The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-03-29
SUM is IMPOSSIBLE
Wirth Predicts Genoa
Will Either Make or
Break Reconstruc-
ton of Europe.
REICHSTAG APPROVAL
Charges Allied Commission
Had Neglected to Learn
Germany's Situation.
AN INTERNATIONAL LOAN
Two Entente Generals Cost
Germany as Much as Her
Whole Cabinet.

Special Gable 70 TUr NEw York HrrALr.
Copyright 1929, b. THE NEw YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Berlin, March 2s.
DR.. Wirth. Germanys Chancellor
Of fulfillment,' told the Reichstag TO.
fused to fulfill the conditions Of the
recent Reparations Commission note
in so far as it prescribes the raising
of $4,000, 5000 marks in new taxes
and establishes allied financial con.
troll. DR.. Wirths detailed presenta.
tion OF what the commission required
was greeted with laughter. His
speech up to the concluding passage
was in sensationalist vein and re-
peatedly invoked braves from the
Conservatives and the members OF
the Volkspartei. Even at that il con.
tanned d veiled promise to increase
German taxes and ended with a
pledge to continue the policy Of ful.
fllment as far as possible.
The Chancellor read the note from
the Allies to the German peace dele
1 CATION at Versailles, in which the
| Allies pledged that the Reparations
| Commission never would interfere
with Germany's financial independ.
ence. and in particular never would
| prescribe tax measures. This was
\ perhaps the most effective moment in
DR.. Wirth's speech.
| High Cost OF Entente Generals.
The Reichstag also burst out with
I approval when, discussing possible
/ economies, he declared that it cost
Germany more to support two En-.
tente Generals than to pay the sal.
aries and expenses Of the entire Cabi.
net, of which the Chancellor is Presi.
1 dent. lie analyzed the budget and
found the only possible margin OF
saving lay in a sum less than 10000.
4 100000 marks, whereas the fall OF
the mark since the publication OF
| the commissions note already had
Z lNlNG1th tie buu6tA pS -OtVVVsVUVsVpt
marks.
Germany. said the Chancellor, was
eager to raise an international loan.
but that was impossible unless tho
reparations problem were solved as
a whole, to the satisfaction OF the
business world. lie also pledged that
| Germany. so far as il lay in her
power. would pu. an end to the flight
OF capital from the country. but he
declared it was problem that could
not be coped with save by interna-
tional cooperation.
/ BERLIN. March 2s Associated Press'.
IF the Genoa conference proves a
viii o the wisp instead OF shining
star that will brighten the path TO re-
! construction. then the problem OF re-
\ facilitating Europe in general anil
Germany in particular will continue 10
I be treated IN spirit of arbitrary die
tation." Chancellor wrth told the
Reichstsg to-day outlining the refusal
by the German Government of the
4 Reparation Commissions latest terms.
Moratorium wouId Have HELPED.
! Dr. wirth protested emphaticaly
against the principle or allied control
\ in the assessment and collection ~
taxes which he considered incompati.
bic with the right OF elf-determnation
and national honor He said the Rep
arations Commission by granting a
ratorium might have contributed 10
the stabilzation OF Germany's fnan-
cial position but that by its conditions
Il had done the opposite. although per-
haps unwittingly
The commissions demands he de-
clared. proved that Germany's represen-
tations had created no impression what
ever. Even " she could bear the taxa.
tion demanded. he said Il was irnpos.
sible for the Government. while occu-
pied with the Genoa conference, 20 work
out = plan by May a.
Much significance Is attached to
statement in Die zeit that Charles Lau-
rent. the French Ambassador. who re-
Gently went TO Paris will not return to
Berlin for tho reason that he was op.
posed TO the latest demands OF the Rep
arations Commission upon Germany.
Throughout his speech TO the Reichs.
tag tho Chancellor was unusually frank
In his criticism OF the Allies treatment
OF the reparatlons problem charging
that tho commission either was uuamen-
able TO everyday logic or had persist.
emily neglected to acquaint itself rith
the actual status or Gcrmar.'s econon'i-