The Second Hague Conference With the exception of one storm,
which burst on Tiles:- day, the skies have remained fairly clear at The Hague. There has been, of course, the expected playing to the gallery by the French and German delegations. The French produced a document of seven typewritten pages defining what they meant by " sanctions," sug- gesting an elaborate arbitration procedure-for the possible contingency of Germany's failure to implement her obligations under the Young Plan. The German dele- gation, not unnaturally, declined to take any further solemn oaths with regard to fulfilling their obligations. The jurists on both sides agreed to disagree as to the meaning of the first clause of Annex 4 of the Young Plan ; a convenient formula was found, and embodied in a Protocol. It seems at any, rate that the French have given up the idea of military retaliation.
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