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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1928 RHINE EVACUATION "PARLEY CORDIAL Discussion By Powers Satis- Announced Geneva, Sept 18.--After the con- clusion of the third big conference here on plans for Rhineland evacu- ation negotiations, it was announe- ed Sunday that the discussions had been satisfactory and that an agree- ment had been reached. The official communique said the following points were decided upon: First, official negotiations on early evacuation of the Rhineland will be opened on the request of Chancellor Herman Mueller, of Germany. Second, necessity for complete and definite settlement of the rep- arations problem, including the constitution of a committee of fin- ancial experts for that purpose. Third, acceptance of the prin- ciple of constituting a commission of verification and conciliation to control the Rhineland after evacu- ation of troops. Will Negotiate The negotiations will be carried out through diplomatic channels, it was announced, and the composi- tion, operation, and the duration of the commissions will form the sub- ject for megotlations between the Governments of France, Great Bri- tain, Italy, Belgium and Germany. At the conclusion of the comfer- ence, the representatives of the five nations and Japan sald they were able to record with satisfac- tion the friendly conditions under which an exchange of views had taken place regarding the "Import- ant question under consideration." e conferenge, which was held in the apartments of Lord Cushen- dun, of England, lasted slightly more than three jours and the greement will permit Herr Mueller ta return to Berlin with a definite agreement for submission to his Government. The statesmen said the result would not have been possible ex- cept for the existence of the League of Nations which made pos. sible the preceeding steps--the Lo crano treaty and the anti-war pact. This agreement is regarded in League circles as of greatest im- portance as it marks the beginning of the settlement of th: last big Pay Day Specials Men's Suits, reg. $20.00 Overcoats, reg. $20.00 Top Coats, out they go Work Parits Work Sox Work Shirts Penman's Combs, Leader Dry Goods 32 Simicoe S. 0 question resulting from the war, It is a triumph of the maw diplo- matic method of persomal comtact and direct megotiations it was pointed out, and is due mostly to the work of the League in promot- ing such methods. Although it is known that Herr Mueller is greatly pleased with the results, the official German spokes- man depreciated the outcome, stat ing that Germany "secured uoth- ing." \ Foreign Minister Briand, of France, was frankly jsbilant and declared they had "maintained all promises of the Loecrano and Thoiry pacts without sacrificing anything." VU. 8 To Play Part The agreement on two commis- sions, one to handle the financial waters in connection with evacua- tion and one for comcillation and verification -- indicates that the United States will be asked to take a part in the plans. It formerly had been proposed that the United States be asked to send representatives for membership on these commissions because of her interests in the entangled tran sactions, The conciliation commission would he for civil control of the Rhine valley, acting on complaints and investigating conditions to see that all concerned lived up to the terms of the pact. The financial commission, how- ever, would be charged with the settlement of reparation payments and this, naturally, would be of interest to the United States. Lord Cushendun Monday said that the Powers are unanimous in their desire to evacuate the Rhine land as soon as possible and re place the military elements with the commission of verification and concilliation. It 1s unlikely that this commissipn will reside in German territory, he said, but will merely act as the machinery necessary for investigating and settling any inel- dent which may arise. The British statesman sald Herr Mueller would meet Foreign Min. ister Stresemann, of Germany, at Baden-Baden on his way to Berlin and that they would discuss the agreemnt reached here, Then the Guaranteed .,. 88 thier Pink Capsules AZ LA LE ITT ATO 18 | THE DIE DENS SS TORONTO hen Glor. srray. Downtown ous Autumn "Step Lively!" OW Autumavs fields sud hisdgos are In glorious ,~--the open road--full of the teng of the Fall! Whether you whether you let year every step, ing into setion glorious hike city pavement wilh quick tre, marvellous comfort into More prefer wi Heels than Mors peosis 1 sr Soodyear Wi sre on the next pair of shoes you buy, ' Better still, don't wait. Have Goodyear Heels put on welcome shoes you're using now. Note the snd comfort. Then you'll demand Goodyest Feels on your nest pair of shoss, Goodyear Wingfoot Heels sre guaranteed to outwessg soy others, GOODFYEAR i a Cancellor will present the plan to the Reichstag after which it is pre- sumed the official negotiations will be started at once. Agreed. Berlin, A A a) Party headquarter indicated Sunday night that the Cabinet temtatively had agreed to the Rhineland evacuation proposals. The agreemnt was to permit es- tablishment of eivil comtrol after evacuation of both zones for which Germany also makes financial com- pensation. It is understood, how- ever, that the Cabinet will not con- sent to the French demand for civil control in thé Rhine valley after 1936, the date originally set for military evacuation. It was reported here that For- eign Minister Briand, of France, had insited upon suggesting eivil control be incorporated in the Loc- arno treaty, which runs indefinite- ly. \ Newspaper comment in early edi- tions of Monday papers clearly re- flected uneasiness at the result of the Geneva conferences. The Democratic-Pacifist Weltam~ montag, which probably would be most favorable to the situation, sald the conferences might be a "general disappointment to Ger- many. It said there had been noth- ing definite accomplished except the decigion to hold further nego- tiations, "the outcome of which no one can predict." The Weltamontag concluded that "although it is regrettable hoth to the Rhineland and Germany as a whole, France must be told that Germany will bear occupation until 1935 rather than agree to obliga- tions beyond the Versailles treaty to effect premature evacuation." The Nationalist newspaper Der- montag sald the compromise reach- ed at Geneva is "dangerous for Ger- many' because the provisions con- tained in the agreement "equal a complete surrender by Germany." without binding the Allies in any way. PARIS HOPEFUL Paris, Sept 18.--Two years after the famous Briand-Stresemann luncheon at Thoiry, during which period France has waited vainly for some definite German proposal per- mitting cessation of Rhineland oc- cupation, it, appeared Sunday that at last a sound approach for eventual solution of the problem has been reached, Official Paris halls the six-power agreement on evacuation, reached at Geneva, as the most constructive and hopeful step yet achieved to- ward waiving the = Versailles treaty's provisions for keeping Al- lied troops on the Rhine until 1985, The French view is that the de- clslon of the conference of six is not a guarantee of hasty evacua- tion, but that it makes a sane and acceptable compromise on the mat- ter more probable than it ever has appeared before, Perhaps the most significant item in the agreement at Geneva today is article two, providing for a commission of six financial ex- perts--one for each of the govern- ments concerned--to attack unit- edly the tremendously knotty pro- blem of reparations fixation, {4 this commission he instituted for the first time a body of authorities will have heen created with the sole object of saving the prohibi- tive veparations figure of 132,- 000,000,000 marks, as fixed hy the London agreement of 1921, to an amount within Germany's capacity to pay. Could Never Pay, Beparately, the French and olher Allied ofifcials have admitted that Germany never could pay this huge sum, but no one save 8. Parker Gilbert, Agent-General for Repar- ations, hitherto has broached the idea of reducing it to the realm of practical finance, Now there Is a hope that another group of inter- national experts similar to those who evolved the Dawes plan, may be organized to start the arduous task of finishing the reparations problem from the point where the Dawes plan, of nccessity, had to leave off, Government anthorit'es here have nn illusions about the great difficy!ties that this task presents, I'"2y realize th: reparacions pro- hlem demands s'udy and ir:atment hy esperts. and (he agreement of the six powers uvhould pravare tee Eteard for such a body fo grapple with the ques cen, which cannot poes'ely be sol7:n until well into Bolt year, or rven 1930, The ex- peri?' commission, however, would provide the proper group with which Agent-Geperal Gilbert could work. It is no exaggeration to say that the French are distinctly happy over the promising outconre of the conference. France admittedly has clung to occupation of the Rhine for no other reasons than to force Germany to make good on the scheduled reparations payments. All that is wanted in Paris is for Germany to formulate a concrete offer to buy the Allied troops' way out of the Rhineland. The agree- ment brings such a German offer before. Magnesia Best for Your Indigestion S, A i and i ficial digestants, and instead, follow the ad- vice so often given in these columns, take a teaspoonful or four tablets of Bisurated Mag- mesia in a little water after meals with the result that their it mo abl se approach of meal time because they know this wonderful anti-acid and food corrective, which can be i from any good drug store, will i lize the h , mal easy. Try this plan yourself, but be certain to get Bis: urated M H aall d for stomach use. WITCHCRAFT VOGUE - INTALY STILL Causes Indignation in Small Town Rome-- Witcheraft still lingers in Southern Europe, but the case of Camilla Iasi, who has been prac- tising "black magic" at Bassanello, a small town near Padue, has caus- ed considerable indignation throughout the country. This dark, beetle-browed woman, well on in the thirties, seems to have exercised a powerful influ- ence upon her neighbors. Women, and men too, would pay her sums of money ranging from one to three pounds for the doubtful nef of her counsel, especially in the matter of love affairs, When a girl sighed in vain for a proposal of marriage from some good-looking young man. or a mar- ried women had cause of complaint against her spouse, or a man found the obpect of his affections hard- hearted, Camilla was consulted, and in so secret a manner that the police were unable to find out any- thing definite against her for a long time. She kept numbers of domestic "pets': birds, dogs, cats and tabbits, and when a love-lorn customer had paid the proper fee this modern witch caught one of the animals, hound it with rib- bons of different colors, according to the '"case" in hand stuck the body with pins and nails, and inter- preted the cries the unhappy beast uttered very much as the augurs of old interpreted the doings of their birds. Instructions were then given for the customer to follow; grue- some and revolting measures were advised, and too often tried. The dumb vietims of her cruelty were allowed to recover, if they could when they were again tortured, or to die untended of their injuries. And so great was her renown that women would run into debt in or- der to pay the required fees, At last, however, impatient ere- ditors overcame their superstitious dread of the witch and went to the local police. So Camilla is now $afe- ly under lock and key, awaiting her trial in a few week's time. 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