ALLIED CONFERENCE.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1924, Page 3

ALLIED CONFERENCE.

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SLCCKSSFLI.LY SOLVED. (Received this day at 1 W. 20 a.in.) LONDON, August 3.

It is the greatest success of All Allied gatherings fdilec Versailles said Colonel Logan, the Lnitod States delegate after yesterday’s sittings of the Jnter-Allied conference. Within halt an hour a Foreign Office messenger was on his way to the Herman J'.mhassy with an invitation to the Herman Hovernineul to send delegates to London. Hv a dramatic coincidence, they are destined to arrive on or about the anniversary of Itritain s war declaration.

'Che Expert's conference concludes on Friday or Saturday and if there is a hitch at the eleventh hour which is most improbable they will certainly rank among the worlds 1110-1 historic events. The most noteworthy feature since the invitation has been the tackling of problems by the netv men M. Herriot and .Mr MacDonald, trom a new view point, and the delegate- Invent will to agree. No body ol men ever worked harder tor peace. Committees have been sitting day and night, both the ISriti-h and French making concessions in the interest of a final settlement, the extent of which may be judged by M. Herriot •> remark last night—" Now Satan can nlotlo separate ns. II in utir de-ire loi tranquility we have been too magnanimous. may Jii-tory absolve u- I nun blame."

The British view, however, while acknowledging French advances hopes France will not regret the terms which reunite the Allies firmly a- when facing the common foe. The terms ot the agreement are unusually lengthy and complicated, hut the principal feature is the extent whereto arbitration i- resorted. The “Sunday F.xpress” understands Jtakovsky has returned from Mo-cow with important injunctions, likely I" lead to a successful termination of the Anglo-Soviet conference.

ALLIF.D SAFF.HI ARDS. (.Received this day at 10.-o a.m.l

LONDON, August 3,

As to the question of Germany s possible default, 'involving consequent sanctions, Germany's eit-h transfers, •whereby is meant the methods of payment to the Allies and Germany's de-liverie-s in kind, it is provided in the Coiiierenee report that in all < uses of arbitration, tlie Chairman shall bo American and in the event <d any Commission being unable to nominate their own arbitrators they shall he appointed by the President of the World Court at Hague. Regarding the loan, the Allies agree to safeguard any specific seetr.ities pledged to the service of the loan ill the event of sanctions being applied. FRENCH IMtEMIER’K VIEWS. PAULS. August 3. M. Herriot interviewed by the “Pet. it iPai-isioime's" London correspondent attributed the success ol the Con. lereiiee primarily to Mr MacDonald who Imd shown himself a great statesman. The flit I*IV would show that the decisions taken were not only 111 (1111 funnily with the interests ol Britain. hut were likely to ho a P'*wei--1 111 force for the promotion of H'O cause of peace. Complete cordiality prevailed throughout the Conference. T|,cv felt that ponce was now possible. It was now for (formally to -how lieiself equally wise and bring about a final re-establishment of feme in I'.uropo.

COMMITTKKS’ !!F.CO.MMKNNATIONS deceived tliis day nt O.l'i a.m.) LONDON'. Aiifi. 3. Tin- most important sort ions of tin* Allied Conference is tin* report ot the I'ii.-t (Inminittce, which provides• If a dermnn default is reported under *-l.e Dimes selielile, I lie matter sliall .'•> *>*;• fort* In* Depurations Con mission wit*i an American member added. II t.ie C->niinitsio;i failed tc reach a unanimous lecision any Commissioner may appea! wit bin eh-jlit days, to an arbitral tribunal ((insisting ot an American I’resident and two other independent impartial nienihers. « Imsedecision shall |, ( . imal. The memhers of the trdmiial to he nominated lor live years by the unanimouy (lecision ol tlie Hcpara(ions Commission or. tailing that, j>> (he President of a World Court at the llnjiue. There can lie no question of sanction' unless the default is decided hv the machinery. Once a default is register <ul. the Allies will collier as to the na tore of apnlieation. The service ol tlu | ( „ tv millions sterling to dermany is tc eriiciv absolute priority. Tho Third Cummittee reeoinmemli that Ucnanny he asked to accept a pro pusnl for the establishment of a com mitten equally with the Allies, the (>ei mans with power to co-operate and w* neutral in the event of a difference trinsure the observance ol reparation deliveries and the eoinmeremJ. contra'-' It also provides machinery to prevent defects in the working of the plan for Cerman payments, and for the detertiem of frauds in deliveries through Cerman iinancial inanoei.vres. 1 rovisi„n is to he made thai tin* lleparatiom Commission, olus an American meniln i shall have the ri«l;t to make any .mee>wirV inodific.itioii in the Dawes nil m on the application ol any interes.ei Government. If "ot unanimous, or i decision is unacceptable to (.eiimiu r the matter shall he reierrahle to ui Arbitral Committee, as m the ease o a derman default. It is commonly expected the del in. i delegation will immediately raise tlie question of the occupation ol the Huhr. and the retention ot the font thousand I* nuico-Helgmu radwaymen there.

pm ST AND THIRD H Kl’J >I’TS ADOR'I'KD.

(Received this day at 9.-I', u.nO I.ON DON. Ann. 3. An oflicial communique says the <-}»'- ference adopted the report ol the I‘"' _ Committee without discussion, report of the Third Committee adopted after minor amendments. A r Dalai represented the Dominions. Sir j. Allen and Air Walton hem- onavoidably absent. . . , The .Jurists so far have not derided whether the derisions of the Reparations Commission shall Ik* unniumm a or a majority. . . Mr MacDonald has sent an invitation to Germany, expressing the hope that their delegate would arrive m l.ondoii at an tjarly date. . Appended to the communique are toe reports of the First and Third Coinmittees, the substance of which has i|l- * feady been cabled,