GERMANY AND THE ALLIES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20236, 22 April 1929, Page 11

GERMANY AND THE ALLIES.

DR. SCHACHT'S LAST NOTE.

MERELY FOR BARGAINING.;

NOT MEANT FOR ULTIMATUM.

Australian Pres3 Association—United Servico Times LONDON. April 2p.

A message from Paris says the Committco of Experts on Reparation met to-day according to arrangements, but immediately adjourned until Monday out of rospect to the late Lord Revelstoko. The latest report from the French capital indicates that the failure of the experts to reach an agreement is practically certain. This would mean the continuance of the Dawes annuities, which Germany declares she will riot •be able in future to transfer fully. But the Allies do not believe she would risk the blow to her credit which non-payment would involve.

How Dr. Schacht's bombshell came to be exploded last evening remains a mystery* It was distinctly understood, on the best authority, that his exiguous offer was only made fo~ bargaining purposes, and did not amount to an ultimatum.

It was suddenly announced on equally good authority that Dr. Schacht's offer must be accepted or rejected in its entirety. Hence the world-wide supposition that the conference will break up. To-day, however, Berlin says ft is all a misunderstanding.

Finally, Dr. Schacht denies that he ever intended his memorandum to be regarded as an ultimatum. Asked point blank whether the memorandum was an ultimatum, he said it was not and was never meant to be. It was merely a bargaining proposal like those of the Allies. RECALL TO BERLIN. DELEGATES TO REPORT. CABINET SEEKS INFORMATION. Australian Pr«s Association—United Service (Received April 21, 5.3 p.m.) ■BERLIN, April 20. The German reparation experts, Dr. Schacht and Herr Vogler, have been • ordered to return to Berlin to- givo the Cabinet first-hand information as to the situation in Paris. They are expected to return to Paris on Sunday evening for the late Lord Revelstoke's funeral ser-. vice.

SERVICES TO BRITAIN.

LATE LORD REVELSTOKE.

GOVERNMENT'S MESSAGE

British Wireless. RUGBY, April 19, A telegram has been sent through the British Embassy at Paris expressing to the Hon. Cecil Baring the profound sense entertained by the British Government of the great service rendered by his brother, the late Lord Revelstoke, and of the loss which Britain has sustained by his death. The Government conveyed its heartiest sympathy to the members of the family.