Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-06
], S. DEAF TO GERMAN
APPEAL FOR LOAN,
STANDS BY ALLIES
Insists on Full Reparations; in
a Memorandum, Washington
Suggests New Negotiations.
HUGHES IGNORES REQUEST

HUUhtS lUNUhCS hCIUCO
Washington. April 6 Germany has
failed in her urst appeal 10 the Hard
ing Administration This fact came to
light Yesterday with the announcement
that she had proposed 10 this govern
nent an International loan as the only
solution for the reparatiuns problem.
proposal which the Secretary of
STATE has deliberately ignored.
Instead Of supporting the loan. which
tho Gcrmaus undoubtedly hoped 10 float
.u the United states lin favor of which
the Allied governments would waive
THEN general mortgage upon Germany.
~, rotary Hughes merely expresses the
hope that the deadlocked powers will
reopen negotiations ON new basis ana
that those negotiations may Iead 10
prompt settlement
This stand is revealed IN correspond
epce a communication received from
pr walter Simons. German Foreign
Secretary. and a reply from the Secre-
tarV Of state transmitted through the
American commissioner IN Berlin
mad, public yesterday ~ the State De
partment
Profound interest has been aroused in
official CIRCLES iu the exchange between
the two governments the tirst to take
,.l..,, ,.,,u informally since the new
Administration came INTO power. This
interest IL even greater hy reason OF
th. presence in Washington Of the
Ntviaui missiou which came 10 plead
with this government for continued
support
u, tor, Tho two communications were
given publicity here copies were hand-
ell Is the representatives of all the Al
he'd powers in Berlin For 'hc better
part al an hour the British NmbassA-
d., Sr Auckland Geddes. conferred
privately with President Harding yes
terdaN afternoon presumably IN con
nc,.tion with tn, American attitude
tnvy,rd Germany still later in the
day Secretary 81 state hughes also
u,s closeted With tn, President NJ
Ni,lanl called al The White House later
IN The afternoon. but Il IS not certain
that ~ talked with Mr. Harding
The German memorandum Is an eX-
tended document. Ii expresses an earn
,st desire uf Germany - reach an accord
with III, Allies over reparauons anc
either unsettled issues. II IS denied tha'
Germany IS reluctant 70 recognize hel
financial liability III the present situa-
,top but il il insisted that she must not
he c1pectcd 10 pay more than may %
possible.
There arc two outstanding considera'
uons. il il stated. The first is the matter
~ rehabilitation of the devastated regions
and the next Is the immediate estblsh
al nj is Germany of sum OF money
Sith which 10 meet reparauons demands
In ,onne ton with rehabilitation. th'
..crmans propose thai aoorers oe sen
rom Germany 10 assist in TeouhdlhE ul'
a.stroyed cities and towns ana "ther
a4se rtstor, Northern France. huI y i
.rteudad that France does not wan
NJ devastated areas rehibiilta'eo' Iu'
.h, prtsent al .east. She wants the wal
,agtur, left undisturh,d Tor politica
purposes.
Rerardine the establishment Of th'
r.sh tund for reparatlons. the German:
tns.st ina. This can ONLY bt done through
Fl, Is r,as,. III German exports Dr
Snuop> rene. l. the idea that the frenci
.ad English taN, stock !n German cor
.r4tiau Is i means 81 collecting iron
-,# Ai Ss.h stockholders woul
p.r t.~ II are3 would he paper mar X
,.nt.a Du..Id not bt satisfactory
Tr .,na., ~ NJ German commune
,.t.r, leads up 10 the proposition tha
r.. economic rehabilitation II Europ
,.r onlx p, accomplished through a.
International loan 10 Germany.
Al international loan. IN favor c
vetrb fhe Allied and associated Gov
a-,,fo,tts would waive their genera
.rlrsrt. Dr. Slmons saws, "const
;lte. IN, onl, solution Of the problem
~. t,o,ernmeui OF Germany IS Pre-
Jared to offer the necessary securiue
t.r th, safety of such a loan
Tn. communication mentions T
s.ar,., from which tins loan might q
dtavu bGt = d obvious 10 al oillcla-
hcr. thai America - looked 70 Tor IN
money. THIS j. the only nauon VII
Uouid wealth ~ which Germany IS n'
already IN debt. Nor do the German
indicate what security they propose
give.
,,o,.rnmer. that Il the loan were proI
..,r, oreanlzed and offered. the mo-
,dds and II those who have evade
AVIATION bt granted a general amnest
~. Iarr. sums of German capital whic
ta1,. been secretly Withdrawn from Gel
af again would toe drawn in for tt
nd thereby become available Il
.aratlons. Germany would not
~ 10 assume the obligation
e., rest and the amortization Of u
.ar,lrr debts of the Allied powers witt
i, H.. limit - her capacity should IN
measure be entertained by the Allie
Governments and their creditors.
To this very definite proposal. U
A,,,.-tgf,p Government makes no answ.
whatever. Secretary Hughes reply
the Simous note which = model
.r.iR Ia contrast WIKI the extend'
,r,,,untratlor of Germany carri
,..,b = no commitment directly or il