Prepared to Proceed. with Draft Bills: to Carry Out Dawes Report London, Aug. 5.
Herr Mark, Dr. Stresemann and! the other German delegates have arrived in London.
The party numbers about 40. The: Chancellor, interviewed by Reuter's representative, said: "We have come with w sincere desire to assist in finding the best method of putting the Dawes report into action unaltered and in the spirit of its author, We wish to see, the report carried through as soon as possible and..intend. contributing our. part towards its loyal fulfilment. We do not doubt that we shall find the same spirit prevailing in London. If that! is the case then it may safely be assumed that we The second stage of the \Inter-Allied Conference opened at Downing Street at noon to-day.
The Allied delegates were joined by. half-a-dozen German representatives, whose arrival was watched by crowds.
The conference lasted _threoquarters of an hour and was purely formal. Mr. MacDonald, welcoming the Germans, hoped. that it would bbe possible to hold the final conference on Frida; Mr. MneDonald emphasized that} the only business of the conference was to deal with the Dawes report and hoped that, by a spirit of cooperation, a successful conclusion would be reached very soon.
Herr Marx, speaking in German, said that upon the success of the conference depended the fate of Germany and Europe.
Goodwill and thorough sincerity were necessary for success. The German. delegation proposed—to negotiate in that spirit.
Herr Marx confirmed that the!
German Government regarded the Dawes report as a suitable basis for the solution of the reputations ques-_ tion and satd that they were prepared to proceed with draft bills to) carry out the report. If the conference succeded, the German people would devote their whole strength. to carrying out the obligations involved in this report.
The Occupation of the Ruhr.
Mr, Lloyd George, in the House of Commons, to-day, requested further information on @ nuniber of "serious points," in connexion with the Inter-Allied Conference, notably whether the report was true that France wouldgremain in the Ruhr for two years. He declared that it was important to know not only whether we were going to evacuate] Cologne, but whether another Power going to send troops there, an thus make matters much worse. Mr.
Lloyd George further asked whether: France still claimed the right to take separate action, 'Mr. MacDonald, in reply, declared that he would consult Parliament in the event of any serious question' arising. subsequent to the sittings of the Conference, but he did not] anticipate that any serious question. would arise, and also that any agreement reached would be unacceptable to Parliament. Consequently, the Premier said, the House might, go. on its holidays, and leave the Con ference to do its work, Mr. MacDonald, in conclusion, argued that the safeguards wore 30) complete that if the stage of sanctions were reached there would probably be unanimity upon them. As regards the military evacuation of the Ruhr, he did not believe that French public opinion would be blind to the obligations placed upon it by the declarations of its own Govern-and declared that no British soldier would remain in Cologne a mate longer than wes necessary to carry out the obligations imposed upon us by the Peace Treaty.
Aug. 6. very good impression was created by the German Delegation at their first meeting with the plenary Conference.
The speech of j Herr Marx is regarded as tactful and conciliatory-—Reuter.
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