The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-16
Is
Summoned
to America
Washington Announces Y. S.
Representative i'll Great
Britain Called for
"Consultation."
To Discuss Reparations

Washington, Dec. 15.--tBy A. P)
The European reparations tangie.
which is threatening a break be-
tween Great Britain and France, ls
understood 10 have been discussed
by President Harding and his cab
met today at meeting which lasted
more than two hours.
London, Dec. 15.-tBy A. P.)--Ani-
bassador Harvey has been called home
for consultation. it was stated at tho
American embassy this afternoon.
He will sail on the Berrengaria, De
cember %. He will not be accom-
! panied by Mrs. Harvey. who will
! leave the preceding day for a visit
TO Madeira.
The nature OF the consultation for
which the ambassador was summoned
was not known at the embassy, where
It was said the message calling him
to Washington merely said 1t was for
consultation"
1t is presumed the discussions with
Secretary of State Hughes will cover
the whole range OF European affairs.
including the allied debts. reparations
and kindred subjects.
Confined TO Bed.
Ambassador Harvey has been con
! fined 60 his bed with a cold for two
or three days, but his condition Is not
sufficiently serious TO prevent him
from making definite plans for sailing
Mrs. Harvey, who has been quite ii
recently. Is stili indisposed, but It is
thought she will be able to san for
Madeira December 20 with the ex-
pectation of remaining there while her
husband is In the United States. She
will be accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs. Marcellus Thompson. and the lat
ter's daughter. Stanley Baldwin, the
chancellor of the exchequer, and the
other members of the British mission
which Is to visit Washington for dis
cussions regarding the British debt To
the United States, will sail for the
United States December 81.
On German Preparations.
Washington, Dec. 15.--tBy A. P.l-r
Although State department Officials
confirmed today the London announce.
ment that Ambassador Harvey had
been called home FOR consultation
they declined to make any cxplana>
ton as to the specific questions Secre-
tary Hughes desired 20 discuss with
him.
In the absence OF an official expiana-
tion the impression gained currency
that Mr.. Harvey had been called TO
Washington In connection with the sit.
uation as to German reparation now
threatening a rupture between Great
Britain and France.
Calls German Ambassador.
DIR. Otto Wiedfeldt, the German am.
bassador, conferred at length today
with Secretary Hughes but no infor.
nation was available as to whether.
their conversation touched on repars,-
tons or took conginlzance OF the se-
rious economic situation in Germany
reflected by reports received through
official American trade channels.
Tho call Of the German envoy at
the State department. however. com.
Ing just before the usual Friday cab.
met meeting was regarded as n nos.
sibie indication that the president and
his official family might desire to have
before them at once all available In
formation as to precise conditions in
Germany as they related to the prob-
lem of reparations payments.
Acute Problem.
1t has been stated in administration
circles here that the Washington gov.
ernment regards the reparations DIFF
hculty as the most acute" Of Euro.
pean problems today and Is anxious
to afford any aid toward settlement
that 1t could properly extend. In
view OF these official utterances. the
expectation Is that the ambassadors
visit will have a direct effect on the
situation.
1t appears certain that the State
department has seriously considered
the possibility OF American participa.
tion in some form In the proposed
economic and financial conference at
Brussels, which was projected by tho
allied statesmen, but for which IL has
not been possible TO make definite
plans because Of the split over Ger
man reparations.