Show I FRANCE MAKES REPARATIONS PROPOSAL CUT f 1 I I I i I I I I I I I I I I Reductions of German Pay Pay- Payments Payments Payments I ments to 50 Billion Gold Marks Suggested PREMIERS MEETING Outlook More Hopeful and andl I Americans Are O I IO I PARIS PAUlS Jan 2 0 By the A Associated Associated Press Press Premier Poincare of ranee off of tired red at today today's of of allied aWed I l lader ader a a proposal tor for a It reo re reduction of German reparations to billion gold marks m i The 1 rench plea offers a 1101 but 11 It II exacts e e to Insure tIle the resumption of payments later by the he Germans Under the French Fr plan the lie class cless C bonds bong w Huld to 10 used to extinguish the Intel intel-allied intel allied ia I PARIS Jan J n 2 B By tho iho ho As Associated Press lel PoIncare held a pre pre vre- preliminary conversation con with MinIster ter Bonar Law Lav at the Crillon hotel todi They discussed the neat neal east tion and anI the reparations question characterized Although thE Hie vl visit was character h as a courtesy call M hi Poincare at the tre hotel tor 35 minutes L Lard rd Curzon joined the i spendinG 1 l ii minutes with Ith them lie left later to take tale a for Lau Lau- Lausanne Lausanne Lau Lausanne sanne PL N UNITED FRONT It I Is understood that tl a reed II 1 I ince i-ince and find Cicat Britain should maintain a united ont at the hear eal Las LI t e In lu the face folce or orthe of the Turkish h attitude The Germans made made formal request today that Kail Bergmann b be pet pet- pei to mae make an mat statement before the premiers on the new Ger- Ger German German Ger German man proposition Premier POincare was expected to tomake tomake tomake make p full statement of the French viewpoint at a ai the Hie opening of ot the eon con conI con terence G r L IL 8 MIST 11 T R I WRITH IT There seemed scented med little likelihood as the th meeting meting ot of o the tha III was nas as about tu to start lint Ii it the terian I lequet Que t for foran I In an oral hearing I b be granted db ab the allies aie aze a I fc ot or the opinion that Hint a s written ritten is fill fat fatI luettel than thaD an oral N be- be beI beI I I cause cuse the terms ate II e e an and I Ican Ican can be bo to In SUI qu quint nt I die die- dis discussions llen h elides Interpreted the I Ic- Ic quest le-quest e- e I quest as ai an au t LO 10 ted tell teel out the j allieS l prune 1 lional Law rw saw I Delia l etia had hlad of the I an prIme e aih wi h Lord Cur Cur- Izon Cur Izon ilia British premier and ond the Italian I delegates delegate tile the Italian i plan plait lor tor halt hair ua IOn hu hiu A 1 lie he mar mar- marQUIS quis I guts QUIS said salli Italy taly w Was wa-a anxious theto thelo should be ue unity in ln the iliC decision reach reach- reach I ti and l that thill Italy I Y J to any lull uI I Ui VI nu leti me Hague this I and is 11 due cue ti ft Paris latu tonight AMI L KIC i L G A lyron 1 T Ann Am am- am ambassador ambassador am ambassador to 1 ranee rance has arrived In Palls Pails J and with wilh Roland 1 sr loden lio den toe American i OPI t tl tIe tle e with the r I alit watch developments de clo elv dur during dur- dur during ing lug the premiers conference and keep of ot State well In Informed In- In Informed Informed I formed of the progress ni m nide de Although the United States Is ig with out aith Ith- Ith lout out an observer er at t the premiers rs meet meet- meeting meetIng meeting ing it is In close 11 with the trench foreign cities ottice and the delegations be kept informed the usual diplomatic chan chan- channels channels channels nels and the reparations observers so that the state In Ia ance with Hie lie Instructions will aill III ue be beable beable able to follow tollow to It was I Itel tel tod toda that a al- al al although thought though the or of o the Hie American government would be b eue ue of or watch watch- watchful watchful ful rul waiting any auy Indication that the conference was breaking up might provoke pro ole sonic lOome ume h Washington It was as sail said in American circles just beton the tho conference opened that the Indications a were ere that some com coat would be e the allied accord on Such Sucha a It was as thought might take the line of strictly economic guaranteeS In tn return for a II moratorium for tor Germany and probably Include an agreement on a l 1 of the total indemnity |