London,
Dec. 11th.,—The
London
Con-
{ference cn German Reparations,
general-
ly descrited
as
the ecritical conference,
ended today only in agreemeat
on
anoth-
er conference.
The next link in the long
chain
of
the
Allies’
struggles
to
get
together,
will
be
forged
at
Paris
on
January
2nd.
There
will be
a
fortnight
therefore
left for
the
Allies
to
agree
upon
some
programme.
The
moratorinm
oranted
the
Germans
expires
January
15th, and the next
paymeunt,
on
account
of reparations
which
Germany
protests
she
is
unable
to
meet,
will
be
due
on
that
date.
Another
{uile
rouni table
sossion
of the
diplomats
would
seem
to
mean only fulfilment of the
French
poli-
ticians
desire
for
independent
action
whien
British opinion belicves
would spell
calamity
for the tottering edificz of Euro-
pean prosperity
and
s)w
the seeds
for
a
fature
great
war.
The agreement
to dis-
aoree
temporarily,
the
diplomats assert,
w Il be decided
in three
days,
embracing
four meetings
of the Allied Premiers.
The
r.ek
on which
harmony
foundered,
was
tne British refusal
termally
to
counten-
ance
the French
project for
partial.occu-
pation of the Rhur and the
taking charge
of important
Germau.
industries.
The
cabinet
met
this afternoon
and
register
ed its refusal
to ccoperate
with Krance
in such
measures.
Premier
Mussolonies
proposals
for a
settiement
were
treated
courteously,
as
was
due
the
head
of
a powerful
nation,
but
were
not
taken
sariously
as
a panacea
for
the
German
sick man of
Europe.
The
German
note
was rejected
unanimously,
with the
gen-
eral comment
that it m2ant
merely
spar-
ring
to
gain
time.
Tne
Government
suomitted
no
general
plan
to
solve
the
deadlock.
It practically
offered
to
can-
cel
France’s
debt
to
great
Britain
as
an
inducemnet
for
scaling
down
the
amounr
of
the
monetary
demand
upon
Germany.
The Freoch,
Italian and Belgian
Premiers
with
their
staff
and
experts,
will embark
for
home
tomorrow
morn-
ing.
This conference
resembles
its
pre-
decessors
in
that
the
conferees
in-
sist
it
has
not
been
a
failure,
that
its
dissolution
cannot
be
described
as
a
dead-lock
and
in
general
that
there
is
a
better
understanding
among
them
thar
before
they
met.
Certainly
this
attitude pictures
their hopes,
if vot
the
realities.
However
steadfastly
she
may
stand
aloof and protest
her
detach-
ment
from
these
European
debates,
the
United
States
cannot
prevent
her
name
from heing involved and
the pessibilities
of her participation
being made
the
sub-
ject
of
specuation.
Continental
politi-
cians
cortend
that reparations
and
the
adjustment
of war debts
cannot
be
sepa-
rated
and that the
United States
cannot
avoid becoming
a party
to tie solution
of
these
problems.
It was stated
in an
au-
thoritative
quarter
that the
chief
hope
of bringing the British
and
French
to-
gether during the period
of adjcurnment
to
which the
confererce
mow
seems
ST LR
R
A-V
1 S
doomed
lies with the United States.
Tt
wes
stated
by this authority
that
Great
Britain
will protably ask
the
United
States
Government ifit is willirgto can-
cel the French
debt to the United
States.
The suggestion
was made informally last
evening
to a certain
important American
row
in London,
and
it probably
will
be
presented
directly
to
Mr.
Hughes,
the
United
States
Secretary
of State
in
the
course
of the present
week.
)
Faris,
Dec.
I¥th.-
Some
disappoint-
ment
is apparent
in
French
official
cir-
cles
over
the adjournment
of
the London
Conference
without the
Premiers
reach-
ing even
a3 basis of agreement,
but
con-
sort
is
found
in
the
friendliness
of -all
parties
to the negotiations
and
tte
defi-
nite fixing ofa latér meeting.
Tne
gener-
al
situatien,
itis felt, justifies
hope
for
a
iuture
agreement.
The
newspapers
generally
frankly recognize
that
the
main difficulty between
the London
Con-
ference
and its predecessors,
lies
in
the
polite atmosphericof Mr. Bonar
Law’s
meeting,
.as
contrasted
with
the
Lloyd
George
sessions,
at whieh
t'ra
wee
receat-
ly had her feelingsihuet,
if notaing
more.
All
comments,’
however, - are
devoteld
largely to the
unanimous
rej2cuiom
by the
conference
of thetGerman
note,
which
saves,
them
pronodncing
the
conference
a failure.
£
g
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London,
Dec.
11th.—Mr.
Bonar
Law
who has
remained a sphinx
thrrugh
tne
three days
conference
between
the
Al-
lied Ministers.
while the
others
gave
out
the news
and
views
regarding
the
pro-
ceedings,
is
not
expected
to
speak
un-
til
he
appears
in
the
House
of
Com-
mons on Thursdayto speak
on-the
For-
eign Policy in general,
bat
British offizial
cireles
do
not
express
op.imistic
views
regarding
the breakdown
of the
confer-
ence.
After Mr. Bonar Law’s
speech
on
Thuarsday-
the
floor.
will be
taken
by Mr.
Llovd George.
_
London, . Dec.
12th.—The
belief
that
Great Britain intends
to sound
the United
States
Government’s
v illingness
to take
seme
such
action
in
reference
to Allied
debts
by the pessible
cancellation
of
the
French debuts,
is assured
by the Daily Tele-
graph’s diplomatic
expert.
The
Krench
delegation
to
the
adjourned
Premier’s
Conference
was represented
last night as
holding that
the British
might
approach
the
United
States
before
January
2nd
meeting
of
the
Premiers
to
acertain
whether
the United States
weuld be
will-
ing to consider either cancellation
of
the
Fr
nch debt,
or participation
in
a confer-
ence for the consideration
ot such
a step.
Rome,
Deec.
12ih. —Corrado
Gini,
pro-
fessor
of Statistics
in
the University of
Padua,
to whom
was entrusted
20 inquiry
as
to whether Germany
can
pay
repara-
tions,
how
muech
and in what fcrm, has
decided
the first question
in
the
affirma-
tive.
Professor
Gini mak=s several
propc-
sals
concerning
the
systems
for
the
}iquidation of the debt,
One of his princi-.
L4l suggestions
is compuisory
service for
reparations,
similar to the militery service
-
in Germany
before
tlie
war.
This
com-
pulsory service
would
embrace
all youths
of 20 years
of age for cre
or
two
years.
Such
ycuths
would serve
either
in recon-
strueting
devastated
regions,
or
in ere-
ditor raticns
where they
might
be
used
at the
expense
of
the
Germisn
G vern-
ment.
;
Shanghai,
Dee.
12th.
- Fcurteer
Rus-
sian zhips carrying refugees
frcm
Vieci-
vostck
are
ncw
in the
harbeur
bLere, five
airiving tcday.
All
are
short
of
fuel
and
fced
and
the
authorities
will
ret
permit the passengers
to
land
althcugh
charitable
cirganizaticns
are
plannirg
neasures
to relicve
the immediate
necds
of the
hcmeless
Russians.
Os
the
oii-
giral fleet of
fiftcen
vessels
comprisir g
the kussian
Asjatic
Navy,
cne
is miss-
Ing
:nd
it
is
feared
it . may
have
becn
jost.
On
the
ehips
now
here
are
more
than
530 officers
and
men of the
formecr
White
Guards
vzith their fanilies,
which
ii.ciude
200 wives and daughters.
' There
are
also 370 orphan
boys,
former cadets
at
tle
Miiitary
Scliool
in
Vladivostok.
With stiict
economy,
it is
said,
the sup-
Lhies aboard
the
ships
will be
sufficieat
to support
life vntil the first
of January.
Firaaces
and clothing however
are
lack-
ing.
Philadelphia,
Dee.
12th. -Mr.
John
Warnamaker
died
at his home
here
at
9
o’ciock ithis morning.
The
world famous
Merchant
and
former
Postmaster
Gen-
eral passed
away
at his home
2032
Wall-
Street.
He had been
confined
to his
res-
idence
since early
in
November
with
a
heavy
cold
contracted
at
his
country
estate
at Jankintown
near her>,
He was
84 vears
old.
Ne?
York,
Dec.
9th.—Freight
rates
between
New York and
Porto
Rico
have
been
reduced
60 percent
from
the
leve's
prevailing several
months
ago,
competi-
tion has
been
usually
keen
in
the
last
few weeks,
Niue lines
are
bidding
for
traffic that remains
at
a
low
volume.
It
was reported
today
that
the
New
York
and
Porto Rico
Line is to add several
ves-
sels
to its fruit service.
Company officials
refused
to discuss
the
report
that
it
is
their intention
to
start
a
service
from
the Pacific
to
Porto
Rico.
This
report
probably arose,
one
official said,
because
his company
has
named
a Western
Agent
to
selert
freight
for
.ranshipment
at’
New Orleans
or New York to
the island.
Valetta
Malita, Dee.
12ch.—Mr.
Mason
Mitchell of New York, the
United States
Consul
on this island, was shot and
wound-
ed
at _noon
today
near
Baracca.
His
assailant
escaped,
but- pursuit
was
im-
mediately taken
up.
Mr.
Mitcheil
was
taken
to a physician'for
treatment.
London,
Dee.
12th.—Sugar
in stock
on
the 9:h inst. 121,000 tons.
Last year 39,000
tons.
.
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