Evening star., 1921-04-23

By the Assoca tod Press.
PARIS, April 23.-The American re-
ply to Germany's request for media
ton. which reached Paris too late for
comment in yesterday mornings
newspapers, is dealt with prominent
ly by all the Paris journels this morn
ing. the interest in it ecipsing even
that in the Lympne conference be-
tween Fremiers Lloyd George and
Briand.
'i'resident Harding and Secretary
OF State Hughes saw the German
trap and were careful not to be
caught. says the Echo de Paris. IF
'efmany makes sincere proposals
they will find us ready to hear them"
In signed article in L'E,clair, Emile
hure' who formerly was Premier
brands chief OF cabinet. says:
Ihe note opens the way to a guar
ahtee OF permanent peace and gives
pack to France the moral support
WIN president wilson refused il -
ne Figaro says: The United States
invites US to find a speedy solution
-. the reparations problem. and the
rrehch government must express
>.
Says FitfnH Was Evaded.
me Hoyalist newspaper L'Action
rrancaIse says: president Harding
cvaded the pitfall into which Presi-
deht wilson fell. He refuses to be
thc umpire between the creditors and
the debtors. President Harding
M!SheS 70 help us. but upon the con-
me communist organ Humanite
says: Marshal Foch and Premier
iirland wanted to go to war. but
america Amer has spoiled their little party
me reparations question cannot be
SoINed ny the capitaliStic regime"
The gaulois says: France Will ex-
anime no proposition from Germany
uhtli the latter pays the billion marks
due March % and gives solid guar
aitees onn ~ LOT payment of the balance of
ii Uoo.O 900 marks due us May l."
The socialist Populaire says: We
consider American intervention as
the sole means of extricating both
the French and German governments
from the tragic situation in which
tney are entangled by their respec-
tive errors"
Inc Iemps, commenting on the reply
OF the United States to Germany's $
request for mediation with regard to
reparatlon, says:
one truth overShadows all in the
exchange of the German and Amen
can notes: If the German government
were ready to bring forth acceptable
proposals il would not make a detour
by way Of Washington. 1t would sub
NIT directly it's offers to the repara-
ions committee before the total Ger
man debt is fixed and the mode of
payments decided upon
me invitation of the United States
Tor Germany to formulate acceptable
proposals is impossible for the Simons
government. in view of the past two
years of odious propaganda. in which
Dr: Slmons himself helped by his
February speeches and by preaching
to the German people that they are
not responsible for the war, that they
owe nothing. and that they have not
been vanquished. If the Fehrenbach-
Simons government attempted now to
back water and formulate just and
equitable propositions it would be
carried away in the flood of lies and
hatred which it has helped to accumu-
late"
Speed AHtonixhes Berlin.
BERLIN, April 22.-The German
newspapers are not surprised at the
American government answer to
Germany's note regarding repa ra tions
but they are somewhat astounded by
the promptness Of the reply The
Tageblatt. which is liberal in it's
views, says:
Despite the confidence the Ger
mans have in President Harding. his
reply was what many of them had ex-
pected-only further evidence of his
sagacity. Everything now hangs on
the German proposals"
The Fossische Zeitung says the re-
ply WIS the only answer that could
reasonably have been expected The
nationalist organs assert that it only
confirms their predictions, and reaf-
firm that no nation and no govern
ment will be willing to intervene be-
tween the Germans and the victorious
entente.