Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-07-19
u. S. PAYS BRITAIN
ENORMOUS SUMS
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vaucad did not involve "mutual sacri
fees" and would virtually leave the
United States to bea. the brurt of the
i8tsggeaiing Financial bua1Gen of the war
Pointing out that cancellation OF
THE ddts would not involve any losses
TO GREAT Britain because her loans
had tcen nllade mostly with money adj
varcef by tlbis country, Secretary
Hoius.tcr asselIted that IN the last
alnalyS:S ut Simply involves com
.lilut;ion mainly 10y tile United States.
"This nation he concluded, mas
rgc.itlsr s'2gsght nor received substaui-
,tiial berefDts from the war. On the
either .hatrd, the ALLIES, although hav-
ing suffered greatly in loss of lives
amt; prosperity, have under the terms CT
title Treaty of Peace and otherwise a'c-
quNed very considerable access;ons
eff territories, populations, eGCnon1G
: srrG other advantages. 1t 'mCErld there
fore seem that if "a full account were
taken of these and of the whole sttlla
1lom, there would be no desire ncr
reason to call upon the gowernmet Of
this country fer further contributions
Secretary Mellon td.d the Fnamce
Committee HE had TO objection to the
authority asked fOn' by the Treasury
Department. being limited to five
ye:cs.
"Wiould you object 70 a .two-year
1fnl;taltion 2" Senator Reed inquired.
81 do NOT tHink THAI would be fea
siB,e," Mr.. Mellon answered.
Senator Curtis, Of Klans2s, The Re-
publican whip" said THAT Senators
''c7 beth sides" believed the "entne
subject of fcneign loans ought to be
fully con$iIcned and cssnef,i!!ly weighed
bafcate the Treasury Department Is
given all the authority it seeks
at might be embarrassing ito a for
dlgn government as we'll as to our
selves to make public a settlement CT
f2ii:i:2n debit" M.dllcn said at may
CIR It may not be- advisable ito give
rub!irity to whatever negotiations we
enter into. ! would like to think acu
Il before discussing it more fully.
we might effect settlement WITH
Great Britain, for instance, while ne
g2tiar;mg cme ut Hh'a same time with
France, an,i there might Tie reasons
why it would 5c ;mpracticabie on IL
iadvisshle 10 let France know at ths
lime wlTat cuTi agreement with Grsat
Rrraaiin wys. This sort of thing may
going en- for years to come
| Although Great Britain owes the
United States Ibillinns off do&laus or
which THE interest is long overdue, this
government is continuing to turn owen
t l.er millions lin settlement of wan
c-sIlass which she lis assiduollsly press
ing.
This practice was revealed by Sec
ra.jsay Meilon. He admitted that with
In Tie last few days 100000 hay
tbssn pai;l the British Government ii
settlement OF it's claims against thG
W2r Department for the transpcrta
Ism elf troops and supplies dur:ng the
tc1nrt:s.ca. The action, he said, hac
been taken at the direction Cf the At
tcaniey Gen raj.
Further, he disclosed that this pay
nren;t was emily The balance OF "large
account" for similar seyvices which
the government had Iiqufcaated in cash
INSTEAD oif applying it against the
British debt, and irrespective of the
fact that THE American Shipping
Beard held am identical claim against
TIE Crown gcvemnGert for $4,000
coo.