Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-16
AMERICA LIKELY
To TAKE A HAND
IN THE GERMAN
ALLIED DISPUTE
Our Influence Can Be Used
Toward Solving the Rep
aratIonS Problems, Is
View of Officials
HARVEY is CALLED
HOME FROM LONDON
WiedfeIdt and Hughes Dis
CuSS the Situationi White
House SpokeSmen With
hold All Details

Washington, Nov. 10 by the Asso-
ciated Press Administrative Of
ficials believe that American influ-
ence can be employed to help to-
wards a solution of the German
reparations problem. That feeling
was voiced authoritatiyely today
at the White House.
1t was added, however, that no
announcement was possible or
even imminent. Things that may
it was said cannot be exhibited on
the stage" at this time without
prejudice here or abroad to the
very cause that the Washington
government hopes to serve.
Such was the brief glimpse of
official purpose made available at
the close of day filled with spec
ulation as to what move the Wash
ington government might be con-
templating towards averting the
threatened Anglo French break
over Germany's capacity to pay
reparations.
The White House statement was
made after a. series Of develop
ments Of obvious significance, be-
ginning with the official admis-
sion that Ambassador Harvey had
been called from London for con-
sultations here. This was followed
by a conference of considerable
length between DIR. Otto f. Wied-
feldt the German ambassador and
Secretary Hughes at which it be-
came known the economic plight
of Germany, already described in
American official advices as on
the verge of collapse, was discuss
ed, with its application to the rep
arations tangle.
Wiedfedt to New York.
Later DR.. Wiedfedt left New
York without announcing the OBJ
1eet OF his Journey. In diplomatic
and other circles, however, it was
recalled that j. p. Morgan, New
York financier, had conferred here
recently with Mr.. Hughes and
there was an inclination to associ-
ate these two conferences and to
link them with the project for a
loan to Germany by American
bankers.
1t was Indicated authoritatively
at the state department late in the
day that the loan question had
not come up there in any officially
and formal way. Comment with
respect to the project was refused
beyond that intimation. The state
department was equally reticent
regarding the summonlng home of
Ambassador Harvey, although II
was admitted later at the White
House that his first hand knowl-
edge of the developments descuss-
ing the meeting in London of the
council of premiers was expected
to be helpful. The admission was
coupled with a suggestion that too
great significance should not be
given Mr.. Harvey's trip.
In that regard it appeared pos
sible that the ambassador himself
lacked precise knowledge of what
had prompted the call to Washing
ton.
White House spokesmen would
give no inkling of the road along
which the government was NOV
ing. It was said very definitely,
however, that President Harding
end his advisers recognized that
the United States as the great
creditor nation had an influence in
European affairs that could not
be avoided and it was declared
with equal authority that the adj
ministration had no desire to es-
cane the responsibilities that grew
out of that influence.