ALLIED CONFERENCE.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 August 1924, Page 2

ALLIED CONFERENCE.

[Reuters Telegrams.]

HER RIOT RETURNS. PARIS, August It),

M. Harriot and General Nollet- and M. Clementel have left again for London to resume the Conference.

The evening papers confirm the Cabinet's approval of the policy of withdrawing the French and Belgian troops from the Ruhr at an early date, provided that Germany gives satislactor.v proofs of her intention to fulfil General Dawes plan. PA IMS, August 10. M. Poincare in a speech, to-day. insisted that Germany’s word cannot be trusted. Franco must remain on her guard. — GEK.MAN CF.EFB!!ATIONS. BERLIN, August 10. Patriotic demonstrations have been held all over the country in honour of the fifth anniversary of the, Republic. President Ebert addressing a demonstration at Muenster, declared that only with the ideal of liberating their brethren of the Rhineland before them could they find strength to undertake the heavy burdens involved in the treaty.

GERMAN OPINION

(Received this day at 9.2.> a.m.T BERLIN. Aug. 11

“Unless the German delegation returns. having secured the military evacuation of the Ruhr, tliev need have never gone and General Dawes need never have mine to Europe." says the Nationalists and a large section of Dr Stressmaini’s following. The general public are only interested m the ( onference as a possible avenue to the evacuation. They will judge the delegation from this standpoint alone. Semiofficial commentary on the London piocooilings frankly admits tins tmt suggests that it may be discussed di-i-ertlv between Germany. France and Beh'inm. It also hints that Germany may find it profitable to trade certain commercial concessions in ret tun fot tin- evacuation.

text publishe;i> in France.

[R huteus Telegrams.]

(Received this day at 10.20 a.i11.) PARIS. August 11.

The text is published of the preliminary agreement, which the Reparations Commission and Germany signed on the 9th. of August. This hinds Germany to take necessary legislative measures to enforce the Dawes plan. Tin* (loinmission undertakes to take measures to the same etui, includin'' the facilitating of the issue of the Icuii. Both parlies agree to make any additional arrangements whereupon the London Conference may decide, and they undertake to refer the disputes regarding the interpretation of the agreements to arbitration. in aeenrdniU'o with methods to lie fixed liv the London Conference.