Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-04-29
&C RMANY APPEALS
TO UNITED STATES
Asks the President to Mediate
Question of Reparations.
HARDING REFUSES TO ACT
Reiterates His Hope That the Berlin
Government Will Promptly Form
ulats Proper and Workable
Proposals to the Allies.

Berlin, April 22.-The German gov
ernment formally asked the President
Of the United States to mediate in
the PREPARATIONS question.
The note embodying the request was
forwarded Wednesday by Loring Dire
sci, the American commissioner In
Berlin, to the State department at
Washington. 1t was signed by Chancel-
Tor Fehrenbach and DR.. Walter Sim
ons, the foreign minister.
Received at Washington.
Washington, April 22.-In its ap-
peal to President Harding, made pub
lie here Germany asked that the Uni
ted States set the amount of repara-
tons Germany should be required to
pay.
In it's reply, also made public, the
United States said it could not agree
to mediate the question, but If the
German government would submit its
proposal, the United States would con-
slider bringing 1t to the attention OF
the allied governments, "in manner
acceptable to them, in order that the
negotiations may be speedily re-
sumed."
Text of Appeal.
The following is the text Of the
German memorandum delivered to the
American commissioner at Berlin for
transmission to the State department:
''In the name of the German govern
ment and the German people. the I'M
dersigned, Notwithstanding the still
existing technical state of war, re-
spectfully petition the President OF the
United States of america, to mediate
the PREPARATIONS question and to fix the
sum to be paid by Germany to the
allied powers and to eagerly urge him
to secure the consent of the allied
powers to such mediation. They
solemnly declare that the German peo-
pie are ready and willing to agree
without qualification or reservation to
pay to the allied powers as reparation
such sums as the President after ex-
animation and investigation may find
just and right. They formally pledge
themselves to fulfill in letter end
spirit all the provisions of any award
that may be made by him.
"With abiding faith in the night
eousness of this request and with I'M
deniable sincerity of purpose the Ger
man people through their constituted
government submit their appeal to the
President of the United States with
the confident hope that it be granted
to the end that a final award may be
made in accordance with right and
justice to meet the heartfelt wishes OF
all civilized nations, and to avoid the
Unreasonable consequences Of immi-
nent coercive measures and to nro-
mote the peace of the world"
Harding's Reply.
The following is the text Of the
reply of the secretary Of state, for
warded through the American COM
missioner IT Berlin:
'This government could not agree
to mediate the question of reparations
with view to acting as umpire in
it's settlement. Impressed, however,
with the seriousness OF the issues In
volved dis they affect the whole world,
the government of the United States
feels itself to be deeply concerned
with the question Of obtaining an early
and just solution. This government
strongly desires that there should be
an immediate resumption of negotia-
tions. and reiterateS its earnest hope
that the German government will
promptly formulate such proposals as
would present proper basis for dis
cussion. Should the German govern
ment take this course, this govern
ment will consider bringing the mat
ter to the attention of the allied gov
ernments in a manner acceptable to
them, in order that negotiations may
ho Spaodilv resumed"