The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-03-31
LEADERS BACK
Rhine ARMY BILL
Senator Borah Says Attitude of
Europe Warrants Immediate
Withdrawal of All Troops.
ATTACK STAND OF ALLIES
Democratic Leader Regrets We Are
Not Fully Represented on Repara-
tions Board-Pars Hopes They
Will Open Way sor Settlement

Washington.-All the American
troops now in Germany should be re-
called and the United~ States Govern
ment should insist that it claim for
more than $240,000000 representing
the cost of the American troops on the
Rhine be paid, Senators Underwood.
BOrah and Lodge declared in the SEN
ate. Messrs. Lodge and Underwood
held that the Allies were apparently
seeking to delay the payment of the
obligation on a technicclity, and MIR.
Borah, supporting the position Of the
two leaders, added that the effort to
delay was in his opinion unwarranted.
Senator Borah brought up the Army
of Occupation bill b. calling to the
attention of the Senate the statement
credited to NJ. Poincare, the French
Premier, that in his opinion the United
States had no right to collect this debt
from Germany. Mr.. Borah said that
he entertained no doubt, that Secre-
tary Hughes would know how to
handle the question and that he would
find a way to get the money.
"Our army" added Senator Borah,
twas supposedly left in Europe in the
interest of the nations associated with
us in war. Certainly our troops were
not kept on the Rhine for the benefit
Of the people of the United States. 1t
looks Low as if those troops are no
longer needed in Germany, and the
present attitude of the Allies appears
to me entirely unwarrs nted, and we
should bring all of our soldiers home
at the earliest possible opportunity"
Senator Underwood said:
$50 far as / am concerned, l can see
no reason why a single American SOL
dier should remain on the Rhine. 1t
was on the invitation of the Allies
that our troops were sent to the Rhine,
and 1t was as result of that invitation
that they were kept there. The claim
of our government for the cost of their
is in every way justified.
''In right, justice and fair play, the
government of this country is entitled
to stand on the same basis in this
matter as are the Cther nations whose
troops are in Germany. The position
of the Allies in opposing payment on
a technicality is something very much
regret"
Senator Underwood also said he re-
GREETED that this country was not rep
resented on the Allied Reparations
with which stateme:
Senator Poindexter took issue, point
ing out that, in his opinion, this coun-
try would become involved in Euro
pean controversies if the views Of Mr..
in the oatter were to pre-
vail.
Mr.. Lodge said tat the sum owed "
Germany for the American occupation
was a matter independent Of repara-
tions. This claim, he held, was one
that originated with tn, Armistice, and
not with the Versailles Peace Treaty.
The presence Of the American troops
on the Rhine, with the cos. Of their up
keep, Senator Borah said, was one of
the things retarding the economic le-
covery of Germany. II, added that it
was calculated to retard rather than
pacify the situation in Europe, :"ua-
ton, he held, that was fraught with
grave possibilities for all the nations
'sIf we must wait ,ntil Germany pays
all her other war del before Paying
us for the maintenance of our troops"
Senator Norris. eve will
wait until men now young die of old
age, and the country has forgotten
that there were ever any troops on the
Rhine. Every American soldier on the
Rhine should he brought home at once.
and l hope that our government. will
take immediate Measures to bring
them home"
"That is ,lso my hope" said Senator
Lodge.
"If our troops are brought home,"
said Senator Borah, 1--WE could at least
reduce our home army by the number
so returned"