Arizona republican., 1922-03-23
POWERS ARE
NOTIFIED U.S. EXPECTS
PAYMENT Of ALL COSTS
Allied Governments Plan To Completely Ig.
more Claim For Costs Of American Army
OF Occupation Brings Strong Protest From
Secretary Hughes; U. S. Has ReceiUed No
PAYMENT To Date

ceiving assurances OF payment" this
government would be only too happy
to proceed to the consideration OF
suitable means" by which its claims
might be satisfied.
Text Of Communications
The text OF the identic communica-
tions addressed to the governments
of Belgium, Great Britain. France,
Italy and Japan on the American de-
mand for payment of Rhineland oc-l
cupation costs follows: 90
THE government OF the United,
States has believed, and still believes
that the governments of the allied
powers have no disposition to oues-
tion the right Of the United States to
be paid, upon an equal footing with
them. the actual cost OF it's army OF
occupation which it has maintained IN
Germany since the joint armistice
agreement of November IL. 1918.
While the attitude OF the government
of the United States as expecting
full payment Of these costs has been
repeatedly set forth, it is deemed TO
be appropriate, in view of the recent
developments to make this statement
OF its position:
"The amount Of the claim Of the
United States for its army costs is
understood to be well known and TO
be free from any substantial dispute
According to the information and ac-
counts in the possession of the allied
governments, II appears that the total
cost OF all OF the armies OF occupa-
tion from November II. 1918 to May
/, 1921, amounted to 1883, 2S2,000 gold
marks: that the amounts due to Bel
gium, France and Italy for their army
costs for that period have been paid
in full: and that the unpaid balance
OF army costs due Nav 1, 1921.
amounted to 1850, 090. 600 gold marks
due to the United States and the
British empire as follows:
United States 966,S74,oo0 gold
marks.
British empire. s9s.7ls.OOO gold
marks.
ut is understood that between May
/. 1921, and December 81, 1921. tho
British government received cash
payments as against this balance OF
about 130, ,696,o00 gold marks. In
view Of the position taken by the
government or the United States
this payment was expressly made and
received subject to the rights OF the
United States.
Cannes Action Surprise
"In November. 1921, the commits
sion appointed by the supreme coun-
ell to give its opinion on the expenses
of the armies Of occupation made IT'S
report. dealing with the army costs
since May ], 1921. This included cal
culations with respect to the Ameri-
can army. and its actual costs since
that date We're included in the pro-
posed provision for payment pari
passu with the other powers.
1T had been supposed that this re-
port to the supreme council would be
referred to the conference of AM
bassadors and would pave the way
for suitable action with respect 10
the American army costs, both cur
rent and accumulated.
1T was with surprise that the gov
ernment of the United States recent
ly learned that negotiations. in con
nection with and following the meet
ing at Cannes in January last, APP
contemplated the substitu-
tion for the recommendation OF the
army costs commission OF other ar
which would ignore
American army costs altogether, al
though estimates both for army costs
and reparations were being made on
the basis OF the entire capacity OF
the German government to pay.
when it came to the notice OF
this government that it was proposed
at the meeting Of the finance min
listers, TO convene at Paris, March s.
definitely to define the greater por-
ton of the amount heretofore paid m
cash by Germany and not yet finally
allocated, to the payment OF army
costs without making an provision
for those OF the American army, It
was deemed advisable again TO direct
attention to the position OF the
United States. The government Of
the United States has been advised
that all the arrangements OF the fl
nance ministers have been made sub
iect to the rights of the United States