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Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1924, Page 2

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LATEST CABLE NEWS

[Reuters Telegrams.]

RCHR DEADLOCK

OYER EYACEATIONS DATE.

LONDON, August 1-1. Tin- Ruhr negotiations have reached a deadlock. The Ceniums have ajtpreached Air .MacDonald t.-> act as mediator.

LONDON, August 1-1

There is no doubt the negotiations hot ween the Hermans and Al. Herriot and Al. Tlieunis regarding the date of the evacuation <>f the Ruhr have broken down, temporarily, owing to Al. Herriot demanding eommereial privileges in return lor the Ruhr evacuation. and refusing a date for the beginning ot tlie withdrawal of the French troops, although suggesting that the w ithdraw a the completed within twelve months.

Chancellor Marx (Hermany) last night went to Air .MacDonald to explain the position. He also cabled lengthily to Derlin. Al. Herriot meets Chancellor Marx this morning.

Tho Council of Fourteen meets for half an hour later. All this, ot course is apart from the Conference dealing with the Dawes report, though intlu--I'iieing its .successful termination. Aleanwhih' despatches from Paris reveal the activity of the French Opposition to Al. Herriot. It is even affirmed that his reception there at- tho week-end was an organised affair. Reviews of the work of the C'onleroneo are undoubtedly painful reading to the Frenchmen, who supported Al. Poincare's Ruhr policy. The “Daily Telegraph's” diplomatic ciirospoiiilont says: Al. Herriot under the criticisms of Al. Louehetir and a section of the Paris press, showed himself reluctant to evacuate the Ruhr under 12 months, although lie delivered a moving .speech, wherein he emphasised the pacific spirit of Democratic Franco.

The Herman Alinisteis were not insensible to Al. 1 ierriot’s .sincerity, hut they feared that during the twelve months he might be succeeded by a Premier less conciliatory. They asked when the final year of the occupation would begin.

Al. Herriot said that he must postpone Ins answer until to-day.

'Presumably, the year would date from the signing of the London agreement. but this has not been made clear hv the Hermans.

The latter agreed that a further year's occupation would endanger both the Dawes Plan and private credits to Hermany. Dr. Alarx and his colleagues came to the conclusion that they must consult Berlin, hut expressed the conviction that Herman opinion would not agree to another year’s occupation.

The chief trouble has undoubtedly arisen from Al. lTerriot's sensitiveness to domestic criticism, and the omission to produce a really practical sehrpne of evacuation. The difficulties can hardly be overcome without the intervention of Air MacDonald, or preferably, tho Americans. There is no doubt Af. Herriot hail previously suggested that tlie military evacuation should follow shortly upon tlie economic evacuation.