Show Reich More Mor Confident as Berlin Banks Reopen After Holiday POPULACE GROWS CALMER Fears of Extremist Victories Lessened By FREDERICK KU KUH United Press Staff Correspondent Correspond nt BERLIN July 16 Confidence IG began began be be- be- be gan to return today to Germany wracked for days b by fear uncertainty I and acute financial distress As Chancellor HeInrIch Bruening and Foreign Minister Julius Curtius prepared to go to Paris to take part partIn In a conference with world leaders It was generally felt that Germanys Germany's crisis could be averted and that the 1 international situation as a whole had Improved Banks reopened after a two-day two emergency holiday Although there was Vas a reaching far stoppage of at busness business bus busi ness owing to sharp restriction of banking transactions Germany was sas us calm caIrn and the populace was visibly re re- re There appeared to be general public public public pub pub- I lic feeling that the government was in complete control and that a concrete concrete concrete con con- crete plan to combat the crisis had been evolved Fear of at extremist trends toward communism or fascism was no longer In evidence At noon the und National National National Na Na- bank which re remained remained remained re- re closed this morning as ns other banks resumed business reopened and began paying out for payrolls and taxes as provided by government de decrees decree rees It was expected to aid In restoration of confidence as the closing dosIng dos clos ing of the last Monday was one of the major factors In precIpitating precipitating pre pre- confusion The Curtius Bruening-Curtius trip to Paris makes visits to Berlin by MacDonald Henderson and Henry L. L Stimson Continued on Pare Page Two S I Reich More Confident a aBerlin as Berlin Banks Reopen After Holiday Continued Continue from Pass Pace One American secretary of state superfluous superfluous superfluous super super- it was said at the foreign of of- of flee lice today It was understood Henderson an and Stimson conferring yesterday w wit with lh Aristide Briand French foreign 1 min mm- liSter Ister failed to provide to adequate mediation mediation me me- In the German Franco-German ten ten- slon sion Henderson thereupon concluded ed cd It was futile to go to Berlin anc and suggested that the German s statesmen statesmen states states- men proceed to Paris immediately The French were not expected today to today today to- to day to prove too drastic In their current current current cur cur- rent political l demands demands' upon Germany Ocr Ocr- many EO so prospects were improved for a compromise on the proposed German Austro-German customs union project project construction o of tie the second vest pocket battleship and other disputes dispute between France and Germany Calmness of or the throngs waiting their turns outside savings banks was the outstanding Impression gained in ina ina a two hour round of 15 main branches Police Pollee were stationed st at a bank doors but they had no occasion to intervene The new decree permitted payment only for salaries wages or taxes SUBMIT PAYROLLS App anis chiefly were small tailors and hairdressers who were compelled to submit dul dUly authenticated payrolls of and who did not receive a mark more than enough to cover their payrolls Similarly taxpayers were given ex exactly exactly exactly ex- ex the amount of their taxes Only a no few exceptions were noted Those who had been without Jobs fo foa for fora a long term and who were not receiving Ing state support were permitted t to draw a maximum of 50 marks slightly slight slight- ly 11 under 12 Berlins Berlin's financial district was as quiet with little traffic The same strict rules were applied there with respect to withdrawals The Workers Workers' bank was the only ono one remaining closed Depositors Depositor were however entitled to buy merchandise merchandise mer mer- chandise at cooperative stores by us use of their bankbooks DUE TO MISUNDERSTANDING This mornings morning's confusion concerning concernIng concerning concern concern- Ing the Curtius Bruening-Curtius trip t to Paris was wa understood to have ha been due to misunderstanding with MacDonald MacDonald MacDonald Mac Mac- Donald in London and Henderson in Paris MacDonald said he and Henderson Henderson Henderson Hen Hen- derson were coming to Berlin Friday FrIda while Henderson advised Wilhelm- Wilhelm strasse that the Journey to Berlin had been canceled When MacDonald and Henderson communicated with one another they agreed to postpone their visit to Berlin Berun Ber Ber- un lin and arid so notified the German foreign for for- eign office oHice This left the thc way clear clea for France to invite Bruening and Curtius to proceed to Paris tonight The government announced appointment appointment ap ap- ap- ap of Hermann director director dl di- di rector of I Ii C. C Farben the dye trust to be government commissioner o of business and finance entrusted with supervision of or all banks II |