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S Decides to Accept British British British Brit Brit- ish Instalment By IBy n Associated Tress PARIS Dec 13 Premier 13 Premier Herriot's government seemed seriously imperiled imperiled imperiled imper imper- today as the chamber r of deputies deputies ties lies began discussion of whether to approve the the governments government's proposal to o pay the December debt instalment to p the United States with reserva- reserva ions Before the opening of the session both joth the foreign a affairs lairs and finance committees of the chamber went on record ecord by large majorities as opposing in ng ing the governments government's solution of or the debt difficulty and voted in favor of deferring payment until such time as the he United States consents to an In Jn- Jn debt conference This decision was followed up dur- dur ing ng a recess of the chamber by a in n a subcommittee of n rv-l rv t ul P until America agrees Ito to a conference confer confer confer- ence This action was taken after Lou Louis s Marin Mann in the cour course c of a fiery speech declared that France sho should ld refuse payment because the financial burdens burdens bur bur- dens of the war should be borne by byall byall byall all peoples Outside the chamber several hundred hundred hundred hun hun- dred mounted republican guards maintained order PREMIER JOKES Despite the danger of or being overgrown overthrown overthrown over over- thrown grown the premier stood in the chamber lobb lobby talking almost jokingly jokingly jok- jok with several reveral friends as the chamber reassembled after a recess Deputy Lamoreux general reporter leporter report report- er for the finance committee mounted mount mount- ed led the tribune and recalled that the foreign affairs and finance commit commit- tees ees alter after having heard M. M Herriot in n the morning had adopted a resolution reso- reso lution ution accepting a proposal to pay the December instalment to America on condition that the American government government govern govern- ment merit agree beforehand to a proposal for an international conference Subsequent events he said had the situation and therefore the Jie finance and foreign affairs committees com corn drafted l a new resolution sayIng sayIng say- say Ing ng that as the circumstances had been altered the debt accords had lost ost their force and should be the object ob ob- jeet of ot new negotiations The resolution said also that the Continued on Pate Pace Two wo HERRIOT MAY MAYBE MAYBE BE DEFEATED IN DEBT ROW Continued From Pare Page One chamber could not pay the United s States this month even with reservations reserva- reserva ions because Secretary ry Stimsons Stimson's reply constituted a refusal to accept reservations Hence he said the committees decided decided decided de de- de- de to advocate postponing the payment pay pay- ment The American government meanwhile mean mean- while replied to a recent request by Belgium for postponement of Its December December De De- cember er payment and revision of the fundamental debt Undersecretary of State Slate Castle handed the United States States' note to Ambassador Paul May at the state stale department The reply was understood to be adverse save for fot or a promise for later review of f the debt agreement Payment by Italy of its current debt instalment was assured Secretary Stimson received the latest latest lat lat- est British note at Woodley his home as he prepared to retire last night Sir Ronald Lindsay British ambassador ambassador ambas ambas- arranged a hurried appointment appointment appoint appoint- appointment ment and presented his governments government's note near midnight Under the pressure pressure pres pres- sure of time the diplomatic wheels are arc moving faster now than ever in tn peacetime history Stimson studied the note before retiring rewiring re reo tiring wiring but did not call his associates into conference on it SOMEWHAT VAGUE While the phraseology of 01 London's communication was vias somewhat vague it was interpreted by officials after liter preliminary examination to mean We understand that because of constitutional provisions the American Ameri Amen can administration cannot promise in advance that the thc Thursday payment will vIll apply on the revised war debt Yet w we maintain our position that i it must and will make payment with that reservation You have promised in previous notes that the whole debt structure ture will be reviewed and we weare weare weare are making our payment in the the light of that promise If It that interpretation is correct of or officials here see no reason why the United States cannot accept the mone money Yet a final decision wilnot will wil not be made until legal experts have decided whether the payment may maybe maybe maybe be taken without violating the pres ent debt agreement I I Stimson replying to the British note last Sunday which insisted the current payment should apply on a anew anew new deal in debts made it clear that the administration had no power even to imply a breach of the present presen funding arrangement In the light ligh light of this statement the following ex cx from today's British note was considered pertinent It was not of course the int intention nUon of their the British note to touch upon any matter affecting the con con- conI position of ot th the United States government go Their note therefore therefore there there- fore should be read solely as relating kelat lag ing to their ov own O n position This seemed to say that the c British would not c- c expect the administration to promise in advance that the payment pay ment meat would be accredited against a future settlement Hope was held that if it the French Frenc attach any reservations to their payment pay pay- ment meat they will not go further tha than those contained in the last British Britis note If they do not it is assumed here that the French payment wilbe willbe will wil be acceptable Particular note was taken here o othe of the British plea that fundamental revision revision re reo vision of the debts be undertaken undertake without loss of time There have hav been indications that the Hoover administration ad ministration would like to leave this thi problem for their Democratic successors successors sors to handle In view of the ii insistence in from Europe of immedIate negotiations however it became increasingly increasingly in in- likely that Mr Hoover Hoove would have to begin conversations conversation before he leaves the White House U. U S. S Agrees to Accept British Payment WASHINGTON Dec 13 UP UP- UP The United States government agree agreed today to accept the British debt payment payment pay pay- ment of due Thursday after a 3 White House conference o of high administration The conferees decided that thal both nations nations na na- na understood each others other's position position position tion regarding war debt problems The state department announce announced that there was no reason why th the treasury should not accept the pro proffered prof prof- British payment Great Britain Britain Brit Brit- ain ala seeking early negotiation of a anew anew new debt arrangement maintains that the money shall apply on a fu future future In- In ture war debt settlement but th the United States will not admit this contention contention con con- in advance of the payment |