The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-09-07


he concerned over the possibility
Of the United States returning
the alien property in its custody with
out waiting for Germany to settle the
bill which the United States has
against her on account OF the war.
Now that the house Of representatives
Is once more In session the question
as to how the alien property Ii to be
returned will probably receive early
consideration.
Just before the house took a recess
Representative winslow Of Massachu-
sets, chairman Of the house commit
tee on Interstate and foreign com
merce, at the request Of Thomas W.
Miller, alien property custodian, intro
duced n bill which provides for the
return to the former owners OF every
trust not exceeding In value In any
case the sum Of $4,000. should this
bill pass all the smaller owners OF
alien property would receive their
property back in full Immediately. VI
the 5000 active trusts now admins
tered by the alien property custodian
about 93 per cent are OF the value OF
$4,000 and under
Much opposition to the administra-
tons plan for dealing with the alien
property In the custody OF the govern
ment and with the claims which Amerf-
cans have against Germany has devei-
oped both in congress and out OF the
legislative body. The protests that
are coming In are based on the AZ
sumption that this government may
return the property which 1t took from
Germans during the war before It OBJ
tains any assurance that the claims
Of Americans against Germany viii be
settled.
More Than a Billion involved.
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oon
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Iusitania claims are settled. at least,
The mixed commission on which the
| United States and the German govern
ment have just agreed-a commission
composed Of one American and one
German and with an American as UNI
pire-is not to have anything at al
to do with the disposition OF tine
enemy property held by this govern
ment. There Is what may be called
side quarrel going on over the ques
ton as to whether the executive de
partment Haunted the senate by Great
Ing this commission without asking
the consent or the congress, Out II
seems likely that congress VIII moi
make great TODD over the action oil
the secretary OF state In ignoring the
senate reservation. The thing tha'
congress Is Interested In, ana the
phase OF the situation that eVidehtiy
interests large section OF the public
is whether the government VIII LEI
loose OF the German money IL hoids
before the American claims are sat
isfied.
Think Germany Won't Object.
Tho exacutiva denartment has req
son 70 believe so II is said autborita
,,,,a,,. ,bo, tho Carman yovernmen,
w,u nor obiect To the United States
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