The Washington times., 1922-12-20

neCtlon WIN inc
WILLIAM HARD visit soon to be
made here by American Ambassa-
dpr Harvey from London. It 10
skcs seiif enable the State Depart.
njenG 10; eQuip itself. with complete
fFst.hahd personal American re-
pbrts ON the whole reparation situ.
ation a. ~ exists in the politics OF,
tie continent and Of Britain. (
80 far as American participation
~ the, reparation question in Paris
Il concerned the present state of
things seems to be as follows: I
MIR. Boyden, the chief American
Unofficial reparation observer. and
hyB~ alternate. Colonel Logan, are
continuously In touch with all the
Ftenoh and British, and German
financial and political persons who
aTe most Immediately engaged in
trying, 10 bring the reparation ques-
tikn TO q solution and conclusion.
The views Of these American OBJ
servers are sought and are un-
altogether frankly given. 1t IL to
b necessarily assumed that these
vtews by Mr.. Boyden and Colonel
Logan are not out of harmony with
t1e views Of the American Govern.
nient at Washington.
am able to state from personal
0hservation In Paris last year that
the views then expressed by Mr..
Bpyden and Colonel Logan were
essentially Identical with the views
lately expressed in Washington by
Administrations spokesman in con.
vSrsation with the press.
American policy for long time
now has been continuously in favor
Of making Germany pay what. Ger.
many can actually pay and of de.
nianding that sum from Germany
arid no more.
This. American policy is thorough.
ly. understood by all persons i'm
nediately concerned. No political
parsonage of any consequence in
Paris or London or Berlin is In any
doubt as to the nature of the Amer.
lean policy toward the reparation
problem. The idea that European
statesmen do not know what the
v9ice Of America says on this prob
lem is a myth. a~
The only further thing that
America could do would be to- lift
its voice publicly and openly instead
Of unofficially and privately.
The present difficulty is that
while the American views are well
enough known to the statesmen Of
Europe they are not realized by the
peoples or Europe. They do not
penetrate European public opinion
The question UP for decision really
A.
Shall American influence con.
titue to be indirect and unofficial
arid diplomatic and essentially
secret or shall 1t be exerted to It's
full power In formal open COM
mpnications amid circumstances of
pitiless world publicity?
II is believed that the French
feelings on this subject are
thoroughly understood by, Mr..
Hodge. who has been in Europe as
an American representative ever
since the end Of the war and who
previously was an American army
officer in, overseas service in
France during the war. 1t II
equally believed that Ambassador
Harvey is thoroughly familiar with
British feelings regarding the pres
ent emergency. The reports Of the
two men are believed to agree on
the proposition that a discussion of
loans to Germany Is entirely pre-.
mature until the two following pre-
lirinary conditions have been
created.
]. A feeling in, Germany to the
effect that the demands upon Ger
many for reparation payments have
been fully and exactly stated within
the limits of Germany's ability to
pay. and that those demands will
hereafter never be increased and
never be diminished.
2. A feeling In France to the ef.
feet that Germany will now go,
ahead and make the payments thus
fixed. and wilf resign itself to a
life Of work In place Of life Of
wAr. =. 49,. e,7s
It ID generally held in Washing.
ton that the task OF creating these
two conditions and of establishing
those two feelings win last long
enough to enable the bankers of
America to save up quite a little
additional, money before they are
esSlled amor, tn lend II tn Gerrnanv