLIN, March 30. Mass meetings of women belonging to the Social Democratic Party were held in Dortmund, Cologne and Elberfeld and adopted resolutions appealing to women throughout the world to raise their voices in support of a plea to end the horrors of the Franco-Belgian invasion,, asserting that German women do nut want another war but co-operation in peace and industry with.all nations of the world towai-ds reconstruction.