Show Y I WAGE I COT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON or REPARATIONS BROUGHT NEAR BY US Us U S DECLARATION DECLARATIONS S- S French Announcement of Willingness to Have Experts Determine Capacity to Pay Fol- Fol Follows Follows Fol Follows lows Clear Cut Declaration By Hughes PARIS Oct By 26 26 By The Associated Press Press- Press The French Fench government is willing that an international conference of experts to be named by the reparations commission be called to consider the question of reparations reparations reparations 1 in conformity with the treaty of Versailles I The French government It was waa I I said 1 In official circles circIe this morning 1 be most happy It If the gov- gov govI gov I I govI of ot the United States would an expert to participate In I suc conference 1 p It was announced that Premier t gre In ID the name of oC th the French rench already had lad y of State Hughes that he hc io I I heI would accept an copy CON CONI I mission lon sion o ot at experts to Germanys Germany's capacity to pa but ii must be bt named by the 1 lon The gO ent Dent It was added has not 35 iel e I lc this condition LONDON 1 LONDON Oct iP 26 LW I I British opinion conc concerning I the re reto Stale HugheI I Hughett of oC y ot of Hughe HugheI to tt o Lord Curzon's reparation confer I I enco Invitation Is cautious an and r fd d ho ho eve tl there ero Ia I I a feeling In the tho th government go de depan pan that Americas America's clean cut declaratIon oringe an nn al on reparations ap- ap ap appreciably nearer 1 I While the general attitude of ot the he United States on a reparation con con con- con feren-e feren was already well welt known the British government appears to tobe tob tobe be b much gratified to have the Cool Cool Idle idie create re-create It so and clearly on paper There Thoro j is Ja a distinct feeling of oC sat sat- sat satisfaction over the helpful friendly tono of or the renewed offer of ot CO coOperation co- co cooperation operation Hl itt HES GIES MAKES PROPOSAL W WASHINGTON Oct OcL i 8 28 W Although the American govern govern mont stands ready to enter a a Euro Euro- European European reparations conference having havinga a 8 CUil attendance of at allied powers It is I not willing to agree before beforehand beforehand hand to a meeting at which there might bo be empty chairs I Th Thir w In substance has Secretary replied to the latest over over- over tuns from abroad for tor American intervention to untangle the In In- In In tu national snarl over the collection of war Indemnity from tram Germany For the moment officials are con con- content con tent con tent to elaborate on the secre tt secre-tt tiry ryr pronouncement or to pre pre- pre predict diet dict what effect It may havo have on the effort to at least obtain some of a a world wide effort to 10 solve the Ills of at the Eu European continent WiG There were Indication todar tod r however that with the subject ra- ra re open opened d Important I might toll follow OW With Great Britain apparently lIY to the conference principle pie now turns to France hose bon ho objections heretofore have mode a full tull participation by all the la in such sueh a a consultation What measure of ot confidence In French oper ca-oper operation co-operation may have Lord Curzon to dispatch hIs message of ot Inquiry to Washing Washing- Washington Washington Washington ton Is not known here and I seem inclined to wait walt somo official from Parts Paris before they e lon ro ent an opinion as u to hether the tho British foreign secretary's Ten ven- ventur ven venture tur ture has hut succeeded or failed NO CANCELLATIONS O If It France adheres position she sho hoc has held It Is admitted here that thEt a n contributing factor to such euch sucha a 11 dec decision lon may be the Insistence of Mr Hughes Hughee that the international debt question Is Ja separate and end die dle- dis distinct from that of at o reparations From the outset there has hu been no Indication that the tho Washington go had any Intention D of ot Continued op Pago Two INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON REPARATIONS Continued tram from Page rage One I i cancelling debts owed It t aa as a resUlt I of or the war by France Trance or an- an another any other nation Mr Hughea Hughe replied In th the negative to Lord Curzon's Question on the tile possibility of American rep on the reparations reparation cot coi Is held by officials to tobe tobe be a II natural and Inescapable re- re sut HUlt of the the policy follo followed ed oy DY oythe tile the United States ever sInce Bince It re- re reused used ud to ratify the tha treaty of Yer- Yer saints American membership on that commission as set up under tilt tr treaty was an Issue In tn the tho treaty cation fight Ight and e even on the tho temporary assignment of an Amerl- Amerl American American can n observer to serve Iy with the tbs commission wee was l assailed in congress congre s as aa an n unwarranted In- In InI I In the affairs of Europe EuropeAn An effort at the tha last session union to pass paBS passa ps a a resolution authorizing full failed tailed almost In Ite inception OJ of PLEASED Despite their reticence officials are pleased that official has hu been taken of o Secretary Hugh s N Naw w Haven suggestion and that British officials at least have ban seen peen In m It the possibility of a final solution Tho The proposition of o of the state department de- de department Is that Mr Hughes reply to the British foreign minister made public last night should be loft 10 to speak for lt Itself elt u as a are a re- re redefinition redefinition definition of the American policy It Is pointed out that the catian covered Lovered tho the whole I field Held of curron current t discussion on the eu subject by ren renewing the tho pledge of o the Unit Unit- United Unit Unit-I ed cd Mates Mate to help In any practical I wa way oy emphasizing rc re-em re the secre- secre secretary's tary's declaration at nt New Haven last December In tavot favol ct of an nn ad solution by Impartial ox- ox experts and by setting Betting forth again this governments government's strong trong That Iut all aU the allied nations must participate It If the reparations con con- conI con coni I proposal i la s to bo be crowned crowne alth Ith success |