Deadtock Pessimism is Somewhat Abated Paris, Apr. 18.
It is officially "reported that the German delegates at the Reparations Conference have declined to increase their offer to pay annuities of 1.650 million gold marks for 37 sears, They will not, therefore, tate in the further meetings creditor nations.
Committee of Experts on. tions met for two hours this and three hours in the: afternoon. The German delegates were courteous but adamant. They refused to pay another pfennig. Hence the deadlock, There will be a plenary meeting to-morrow when, if there is no further hope of an agreement being entertained, the Committee will wind up its labours, The failure of the Conference the continuance of the payies on the scale down in the Dawes Plan, which Germany declares she Treaty junction of the Htaly10-nnd Relelom % ninety-secon the shaven ave, var wre hundred and seventy toy "Germany andthe Allies new Reparations Scheme was agreed
Kocost, "igh, providing for. anneal ments Filn' to. 2.300 million" gold 3), hands, inipowe "The total capital Tally, was resent conference of Experts for that purpose.
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