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The Watchman And Southron
Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
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London conference on German reparations adjourns for eight days to avoid break between Britain and France over Ruhr occupation. Bonar Law opposes military measures; Poincare demands it. US may help by canceling French debts if Britain does the same.
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Views of Bonar Law and Poincare as to Reparations and Occupation of Ruhr So Conflicting That the London Conference Takes a Recess
London, Dec. 11. The premiers conference has virtually decided to adjourn tonight for eight days to avert an open break between England and France over German reparations, it was learned today.
The British rejected forcible measures for Ruhr district upon which Premier Poincare insisted. Premier Bonar Law informed M. Poincare that British public opinion is opposed to military measures against Germany. M. Poincare had demanded occupation of the Ruhr region as a guarantee for a German moratorium.
London, Dec. 11.—A statement in authoritative American quarters says the chief hope of bringing the French and British together during the period before the conference adjourned, lies with the United States. This authority said England would probably ask America if she is willing to cancel the French debt to the United States provided England cancels the debt France owes her and enters a definite agreement with the American government for the ultimate payment of the British debt to America. The suggestion was informally laid before certain important Americans now here and probably will be presented to Secretary Hughes within the week. The British are said to favor cancellation of the French debt to her if the United States also cancels the French debt.
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London
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Dec. 11
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conference adjourns for eight days to avert break; british reject forcible ruhr measures; us debt cancellation suggestion to reconcile france and britain.
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Premiers conference in London decides to adjourn for eight days to avoid open break over German reparations. British reject Poincare's insistence on forcible Ruhr occupation; Bonar Law cites opposition to military measures. Poincare demands Ruhr occupation as guarantee for German moratorium. Authoritative American statement indicates US hope in reconciling France and Britain via debt cancellations: Britain proposes canceling French debt to her if US cancels French debt to US, with agreement on British debt payment.