Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-01-20
DENIES WA|v|NG
CLAIM To SHIPS
D. S. Wants Just Reparation, bui
No Blood Money
STATEMENT MAY BE TWISTED
Washington Questions Accuracy of Re-
port of Ambassador Waliace's
Words-Supreme Council
Near End.

tN(Gl EhNs
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 afirma-
tive, Ambassador Wallace informed
the council that the United States, in
that case, waived its claim to any part
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
garian 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-
miers now taking part in the confer
ences here-Clemenceau, Lloyd George
and 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
the execution of the various peace
treaties will be diplomatic questions
as well as peace problems.
Whether the American ambassador
would be a member of the proposed
committee has not been determined.
Hungarian Treaty Modified.
The council made a slight modifi-
cation in the draft of the Hungarian
treaty, dealing with the furnishing of
coal by Hungary to Poland and
CzechO- Slovakia. The document now
is considered finally shaped. 1t 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 to meet
again unless the premiers delay action
upon the proposed ambassadorial COM
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 L, 1921.
In the meantime the commission will
see that Germany carries out her obli-
cations. =
Until the amount of reparation pay
ments has been fixed Germany will
have to deposit 20,000,000,O00 marks in
gold Cat the present rate of exchange,
about pa cents, this would be approx
imately $500000,000; $5000,000000 at
the normal rate) 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 .,ayable Immediately, the Ger
man government will 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 40,0O0,0O0,OO0 in gold
bonds, which the commission will ne
gotiate only as it shall consider the
financial condition of Germany war.
rants.
Quinone de Leon, Spanish ambassa.
| dor to Paris. has been appointed to
represent Spain on the executive com
mite of the League of Nations.
Wants No "5lood Money"
Washington, Jan. 14.-The United
States, according to official information
here, has rejected the apportionment
to this country of 2 per cent of the
| ships to be taken from Germany In re
| taliation for having destroyed hel
| ships at Scapa Flow.
The rejection, through Ambassador
Wallace. was not in resentment or dis
iain. but merely on principle" it was
explained.
| Officials made it plain that the Unit
| ed States does not want anything il
the way of blood money" from Ger
many. and that therefore there wa:
no insistence that this government re
ceive anything but the two submarine:
| for show purposes and such indemni
| ties as related solely to the indemni
fications for ships and cargoes de
stroyed by German submarines.
State department. officials we're no
much interested in the fact that Am
bassador Wallace had politely declined
the offer of per cent. Some of then
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