The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-18
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at Promise
of i. S. Aid
Official Circles Worried Over
Question Of Reparations--
Await Attitude of Hard
Ing on Proposed Plans.
Germans Make Payment

Paris. Dec. 17.-tBy a. f.EThe
allied reparations commission receiv.
cd German treasury bond TO
the amount OF 30 .oS7 564 gold marks
In settlement of the last monthlx pay
nient, due December Is, according to
The schedule agreed upon last Au-
gust for meeting Belgium's repara.
ions claim.
These payments were supposed to
be Tor $4,000 900 gold marks each, due
the 18th OF each month since August.
Tho discrepancy between the latter
sum and the amount received
was represented by credits given
Germany tor certain deliveries in
kind.
1t was saiGat the Quai DOrsay that
no official communication had been
received from the American govern
. ment lond that French official cir
Giles would walt more definite infor-
nation before commenting upon Pres.
ident IIarding's supposed plans
a high official however. admitted
that the French government was suf-
ficiently worried over the question
TO welcome any sort OF real help.
Loan T. Germany.
The whole question, lie declared,
was as 10 the nature OF the help the
United States Is disposed 20 give and
the dispatches indicate it is merely
loan of money TO Germany. or at
any rate, giving Germany credit SO
she win not be obliged 10 send money!
81 a 1a
food.
But the Germans have billions OF
gold marks in credit abroad which
has been accommodating ever since the
nrmistice from the immense profits
they have made on their exports.
yheir heads of industry and even the
German government, admit the fact'
therefore the reason may be asked,
Why is 1t necessary TO loan money
or extend credits for foreign pur-
ehase.'
il would be interesting to KNOW,
continued the authority, whether
the good will OF Germany is taken
into account in the new plan ana
whether it's authors have reflected
that putting Germany on her rect Is
not the only thing required. Dut that
it Is necessary she be convinced her
treaty obligations must be fulfilled.
= Administration Silent.
Washington. Dec. IA stone wall |
OF official silence still SURROUNDS al
nlinistraton purposes with regard 10
American aid in the German repara'
tions deadlock
The one hint allowed to escape
from the lips Of responsible officials
today was negative at best. IT I'M
Piled that decisions as to the govern
ments course still were to be made
and was coupled with a warning that
most OF the published conjectures as
10 that course had gone wide OF the
mark.
Paris dispatches, saying that
Premier Poincare had been sounded
ont informally with a view to Wash
iugton intervention toward unsnarl-
ing the reparations knot. afforded a
glimpse Of the method Secretary
Hughes Is employing TO bring Ameri-
can influence TO bear. This "in'
formal method of approaching the
problem. a. White House. spokesman
said. cannot be conducted "on the
stage"
Interest Aroused.
Tho Paris dispatch did not draw
officials here from their entrench-
ments OF silence. But it aroused
great interest. insofar as it reflected
the official attitude in Paris toward
the general principle of American
helpfulness In the emergency.
In view Of the situation that
brought about the Anglo-French rep
arations deadlock at London. it seems
obvious that any American overtures
must be predicated upon knowledge
that they would be welcome. both in
London and Paris. II is that pre-
liminary stage of negotiation which
Aew is in progress. Diplomatic usage
would not sanction an offer of good
Offices or help in any other form
until 1t was certain it would be ac.
cepted.
The report that feelers have been
put out abroad was in line with the
statement that there was nothing