New-York tribune., 1920-07-05
Spa Crowds
Give Germans
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both SIDES have agreed on the extent
OF the means at our disposal.
Declare Germany's Good Faith
There should first be a general
economic discussion between US To this
discussion we bring perfect good will
perfect good faith Besides we intend
ooHges Us to do. But Germany is not
IN position to know what steps she
must take to fulfill the treaty. For
instance, Germany is still uncertain
whether IN reckoning her capacity for
payment she can count upon the great
economic forces of upper Silesia. In
other respects also we depend upon
our adversaries to know how they pro
pose to help us carry our economic
burden.
In order to do this the German peo-
pie must have incentives to work and
1ood and raw materials. Before TAX
ing my. present position I was at the
head OF large industrial union. In
this position l carefully studied the
possibilities of German Industry TO
meet the treaty obligations l hope
that German industry will be able to
fulfill these obligations in large meas
ure. But for that she naturally needs
the assurance that she can work in
tranquility and order
All this must be discussed at Spa.
and hope that the discussions viii
take place in the spirit Of mutual un-
derstandlng. In our discussions We
should look to the past only with the
intention of healing the wounds Of the
world
simons declared he resigned his
position under Count Won Brockdorff-
Eantzau because ne considered the
treaty impossible of fulfllment.
Must Know Conditions
I'VE have now, however, given our
word and must DO our best to keep it.
y hen we know the conditions under
which we can work we may be able
to make proposals. We have the power
10 come to any arrangement within the
provisions Of the treaty in order to
carry It into effect, but if any arrange
meNts must be made outside the treaty
We must 60 home and ask the Reichs-
tag for power to treat these subjects.
For instance, certain matters were
to be left in the hands of the repara-
tons commission. If the Allies now
wish to dictate to US some other
scheme it would be better to leave this
treaty as it is until the reparations
commission takes decisions in 1921
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both parties to make common cOnces-
sions to arrive at a financial scheme
All that Germany can do is export
her merchandise.
German exports alone can relieve
her from the burden thrown on her
peace"
A notable absentee from the German
delegations was Minister Of Defense
Gessler, as, according to the Germans,
there will be discussions of disarma-
mem at Spa.
Reparations Agreement Remote
SPA, July 4 (By The Associated
Press The probability of an agree
ment on the total sum of reparations
Germany is to pay appears slight.
Herr Fehrenbach said tonight that
he had nothing to add to his considered
declarations to the German Parliament
until after he had met the Allied minis
ters. Germany's resources and ca
pacty to pay, he declared, were set
forth in the memorandum given to
each of the principal and Allied gov
ernments.
The conviction Of the German dele
CATION as derived from another Ger
man source is that, taking the mini
mum unofficial reports of the equiva-
lent Of $4,000, 100000 with interest
on the maximum of $4,000, 100000,
Germany will rot agree to pay even
half the lowest sum.
The Allied Prime Ministers, the cor
respondent is informed, have doubts
themselves of Germany engaging at
this conference to pay anything like
what the Allies must insist upon, nor
can the Prime Ministers reduce, in the
present state of opinions of their own
Parliaments and peoples, the high fig
ures arrived at tentatively Both sides
will try each other out on this ques-
tion without reasonable prospect of
agreeing, but with the view of being in
position to renew the discussion at