New-York tribune., 1922-01-15
Settle Smaller
Alien Claims S,
Custodian Says
Colonel Miller Tells Repub-
lican Club Larger Proper
lies Ought TO Be Held for
tho Good of Both Sides
Senator Calder Il Speaker
He Predicts That Vote on
Tariff Will Come Before
Another Week Passes

Colonel Thomas w Miller, United
States Alien Property Custodian, con-
trolling $4o000o,ooo worth of property,
told an audience at the National Re-
publican Clubs luncheon yesterday
that he favored settling with smaller
claimants in Germany and Austria He
advocates holding the properties Of
corporations so that they may be kept
going, as formerly, especially where
keeping them in operation would mean
stimulation for idle concerns in Eu-
rope
United States Senator Calder said
that the Senate and House mad taken
| General Dawes's budget and still fur
ther reduced it S3S, 1000, 900, and he said
that Representative Madden. of the APP
preparations Committee. told him that
the budget could be cut $3.50, 100000.
Former Appraiser Wilbur +. Wake
man. secretary of the American Pro-
tective Tariff League, said that the
! American valuation protective tariff
was the only thing that would protect
the American manufacturer and make
jobs for unemployed.
Whitley Faycrs Sales Tax
Lcbheus Redmond Whitley. former
Attorney General Of the Philippines,
urged the adoption Of the sales tax for
raising Of Federal revenues. and said
it looked to him as if an "iniquitous
soldier bonus" would be imposed on
the country, in which case tho only tax
that would raise the money for it
would be a sales tax
Professor Frederick g. Robinson, of
the College of tho City Of New York,
predicted a $4,000 100000 budget for
twenty years. after which it ought to
60 to $4,000, 900, 900. he thought.
Colonel Miller said the S40O 600 900
owned by aliens in this country could
be made to help in tho stablization Of
business here and abroad. He said this
alien property represented $4,000 active
trusts. property scattered from the
Philippine Islands and Hawaii to the
New England coast, consisting Of in
dustrial plants, chemical works, WOODEN
mills, steamship lines, banks, land and
cattle companies. salmon canncries
| gold, silver and other metal mines and
; cclancous cntcrprises to say moth
ir. of thousands of parcels of real
st2tc and trusts represented by ~.
curties and liquid assets.
Opposes Confscaton
IN the peace reSOlutlOn, said Colo
nel Miller preference is made to Amer
lean claims against Germany, they be
ing divided into two classes-those OF
\ Americans whose cash was seized by
the German custodian and who arc now
being offered the return Of their cash
at the deprecated value Of the mark
worth third Of a cent, as against
- cents before the war;, and claims
of Americans on file in the State De-
partment for loss Of property and life
at sea because of submarine sinking:
before April 6, 1917 the total amount
of these claims being about $400,000,
| OOO
"Of this last named sum about $500
100000 represents claims for loss oi
life. When the claims are finally aud
tied they will be scaled probably tc
about 25 per cent Of their face. 1t j.
patent that moneys belonging to aliens
cannot be used to satisfy the claims o1
Americans without rcsorting to the
coniiscation of private property, q
course which is rcpugnant and not tc
be considered"
Harding Prediction Recalled
Senator Calder said that there was
little hope of reducing the Federal
budget below $500, 100000 unless q
further cut was made in the army and
navy estimates. The Senator said that
the temper Of the American Congress.
was against the proposed cancellation
Of the debts owing this government by
the European powers. He added that
Great Britain was the only country able
TO pay interest on its indebtedness