Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-12

WASHINGTON, l.. c., Sept. y
Almost all the Allied governments
m which the United states ao'aheeu
f,,nos during the war have apPotnl-
ed special commissions TO meet 'he
toreign Debt Funding Cominlssieh,
of which Secretary OF the lleaouts
Nellon is Chairman, with a vie" W
rIacinp This Indebtedness on d FER
paanant basis. NJ. ParmentIer' rep
rasantlng he Republic OF France al,
,eady has been in this country eitu
bas Started negotiations. Inc Dir,
ish mission is due this month a"o
others will follow shortly. ,ha
A survey of precisely what 'ie
debt situation is, therefore, 40 ="
order. ss;stort Soc
Rotary of the Treasury IN ciarso
| foreign loans, gives the lates' nnnued
or all sums owing to the onla
60 az a result of the war anu
tbe post-armistice events. ms
schedule represents the tash ~
,chicb the Foreign Debt funulns
Con-n,ission has addressed itseii anu
Indicates the great extent OIL tne
den which rests upon the Allies ~
arrange payment. ,i,nad The
Twenty-seven nations sisheu I nY,
..aatv of Versailles which olilcidilS
..unar.ted the European War. Inc
I1rited States has made loans 10 -
nations. This is an indication VI
the invisible aid which the nrnsa
can people gave the Aileo -be
6urins the war, in dddltloh W ns
visible assistance of men, h'ohi'
and food. ~ advanced,
zal Cor and VIVA has
teen repaid, should De oi
and value. .be LIST of
ohtors she borrowed $4,l3o,olo,-
asS. she has paid S250,1S2.loo IN
Interest. but total accrued lhleies.
TO S6l1,044,20l, prii.ein a
tha total debt due to $4'74o,sos,'ou
Creat Britain used these tunas IA II
~ limited states buying arms anu
enod agricultural and manutactuI-
80 ;nonIements, and a great var"tty
r. ether goods necessary to the ploH-
artion of the war. She lent othrr
HIIias about $4,000, 0O0.O so tiia.
~ h money she borrowed from tile
United States amounted " '
about half her advances or 5as.
France borrowed Sortt
she has paid interest OF sl'V,1SSnn
49O; total accrued interest Is ,ua
049,O62 and the net oent nov of
=. SS.S7o 9O6.655. Practically all OIL
This loan was spent in TINS eouN''
ia, munitions and supplies.
;" italy Our Third Debtor
Italv stands third. She borrow,
q s4s,OS4,O50; she has paid so',-
sqS $50: total accrued interest ~
SS4s4S0.5SS and net debt. Sl's't'-
E14634. She used her money lor
munitions and supplies and TO sla,
| hilize her exchange with the ohi'eo
ReIsium borrowed s37I.123'74e;
she has repaid $14,6O9,062; totai
occrued interest amounts to soi,o9i
as7 and net debt. $42S,ol5,t"o'
| Relgium bought munitions and sup
ulies in the United States.
Russia. before the tau OF ~"
Czarist Government whlch was ooa
auv, borrowed S~192,6Ol,29t. sue
maid Interest amounting 70 S.,tIt.7
$50; accrued interest Is soo'viy
and net debt, $227,62o'. "a All oms
sia,s eXpenditures were for munitions
snd sunplies in the United Sta'es'
The status of this LOAF is much IN
aonht. The existing Soviet Govern,
n,ent recognizes none OF the olo
debts. Ii is not likely Russia Will oe
lrecognized by the United States uh-
iii Russia Acknowledges this dep!.
sixth in the list of debtors STAMPS
! Poland. The loans to her were maoe
after the treaty because PRIOR 10
hat event she was not a nation
Ch;ef,v thew were for food n meo-
ical supplies. She borrowed sdSS'-
az. S67; has paid interest OF si,SsV'-
500: accrued interest is s17'Sso''se
ana net debt. s~15S,o4S,652.
In the same class Is Czecho'
| Sloyakia, another treaty county
SIZE borrowed. chiefly for food W.,
SS7.66S; paid interest of ~SSOt'l.e
accrued interest is S12,79f's'o ant
me- debt, ~S104.6S5,54 5.
Serbia, a belligerant ally. borrow
cd s~51,104.595; she has paid sooe'.
O5e; accrued interest is ~S7'SSo'4e'
and net debt. ~$5S,441,051. serbs
bought munitions and supplies in tht
United States and also used SONS o.
these funds to meet tire expenses o
OBTAINING German and Austrian
prisoners intrusted to her custody:
Roumania borrowed s~36,12S.494
she has paid s26S,S1S; accrued In
teres, is s~5,2S3.95S and net debt
S41,412,453. Roumania bought
American supplies and. at times
urgently needed financial assistance