Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-01-16
DENIES WAVING
CLAIM To SHIPS
U. S. Wants lust Reparation, but
No Blood Money
STATEMENT NAY BE TWISTED
Washington Questions Accuracy Of Re-
port of Ambassador WslIace's
Words-Supreme Council
Near End.

Paris, Jan. 14-In the supreme
council Hugh c. Wallace, the Ameri-
can ambassador, raised the question.
whether the council intended TO main
tain the percentages previously adopt
ed for the distribution among the al
lied and associated powers of the war
ship tonnage to be given up by Ger
many. -
Receiving an answer in the adirma-
tive, Ambassador Wallace informed
the council that the United States, in
that case, waived its claim to any pa
of this tonnage.
Serious consideration was given by
the supreme council to plan for The
appointment of committee of ambas
sailors to complete the details Tor the
presentation and signing of the Hun
Egarian peace treaty and to carry
through the other unfinished business
of the peace conference.
The decision, however, was left to
| the heads of the government of the
principal powers.
The necessity for the return home
of the Italian and British members of
the council was advanced as the rea-
son why another organization should
be created. 1t is thought that the pre-
niers now taking part In the confer
ences -Clemenceau, Lloyd George
ana Nitti-will approve of the idea
of creating the committee OF ambas-
sailors. as many questions likely to
come up in future in connection with
fine execution of the various peace
treaties win be diplomatic questions
as well as peace problems
Whether the American ambassador
would be member of The proposed
committee has not been determined.
Hungarian Treaty Modified.
The council made a slight modih-
cation in the draft of the Hungarian
treaty dealing with the furnishing Of
coal by Hungary to noland and
Czecho-Slovakia. The document now
is considered finally shaped. It al
ready is in the printers hands, and
probably will be ready for delivery be-
fore the end of the week.
This probably was the last meeting
of the supreme council, as at present
organized 1t is not likely 10 meet
again unless the premiers selay action
upon the proposed aInbassadorial conf
mittee.
20 Billion Marks First Payment.
With the opening Saturday of the
period during which Germany must
pay her debts to the allies, It is an
nounced that the commission on repa-
ration must fix the amount due by
Germany before May /. 1921
In the meantime the commission win
see that Germany carries out her obli-
cations.
Until the amount of reparation pay
ments has been fixed Germany will
have TO deposit 20,000O00000 marks in
gold Cat the present rate of exchange,
about 21a cents, this would be approx
imatey S5O0,000,000; S5,000,000,0O0 ut
the normal ratel or it's equivalent in
material, ships. securities and coal.
AS an acknowledgment of. and Sc
curity for, this portion of the debt,
which is payable Immediately, the Ger
man government VIII be forced to hand
over gold bonds representing tie full
amount
! In addition to this sum of 10000,
100000 marks in gold bonds immedi-
ately negotiable will be exacted and
another sum of 40,O00,000,000 in gold
| bonds. which the commission will ne.
gotiate only as 1t shall consider the
financial condition of Germany war
rants.
Quinone de Leon, Spanish ambassa-
dor Ia Paris. has been appointed to
represent Spain on the executive conn.,
mite Of the League Of Nations.
Wants No "Blood Money"
Washington. Jan. II. The United
States. according to official information
here, has rejected the apportlonment
10 this country of per cent OF the
ships TO be taken from Germany in re-
taliation for having DESTROYED her
ships at Scapa Flow
The rejection. through Ambassador
Wallace. was not In resentment or dis
dain, but merely on principle" il was
explained.
Officials made 1t plain that the Unit.
ed States does pot want anything In
the way Of blood money" from Ger
many. and that therefore there was
no insistence that this government re-
ceive anything but the two submarines
for show purposes and such indemni-
ties as related solely TO the indemni-
fcations for ships and cargoes de-
stroyed by German submarines.
state department officials we're not
much interested in the fact that Am
bassador Wallace had politely declined
the offer of per cent Some OF them
Indicated that had the offer been 2.75
per cent, or eny other figure, the re-
suit would have been the same.