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THIRTY BILLION DOLLARS--GERMAN INDEMNITY
COMMITTEE DECLARES FOR PALMER
JUDGE FLYNT■
PROTESTS ACTION
OF SUBCOMMITTEE
Chairman Declares Commit
tee Has No Further Right
Than to Declare Result of
Preferential Primary
The Democratic state executive
committee, by an overwhelming' viva
voce vote, ratified the action of its
subcommittee on rules, taken last
week in Atlanta, in declaring A.
Mitchell Palmer the winner of the
Georgia presidential primary and de
claring him entitled to name the del
egates to the Democratic national
convention to be held in San Fran
cisco June 28.
The issue as to whether the Geor
dla delegation to the national Demo
cratic convention at San Francisco,
shall be declared by the subcommit
tee of the state Democratic executive
committee to have been won by At
torney General A. Mitchell Palmer,
was precipitated at the outset of the
special meeting of the full commit
tee held Monday noon at the Kim
ball House.
The committee was called upon by
five members of the subcommittee
and by the supporters of Mr. Pal
mer to ratify the action of the sub
committee on May 11. At that time
the subcommittee declared by reso
lution that Mr. Palmer had, In the
primary of April 20th, won a plural
ity of the county unit vote and was
therefore entitled to the Georgia
delegation at the national Demo
cratic convention.
The ratification of this resolution,
was demanded by Judge W. W.
Stark, of Jackson coufity, after the
report of the subcommittee had been
read by Secretary Hiram L. Gard
ner, of Eatonton.
Major C. E. McGregor, of Warren
county, at this point insisted that
the report of the subcommittee was
addressed to the convention to be
held May 18, and not to the state
Democratic executive committee. He
declared that the report should be
acted upon by the convention com
posed of representatives fresh Jrom !
the people of Georgia.
Flynt Explains
“This is an issue which Involves;
the life of the Democratic party of j
Georgia,” declared Major McGregor, ]
“and by no stretch of the imagina
tion can this committee assume au
thority to pass upon the subcommit
tee’s report.”
Judge James J. Flynt, of Griffin,
chairman of the state committee, at
this point took occasion to explain
his position, which was in agreement
with that of Major McGregor. Judge
Flynt on May 11 refused to sign the
resolution declaring Mr. Palmer en
titled to the Georgia delegation, and
declined to certify the result of the
primary to the state convention on
the ground that It exceeded the au
thority of the state committee.
“I will uphold and support every
rule laid down by this committee
for the conduct of the presidential
primary on April 20," declared Judge
Flynt, “but I will not go one damn
step further! We have no authority
further than to declare the number
of county unit votes received by each
candidate and to say which candidate
received a plurality. We are abso
lutely unauthorized to darw any fur
ther conclusion as to the result of
the primary.” ,
Major McGregor Replies
Fermor Barrett, of Stephens coun
ty, introduced a substitute for the
whole, ratifying in different lan
guage the action of the subcommit
tee.
Judge Stark accepted the substi
tute, and declared with considerable
vehemence that it was time for the
state executive committee to show
its backbone by upholding the rules
after the candidates had made the
race under them without a protest.
This declaration was received with
applause.
Major McGregor, replying to Judge
Stark, sgys:
"Why this anxiety to ratify the ac
tion of the subcommittee? Why this
unwillingness to subjnit this ques
tion to the convention? Why- this
attempt to usurp your authority? If
you persist, I warn you to prepare
for war. I warn you to consider
well the result of the presidential
election in November before you take
this action.”
E. J. Giles, of Toombs county,
speaking in support of the Barrett
substitute, said he was not at the
meeting of the state committee when
the subcommittee was appointed, but
he was here now to uphold their
hands, and he was not going to be
swayed from his decision by the
threats of any man. He said Major
McGregor’s speech was tantamount
to saying that unless the state com
mittee acted in accordance with the
pleasure of Mr. Watson, then Mr.
Watson and his supporters would
bolt the Democratic nomination and
vote the Republican ticket in the Re
publican election. His remarks also
were greeted with applause.
Juage Flynt Speaks
At this point Chairman James J.
Flynt relinquished the gavel to the
vice chairman, N. F. Culpepper, of
Meriwether county, and delivered a
few remarks in support of his posi
tion.
He said he had always voted a
straight Democratic ticket since com
ing of age; that he would rather see
the Democratic party in the ascen
dancy than to hold any public office;
that he was not a candidate for Dem
ocratic national committeeman or
any other office; but he warned the
committee that when they ratified
the action of the subcommittee they
would be sowing a wind from which
the Democratic party in Georgia
would reap the whirlwind in the fu
ture. He declared it was not neces-
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DELEGATES OF THREE
CANDIDATES ARRIVE
Smith and Watson Men
Deny Palmer’s Right to
Name All Delegates From
the State
Democratic State
Convention to Begin
Session on Tuesday
The Democratic state conven
tion will begin its sessions at 10
o’clock Tuesday morning in the
Atlanta theater.
Delegates ’will occupy the down
stairs seats of the theater. Spec
tators will occupy the stage and
the balcony and gallery seats.
Admission will be by ticket
only. Albert Howell, Jr., for Mr.
Palmer; J. R. Smith, for Senator
Smith, and B. M. Blackburn, er
whoever else may be named by
Mr. Watson, will have charge of
the giving out of equal allotments
o£ tickets.
Delegates representing the three
candidates in the recent presidential
primary were in Atlanta Monday in
readiness for the convention which
meets at 10 o’clock Tuesday morn
ing in the Atlanta theater.
The delegates representing A.
Mitchell Palmer were claiming the
right under Rule X of the Demo
cratic state executive committee to
name the entire delegation to repre
sent the state at the Democratic
national convention to be held in
San Francisco on June 28. Rule X
provides that the candidate receiv
ing the highest county unit vote in
the primary shall name the national
delegation. On the face of the re
turns, Mr. Palmar received the high
est county unit vote.
The delegates representing Sen
ator Hoke Smith and those repre
senting Thomas E. Watson deny the
authority of the state committee to
make a rule governing the action
of the convention. They assert the
supremacy of the convention’s au
thority in naming the delegation to
San Francisco. They deny that Mr.
Palmer carried the primary. They
concede him the right to name the
delegates in those congressional dis
tricts which he carried, but they do
not concede him the right to name
all the delegates. They hold that
the primary was inconclusive in the
sense that neither candidate received
a majority of the county unit votes.
They claim that the convention, if
it means anything at all, must be
controlled by a majority. Inasmuch
as the delegates representing Mr.
Palmer are not a majority, but only
a plurality, they refuse to concede
the Palmer members the right of
controlling the convention.
Willing to Compromise
Though claiming the right under
rule 10 to name all the delegates to
San Francisco, some of the leading
Palmer supporters at the same time
were reported as anxious to make an
agreement which would be satisfac
tory to Senator Smith and Thomas
E. Watson in the interest of harmony
in the party in Georgia.
Some of these Palmer leaders went
so far as to declare that they would
agree to the election of a new na
tional committeeman in place of
Clark Howell, who has held the posi
tion twenty-five years, in order to
satisfy Senator Smith. But they in
sisted, nevertheless, on a delegation
to San Francisco which would be
composed exclusively of Palmer sup
porters and which would be instruct
ed to vote for the attorney general
"first, last and all the time.’’
So far as Senator Smith was con
cerned, it was understood that he
continued to stand upon his original
proposition of a divided delegation
uninstructed as to the Democratic
nominee. That is to say, he thought
the fairway and logical way to com
pose the convention’s differences
would be to name a delegation com
posed of the supporters of all three
candidates in the presidential pri
mary, the ratio to be determined ac
cording to the congressional districts
they carried, and their instructions
to leave them free to vote for which
ever Democrat they Considered the
best qualified and most available as
the party’s standard-bearer.
It did not seem likely that the Pal
mer leaders wmuld consent to a di
vided delegation.
The outcome, therefore, of the
"harmony” suggestions going the
rounds was very much in doubt when
this edition of The Journal went
to press. It did not seem likely
that the Smith supporters would con
sider anything less than a delega
tion apportioned on the basis of the
popular vote in the presidential pri
mary.
Caucuses Monday Night
In the meantime, there was a
meeting of the Democratic state
(Continued on Page Column 5)
PLOTTOffISMIZE
U. S. NAVY IS BEHIND
SIMS, DANIELS SAYS
Secretary Also Declares
That Plan Was Laid to
Make a Rubber Stamp of
Him
WASHINGTON, May 17.—An ef
fort to Prussianize the American
navy and make a “rubber stamp” of
its civilian head is behind the at
tack led by Rear Admiral Sims, Sec
retary Daniels declared today.
Resuming his defense before the
senate naval investigating commit
tee, Mr. Daniels turned his heaviest
guns on Admiral Sims and those
supporting him.
“Let me state to you gentlemen
and to the American people what
is behind this blatant hue and ci'y
you have been deluged with,” Mr.
Daniels said.
“If you have not already seen the
cloven foot, you will find a deep
seated determination to organize the
navy department upon the approved
Prussian plan by giving all power
to the military and taking all away
from the civilian.
Want German Navy
“The evidence has disclosed a de
sire to misrepresent the secretary
of navy because he was not a rub
ber stamp secretary. 1 have no
quarrel with any officer who be
lieves the Prussian system is better
than the American system, or who
favors a general staff or some oth
er centralized military rather than
civilian authority in the navy de
partment.
“But most of these officers seek
to camouflage their Prussian ideas.
What they desire is a civilian rubber
stamp secretary with no power ex
cept to draw his salary and ‘sign
here’ when the military ohieftains
tell him where to affix his name.
“They wish a Germanized navy.
Before the war some of them openly
avowed that the German military
method was their model.
Move Against Secretary
“One of Admiral Sims’ chief ob
jects in writing his letter of Jan
uary 7 and bringing about this in
vestigation was to curtail the pow
er of the secretary and remove the
navy as far as possible from civil
ian control.
“If congress believes that civilian
control is a great evil, let it follow
Admiral Sims’ lead, create a gen
eral staff on the German model and
name some Von Tirpitz to rule the
navy. But let us have no camou
flage about it. Abolish the position
of secretary of the navy, or provide
that some admiral shall fill that
post with a seat in the president’s
cabinet. That would be the open
way to do it, rather than put some
Admiral Sims In control with a nom
inal secretary as his clerk, messen
ger boy and rubber stamp.
“If this committee desires to
raise that issue, I am perfectly will
ing to go to congress and the coun
try on it.”
Mr. Daniels referred to his feud
with Bear Admiral Bradley Fiske,
which culminated in the admiral’s
retirement. He charged Admiral
Fiske “surreptuously and secretly”
tried to reduce the secretary’s office
to a position “somewhere between
that of a figurehead and a rubber
stamp.”
Admiral Fiske appeared at the
hearings recently as a witness tor
Admiral Sims.
BOLSHEVIKI ARE
STRIKING BACK
AT POLISH ARMY
LONDON, May 17. —Russia Bol
shevik forces are striking back at
the Polish and Ukrainian troops
which captured Kiev about ten\ days
ago, 'according to an official state
ment issued in Moscow yesterday and
received here by wireless. The state
ment said Soviet troops had started
an advance and were engaged about
ten miles northeast of Kiev.
Prohibition Decision
Is Again Postponed
WASHINGTON, May 17.—The su
preme court failed again today to
decide the validity of the prohibi
tion amendment and the erffCrcement
act and recessed until June 1.
No decision will now be made be
fore June 7. The court previously
planned to announce decisions on
June 1.
CURED HER FITS
Mrs. Paul Gram, residing at 916
Fourth street, Milwaukee, Wis., re
cently gave out the following state
ment: “1 had suffered with Fits
(Epilepsy) for over 14 years. Doctors
and medicine did me no good. It
seemed that I was beyond all hope
of relief, when at last I secured a
preparation that cured me sound and
well. Over 10 years have passed
and the attacks have not returned. 1
wish every one who suffers from this
terrible disease would write R. P. N.
Lepso, 13 Island avenue, Milwaukee,
Wis., and ask for a bottle of the
same kind of medicine which he gave
me. He has generously promised to
send it prepaid, free to any one who
writes him.” —(Advt.)
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1920.
“Camouflaged” Backs Latest Fad
o|si§R\
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BOSTON. —Something had to be done when styles kept drop
ping dresses lower and lower in the back. And it fell to Adolf Boul
nos to solve the problem. Bonlnois, who has learned art, ‘‘as she
really is,” in many world’s fashion centers, is now painting ships,
or some such, in the middle of fair backs —or bare backs. It’s the
latest American fad.
REBELS ARE HOT
IN PURSUIT OF
CARRANZA ARMY
VERA CRUZ, May 17. —(By the
Associated Press.) —General Candido
Aguilar, governor of the state of
Vera Cruz and son-in-law of Presi
dent Carranza, who has been virtu
ally a prisoner of revolutionary
forces near Orizaba for the past
week, escaped last night. It is be
lieved he is trying to join Carranza,
who fled into the mountains near
Chalchicomula on Friday and who,
so far as is known, has not as yet
been located. General Aguilar has
with him about 300 of his followers.
Pursuit of Carranza is being vig
orously pushed by Generals Pedro
Sanchez and Higinio Aguila, leaders
of the revolutionary forces which
fought a grim battle with Carranza’s,
army near Rinconada last week. They
have a superior force of cavalry and
are searching the mountains for
some trace of the fugitive president.
General Medina left here today over
the Inter-Oceanic railroad for the
purpose of intercepting Carranza if
he attempts to reach the state of
Vera Cruz.
Lack of food and water lowered
the rnSrale of Carranza’s men so that
their defeat at the hands of the rev
olutionists was a comparatively easy
task, says a dispatch from the Asso
ciated Press correspondent in the
battle zone. He has just been joined
by a correspondent of the newspaper
El Dictamen of this city, who was
with Carranza when he fled from
Mexico City on May 7 and witnessed
much of the fighting around San
Marcos and Rinconada.
Carranza Flees
When revolutionary troops swept
down on the capital, Carranza de
cided to flee, clinging to the idea that
it was necessary for him to reach
Vera Cruz and establish his executive
powers. His trains carried 10,000
men and a large amount of war mu
nitions, in addition to the presiden
tial suite and government funds and
archives. On May 8 the Carranza
trains reached Apazaco where they
were joined by troops commanded
by General Pilar Sanchez. They
then pushed on, but soon the engin
eers reported they could go no fur
ther because their locomotives were
out of water.
The troops detrained andn pushed
THE NEXT FIVE MONTHS WILL BE BIG
NEWS MONTHS
The national conventions of both the
Democratic and Republican parties will
soon be staged —
And then will come the campaign with all of its excitement
ind enthusiasm —
And that will be only a part of the interesting news which
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FARMERS PLAN TO
ASK RECOGNITION
OF THEIR WANTS
WASHINGTON, May 17.—Organiz
ed farmers have completed plans to
force recognition of their wants in
the presidential platforms of both
great parties, according- to informa
tion here today.
Political leaders have been warn
ed that unless farmers obtain this
recognition there, is possibility of the
organization of a new party, it was
also learned.
A committee of 100 farmers’ repre
sentatives will go to Chicago and
San Francisco to work for planks
desired by farmers, Secretary
Charles A. Lyman, national board of
farm organizations, said today.
The committee will speak for 2,-
000,000 farmers affiliated with the
board, according to Mr. Lyman. Writ
ten planks will be submitted to the
conventions. They are being prepar
ed by a special committee headed by
C. O. Drayton, Greenville, 111., pres
ident of the Farmers’ Equity Union.
Among reforms desired by farm
ers as outlined today by Mr. Lyman,
are: ,
Amendment of anti-trust legisla
tion to give farmers full opportunity
to buy and sell food through co-op
erative organizations without the
continual menace of prosecution and
imprisonment on charge of monop
oly.
New legislation to regulat-e the
packing industry to establish real
competition and stop the exploitation
by farmers and stock raisers.
Government operation of the Mus
cle Shoals nitrate plant to provide
fertilizers at a reasonable cost and
remove American farmers from the
menace of the Chilean nitrate trust.
The farmers of the country will
take a more active interest in the
coming campaign than ever before,
Representative Baer, North Dakota,
non-partisan representative in the
house, predicted today.
on down the road, defeating a force
of revolutionists which tried to
check their advance.
After the track had been cut be
hind it, means was found to take the
presidential train further toward
Vera Cruz, and on May 1 it reached
San Marcos. Rinconada was reached
the next day and there a battle was
fought against troops commanded by
General Mireles which were defeated
by the heavier columns commanded
by Carranza.
MOTION FOR END
Or IM IS PASSED
BY MJ 8 WE
Result Goes to Conference.
Veto by President Wilson
Regarded as Certain —Un-
derwood Speaks as New
Party Leader
WASHINGTON. May 15.—With
few thrills and no hitch in the pre
arranged program, the senate today,
adopted, 43 to 3R, the Republican
resolution declaring the state of war
with Germany and Austro-Hungary
at an end.
The measure was in the form of
a substitute for the peace resolution
recently adopted by the house, which
deait with Germany alone. The two
proposals will be adjusted in confer
ence beginning next week, the result
be indorsed by both houses and the
final resolution be sent to the presi
dent for signature.
That the president will veto it is
a foregone conclusion, unchallenged
by any speaker during debate in the
house or senate.
It is uncertain when the final res
olution will reach the White House,
but the Republican leaders anticipate
no difficulty in putting through a
conference draft with little delay..
The senate vote gave the majority
of five predicted by Democratic lead
ers for the Knox substitute. The
party alignment was about that an
ticipated. Three Democrats, Reed, of
Missouri, Shields, of Tennesse, and
Walsh, of Massachusetts, joined the
Republicans In supporting the reso
lution. Two Republicans, McCum
ber, of North Dakota, and Nelson, of
Minnesota, who were paired—lined up
with the Democratic opposition.
Predictions by leaders on both
sides that the treaty of Versailles
would remain in its present unrati
fied position indefinitely were made
during the debate. Senator Under
wood, of Alabama, in his first speech
in his new role as Democratic leader,
declared that the Republicans had
apparently “foreclosed” action on the
treaty for the present session of con
gress. From the Republican side,
Senator Harding. Republican, Ohio,
declared the resolution was a dem
onstration against ‘‘one-man rule” of
President Wilson.
The resolution was* denounced as
“futile, impotent, useless and dohe
for no other than political purposes,
to deceive the people,” by Senator
Hitchcock, of Nebraska, administra
tion spokesman. He also reiterated,
against Republican denials, that
President Wilson’s pronouncements
had “pledged” the nation to the
League of Nations.
The senate substitute goes to the
house Monday with the promise of
early arrangement for a conference,
although there was said to be senti
ment for immediate concurrence by
the house in the senate measure. The
prospective house conferees are
Chairman Porter and Representative
Rogers, of Massachusetts, Republi
cans. and Representative Flood, of
Virginia, of the foreign affairs com
mittee. Representative Porter said
tonight that members could “rest as
sured that there would ,be no quarrel
over a peace resolution.”
Senator Walsh, of Massachusetts,
in explaining to the senate his vote
iii support of the Knox resolution,*
said: , ,
“In my opinion the treaty of Ver
sailles is so full of international in
justices that it is a service to our
country to do whatever can be done
to prevent ratification in its original
f °The Knox resolution, he added, was
the "onlv constructive measure sug
gested tending to remove the chaotic
state of the country.” and protested
against his party being compelled to
make any such defense in the next
election of the “international mjus
tice and robbery” which he said had
been placed in the treaty.
The vote as it stood today is not
sufficient to pass the measure <ner
the almost certain veto of President
Wilson.
The line-up was the same as on
the motion to substitute the Knox
resolution for the similar resolution
passed bv the house. .
Immediately after adoption of the
resolution. Senator Reed, M’ sf ,ourn
introduced two bills for immediate
reneal of all war-time ,aw - .
The roll call on adoption of the
resolution follows:
For adoption: » ,
Republicans—Ball, Borah, Brande
Calder. Capper, Colt. Curtis,
J Dillingham, Edge. Elkins Fall Fer
naid, France. Gronna, Hale, Harding.
Johnson. California; Jones, Wash
ington; Kellogg. Kenyoni. Keyes,
Knox, Lenroot. Lodge, McCoimick,
McLean. McNary. Moses. New. Nor
ris. Page, Pbipns. Poindexter. Sher
man, Smoot. Spencer. Sterling, Town
send. Wadsworth and Warren—4o.
Democrats—Reed. Shields and
Walsh. Massachusetts —3.
Total for. 43. ,
Against—Republicans —Nelson, 1.
Democrats Ashhurst, Chamber
lain. Comer, Culberson, Dial, Gay,
I Gerry, Glass. Harris, Harrison, Hen
derson Hitchcock, Jones. New Mex
ico; Kendrick, King, McKellar, Myers,
Nugent, Overman, Owen, I helan,
Pittman. Pomerene. Ransdell, Rob
inson, Sheppard, Simmons, Smith,
Arizona: Smith, Maryland; Smith,
South Carolina; Stanley, Swanson,
Thomas. Trammell. Underwood,
Walsh. Montana, and JVilliams —3<.
Those paired for *the amendment
i were; _ ~
Republicans Cummins. Freling
-1 huysen, LaFollette, Penrose. Sutner
■ land and Watson —6.
Paired against, Republicans—Mc
i Cumber —1. x ,
I Democrats Beckham, Fletcher,
; Johnson, South Dakota; Kirby and
: Wolcott —5. „ ~,
i Absent and not voting: F.epubli
; can. Newberry—l.
i Democrats —Gore, Smith, Georgia
G. O. P. PEACE PACT IS
SENT BACK TO HOUSE
WASHINGTON, May 17. —The Re
j publican peace resolution, adopted
; Saturday by the senate, but in dis-
I ferent form, went back today to the
! house, where it originated. Chair
man Porter, of the foreign affairs
committee, was prepared to ask that
it be sent to conference, and there
was no indication of opposition. No
program has been agreed upon for
rushing the measure through the
conference, but Republican leaders
said the differences would be ironed
! out so that it might go to the presi
dent this week.
Democrats and Republicans agreed
that the president would veto it. the
former asserting that it would die
then through failure to obtain a
two-thirds vote for
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LUMP SUM AGREED
ONBYMKLO-FRENCH
HYTHE WfflCE
French Evacuate Territory
East of Rhine Other
Agreements Are Reached
by Session of Allies \
PARIS, May 17. —It is understood
in official circles here that the An
glo-French conference at Hythe,
which closed yesterday, decided that
the sum total which Germany should
pay as reparation would be fixed at
120,000,000,000 marks gold (approxi
mately $30,000,000,000).
It is also understood that It was
decided Germany would be permitted
to issue bonds covering her indebt
edness to the allies, payable in an
nual .installments.
Such action, it is pointed out,
would enable France to discount a
part of her claim on Germany and
permit her to settle her debts to the
United States and the allies.
These decisions, together with the
action taken postponing the Spa con
ference with the Germans on June
21, comprise the definite conclusions «.
reached by the French and British
premiers and their advisers, accord
ing to the understanding here. AH
the other details of the arrange
ments remain to be settled by the
financial delegates, who are still
working upon them.
A special conference of the allies
will be held at Ostend to consider
financial questions among the allies,
it is*stated. This meeting will be
independent of the League of Na
tions conference at Brussels. The
dates of these conferences remain to
be fixed.
U. S. DEBT IS NOT
INCLUDED IN PLAN
HYTHE, England, May 17.—(8y
the Associated Press.) —The Anglo-
French corfibination which has suc
ceeded the big four in the manage
ment of the allies’ dealings with
Germany, determined at Sunday’s
session here upon the principles for
the settlement of both the German
indemnity and inter-allied debts.
The principles are that the finan
cial experts of the two governments
shall recommend, a lump sum for
the indemnity and that the pay
ments of the inter-allied debts shall
proceed parallel with Germany’s
payments.
This arrangement is a substitute
for Premier Millerand’s proposal un
der which most stress was laid upon
the immediate payment of a large
sum to France. The French delega
tion, however, appeared satisfied with
the results of their mission.
The present- purpose of the "big
two”, is to present the experts’ plan
to th® Germans at Spa.- According
to experts here, the question of the
amount of time and the method of
payment are yet to be considered.
The debt to the United States is
not embodied in the new play and
the government’s spokesman Inti
mated that this would not be possi
ble without the participation by the
United States in the conferences.
Recognition of Belgium’s priority
claims upon Germany still stands.
.The proportional allotment of the
German indemnity, made eight
months ago, by which France gets 55
per cent and Great Britain 25 per
cent, stands, according to yesterday’s
agreement.
The creditors of the allies are
distinct gainers by 1 the new plan, be
cause it virtually makes German
payments toward the Indemnity guar
antees for the inter-£Hi?d debts. The
French consider themselves gainers,
on . the one hand, because it now be
comes doubly to Great Britain’s in
terest to press Germany for repara
tions, while Great Britain, on the
other hand, secures definite assur
ances for repayment j>f her loans to
France.
Another item of gain for France
obtained from the conference is the
bargain by which Great Britain al
lots to France 45 per cent of all coal
exported.
After the conference Premier Mil
lerand and his suite left for home.
An official statement issued at the
close of the conference said:
“The British and French govern
ments recognrze on the one hand
that it is to the general interest
that reparation for losses and dam
ages caused by the war should be
secured as soon as possible, and
with this object in view it is neces
sary resources should be made ef
fectively available without delay,
and on the other hand that it ’S
desirable Germany should be put in
a position to regain her financial
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