REPARATIONS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 14 August 1924, Page 5

REPARATIONS

F R ANCO-GERMAN COMMERCIAL

TREATY

PRELIMINARIES AGREED ON

(By Electrio Telegraph.—Copyright.) Sun Cable.)

LONDON, Aug, 13

The Daily Mail states that M.- Clementel and Herr Luther, the French and German fiznance ministers, had a conference in London and aereed on definite preliminai’ies of a Franco-Ger-man commercial treaty, commencing-on Ist October. Experts have been summoned to draw up details. EVACUATIOnToF THE RUHR LONDON, Aug. 12 The Daily Telegraph says Monday’s optimistic feeling regarding the early termination of the London Conference gave place to-dav to a series of minor Franco-German differences. Late reports suggest that the Germans are demanding .complete military evacuation of the Ruhr on January 10th. The French offer August 15th, and believe that eventually April loth will be accepted. LONDON, Aug. 13.

The Daily Herald’s diplomatic correspondent says M. Herriot, Dr. Streseman, and M. Theunis met this morning. “I shall be surprised if news of an evacuation settlement-, with the date fixed early in spring, is not received before to-night.”

GERMAN OPINION

(Reuter's, Telegram*.)

BERLIN, August 12. The optimism expressed in London as regards the unsettled questions of the conference is not shared here. Prospects of unity over the Ruhr evacuation particularly are regarded as not hopeful. It is not believed the German delegation will- consent to postponement of the evacuation for another year.

UNITED STATES AND WAR DEBT!"

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 President Coolidge is much’encamped by the progress of the Inter-Allied Conference in London on the Daves plan, but he considers it unfair that the question of war debts of the Allies become involved in the measure at tins time with the reparations problem. So far as debts owed to the United States by the Allies are concerned President Coolidge adheres to the view of the Administration that it would be powerless to consider any new proposals on that subject since the Congress laid down specifically the terms on which all war debts and settlements must be made.