The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-10
NATIONS MEET:
4 PLAN RETURN
no STABILITY
MAKES ACCOUNTING
ON $3.50, 100000
Alien Property Custodian Thomas w,
Miller Declares American Claims
Should Be Settled First.

Washington. d. G., April l0.--An ac.
counting OF the $3.50, 100000 worth OF
enemy property held by the govern
ment was given the Senate to-day in a
report the first compiled since Febrn.
ary, 1910, filed by Alien Property Gus
todian Thomas w. Miller, in response
to resolution by Senator King, Dem
ocrat, of Utah.
"The final disposition Of this prop
erty," Mr.. Miller said, "will undouht-
edly have direct bearing on the eco
nomic relations between this country
and Europe with particular reference
to the late enemy powers. The Sc
questered property will also have a
hearing on the question of the settle
ment of American claims against Ger
many
Discussing the $4l5, 100000 OF Amer
lean claims against Germany, Mr.. Mill
er recalled the terms Of the Knox Port
er peace resolution indicating that no
disposition should be made of enemy
property held by the United States I'M
til the German government had pro-
yided for the satisfaction of all Amer
lean claims. He asserted that Congress
must evolve some plan whereby Amer
lean claims against Germany may he
adjudicated by some proper tribunal
created by law.
"There are several classes Of claims
against Germany Mr.. Miller said, "as
for instance. those OF Americans whose
cash was seized by the German custodi
an and who are now being offered the
return of their money at the depreciat-
ed value of the mark, which to-day is
valued at one third of a cent for each
mark, or a reduction of I20 per cent
from the pre-war value. This PROPOSE
tion amounts TO practical confiscation
on the part of the German government.
There are also claims on file with the
state department showing the loss of
and hfe at sea, and growing
out of submarine sinkings previous to
April 6. 1917.
IF the German property were re-
turned to-day without any conditions,
the tax laws in force in Germany
would require German nationals or 9TH
ar people under the jurisdiction of the
German government, whose property |
was returned to them, to give up in |
taxes to the German government a
major portion of the funds returned. i
)ne of the taxes assessed is known as
he empire need tax, the revenues OF |
which are utilized by the German gov
for its own nationals, and a
econd tax known as the indemnity
AK, the proceeds of which are paid
nto reparations going to our late al
les.
1T has been suggested Chat the
mount of money which the German
government would realize from such
axation, might form the basis of
und TO be left in this country, the
anne TO be applied for the satisfaction
i claims Of American citizens against
Germany, when these claims are adj
Mr.. Miller's report consisted of thou
ands of typewriter pages giving the
etails of about $4,000 active trusts.
The report said that the last prop
rtv seized was that belonging to
'rover Cleveland Bergdoll, which was
eized May 81, 1921.
Responding to inquiries for details
{ salaries and fees paid in connection
18th the enemy property, the report
hows the following list:.
Attorneys fees prior to March 4,
a2l, S2,l3S, ,546; attorneys fees paid ,
ince March 4, 1921, $ll6469; salaries
{ officers and directors of corporations .
revious to March 4. 1921. Sl,574Ol7;
alaries since March 4. 1921, 1892 2,435; /,
aid for accounting and appraising pre- ,
ious to March 4, 1921, Sl,0s4 $50; /.
aid for the same since March 4, 1921,
.l7s; paid for advertising and print
g previous to March 4, 1921, s25s, s,O67. !