Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08
ON WAYS
TO MAKE HUNSPAy
Europe Wrestling With Prob
lens of Reservations and
Indemnities.
MANY IDEAS SUGGESTED
BY JOHN F. BASS and PAUL SCOTT
%. MOWRER,

BY JOHN #. BASS and PAUL SCOTT
MOWRER.
Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
PARIS, France. December Much
attention is being given in Europe to
a determination Of what restorations
and indemnities shall be exacted from
the enemy countries and under what
conditions. In the absence of any Off
cial statement Of the questions in
, , volved we have compiled under great
difficulties and herewith venture to
submit the following scheme which,
it is hoped. will enable the American
public to think clearly on these per-
picking matters. We express no opin-
ion. but merely endeavor to state the
problem. This falls under four heads:
/. Shall all the racial elements in
all the enemy countries pay equally
or shall there be a graduated SCALE or
even complete exemptions? In Ger
many, Alsace-Lorraine, Schleswig and
Posen may be considered friendly
provinces although under compulsion
eASJ 4od6hI d6dlAot us. Olldl1 stucy
pay the same as the rest of Germany?
In Austria only the Hungarians and
Austro-Germans were fundamentally
hostile. Italians, Rumanians, Jugo-
Slavs, Czechs and Polish people were
supposedly friendly. In Bulgaria there
were no friendly elements, but in Tur-
Key the Greek. Armenian, Syrian, Jew
ish and Arab populations were gen.
orally considered our friends. 1t will,
perhaps. be difficult to ask friends to
pay, yet they fought against US,
though unwillingly. and if all friendly
populations are exempted the total
Iaademnittes which can be collected will
naturally be diminished. particularly
as regards Austria and Turkey
Eight Methods for Paying.
2: How shall the enemy countries
pay? Eight suggestions have been
made. Gold or indemnities in manu-
featured products, raw stuffs, labor,
allied control of customs, railways,
state monopolies and contiscati ton of
royal fortunes.
and common or individual, both as re-
CARDS the payer and payee? What
claims shall be accorded priority ?
Shall the proportions be fixed on the
pas nasis OF population, military effort or
per capita wealth?
4. What claims shall be paid and
at what rate-initial cost, artistic
value or cost of reconstruction?
Eleven different kinds of claims have
thus far been suggested Indemnifi-
cation in gold or gold and labor for
injury to real property by acts of
war, unjustified air raids or wanton
destruction. (2) Reimbursement in
gold German requisition slips CD Re-
turn of the indemnities exacted from
various invaded communities. (4) Re
endorsement for or restitution of
looted property, securities and live
STOCK 90 decentralization of the fami-
lies OF the victims of acts Of war for
hidden by The Hague conventions and
other accepted International codes,
whether by order or as the result of
individual criminality, such as host
ages shot, passengers drowned. prison
ers assassinated, civilians killed or
manned in air raids. co. Indemnifica-
ton OF the hostages held in captivity.
81 decentralization of civilians for
forced labor. (S) decentralization for
merchant shipping and cargoes sunk
Tor damage. 90 Naturalization for
the maltreatment of prisoners and
informed civilians. G0) Indemnifica-
t1on In gold or manufactured goods
to the owners of factories damaged bv
acts OF war, pillage and wanton de-
struction. (11) reimbursement for the
cost OF the war in arms. munitions.
equipment and human lives.