The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-04
Urge Congress to Check.
Inroad of German Trade
NO COMFORT FOR
GERMANY IN NOTE
ON PREPARATIONS
DY DAVID LAw1ETcE.
(Copyrisut 1y ;Ac intcil;EcnteED

Washington May 9Th" to:t"d
States government has noi:::cd Germany
that she car expect neither aid nor conf
fort from the Harding adm!n;S;rau uon IN
the controversy over the. ra%mcn; @:
damage done in the war.
This, In effect. IS the pia:n mean.ns
Of the note dispatched by tresioe0t
Harding and Secretary hughes adris'Hh
Germany not only that the Tecen: relSfa
lions offer made through IT," 'nHulum OF
the United States was unacceP'a o,e
even as a basis OF discussion but teH-
ing -Rerfin 10 negotiate HSrcl1E "N''
After with London and farlS
What particularly aroused me io'AH
here was the cableGram from b"EIin -
;he effect that Germany would pay no
attention TO the allied conference ."
London Of last Saturday 30 io"g aS me
aoor IN th> white House was open. The
Germans hCp,d fo- American diplomatic
intervention as q means OF splitting tae
alNas or al least sotten.ng the fTench
demands But ne Harding admin;Str!' =
ri6n sensitive about the tauntS o. c"r-
tain Americans OF Gerncn descent. VINO
hayo been telling Berlin that aN soon
,S ths Wilson adm. .niStrat:pn .'aSSeh on I
% mower President ilaruinS Wou'"
prove himself the fr;"nd ~ Germany az
opposed 20 the allies. has taIcn "'C"-
sion 10 remove any dub: c"aH"rn'ns
The administration pro-aNy stand. 80
determined IS the United states !" raaHe
;tself alongside the allies IN the Tcpara-
,:on controve-sy. that tn" "h''e HOUSE
mas again and again asked the press g
Smphasizc the point
AZ Lawrence Predicted.
The decision OF tas American govern
mont not 70 forward ;hr German pro-
iposals Is exactly what has been eApecS-
ID and confirms the Information c"''-
mined in the.e dispatches 4 week as0
r>en heYor, ~ text OF the German notc
Sss published IN Berlin. The " aSnlns-
ION government from The oeGinnihS mas
had no, doubt that ~. German one'
vas unacceptable AMI 'hough theSr "aS
a brief pcriod when !; was considered
good policy fer officials 20 denE the!
had been advised Of ;he aIaed We"
point, a move taken 20 gain t.mc IN H'1'
inv nm the situation itselE. The aIaeas'
sadors OF the foreign soFeFn'he".-
never had any doubt OF the u''"''">e
step which America would taNe'
Ths new development vraliy - the d.
u
anSrered and the notification 10 Or
nanv to conduct her nrgo;,at:ons with
the allies direct. This refusal on t"e
oart of the United States 10 act either
"A An umpire ~ mediator NJ ever as a
-6c communication reaAeS
lies more han ;hey dare puoIcIE
IS. They do not want 70 rad IN
TO- he American action more than IS
apparent on the :ac" but II IS tacs
that there is more hop" or a!Hed Sotio-
ar;ty OF the present TINE than "he'
German, began her efforts 70 de'Fe
wedge between the United States and
her associates n the war.
Must Deal with Alliss.
Baked By the United States. tAe Ger
mans must ucter ali, dea. wt;h inc a.
lies, The v:ewpoin; her" IS that th'
American governments firm atAtuo"
will hasten. rather that rctnri Il SETTLE
menr, for II will convince Germany thaI
further negotiations or parlcElng Is on'
of the question.
The prnS;dcnt TOOK a deep interest :"
the phra seology OF the aote /" Germany
and the communication may hc saio ~
rsnresen, a unanimous agreement insid"
~ the cabin.t The move has another
Sfgnifcancc; i: means that the United
,irne the merits Of ;h+ reparati"aS con
;roycrsy AMI that all eNprrsSi"nS puT'
oortinr 10 put the American Sofe!a'
ment in the position OF ;:,HInS S.dHS
80 unauthorized. Tho Washington goE'
.rnment has views oi is own as 20 no"
much Germany should pay and as I" ms
wisdom &C draStt" measures but thcS'
opinions will not be volunteered az :h'>
timc. The Hughes not. Is one OF me
shortest on record Sine" = = IN NHc
with the desire of thr Hard:nS admins
ration 20 keen hands OF u:pOean At
fairs Il plouscs III" "rrtconciIael~ c'"'
rents in the senate. who. by n" SaE
ara on t.p these days. Il dtSapp"ln''
% some extent those who briieVeI
American leadership might nave lnt"r
vcncd to bring The Germans and "'.''s
together. The insstcnce OF the Fren'R
however. that phyS!c'. coercion W..
solve the situation has been me d";ni"
ant factor N The whole business. S:n>'
mo British and F'r,.urh have nor been 4
cntirs accord. the .Amc:; an SoN""Hiut;;
was unwilling to add ;urth"r fu~! 10 M
Harnes By siding with III l@"t;t~'. O..
against the French. On ;ac ";1"r anna
the decision 20 give :hv ,;"rna%S = 49,
or-more Within which 70 cra:nH new pro
oosaIs mret~ v.th fave: hc-r he' @NS'
= OF the conviction :hat Germany WI. "
last see ihc handwriting on "a" Ma
and bow :" IT, iH"v;'nbis.
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