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The 10,000-word "Agreement of London" after a Conference of 31 days has given widespread satis~ faction. The speeches at the final sitting were "cordially applauded. Mr. MacDonald led the applause of Here Marx's speech after: which a Foreign Office official carried the agreement round for signature or initialling. "The President, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the Secretary-General, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Maurice Hankey, and the Delegation Secretaries, excluding the United States Secretary, signed the! opening protocol, but the four one rnexes containing the main. substance of the agreements were only initialed by the various Delegations, including representatives: of the British Dominions, pending formal signature on August 30. hut agreements cannot be varied except that the dates regarding the! tages of execution of the plan will advanced a little as the original dates were presupposed, the first steps having been taken by August! it is understood that Herr Marx made clear that he will regard the fugreement as null and void if the Reichstag: fails to ratify it.
There were animated scenes at Downing Street while the last being put. A large and ever-changing crowd yeas parading the freet and. there was a great ntburst of cheer. Ram say MacDonald e1 pleased. He sai glad that it is over, Everyone is very pleased." -M. Herriot was beaming. He declared: "We are very contented and satisfied. T will rance altogether pleased point was met by the Allies agree-i to facilitate the success of the loan bj means short of fan actual " while the Last was removed when the lih and Belgian delegates, reluctant to abandon the pivotal town, vltimatels conceded the ey of Rubrort and other minor sanctions and tows before ber 1. M, Horviot Als data possibility of a favourable review of the whole issue in the light of Ly arose the question? of dyestuffs on which the French, Belgian and German delegates. were agreed, whereas Mr. Ramsay MacDonald " withheld his assent until he had consulted experts, after which it was agreed that commercial treaties should be negotiated by all Powers simultane: ously on a basis of equality, British Press "Criticism.
The tone of the London press one of restrained satisfaction, While warmly recognizing that it is the greatest advance since Versailles, the papers ye-echo Br. MacDonald's words on Saturday that the work of pactficution is now only beginning and cull attention to the complexities. which are bound to arise from enforcement of the Dawes report and also to questions like the individual ions. papers necuse Mr. MueDonald of weakness in cons senting to continued pation of the Ruhr but note pleasure the evidences of French seaed faith eon ined in the official annowncement be evueuated to-
British Government and the Ruhr Occupation Mr. MacDonald later left in a train' for Lossiemouth to spenil a week's holiday in the lands. Tt is expected that he and his daughter Ishbel will be the guests of Their Majesties at Balmoral during the next week-end. Reuter.
Berlin, Aug. 17, The Nationalists have published 8 declaration rejecting the London Boom in German Bonds in W:
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