ALLIED CONFERENCE.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 July 1924, Page 3

ALLIED CONFERENCE.

CONFifilt LNOIi •'Oi’ENS

GREAT INTEREST SHOWN

[IUUTKIM IELEOIUMH.]

(Received this day at 11.-0 a.m.j LONDON July to. Public interest in the opening of the Allied Conlerenec was shown by the largo crowd in Downing Street an hour 'before the commencement; including Dominion Boy Scouts, many journalists ami photographers. ’i here was a constant procession of motor cars and taxis irom 10. Jo onwards. 'I he Japanese delegates weie the lirst to arrive, then came M. Caclamnos * (Greece), General Bortou de Mattes (Portugal), Titulesco (ltoumania), followed by Serbians, Belgians and M. iiorriot, who had a particularly hearty •welcome, finally came the Italians. All proceeded to the foreign Secretary's room wlieie they took their places at a. horse shoe table. Ihe iirst meeting ended at one o clock, resuming at live in the evening. Hr MacDonald, in a speech, welcomed the delegates and urged , the importance of enforcing the recoiuinendations of the Dawes C'omniitteo as a whole unaltered. It would be the business of the Conlerenec to create conditions under which the Dawes plan would be likely to work. Ihe Premier hoped the Confereme would follow the good example of the Dawes report in approaching tire problem as a business proposition, rather than Irom a 'political standpoint. The Conference should deal soldly with tire Dames plan. Mr MacDonald specially 'Welcomed the American representatives as hearing evidence of the co-opoiu-tion and goodwill ol f cited States. M. Tlerriot thanked Mr MacDonald for ids noble words and dwelt on the difficulty of the conference’s task ol conciliation in the interests ol the people concerned and taking steps to -• restore and maintain peace. He. emphasised that everybody in France most sincerely desired peace. He l»’oposed Mr MacDonald for Clmirman of the Conference. JMr Kcllog thanked Mr MacDonald lor welcoming the United States delegates, who had come in the spirit ol helpfulness, lie paid u warm tribute to the Dawes Committee land said America believed the adoption of the Dawes report would he the lirst big step in the reconstruction of Kuropo. M. Stcd'aui seconded M. Ilcrriot’s proposal that Mr MacDonald be chairman anil promised Italian co-opera-| " tiou in the work of the Conference. The Japanese Ambassador pro miscd similar co-operution. M. TtieunLs expressed confidence that the Conference would succeed in its work for justice and peace Mr MacDonald accepted the chaiimanship ami hoped the Conference would succeed. Sir Maurice Han key "as elected Secretary .if the general conference a ml three technical committees were appointed

BONBON, July 1 ( >

The Dominion* were not represented nt the mornililt’s meeting, Imt it is umlerstooil they will Ik- represented at I'll tore meeting.-. .Mr Thomas and Sir Byre Crowe, in addition to -Mr MacDonald and Sir Snowdon composed the British delegation. r Mr MacDonald in the course ot a speech emphasising the business ol Conterence to to create conditions under which the Dawes report won .1 work, said two conditions seemed absolutely essential, namely the economic fiscal unity of (Jennan.v and ac e,junto security for investors m ‘he proposed loan

PARTS. July U>

In response to an Anglo-French icj quest for suggestions regarding the drawing up of a plan for the *c-c.--tablishment of Germany's economical fiscal unity, the Reparations <om.n.s♦,ion has (leeiiled that the f..l owing conditions would determine "hetliet tho Dawes report should he put into execution: First I v The complete handing ovei to a Trustee of securities provided for iu the report. Secondly— The completion ot a gold hank issue. Thordly—The formation of a company to work the railways. Fourthly—A complete subscription of tho first loan of eight hundred million gold marks. Tho “retit Pnrisien says the I.lst named point was only decided after a heated discussion, the British dele crate declaring the subscription would l,e difficult aud perhaps impossible, if the economic unity of Germany "as not restored. -