The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-04

with the Allies with regard to the payment, of separations, the State Dept. announced to- day.
 The State Department announced that a communication had been sent to Ellis Loring Dresel, American com missioner at Berlin, setting forth the views of his government. The com rnunication is in response to informal statements exchanged between Dresel and Dr Simons German premier
 The State Department did not at tach the dignity of note to the communication, it explained 1t expect ed the communication was sent 10 DreseI that he might correctly inter bret the attitude of the United States in his informal conversations with German officials.
 The communication expresses sat isfaction that Germany has indicat- ed a desire to pay separations, ana also expresses a hope that when Ger many reopens negotiations with the Allies with regard to the sum to De Daid, a satisfactory arrangement may be made. But it is stated very clear 1y that the United States must stalo with the Allies on his question:
 The State Department 1ssueo Ihs following statement:
 The Secretary of State instructed the American Commissioner at Beflln to make the following statement to the German niniser for foreign aI- fairs. ,.os
 .sThe Ebert government is pleased in the informal memorandum or pr. Simons at the unqueivical expressloh on the part of the German govern ment of it's desire to afford repara- tions up to the limit of German aoll- ity to pay. ., .,.o
 This government stands with the governments of the allies in holding Germany responsible for the war ana therefore morally bound to make re parations so far as may be possloIe- The recognition of this obllsatlon lI,i- III piled in the memorandum or Dr. ol. mons seems to the government or the U. S. the only sound basis on which can be built m ana Just peace under which the various na- liens of Europe can achieve once more economic independence and sta hility. This government believes that it recognizes in the memofanouuInh u Il of pr. Simons a sincere desire on the nart of the German government to reoDea negotiations with the allies on a new basis and hopes that such ne gotiatA1ls once resumed may lead to a prompt settlement which Will at the same time satisfy the just claims of the allies and permit Germany hopefully to renew activities.
 Charles Evans Hughes.
 March 29.
 Copies of Dr. Simons' memoran- dunn ana Lne IepiS ic tiLtt States have been handed to the dip = lomatic representatives of the princi- pal allied nations in Berlin
 The State Department also made public the following paraphrase of the informal memorandum of Dr. Si- mons, the German nnisister for for e>1gn affairs, telegraphed to the state Deparement under the date of March 23;
 Tt is the earnest desire of the gov ernment of Germany to reach an ac- cord with the governments of the al lies and associate powers and Il IS sincere in it's purpose to meet thelr requirements as far as possible That an agreement was not reached by the conference of London on the ques- tion of separations is matter Of eN- trame regret to the government o1 Germany In their efforts to reach an agreement the delegates rom Ger many went far beyond the limit con ridered possible for Germany in the judgment of any overwhelming ma iorjtv of her economic experts.
 '.It has been asserted that Germany is reluctant to recognize her ObHga- tion to make separations This is not correct, it is entirely clear not only 10 the government or Germany but to the German people also, that Ger many must make separations to the limit of her ability to pay. This real ization on the part of Germany will not be altered in any way by any changes which may take place in the internal politics of the country. Every responsible group particularly the
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