The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-27

AS to the infiuencD which 10gU
President Tafts letter may hawA. oDa
ator Curtis said It would havs - -
feet whatever in the senate anA wuul1s
change no votes Among thoss -
puhlicans throughout the country 49,
have been following Mr.. Taft. heW.
ever, It is believed the switch 10 the
side OF reservations VIII have q MARKED
effect
PRESIDENT TO L0nGA
President Wilson indicated today IN
a letter sent to Senator Lod@A. chair.
Ran Of the foreign relations commit
tee. that as soon as he can oompifA
OF papers he brought from Paris ~
win send to the committee sosne q
the data for which the ccHm.tteA A0ss
asked by resolution
The president in hts letter answo1aa
an inquiry Of the comnittee's with 70
spect to the amount Of money which
Germany should have paid to this
country under article 337 Of the tToaty.
that no agreement for tho payment Of
this money has as yet been perfected
Following Is the text OF the lettsf:
MY Dear Senator;
In response to your letter Of July.
%. requesting me on behalf Of the
committee on foreign relations. 10
send to the committee thA agreeIpert
FcieFr1d 10 III dIttCto 4Nf Oh t60 Syo8Nys
with Germany. in the event that such
ap agreement has been determined
apon by the allied and associated Cow
srrrnents, would say that 10 far ~
I know such an agreement has not
vet been reached As recollect the
business. an attempt was being made
TO reach such an agreement. but 4
have not yet learned Of an aSresmAat
having been arrived At
May not add with regard 70 other
requests which I have received from
the committee for papers and informA-s
ton of various sorts. that was net
to bring from Paris complete Ale
If papers / brought with mo only
those which happened to b In my
hands when 7 left France. These
alone constitute a considerable mass
Of papers. and have been gotng ever
them as rapidly as time and my en-
gagements permitted, and must beg the
committees Indulgence FOR the delay
In informing them which I can sup~
ply them with.
very sincerely yours.
WOODROW WILSON
Article 237 which is referred In the
presidents letter and in the commit
tees request relates to the arrange
ment for the payment BY Germany 81
the amount Of reparatton liked 1t So
oeo.0oo,ooo gold marks. The article
reads as follows:
INDEMNITY FROM GERMANY.
1.-THE successive tnstallmeuts In
GLIDING the above sum, paid over ~
Ger nanys in satisfaction of The ab0va
claims will be divided ~ tho allied
and associated governments N ! pro.
portions which have bean detoFmdnod
upon by them in advance On = nosta
of general equity and % tAe x1eA6
Of each"
The particular point rN9nr1l1e
which the COMMITTEES aSked iu1ugsAa-
ton was o. to what propostten -
been determined upo1 IN aAyAHno.
According to tho letter a. tha peeGl-
lent. this agreement has nok.ysE -
reached. . s 4
Although tho senate has b>an n.
able to obtain q copy ct the American
iraft OF the league OF natieno oeUp
1ant, a copy OF the American peODeol
IN the subject now contained "a q.
iacle ten OF the covenant Wa4s q III
hands Of senator's today. What III
| now article ten wsS art3clo three q
the American draft ard AE1g1aASly
-ead as follows: ~. sa
The contracting .pcWero unaeas 11s
guaranteeing to 0acH 0fahar rS111lnn1s
Independence ana texT1tox3a1 ge5
against extArnal AgGS1m n mS
understood betwe1n IN 3
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may IN he fukmxA =
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