The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-18
GERMAN GOLD. WILL
PROTECT HER FOOD
Agreement Stipulates for Dc.
posits in National Bank of
Belgium.
ny G. s. ADAM.
Special Gable Despotch to THr Sun from the
London Times Service.

London Times Service.
Copyright, 1919: all rights reserusd
PARIS, March 1.-THE agreements
reached at the resumed economic dis
cussions connected with the armistice
are OF the greatest Importance. They
amount to some extent to the lifting Of
the trade blockade of Germany, which
will increase Immediately the available
tonnage of the world by almost 100000
tons and will enable the Allies and their
associates 10 begin at once their hard
task of feeding starving Europe.
Food IL Immediately available and 1t
will be sent into Germany Immediately
after the first guarantee OF payment has
been given by the Germans in depositng
within four days S3S,ooo,ooo gold in the
National Bank of Belgium. The first
consignment OF food will be furnished
mainly from British Government stocks,
some OF which are already lying at
Rotterdam. The British contribution
will consist OF $4,000 tons OF pork, $4,000
| tons Of rice. $4,000 tons of beans. 10000
! tons OF other fats and $1,000 tons of
| cereals. France will sell Germany $4,000
tons Of nuts and the Americans will
provide 5000 tons OF breadstuffs.
Additional sum in Ten Days.
Within ten days an additional sum
Of $1,000. 900 in gold will be deposited
! in the National Bank Of Belgium by
Germany Payment for the foodstuffs
supplied will be made by the freight of
| German ships used for allied purposes
and by certain permitted exports from
! Germany such as coal and timber, and
| from credits In neutral countries The
gold reserve established by the Germans
| In Belgium will be regarded more as a
guarantee than as payment.
Each ally and associated Power will
have credited to her against this gold
the amount OF foodstuffs she supplied.
While Germany will have placed to her
credit the sums due to her for exported
supplies officials will keep account OF
coal and otner goods she furnishes TO
Allies and neutrals. Thus the German
| gold reserve, which Is stated to stand al
the astonishing figure OF 100000 900 will
remain virtually intact and be available
for reparation purposes.
Apportionment of Tonnage.
The list OF materials and manufac-
ltured articles which Germany Is TO be
|
supplied TO her Is being drawn up. and
great care Is being taken to protect al
lied industries, especially those indus
tries which the Germans, while in occu'
patton. did their best to destroy in north
ern France and Belgium.
German shipping which will be called
upon 10 put TO sea will be shared ou
among Allies upon the following rough
lines: Great Britain will have about
;three-fourths of the total tonnage OF
freighters. America has greater need Of
troop transports and she will receiv,
some. Precise details OF regulations ant
conditions under which the Allies will
take over the German ships have no
lyet been announced, but presumably the.
Twill more or less follow the precedent
established when the German war fee
was handed over.
American Crews for Transports.
The ships used as troop transport
by the Americans will be worked b.
United States crews, but on the othe
ships II seems likely there will he, a
any rate. some German crews. In an,
caee the crews OF the informed ships viii
work the vessels back from the port o
internment TO whatever European por
they may be directed to proceed,
Germany IL to be permitted 10 a Ger
tain extent to resume her foreign trad
40 that she may be enabled TO buy sup
plies which reach her from the Allie
and the United States. This action ha
really become a necessity on account o
the food situation in Germany II is tru
that in certain parts .of the countr,
great want is not apparent, hut tn
general sense of all the reports iron
British, American and French officer
who have examined the conditions show
that Spartaclsm is using hunger as ii
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