Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-11

sUMPIRESTo HAVE
IA. DECIDING VOTE
.,-* # s !.
Justice Day to Hold That
Position; Democrats
May Object.
Washington, Aug. 11.-Agreement
between the United States and Ger
many to set up q bi-parte commission
to pass upon American war claims
against Germany and German citi-
port Of Republican congressional
leaders today, as a practical method
Of removing one Of the issues left be-
tween the two countries as an after
math Of the World war. -
Democratic leaders were said to be
Of the opinion that the commission
as provided under the agreement
signed In Berlin yesterday, would not
proceed without authority from con-
gress and even then could only de-
termine the fact of a claim and its
amount, without passing upon
methods of settlement. Some sena-
tors on both sides held the agreement
would not affect; the status of German
property now controlled by the alien
property custodian.
AS announced last night by the
state department tho claims commits
sion would consist Of one American
and one German member with an
umpire to render 3 deciding vote on
any question on which the commits
sioners failed to agree. Associate
Justice William r. Day of the United
States supreme court was named by
President Harding for the position Of
umpire, on the request of the German
government that this post be given
American commissioner will be an
nounced LATER, r..se
The commission will meet in Wash
inGton within two months and will
take Aup claims .dealing with: 7
ME Seizure Of or. damage to
s!Almsr tcansr rroPerty or interests With
" ~ the q former German possessions
:.t2l4nanage. to American proper.
~ Or Interests, resulting. from the
prosecution Of hostilities.sy :"
+ (3)-Debts owed. Americans by: the
German government or Germans. :
Washington, Aug. l1.--Announce-
| ment that an agreement between the
United States ad Germany providing
for the determination Of amount OF
claims against Germany was signed
: today in Berlin. was made tonight by
the state department. The agreement
| provides for a claims commission to
be composed OF two commissioners and
an umpire: .,s- f., !!
Associate Justice Day Of the United
States supreme court. it was announc:
ed, has been. selected by President
| Harding as umpire. He will have
authority to decide finally upon all
questions on which the two commits
sioners-to be selected by each gov
| ernment-may disagree.
! The selection of Justice Day, it wae
said, was made after the German gov
4 ernment expressed a desire to have ar
! American citizen appointed as umpire
| The name of the American commits.
sioner, it was said, will be announced
later. -
! Under the agreement, the cornmis.
sioners will meet in. Washington with.
in two months from the date of itf
signature and will pass upon 1
claims arising from seizure or dam.
age to American property within the
former German empire: (2) claims
arising as a consequence of the wal
and occurring since July 81, 1914, and
(3) debts owed as between the ma.
tionals of the two countries.
G. o. p. Support Assured . ~
Agreement between the United
States and Germany under which g
commission will be named to pass up.
l on American claims growing out o1
the war was assured general support
by Republican, leaders tonight, but
there was promise of sharp Demo
IScratic criticism on the ground tina,
the commission could not act with.
out approval of congress.
The agreement as announced to-
night by the state department was in
Iterpreted as serving to annul the plar
Of Senator Underwood of Alabama
the Democratic leader, whose bill pro
posing an American cemmission Il
pass upon American claims and auth
oriMng utilization of German property
/ held by the alien property custodian
to meet such claims II necessary, still
i is In the hands Of the senate judiciary
\ subcommittee. Chairman Cummin.
l said tonight the committee would
u meet soon, possibly this week, to con
slider it's report on the. bill.
i Authority Questioned
Senator Underwood could not b,
reached tonight but close associate e,
4 with whom he had discussed th,
4 question, said he held that the presi
u dent did not have powersto esta blish
claims commission independent o
congressy I. : t', stlsa yf.gt;
j Republican leaders said the agree