Evening star., 1921-01-23
MAY FORCE
GERMANY TO SEND
$780, 100000 YEAR
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cries of coal, as has been done dur
ing the last six months.
Special Tax ON Alcohol
AS to the mortgages and guarantees
which will be required from Ger
many, it is proposed that the allies,
in accordance with clause 248 of the
Versailles treaty, make a general levy
on all the receipts of the German
state, to be enforced only in case OF a
German default. 1t is further pro-
posed that the Germans shall be re-
quired to set up special taxation upon
alcohol. coal and other things as well
as special customs duties for the es-
tablishment of a fund for use in case
her normal resources should prove In
adequate to pay her debt. AS last
resort, the allies under this plan
would be entitled to seize Germany's
customs duties. request Germany to
suppress as measures Of economy Ger
tain appropriations provided in her
budget and postpone certain pay
ments toward sinking fund OF her in
ternal debt.
In order to tighten the burden upon
German shoulders the experts of the
allies recommend that a special COM
mission to report before April l shall
investigate the feasibility of re-
duction to 240.00O,0O0 marks gold the
cost of the allied army of occupation.
Really this would not exceed 100000
900 were the cost per head calculated
on the same basis as the cost of the
French army. 1t is further suggested
that the reparationS account be sim
plified through the reduction of diff
ferent heads and by the declaration
that 1.-The allies do not propose to use
the Stipulations of the Versailles
treaty so as to check the full develop
ment of German trade" 1t is virtually
decided that Germany is not to be re-
quested to hold new ships for the al
lies. that part of the merchant tom
mage called for but not yet delivered
shall be given up by the allies. and
that certain proportion of the ton
mage already delivered shall be re-
turned to Germany for a certain num-
ber Of years. Germany being asked
to reciprocate with fair treatment to
allied navigation companies and to al
low German emigrants going abroad
to sail by vessels under flags other
than Germany's. It also is suggested
that Germany be allowed two years
Tic BelllcHIenl Ol OlQ COHlIcECldi
debts, that reprisals authorised un-
der paragraph 18. annex 2, part 8, of
the Versailles treaty against post
war German properties be renounced.
and that up to a definite amount
German properties in allied countries
be free from measures of sequestra-
ton.
Hard Debt to Collect.
Thus I am able to give in advance
of other announcements the general
system of the propositions outlined
by the allied representatives. at the
Brussels conference.
The objection is that it provides
no definite ixation Of the total
amount of the actual German obliga-
tion. This hxation every French
politician is anxious to avoid. fearing
that the destruction of those illusions
of immense and quick payments by
the defeated Germans. which generally
possess the French mind. may recoil
upon his head.
1t is perfectly clear that the
longer France waits the less she Wall
get, because of decreasing allied will
lingness to support her claims. while
will gain strength, becoming con-
stantly q more difficult debtor to deal
with. Considerable criticism Of Ley
CUES and BRAND is heard because
they. IL not responsible for the above
plan. favor it.
Additional anxiety has been caused
by the attitude Of America Ambas-
sador JusseranJ has been unable 50
far to- forward any definite indication
Of the course President Harding will
follow. Because Of this It is believed
to be imperative that France should
evolve, not a partial, but q complete
solution Of the reparations problem
hofora No nch 4 altar which some en-
trance Of America into the field 10
looked for. Any definite plan would
make the adaptation of the American
tc the French attitude easier than 1t
could be IL nothing definite were set
tied. 1t is for these various causes
that the present moment Is looked
upon as being one OF the most vital
in the history Of France; go. ,,. =.
dye stuffs; Italy. 1,760.s10; Belgium.
1,190.375: Japan. 250.062.
The other ALLEGATIONS to Japan were
5.S55 kilos of pharmaceutical products
and 2S.678 gross tons Of shipping.
France received 166.924 gross tons
of ships: Italy. 124.s01; Belgium. 49,
sal.
France and Belgium shared all live
stock deliveries. the former receiving
207 ,943 head and the latter. 1925.
with the exception of zoo kilos to
Italy, France and Belgium also re-
cefved all the seed, France getting
6,501.310 kilos and Belgium. 301.o7s
kilos. France also obtained 109.S32
Belgium. 21,573, constituting the total
delivered France received 2.653
locomotives and Belgium. 1918. The
ls, 900 tons Of ammonium sulphate went
to France.