Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-22
HARDING THINKS
i, 5. NEEDS TO
JOIN PARLEY
Relieves Refusal to Name
Reparations Delegate
Is a Mistake
WILL NOT INSIST
Feels That Congress Knows ne oh-
uation and is Responsible FOR ANY
Failure TO Act.

Washington, March 22.--RetusaI
Of Congress To authorize American
representation on the ReparationS
commission. created by the Treaty
of Versailles and authorized to set
tie all war accounts with GERMANY
already has resulted in heavy losses
to the United States, and the emo
is not yet.
This was candidly admitted at
the White House yesterday Wheh
the President, in discussing Ameri-
can interests in the financial trans
actions now taking place abroad,
undcr the terms OF the peace treaty,
let it be known that he would heart
ily favor action BY Congress wh;cn
would give this nation hand ana a
voice in the settlements still 10
come.
1t was added, however, that the
President has no present intention
Of making any formal proposal TO
Congress upon this subject. He IS
fullv convinced that the United
States is being jockeyed out OF ITS
manifest rights i'll more than one
direction and that all this might be
prevented if this Government partlc-
patcd directly in adjustments.
But Congress likewise knows all
this. the White House assumes.
President Wilson pointed 1t all out
before he went out Of office, and Nj.
Harding has found opportunities to
remind the House and Senate Oh un-
fortunate result of withdrawing
from the proceedings of the COM
mission. The President takes the
position. therefore. that since, Con-
gress has full knowledge OF the
facts. there is no need Of a message
from him or OF Administration pres
IRE for legislative action.
Meanwhile. this nation is getting
the short end Of the dea the White
House points out. It's claim for ap-
proximate!y $3.50. 100000. represent
ing the cost Of the American Army
of Occupation. has been ignored by
the Reparations Commission, tact
against which this Government has
firmly protested in note dispatched
10 the Allied powers.
1t is the fixed opinion of the
President and the opinion OF at least
4 yroup of advisers that if the
United States had been represented
on the Preparations Commission
when the time time came 70 DIVIDE
the initial Preparations payments
made by Germany, America would
have been paid in part. if not in
full. what is due US from Germany
on account Of the military services
performed by American troops III
The occupied area. -,,.
As it is. this $25G0O0.O00-a
sum which could bc used to great
advantage in Washington Just now,
with S50D.0OO.OO0 deficit staring
the Government in the face--may
not be collected until some distant
date. even if it should be collected
at ali. The Allied powers have
appropriated 10 themselves all of the
German money and they may pay
no more attention tn this Govern
m"nt's protest than they did 10 this
Governments claim for a share of
he fund.
il is noint"d gu; further nj the
White House that The Reparations
commission has complete control of
the drc exports from Germany; that
this commission distributes as it
sees fl the output. and that the
money from their sale is collected
and IS applied. with credit 10 Ger
many. toward the reparationS ac-
count.
For a time i: is further shown the
commission has complcc control of
the dye exports from Germany;
that This commission distributes AS
it secs f;t the output. and that the
money from their sale is collected
and is applied. with credit to Ger
many, toward the rcparations ac-
count
They were turned over to the Tex
tile Alliance for consumption in
America. But now the importat!ona
20 this country seem TO have ceased.
At all events the President has been
informed that not only is no money
being received by the United States
but no dycstuif.