The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-31
American Victory In
Fixing Definite Sum
For ReparatiOnS
By DAVID LAWRENCE
Copyright by The lntell.Eeacer)

Washington. Jan. Go.--Tict"ricS are
sometimes bclatrd but history records
them u"ne the less All Washington is
p,eaS.G over the triumph at Paris a.
American idea ut uN;nG definite sum
,vat -, ru'auy >noGld pay rs r'paratl"n
fer wax damages.
For months the American financial
commissioners at TlriS fought t"r the
nN:r- ut a d,iin,tc sum but both l"ttn"
MINISTER lloyd ,;"nrg" and t'T"w''E
,'lrurm, ,tu were afraid that any sum
rri.r, hr liX"d would E, Disappointing
to ;H.'- peoples Ind that the! th"m-
s.,,r, would be- swept ou; 81 p"iitca!
bower President Wilson admitted b"-
fn-,. .hc senate foreign relations COM
rr.tt.,. at the White House thH' 'h'
fauur, - iiN the indemnitytt" =" r'i"
hy Germany was "nn :nt"rnAu"'h'
,:,cr,.-" and Senator Rorah d'dn press
hrm fn~ a reply But IN" truth Is the
pr.rnr ministers III the allied countries
N,,l retained their polItica, power ny
,,~,,r,,s.n.~ thr rnlssrS tNa, Germany
vrui, Jay a, ,7"rn"uS war indemnity.
As!,!,. from thc historical aspects "i
rh.. ,rr,.":ryrnt that has been re|rh"o
al ra:i,. thr effect upon American bdS'-
mss. "Sric"''"F'' ana '''NuSI, Inr.
subject "i mu', "'>'H>>S'''' -'r,.r,
oyer tn. news from Paris "1N EA'rit"E
S'uCl.u American cotton Gr""'VN """
wh,n; sruwrrS and manufacturers "v'
have. been ,.:,murIUE E"r foreign markets
hay, rp, hrrn able {" sell th"'r A"""N
hrcuu~r European muuy "AH d"Pr''iN'"
-, ,...o. ,;.rr.a, markets, have been
'.s ,..;nr,,,l ,;.lu, hr,au~.. thy worth
Z: ,,,,.,, money has nGciuatcd 50
,,,.,., v-;n Ia, min. oC tu" indemnify.
,;.~,o..r ,..,.f.lr Wiz hay" 4" drnnits
.r.,.. ain r.r.,,y exactly IT,, amount
~,', ...... ,,,,r,r,.,l anil Wuat iHrir "H-
....,t... ,,,, :, ~ rise. above lh,jc
,
"'' ei-,.s, Event.
.,,,,,,-.,,,.,
'..'.' ,,ar., ~ rho Ali,.@
,.,.,r,..,.,r.t h,-r ,,h,r, most
.,.,,. ,,,ri.y... ,n,. fang of thr in
,,,,-..,. = rl,. b,..,,..,s event that has
,,..,,..,.i ,,,r.. :l. pcpce treaty !i-.!f
,.,.rea
-., .-,-,.H br.....S LoDrasS:on
,,.,. ,.....d 80 ..rcrn:riSl. directly
.r. .,,,..,.,.f,,r g., ,,.-,..iurl tnot hnvrr-
,,,..., ,.p,-ll t,r,rr. Not knowing
..a,. l.,. , Ir,t nm. v..r. Obliged -
49,, ~, ,:.r,,.n. could hardly make
f,,,r-, n,,nS Internal political d!sor-
- .l,,.,... .b-,yr ,yArn .hr-. is - gur-
49, nh lud,,isiun ia tn. Contra, -uN
-rr,,.,,
nv. ,r,rric,u lnan,inl commissioner
n, ,,,-f.-- EtNrrl:,n paviS. who * at
nj under secretary OF state. ThoI"-
~. " l..,rr. nf + T. Morgan and Eou-
rarv. N.a,. Nl,,'"rn:rk and H"ru9r /
~. =
H.: u, = term O! 2m years. rh" re-
..-,, from Paris Indicate that the A.
80. willing tr stretch il 70 I@
~. .rb. \.rrr.-au advisers didn't
..,,,.,.,.., ., ,r.cif,. sum though II WIS
,,,. r,.r,,d ,bat .hry favored
,,.a,,,, h,irinr. or dnilorS Paris e.
~ ~, iyl,.,ru,;v Will bc Iixnd 1t
,.r.,.rx. billions.
,, 1,.+o--
EU' 80" N''"' '.''' = '"'' '"' ','''
- .I~t fNN" "''rP''d the Pr'h'!''e Va
ihc Aiarr.'rn ,c"r'm'HSi"n. namely tAr
uN'nG ct .' maximum ana in'hlmui" "t
>'ru. Kind with d"i'"''" torn "t |""rS
nt c"''r>". our "ta"iats hay" only red
t"r n'wSpn'"r reports th"S ia: D"' d"
n,rS"uli canvass 60 IN" various me-"
whn know TN r'r"r';i"n question h"'A
from u haNkirr -i.,ndp"!n; ts well I.
nu~ OWE u"lrru'u.ni'S' connection with
q lc.dS :, IN. conclusion that the
r-nblrm i> 70. mo- means settled. \
star, hJ> n,.u made. TIL" 'Aih"S hnvt
qE-"rd ..:nonE themselves but wh"n
,n"y 1nrr"'"h -" Germans. II is Ger
an rhu, m" batter viii show tn" fulfil
%, .r .,Dn,..u.. Sriru 4 .Hrer sum aS
,.r.,.-.l,... b,rr.,,, ,,d ,b,, German. viii
,.,I. ..,.,-. -, -, t.,i..,,
'''' ''">'''','"'' S"'F'' !" ,'' "',' ,,
states Ter ih"'r view. 'h' Nl'''N VIII
u.turt.:E hsS'. " GOOD de-'I "l respect
Ter .Nru ric.,u opinion t"r II i no secret
-..aI 49, Sn"u :,~ tin" Gr-InanS give tic
IHir. nun,i~ L. iu, amount Of the in
., 49, ,u. \, ...,,I..,.,r >, NO
,,,,.' -. ,.ou,,.r,r T,-
1'">' '''''''''.'' 80. a. =
t"r'iSh '""~ S"'S H"S "'S" :" P''''
IN th- United states or as part pa%
m"ut of eN.-tIuE MAJ debt
E:ui ~ tn:S juurtu-r Il il oppOrtuuc
p, ~.y..,r .,-t'r ,,.rt.,~rrd what is in tn.
,,.,l 80, .t, \,-tI.,.r ,d,,,,rrs,r,tl,r and
'',' ' ''' " -,
"'''' Wa 100 '"' .''' Wv ''''
.uE ,Il."h--l"t V''' ~ ~"
Substantial difference Of opinion BE-
r,,,..r I,rul.h,f,a0S ami Democrats n
.h.. -,.,- r,,,.,, th,, ND,.rir, v...I
~ .,-.,.;,., h...,r t ,..
""t 49, '''' ''' 49, -,
'""hES I"' E'''' .,'o'N ''"'N ''''' Ia
Americans Seh'r'-E GUY r"''T'' '"'
bonds a. an investment until the h't-
ii states - satisfied that the GHriuIrS :
can pay thu amount Imposed. In any
-. IN .,.,., .,u,.h,,v. 81, ,,,,t =,
D u .