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Show CONFAB GALLED FOR ADJUSTING London Conference to Permit Germany to Set Forth Its Contentions TAX LAID ON TEUTON EXPORTS MAY BE ALTERED Foreign Minister Simons Says Terms At Paris Are Not Final Settlement LONDON. Feb. 2. (By The Assoc.l- itc,i PresS) The conference called b j the supreme council to be held in Lon-, den February 2flh to which the Germans Ger-mans will be Invited, will not be for( the purpose of pronouncing an Irrevocable Irre-vocable sentence regarding reparations, repara-tions, from which the Germans will I 'not be ablo to appeal, it was authorl-i teUvely stated here today- The conference, con-ference, rather, will be designed to produce a declaration of the principles, ot Oermany'i indebtedness It Is pointed out In official circles that the work of the Paris conference' 'on reparations was that Of making a solemn declaration of Germany's in-rh in-rh biedhess. That declaration, it is as-, serted will In the main be closely ad-t hered to Mt 'he London conference, bui the allies mo Germany can adjust the m"hod and time of the payments, j v, VIJ l R PltCN ISION. It Is even probable, it is staled. that t:v 12 per ceril ta on Germany's exports, ex-ports, provided for in the Paris terms! maj be altered by tH conferees, although al-though the principle of the right to impose such a tax will be retained The export fa:; measure, it is assert-j Sd here, wjs .strictly a French proposal, propos-al, advanced for the purpose of guar- ,t . : 1 1 K' the fuller prosecution from1 future German aggr:-sion. n i jn i bj rn I Ml. NT. BERLIN, Feb. S Germany1 does not consider the terms of reparation de-clded de-clded upon by the supreme allied' council at Paris last -eek as being, tho final settlement of the Indemnity question, but the basis of future nego- I tlatlons. This was indicated by Dr I Walter Simons, foreign minister, who spoke on the reparation question be- jfore the relchstag' yesterday. 1 lh address was viewed as a cautious cau-tious statement by party leaders who were willing Informally to discuss It The prevalent Opinion was that Dr.,' s;mi.iM had not btirnpd his bridges behind him, and that his presentation n the German attitude might enaMel him to gain important time both In ! anticipating the attitude of tho newj American admlntsratlon and in reaching reach-ing a deflnlto settlement of the fate of upper sSilesla R1 MORS N " OJTF1RMED. Rumors have been current that the present German cabinet would resign, but they have been given little credence. cred-ence. Onlv tho communists stand out an the opposition. The opinion was also quite universally expressed that the independent BoCuvMets could adopt no other attitude than one of stern opposition to the reparation conditions, condi-tions, under which the proletariat would be the greatest sufferers. The view was promptly subscribed to by majority Socialists, who have made It known they would stand by the present pres-ent government. The reparation dem'inde are, above all, a blow at the German working-man," working-man," Or Kduard David, majority Socialist So-cialist leader, and former member of tho ministry, declared In talking with The Associated Press. oo |