The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-04-07
FRANCE ACCEDES
u. s. RHINE CLAIM
No Intention of Contrasting Right To
Payment OF Troops Cost,
Says Paris Reply.


Washington, April THE French
Government never had any intention
OF contesting the right of the Unit
ed States to be reimbursed as COM
pletely for their army costs as the
other Governments with troops on
the Rhine" says the reply of the
French Government to the Am srican
note in relation to army costs. made
public today at the State Department.
The note was given out in the
form of a cable message from Ambas-
sador Myron T. Hsrrick at Paris,
which read as follows:
81 have just received note. dated
yesterday, from the Foreign office
stating the French Government never
had any tsntion of contesting the
right of the United States to be re-
imbursed as completely for their ar
my costs as the other Governments
with troops on the Rhine.
Quick Agreement Forseen.
1.-THE French Government, is per-
suaded that easy and quick agree
ment can be arrived at between the
Allied Governments and the United
States on this question and that it is
consulting the Belgian, British and
Italian Governments.
an. Raymond Poincare adds that
h wishes to inform our Government
how much the French government APP
preciated the cooperation of the AM
erican troops with the Allied troops
on the Rhine; that the French Gov
eminent greatly regrets that our
Government should have taken the
decision to withdraw its troops, as
their presence while recalling the
common sacrifices, could only con-
tribute to affirm in the eyes of the
entire world the essentially peaceful
character of the occupation of the
Rhenish territories.
at is in the same peaceful spirit
without any idea of domination that
the Allied troops after as before the
departure of the American troops will
continue the occupation which has
no other aim than to guarantee the
execution of the terms of the peace
treaty"
First Reply to Hughes Note.
The message from Mr.. Herrick,
setting forth the reply OF the
French GoT,rnment, was the first
answer received by Secretary Charles
Evans Hughes to identic notes ad-
dressed by him last week to the Gov
ernments Of Great Britain, France,
B slg;um, Italy and Japan, setting
forth the rights of the United States
TO payment on an equal footing with
the principal Allied Governments Oh
the cost of the American Army of Oc-
cupation in Germany.
Those notes stated that under Inc
terms of the armistice, as well as by
the Treaty of Versailles and the sep
arate treaty between the United
States and Germany, payments LOT
costs of American troops in the
Rhineland, amounting to s24l'ooo'-
900 up to May l, 1921, was maue
prior charge against Germany ana
that the United States could not con-
sent TO distribution of German repair
atoms among the Allied Governments
TO an extent which would postpone
payments for costs of the American
troops.
The reply of the French Govern
ment, it was said yesterday by MT.
Hughes, was merely preliminary
70 further communications between
the United States and the Allied GOV
ernments in the matter OF costs ioi
American troops in Germany put II
was indicated that progress" was-be-
ing made in the matter OF obtaining
recognition and settlement OF Amer
ica's rights to payment.