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REPARATION.

MOTHER GERMAN NOTE, jHB HYTHE CONFERENCE. .. >.Md-B»«» Aasooiatioa— Copyrigi*-) %!s£*& N - Z - C » bl * AwehUoi^ /Received April 24th, 5.5 p.m.) ( • LONDON, April 23. The Conference at Hythe has opened. The Premiers aro diseasing French plans in regard to the Euhr district, and the recent German Note. It is understood that Germany is conrfdering further proposals but whether thev are additional or collateral to the proposals concerning the devastated areas has not been revealed. Germany, in a new Note, reaffirms in Mer detail her proposals for the. reconstruction of the devastated regions of France and Belgium. She offers all th« necessary equipment for the predion of building materia , and is Prepared to erect immediately 20,00U Sen houses to relieve urgent needs, STXo to furnish them; while individual citizens can place orders with German contractors, who will be paid to the German Government. ' (Received April 24th, 11.5 a.m.) v LONDON, April 24. The Hythe Conference has adjourned till Sunday. "THE UTMOST LIMIT." STATEMENT BY VON SIMONS. (Received April 24th, 5.5 p.m.) BERLIN, April 23. Horr von Simons, Minister of Foreign iffairs, in a statement in the Reichitag respecting the American reply to the German Note, said mediation by arbitration had been refused, but the proposal for personal arbitration had been accepted conditionally. The German Government therefore intended to submit to the United States the proposals which she was forwarding to the Allies, and which were now coming up for final decision. . Herr von Simons concluded: "In these proposals Germany is going to the utmost limit, but this ib necessary, as foreign countries believe that Germany has voluntarily depreciated her economic and financial capacity." (Received April 24th, 11.5 pjn.) BERLIN. April 23. A serious political crisis is imminent* ■ It is generally agreed that Herr von Simbns's position is now untenable. THE APPEAL TO AMERICA. SURPRISE IN GERMANY. BERLIN, April 22. The announcement of Germany's ap« peal to America caused the most dramatic publio surprise since the military collapse. The War Cabinet acted wiihotit consulting the party leaders. Count von Bernstorff, ex-Ambassador at Washington, regards.the proposal as the only practical solution. Without America, reparation in the form of cash was impossible. The Democrats and Centre Party express modified approval. The Conservative newspapers hotly condemn the surrender to America and regard it aa an act of desperation. The party leaders strongly criticise the Cabinet, and demand the- summoning of Parliament forthwith for a special discussion. ' < ■ ■ A new German Note is being sent to the Reparation Commission, 1 and it U hoped that it wiWb in time for the Briand-Lloyd GtaorsHonference. £ -.■' ROME, April 22. High Vatican authorities admit that ino,Vatican transmitted Germany's reOaTatibn proposals. It is pointed out ' thai; the Holy See acted as a transmitting 1 agent, in'view of the fact that as Germany and America are theoretically BtilJ at war it was necessary to select a rientral intermediary. :' (Received April 24th. 6.5 p.m.) •'■■■■'■■;■:■ NEW YORK, April 23. 7 Tie Washingtori correspondent of the r "New York Tribune'' is informed reliably that whatever steps the United (Hates may take in helping to bring about an agreement regarding reparation by Germany, will be made only with the approval of the Allied Powers.

, GERMAN GOLD RESERVE. M,(Received April 24th. 5.5 p.m.) ''.„.,. BBipSSELS, April 23. , J M, Jasper, Minister for Foreign Affairs, announces that Germany has informed the Reparations t Commission that her gold reserve will be transferred to Cologne, in a few days. BRITISH LABOUR MANIFESTO. LONDON. April 22. . .The Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Union Congress and the Executive Committee of the Labour Party have issued a manifesto that the French proposal'for a further invasion «f Germany and* any occupation of the Ruhr district should be opposed by every diplomatic means. Even if it wajjijprtvdd that Germany was able but unwilling to contribute her due share of the reparations, the coercion proposed was calculated to add to the misery of the workers of Central Europe, to delay uVecbnomio recovers', and to aggravate our( own industrial crisis. The whole reparations question called aloud fpr neutral arbitration. i {Received Aoril 24th, 5.5 p.m.) <tvS" "VW*' in an interview, said: We. - shall sewe Germany's assets waicn, with the" whole economic reWurces of hef Empire, shall be a guarantee of. the payment of her debt. Germany, by insidious propaganda, has entie friendship between the Allies, in the hope of delaypayment. France is resolutely determined ta compel. observance of the W&J f * Vemilleß - Fra »ce is de&i t °, act .? itta brutality or awe, but also without weakness."