COMING TO TERMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 25 June 1924, Page 9

COMING TO TERMS.

THE DAWES REPORT. THE DOMINIONS TO BE CONSULTED. By Cable —Press Association—Coi>yright. LONDON, June 23. Replying to Mr Lloyd George, Mi Ramsay Auietlouaid (.Rrmio Munster; mud it was most desirable that America should be represented at the couicreuce on July IS, and a communication to that effect would 'be sent to America immediately. The representation of Germany was discussed. Obviously an Inter-Allied agreement was firstly essential. In regard to what they were prepared to do to give effect to the report it was felt that the report imposed certain obligations on Germany, somewhat outside the obligations of the Treaty of Versailles. The. question remaining for consultation with Belgium and Italy was how best they could make Germany a willing partner, sharing these obligations. The business of the Conference ivould be the Dawes report. He also hoped to arrange other outstanding AngloFrench matters.

In reply to other questions, Mr Macdonald said that tko question oi the Allies’ shares of payments from Germany certainly could not be reopened. He gave an assurance that the Dominions would be completely consulted so that they might feel that they were partners with the Government in everything the Government did. He emphasised that in settling the question of putting the Dawes report into operation the Government would take no responsibility that Britain or the Dominions would be mulcted in seeing it carried out.

Replying to Mr Lloyd George, Mi Macdonald said that Germany would be asked to come in and make good in the final arrangements for putting the Dawes report into operation.