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Show -urn PROPOSE QBE umor xIs. That Teutons Will Ask Cooperative Control of ' All Raw ; Products of the World j By CARL 0. GROAT .' U a I tod Pros SUt7 Ceerpndnt, 3EBLLN, Feb. 26. Germany ' counter . proposals to the Hied reparation demands, ten- atively compiled by t group representing the country's nancial and Industrial Interests, were ubmltted to government leaders and ie relchstag today for final approval, While no official Information regard-ig regard-ig the proposed program waa forth-oniac. forth-oniac. it wsa learned authoritatively iat when German representatives ieet th allies In London on Monday ley will suggest establishment of an iternational ayndlcate for cooperative ontrol of the world's raw products, his syndicate would distribute the is materials according to each count's coun-t's ability to turn them Into finished roducts. A certain percentage of tier-tan tier-tan goods would be allotted to the airs ai-rs as reparation payments. In addl-on addl-on Germany would compensate the vndlcate from special taxation and. If onalble, make other payments in gold. No definite figures were mentioned urtng the discussion, but It wss sug-rated sug-rated thst the first few annual pay-isnts pay-isnts should be in accord with Qer-any's Qer-any's financial status, varying from o.oos.OO to ,r0,000,000 gold marks. Yom unofficial sources It waa learned not a proposal may be made to fix tha idemnity at 1 20.000. OvO.000 gold marks, ut this could not bo confirmed. Among those who drew up the tenta-ivo tenta-ivo program were Hugo Stelnes, print i pal German financier: Walter Rathe-in, Rathe-in, president of tho General Electric -mpany. and Dr. Weidfeld, director of -ruppa. , ield Marshals Will Confer on Possibilities LONDON, Feb. 18 (By Associated rraa). Field Marshal Sir Henry H. v'llson of th Imperial staff, and larshal Foch, who will accompany ramler Lloyd George to Chequere for e week end, will bo occupied pa-ally pa-ally in an effort to draw up an rreetnent regarding measures of fare be taksn agalnat Germany should ha fall to meet th wishes of th Hies. Th week and party also will In-lu In-lu do Premier Brian d of Franc) Gears.) Gea-rs.) Weygand and M. Berthelot. Baron d'Abernon. British ambasaa-or ambasaa-or at Berlin, will arrive in London unday to advis on th situation In .ermany. Th question of reparation la demisting dem-isting th minds of th French dele-ate dele-ate to th allied conference. M. riand last night talked with aper men on the situation. I UPPERMOST. "Reparations," he said, "is a mojtsr f justic In which all nation ar In--rosted because there ean b no co-omle co-omle peace until It is settled. If i ere should bo a question of sentient. senti-ent. It should be given the victorious ictlm rather than to th vanquished -'gressor. "It frequently happens that an ordl-ary ordl-ary debtor appear ln'court. afflrm- g hla inability to pay: but then I o precedent of a judge accepting jch a plea without an examination, ranee made all possible sacrifices In a Parte agreement, but she will men without prejudice If Germany aa proposals to make concerning .thods of paymsnt And Franc will ceept them If they ar reasonable. O OPEN PURSE. "But if Germany comes moaning iat she ha nothing in her purs .n thst purse will be opened, forcl- bly If necessary, to see whether It Is empty, or otherwise It will be recognised recog-nised as a fact In International lit that a people may attack, pillage and burn, and If arrested, simply say: 'W ar very sorry that w ar not la a position to pay.'" Commenting on the Near Esit situation, situ-ation, M. Brland said: "The Near Eastern problem appear to be- well advanced toward solution. The commission of Inquiry will act quickly. In th meantime, hostilities will cease and prisoners will be exchanged." Replying to an Inquiry concerning the league of nations, M. Brland aaid: "All nations accepted th principle of a society of nations, but It la needful to agro on details. It will be necessary for the United States to formulate term upon which an accord ac-cord can bo reached." Discuss Questions Affectinf Armenia LONDON, Fb. 28. Armenian representatives repre-sentatives were beard this forenoon by allied representatlvee gathered here for tho Near Eastern conference. Later queatlons affecting Armenia and Kurd-Is Kurd-Is tan were taken up with Turkish dele, gstes to tho conference. Newspapers her published today a cabled appeal from citlseae of localities locali-ties around Bymma, complaining of Turkish nationalist cruelties to aatlv Christiana. Delegate of Greece wer still await Ing today a reply from Athens regarding regard-ing th allied appeal that allied commission com-mission gather information relative t Greek and Turkish claims In Smyrna and Thrace. Relief waa expressed here that Inducements such ss recognition of King Constantino and financial assist-ance, assist-ance, bad beoa offered them. |