Show France Sees Chances to Modify American Debt Agreement Go Glimmering World War Var Foreign Debt Commission Expires Senator Smoot Fails In Attempt to Ratify Jugo Jugo- Jugo Jugo-i Jugo I Settlement I 1 WASHINGTON Feb 9 Bv 9 Tho The Associated Press Pres-i The world war foreign debt commis commis- commission commission sion slon expired today dimming more than ever any hope hopes France may entertaIn for modification of ot the Berenger agreement While Whilo Franco France has indicated un- un Unofficially un unofficially officially it might aught seek seck modification lion tion of the settle settle- settlement ment Secretary Mollon chaIrman of the debt commission holds that the tho deal Is la closed and any further negotiations would have to bo be betaken taken up with congress The house hose has AlreAdy approved the agreement but the senate Is awaiting ratification by the French parliament In its n five ve years of existence the partisan bl commission con con- concluded con concluded eluded settlements with wilh 13 other nations lIt Of the tho principal of the debt the settle settle- settlements meats ments represent of the principal or more moro than 97 ST per percent percent percent cent The total value alue of the settle seUle- meats ment Including Including- the tunde funded I In- In Interest Interest In Interest terest Is Of this already has b been n paid In accordance the tho agreements SHOOTS SHOOT'S EFFORT FAILS I Country Country Original Prin Net Belgium Czecho Czecho- Czecho Ia Esthonia Finland Finland Franco Franco France Great Great Britain Italy Italy Latvia 96 Lat la Lithuania Poland Rumania Jugo Slavia Totals 1 Si All of the agreements have llave been hlen ratified by con congress except those with France and Jugo Ia Senator Smoot of Utah Ulah a member of the made an unsuccessful attempt yesterday to obtain ratification of the latter settlement w Four countries have o not con con- con concluded eluded settlements nil n 11 u ii asia a s s 1 I I Greece Austria and Liberia Aus Aus- Austria Austria Austria tria 1111 h i ha-i as been granted 0 a moratorium ium luni until 1943 Congress Is con con- considering considering con considering proposals of Greece Russia i Is I not recognized and no negotiations can be ho ted conducted The Liberian debt of Is Ison Ison Ison on the books The Armenian RO gov- gov government which also c 0 owed 1 this country Ii Is out of ot existence co COMMISSION ME Members of the tho commIssion besides Chairman Mellon ellon tn- tn In Included Secretaries Kellogg Kellom ani Hoover Senator Smoot Representative Crisp Democrat Georgia Georgis Representative Burton Republican can Ohio Richard Olney former member of ot tho the house and nud Edwa Edwad Edwa ol olN N Hurly Garrard V It Winston Inston former under secretary of the th treasury ury was secretary to the commission The Tho settlements follow tollow Funded Interest Funded Debt C S 1 4 8 39 5 6 62 3 0 0 0 4 |