Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-26
AMERICA DELIVERS
EMPHATIC NOTE ON
RH|NELAND COSTS
Holds Saar Mine Deal With
France Does Not AT.
feet Issue.
U. S. ASSERTS is DUE
EQUAL TREATMENT
Paris Discussion of Army Ex-
pensc Deficit Beside
the Mark.
DOES NOT CHANGE POSITION
ihH Country Should Have Some
frop"rfi"n OF Payments Dis
u. S. ASSERTS is DUE
EQUAL TREATMENT
DOES NOT CHANGE POSITION
THIS Country Should Have SOM.
proportion OF Payments Dis
tributcd to Other Nations.
tBy Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON. March 9Th,
American government has sent 10
the allied powers another note SIM
Elemental 10 that recently dis
patched ana designed to support II,
claim for equality with those now
ers in the payment Of costs arising
from the Rhineland occupation.
The new note. copies OF which
were presented today to the British,
French. Italian. Belgian and Japa-
nese governments ~ American Dip
loma,ic officials in the capitals OF
those nations. declared that whether
or not there should be q deficit in
the French account for its occupa-
ton army-costs AS OF May ], 1921.
the claim for equality on the part
OF the United States would not
thereby be affected.
Note Ia to the Point,
The American government, in IT,
supplemental note in words charac-
'erized by one official as plain IL not
diplomatic. notifies the allied gov
crnments that no Juggling of book
Keeping as regards the Rhineland
occupation costs viii! deter the
United States from pressing what IL
considers just claim.
High State Department officials. in
making public the new note, ex-
planned that the original identio
notes delivered to the five allied
powers early this week stated that.
nrrnrIinO n i,Fn
counts in possession Of the Ameri-
can government, it appeared that
the amount due TO France for its
occupation army costs to May had
been paid in full. as had costs of
the armies of Belgium and Italy:
Recent dispatches from Franc, IL
was said. had intimated that the
American government made n mis-
take in saying that France had been
paid in full, and the supplemental
notes delivered today were designed
to forestali any such suggestions.
Text OF Supplemental Note.
The text OF the supplementary.
note follows:
I'm its note OF March 90. 1922. the
government or the United States
stated that. according to the infor->
nation and accounts in the posses
sion OF .ne allied governments. i.
appeared that the amount due to
France for its army costs TO May /.
1921. had been paid in full. chiefly
through deliveries OF property.
The government OF the United
States is now informed that it Is
proposed TO postpone the debit to
France for tho value OF the Saar
mines as though delivery were made
in kind during the year 1872 This
government does not deem II to be
necessary ut THIS Tina to enter into
questions relating 10 debts or
credits in the account. or to con-
slider the effect of ths postponemcrt
OF the debit for the value OF the
Saar mines, and all questions OF this
character are fully reserved.
Does Not Affect situation.
II is deemed TO be sufficient TO say
mcnt Of the United States that the
question whether or not there would
be deficit in the French account
for army costs as OF May I, 1921,
upon Il final agreed statement OF thai
account. is a matter which does not
affect the position of this government
with respect TO It's right to receives
the payment OF the actual cost OF its
army y. occupation upon an equal
footing with the allied powers