The Washington herald., 1922-03-23
Text of Note to Allies


soFernen OF the Uhiteo
1ta.es S, mas nei'evea' ano SUM pc
,,,' tnat ene soteI ii.iehls, .,1t ol 'ne
aiiIeu powers naNe no uisposiI,on 20
luestioh tne Vi the ohiteu
states 10 oe paIu' upon an equaI
tooting with them, the actuai COST
OF its army OF occupation, Whicn II
,Ss aain, aruo,.,ino aaraan. -
Novorhar - IaIS whiis az atti-
tude m The poyernment of the
limited states in expecting full pay
n,ant ~ these costs has been re-
neatsdIy set forth. II is deemed to
| be appropriate. in view of recent
developments, to make this state
| rbent of IT'S position
c,.,. g. p.s
The amount OF the claim OF tne
United states Tor It's army costs
uhue s'ou s - W s,,b.,ant;a, al
pute, According to the informa-
| lion and accounts in the possession
NJ the allied governments, IL ap-
nears that the total cost of all the
armies of occupation from Novem-
her II 1918. to May 1. 1921, amount
cd IN 2 63e 2S2 900 gold marks; that
I the amount due to Belgium, France
and Italy for their army costs for
tba, period have been paid In full
| (cbiefv through deliveries Of prop
| erty): and that the unpaid balance
of army costs due May l. ls2l'
amounted to l,6bO,0so.OOo sol99 q
marks due to the United states anu
the British Empire, as follows:
.Jrnited States. 966,374.0OO gold
marks: British Empire. 693.716.0OO
gold marks.
..1, - b,,darstoo5 that between
,1,', 1901 and December 81, 1921,
10, D,it;st "overnment received
- nayn,ent as against this bal
- of abont I3O.6s6,OOO gold
| ,,arLs In view of the position
,,tsn bv the government Of the
limited states this payment was eX-
nrossIy made and received subject
=, t,,a ,igbts ~ The United States.
.,.. A., R..Lo,,uw.
u > Army ~
In November lSZl' the cos coIIliiiIs
| sion appointed oy the supreme
| council TO give its opihioh Oh tne
/ expenses oil the armies vi 49,
| patton MADE It's report ueaIih
| with the army costs since may l.
lt-As AhAs'
| with respect to the American army
| and its actual costs since that uate
| were included in the proposed pro
| vision for/payment pari passu WIN
| the other powers.
.It had been supposed that this
reDort 10 the supreme council
would be referred to the confer
| ruce Of Ambassadors and would
! nave tho way for suitable action
/ with respect to the American army
costs both current and acCumu
lated II was with surprise that
the Government Of the United
states recently learned that nego-
tiatious, in connection with and
| following the meeting at Cannes
in January last, apparently con-
trmpIated the substitution for the
recommendation of the army costs
commission OF other ~ alId ros
whlch "oulu shore <~SIiei ~ iCa" CO.
costs IoSe'iiei'
mates o"th lot army ~.
repa "eI Deins me- 49,
Dasls OF tine '"li'e '"p"'S
German Cover 10 Psi -,
II came 10 the hotlce ol tnis s0o
erhmeht mat II wa PIopoSG "a
the nieeIIIE o. N.e 49,
ters 70 convene dt al 10 y"
. uehhiteLS I" ~
poi IIoh oI tne aIoult a,
: p"iu III H"Sh DS H '''a
Eet many dlp"''teu' e Pc,
! heht OF at" 'OStS "tSi'
ing any provision iUt '"ose I y, aI'
Niher ,cdH my ..ta
NIsaole az S"i" 70 1-i.s 49,
Ine Pos'''oh Vi 'he IIoi.I
me government .T,
states mas oeeli auE 'seu ma a.
lne an "a iLt.,
Hi'Ii 49, 60.
10 tnt .iI.1s .. ,n -, 60
an" '"H' '' a.
tne Chittu Shouu VI
thc pue9''oI
eFhi'eh's
Provided for In Armistice.
The armIstice agreement con-
.cluded between the allied and as
sociated governments and Germany
on November II. 1918, provided for
military occupation by the aIIict
and United States forces Jointly. and
i: was expressly provided that
The upkeeD Of the troops Of Oc.
CupatiOn in the Rhine districts lex
ciuding ASace-i|orrdIhel shdII n'
cnarseu 10 the ueriian eI''
IL hot oeI'eNeu lhaI lhe Ileah
hs OF this dsrethneht can ne re
h"rueu ds uouo'!ui' II hau hol oliS
lis express provision put I's heceS
S"iS Impressions II IS the we" "
inns soNerhihtht' anu IL conn
"ehtiy heIleVed mat II Is the view
OF an the governments concern nen
,ndt tmis sHhenI on 'ne p'rt o.