The New York herald., 1922-03-11

Special cable TO THE New YoaK HERALD.
Copyright, 1922. bD THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. March 10.
After having decided, earlier in the
day. to distribute Germany's first bill
lion gold marks of reparations pay
ments among the Allies. leaving the
United States to whistle for nearly a
billion marks (s241 900 000) due to her
for expenses of the American forces
in Germany in the Coblenz area, the
Allied Finance Ministers decided to-
night not to enter the earlier decision
in the official minutes of the confer
ence until advice had been obtained
from the Reparations Commission.
with the demand for payment OF
the American claim presented yester-
day by Roland w. Boyden, American
observer at the financial conference,
will be presented the suggestion that
the Reparations Commission approve
and define the limits and the terms OF
loan TO be fioated in international
markets by Germany. not only TO
cover the American claim. but repara-
tions payments for the immediate fu-
ture.
The Allied Foreign Ministers ex-
pressed astonishment at the sudden
ness OF the American move. protesting
that they never had received any inti-
nation. official or otherwise. that the
United States intended to make a claim
on the first billion marks collected
from Germany. And by referring stimuli
taneously this claim and the loan pro-
posal to the commission, II Is assumed,
the Allied Ministers are opposed to the
United States sharing in any of Ger
manys payments to date.
Ministers Finally Convinced.
Mr. Boyden's argument convinced the
Ministers that the United States was
serious in demanding payments which
decided them instead OF closing the
financial conference tonight to await
the decision of the reparations com
mission tomorrow or Sunday.
According TO the proposed division OF
Germany's first billion Great Britain
would get 5o0.oOO.000 marks. Belgium
$50 100000. France li0,coo. 900 and Italy
20. 00o00o
The only comfort proposed for the
United states was apparently that she
might get her expenses for the Rhine
occupation later on from Germany out
OF the International loan, the flotation
OF which necessarily would depend
largely upon American markets.
separate Peace Brought ~.
The American claim for the cost or
her Army OF Occupation officially
brought up for the first time here the
inter relationship % Berlin, the Versailles
treaties and the question OF what part
nership. il any, the United states now
has with its associates by reason Of it's
separs te peace negotiations The Ameri-
San claim was based upon the CLAUSE In
the treaty concluded by the United
states and Germany wherein the
United States reserved the rights ac-
corded Ii by the Versailles treaty.
The meeting here. however. has
brought out the fact that The Allies
never conceded this, and that their con-
sent to such reservations as the United
states made In the Berlin treaty mover
was asked or granted As Lnder the
Versailles document the cost Of ocSupa-
ton comes ahead of actual reparations,
the Allies simply have counted the
United states OFT or their application of
this part OF the Versailles treaty al
though the American arguments all were
addressed to the point tnat the United
states should be included in the divi-
sion Of payments by Germany.