Show FRANCE 19 FOR DEBT PARLEY PLANS TO BE PROPOSED ARE NOT ANNOUNCED BUT IDEA IS SUGGESTED washington predicts leniency of terms if definite settlement can be reached at the conference washington officials ot of the amerlean american government have re read ad with interest reports from paris the terms when the french debt abbt commission when it arrives shortly after the middle of next month probably would present tor for settlement of the tour four billion dollar debt of france to the united states ilow how far the suggested terms of agreement reflect the opinion or the expectation of government and financial authorities in france of officials bials here wore were unable to determine but it is said that in any event there was no reply they could make until after the arrival of the french delegation and until it had presented ith proposals to the american debt funding commission the general opinion in circles close to tile the latter body was that the various d debt settlement terms now coming from paris are trial saloons ba loons which are being sent up tor for the purpose of soun dlug out public sentiment in the united states and it if possible obtaining some slant also on the attitude 0 of the government itself there could be no objection it was stated to such a sounding out process and there could be no criticism of the french it this was tho the motive behind the unofficial debt conversations now going on nothing further has been hear in regard to the coming of the french commission the date of their sailing september 16 is the only official advice which has been received by the government and none of the names of the delegates has been announced noun ced the question as to whether the french minister of finance joseph caillaux Call laux himself will accompany the mission la Is still an uncertainty as las fas as washington Is concerned the delegation Is expected hero here about september 23 there Is one outstanding fact in connection with the coming french negotiations in the opinion of officials here and that Is that france la serious in her intentions on this account c it Is believed an agreement wll wil be reached france they believe recognizes the importance of getting this his stumbling block to her future economic program out of the way and realizes that the american government does not desire a mere gesture but is anxious to have the debt question settled it Is asserted in well advised quarters that the delegation which is coming means b business u S just as did the belgian mission and that the will to settlement should mean accomplishment while no official reports have been received here as to the terms which the french will demand there Is no secret to the tact fact that they will ask for lenient settlement tor for easy rates of interest a long period in which to meet their payments and probably also tor for a moratorium it Is believed in well informed quarters that the french were somewhat disappointed at the terms of the belgian settlement holding that phat it would be a precedent in certain particulars while france will not have the same plea as bel glum where the moral obligations incurred in connection with the actual war debt of that country was recognized and taken into consideration it la Is thought france will bring forward certain other claims of leniency including the great ravages to her territory and properties and the immense sums which it had been necessary to spend for or reconstruction work not yet completed |