Show SPIRIT OF PASSIVE ir RESISTANCE SHOWN so BELIEVED GERMANY PLANS TO TEST ALLIED POWERS AT SPA MEET h h The Probability of Reaching an Agreement Upon the Total Reparations Germany Is to Pay Appears Slight Spin Spa 1 i Belgium The The allied and Ger Ger- maxi IiI mUI prime ministers are here to meet 0 ca li ea-li hother other for tor direct negotiations for forthe forthe c. c the first first time since the Versailles Z treaty was signed The probability of It r reaching an nn agreement on the total I sum enin tun of ot reparations ns Germany Is to pay payA A appears slight The allied l premiers will communicate their collective decisions de de- to Fehrenbach the German chancellor lie He and his associates as ns- X affirm they are prepared to tor i r refuse fuse demands which they consider I lI beyond yond Germanys Germany's strength to meet Jis Herr Fehrenbach said Sunda Sunday that Ie he ie had nothing to add to his contemplated contemplated plated declarations to the German a parliament pl until after he had met the he allied ministers Germanys Germany's resources rem rond nd capacity ap to pay he declared were set pet tor forth In the memorandum given to each fich of Qt the Ule principal allied govern govern- ments meats The conviction of or the German German German Ger Ger- man delegation as derived from ank another another an an- k other German source Is that taking i the time minimum unofficial reports of the Oj equivalent of ot with Ju- Ju c. c I terest Germany Germany will not agree to pay 11 0 even en half halt the lowest sumI sum t- t The allied prime ministers the corL correspondents cor cor- l L respondents Js Is Informed have doubts 0 themselves of ot Germany engaging at I this conference to pay anything an like what tl e allies must mUt Insist upon Nor 5 can an the prime ministers ministers' reduce Inthe In Inthe i the present state of opinions ns of ot their I Ii i own omen parliaments and peoples the high figures figure arrived ed at tentatively Each t side will will feel feet the other out on this question without a reasonable pro pro- ti of agreeing but with the view I iw w of If being In a position to renew the discussion at another conference tf Conclusions reasonably satisfactory on every other important question may Be e reached sufficient in theme them- them t e selves to make the conference well weIl worth worthwhile chile The spirit of ot both sides Ides fi does n not t much for a compromise compromise compro compro- Ji c s- s mise of ot the allied min aters' aters determination deter deter- urination to Impose their will The Theother Theother k other side Is expected to remain passively pass pass- ively Irely resistant resistant until it tests what further further further fur fur- ther means means of pressure the allies can apply |