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Show CEHf 1ST ! PAY 100 BILLION IMS, IS PLAN Sum Below ireaty Estimate But About All That Can Be Collected BRUSSELS?, Dec. 22. (By The Associated As-sociated Press 1 Payment by Germany Ger-many of one hundred billion marks In gold remains the basis upon which experts ex-perts and delegates to the second financial fi-nancial conference. In BeAslon here, are working. This amount, although far belpvj what was authorised by' the treaty of Versailles, is considered by them collectible- only on condition (hut Germans Is helped along the lines r;uirgested by the German delegates. X I BSSm Hi t m.m.i 11 Allied experts, ln secret Individual reports the suhsUmre of which has conic to light, recognize Germany's real iiecesstitlea, and delegates generally gener-ally are impressed by arguments that Germany is an Insolvent creditor who must be maintained as a going concern con-cern Tb extent to which strht fulfillment ful-fillment of the Versailles' treaty may he waived however, depends upon the allied government, before which recommendations rec-ommendations hase been made hy the various delegations. ( sll lil M VNDED. Vlrually none Of the delegates belles be-lles es the treaty can be executed literally lit-erally and "Hied experts agree wlthj th Germans that reparations must be I paid ln some way Some 1 -,.sh, how- ever, will he demanded after a year; or two if not Immediately. Today's meeting was In reality prep-1 uration for the recess Which wiil be' taken until January 10. Allied dele ! Sates planned to set apart this afternoon after-noon for tho purpose of expressing rtewa and reaching a common accord which will be reflected In reports to the governments. 00 |