The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-30
England and France
Grateful TO America
For Its Loyalty
NJ DAVID LAWRENCE.
(CopyrtsIt b. th2 IH:elligencer)

Washington. -tr-., CO Great Britain
and Franc are deeply sra:etu: 20 'he
United STATES gover2mcn. ro- IN: cour-
:esy as wei as loyalty displayed - IN.
allied governments in handling the Ger
man reparation proposal.
Officially. indeed. nothing has happen
ed-the allies havcn't rejected or accept
ed the German proposal taey haven:
expressed their views on how X might
DO modified satisfactorily. in fact the
allied governments have received no
proposition from Germany because the
United States hasn't transmitted any
document Comment. therefore. as q
It's unacceptability as an Offer OF its cn-
accoptability as basis for negotiations.
mas not been formally uttered BY any o:
the allied governments 20 our govern
Aens. All this is dipimatic fiction and
custom, but Il tells the story. t'cr. IS
a matter OF fact Secretary Hughes did
give duplicates OF :he German proposal
to tho a;nba SSldorS and ministers OF thc
allied powers just a. soon as thc tr.H-
graph operators handed : booktu. Vi
carbon copies 20 htr, And within 4
short time thereafter. the American se:-
rotary or state learned the immed la tc
reaction OF the diplomats here TO the
proposal. And since then. too. thc Brit
isa and French premiers have spoken
publicly their d.saprroval
Await Next Move.
What then - tue rext No~H" SiEce
the allies have received no proposa.
from Germany Officially. ;hcy have
tothing before them. As announced by
Premier Briand. unless = sac!Sta Glory
propose, before the supreme courr" on
May l. the occupation ot .hr Ruhr ra.-
Law. 49,
penalty for German defauit.
So far the United States has not de-
ctded to send the German proposal %
the allied conference ror intimations
public and private show the American
government how unacceptable the Ger
man offer Is. Therefore. the Germa ::
maneuvsr OF mediation through the
United States eorernurent has tempor-
arily At least fallen through. An eicv-
snth hour effort TO stop the occupation
Of Ruhr can still be made by Germany
either through the IG:tNd States or III
yectly through all ed diplomatic repre-
aentntives IN Berlin. but Il Is hardly OK
pcctcd.
The original German proposal how
ever, lies on the desk OF Secretary
Hpghes unactcd upon. The cab!ne,
Meeting here cannot advise any aftr1na-
tive course but simply must wait dtvel-
opmsnts. There has been a good deal OF
talk to ths effect that shc United States
government has rot from the beginning
been desirous OF finding urc whether the
German proposal MAS acccatahl" buI
whether II would afford basis for re
.xotiation. fnasmuch as Officially the
American government has not yct tran>-
nnitted the documen 70 thc allies. ne
chances are tha. the suprem" counC;i
will not comment on the German pro-
posaI either as to rs merit aS 4 bas.,
for negotiation or anything else.
Americas Position
One important fact remains. however
And the allies ere deeply senSibi" OF thai
fact. II Is that the Germans hav, Toy
1ally placed before the United States
government documcn: whicn the Amer
can government can answer If Il choose.
either nox o. mex: xeek attcr ehe Ruh,
valley has beer occupied. America. II
other words. h2S become q :nnArs o.
communication between Germany and
The ariIes and IL the United States vShr>
o adopt the role OF mediator next wee;
nat position is still open TO the WASH
inston government.
But the allies view such I. cnn:ineenry
with peculiar emotions. They insist tr2'
Z the United States aCtS .,S IN int"rme'
diary, the Washington government AUTO
matically deserts tho allies and becomes
more or less Ncutr.,i rs between cht
allies ON the one hanG and tho GerDla rs
On the other hand. and IS no long: !
partner in the rCpa7ation$ question oH
no side ct the allies. This IA" allies
declare. means also that any propositions
made BY Germany and transmitted b.
the Unietd States M eventually ha'.
o be undnrwhittNn hy the United States
The allies have fa.th m German
promises. VIII I'll. United States D.
ready t. furnish military - ccon1mtc
support TO the allies l. the Germans AZ
ter agreeing 70 pay decide /" r"pGdiatc
,he!r promi.a" The allies imagine tAa'
aA ADMINISTRATORS. which has repud!ated
he league ~ antiuuS and ent&ng!emcn'
n Europcla affairs will decline - tak'
The responsibility Or DH6:ati3S :" ~
European affair. although To he sure t"'
allies woulG b" happy :" have ;ae tnitsc
states unds-Nri,H German promise.
either financiai! or otherwise. In
y.her words Will America A. n ne;tnt!a'
;o- ro- Germany "cccpt :he reSponSthil
ties which any agca; assumes IN e. rcy'
.aS OF any tr;nsar;iua -" as rr:3ctp9,
Hughes In Cautious.
The departncat OF state IS we.E@tn-
these considerations carefully. ~" -
entire administrator = GtS.nclinr.: I,
ket mixed Up IT, IA" separations COntr0
vcrsy at ali anu Il Germany imagine:
she has pleased n" American rorera
ment b. dropp."S -" r";E,rat;"" rrrH
lem on the Goor~'",, - 80 White linus.
she Is mu"h ru!>;ate:, The United
States GorcraiE":,t h:.s rf-".y b." :,