Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-06-25
MUST AGREE TO TERMS.

III this respect the work of tho III.
berian mission, headed by the presl.
dent Of the republic, Charles Dunbar
Bradley King, which has been in
Washington since early in March, has
boon failure.
IL new loan Is obtained by LII.
IBERIA sufficient TO enable her to meet
her obligations under the information
al receivership; to pay tho lapscd In.
terest OH her foreign loans and resto,e
her credit it will be upon terms to be
stipulated by this government to
which Liberia must agree.
What those terms will be has not
been disclosed. 1t Is understood that
the reason why Liberia was able to
draw only $4,000 against her war
credit OF $5O0O000 was her failure to
meet the requirements stipulated
when that credit was advanced. What
those requirements were have also
never been made public. and doubtless
! will not be.
WITHOUT LEGAL OBLIGATIONS
Whatever moral obligation this gov
crnment may be under to grant fur
Their allowances under the war credit
and 1T is doubtful If there Ia any
such, there is no legal obligation AMI
action taken In Congress and in the
courts since the departure of the Ii
berian mission from Monroyia. and
before its arrival here, preclude the
possibility OF such extensions being
! made.
4 1t is the understanding that new
n 1rvfN N,
sion Will begin On Wednesday of next
week looking toward the placing Of
The question on an entirely new basis
ana that If satisfactory arrange.
mcnt can be agreed upon tho matter
VIII be referred to Congress where
authority for making new Liberian
i loan must be sought.
a week ago the colored delegates
! sent here by Liberia were in q state
&of encouragement at the failure Of
#thelr efforts to obtain the balance or
Hthe 100000 war fund. The finances
#of the mission depleted by a loss of
B$b'0O0 in exchange were running low
and its members, headed by President
King, in n melancholy state, were
on the point of returning to Liberia
HWith whose affirs the President has
l8been out OF touch for some months.
3fIe was obviously in something OF n
! predicament, being equally embarras
8fed by remaining in Washington auy
Ponger or in returning to Momrovia
S8with his mission failure.
Since then Liberian finances have
picked up-6o far as the mission is
eonccrned-the delegates have begun
II o smile once more, and now that the
Indications are that the United Statos
which has been rather busy with larg
= n and more pressing problems, is
tbout to look into the Liberian situa
- ion bit the mission has delayed it's
e&iepartuae.
TALKED OF 100000 LOAN
Although they camo to Washington
pstensibly to obtain the remainder Of
i no 100000 war credit, 1t develop.
/ ID after the arrival of the members
bf the mission in Washington that
i heir plans were more ambitious. To
tenNy they have talked of obtaining
u $40, 100000 loan. out there Is excel
ont reason for believing that the
smaller sum will be the maximum
which this government will he likely
70 extend to its colored ward on tho
Tor side OF the south Atlantic.
Heretofore, American interest In
liberia, If there has been any at all,
as been wholly sentimental, grow.
Iat OF tho circumstance OF the found.
|ns or the republic about 100 years
lfgo under American auspices. Ger
pany has been eliminated by the