Substantial Progress Reported by Prime Minister London, Aug. 19.
Mr, Ramsay MacDonald and the American Ambassador, "General Dawes, resumed their conversations Jon the subject of disarmament at [Lossiemouth to-day.
whole essence of the con-Jversations is that they should be confidential," Reuter's correspondent was informed at the Premier's residence at Lossiemouth when he jealled to inquire concerning the progress which had been made.
Tt is indicated that a highly im.' portant communication has been] received from Washington.
Mr, Ramsay MacDonald and General Dawes talked for two hours factory agreement has been reached among. the Powers, The French Premier declared that the Young Plan must first be accepted before the Dawes Plan could be abandoned, and he added, that, should the Young Plan not be ecepted, the occupation of the Rhineland would continue, The situ accordingly; again considered as very grave and even habitual optimists are' beginning to lose faith in a positive result being achieved.
Later.
The wwerly awaited meeting Bhis afternoon of the delegates of the six chief Po General Dawes travelled Lossiemouth from London last night. After he left the Premier's thouse he went to stay with American friend, Mr. Harris, who has rented a shooting box in the neighbourhood.
General Dawes will -return to! [Elgia on the 28rd to attend the ceremony of the conferring of the freedom of the town on Mr. Bac-Donald. Both the Premier and. the American Ambassador will speak at the ceremony.
Aug. 20.
Mr, Ramsay MacDonald, interviewed by a Reuter's representative with 'n lengthy speech by the Ger- at Lossiemouth, said that General man Foreign Minister, De. Stree who, outlining Germany's standpoint declared it impossible that an agreement could be reached by September 1, the date on which the Young Plan was due to operate, Dr. Stresemann laid stress on the grave consequences this delay would for the Reich. After Dr.
French Premier, Mr. Briand, and the British Chan: cellor of the Exchequer Mr. Snowden spoke, outlining it spective Finally Dr. Stresemann replied to the arguments advanced by these two itesmen. The gist of all the speeches made r, not known since thoee et, The mealing: was adjodraed til to-morrow, Thurs As regards the financial dispute, progress is reported to have eon mi neither is any progress reported as regards the polit problems, The political committee has, accordingly, been summoned for a meeting on Friday.—Trans Ocean Kuo Min, Dawes, the 'American Ambassador, issited him yesterday in order to exchange views "upon a message from Washington which I am studying, as shis message, wit the message T sent' from Los mouth recently, marks a net advance in our conversations."
Mr. MacDonald said that in the course of his conversations with General Dawes everything had been reviewed from the composition and the effects of a "yardstick" to the function of police-crusers. He declared that everything 4s at present in a tentative stage, adding "A good "deal of hampering undergrowth hes been removed. We are up against hard realities, with some valuable general agreements behind them. We are both fully aware, however, that no agreement between the two can carry us very far unless, the other Powers agree, and that conditions our work. A wide conference, say a resumption of the Washington conference before the date at present fixed, is at the back of our minds all the time."—Reuter, The Hague, Aug. 22.
Following a meeting lasting an "four to-day, the cads of the six el ations to the Reparations Con-announced that private ¢or versations are being resumed in a effort to reach element and the delegates will meet again to-morrow afternoon, The British dotegation denies that Mr. Philip Snowdon yesterday aup-Ported M, Briand's contention that Germany, after September 1, should Pay under the Dawes and not the Young plan.—Reuter,
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