The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-15
GERMANY is ABLE TO PAY.

Mr. Chamberan statement in the House Of Commons that
no change has taken place in the British policy regarding the
opinion the subject OF the German reparaons France
stany agtated by the fear that her allies will relax the
necessary to make Germany pay Germany already has deaued
and since last January has been paying under temporary install
ment plan Notice OF further default payment due the last
OF this month has been given.
The German plea that the paraons demands exceed the
oomtr ability has convinced the epaatons commits
Sion fixing the payments for 1922 the commission not only told
the Germans what they could pay but how they could pay It, lhe
allied demand that Germany should increase its internal taxa
ton to meet its domestic should balance its budget and
stabilize its currency by ceang the issue of paper marks W
these means the commission found that Germany could this
year S million dollars gold and 500 million dollars materials
That is the commissions demand
total OF $40 million dollars ought bcbeyond the ab
y of Germany pay, considering its resources its population
and the extraordinary revival Of the counrys business industry
and trade Its recovery has been much rapid than that Of
france wch besides IT'S burden war deDt ana continued mn
ary expenditure made by Gcrmans attitude into the
work of rebuilding the devastated which also the industrial
area OF the country France cannot approach its pewar Produc
ton until this industrial has been restored and the German
armies did their work of destruction thoroughly that
on slow and immensely costly II France with population
hall that Germany can carry this load Germany can meet its
obligations if tries The reparaons commission says it must try
The French opposition to reopenng OF the repaatos
question at Genoa apparently has been successful That IS the
fundamentals Of the questions determined by the Versailles
treaty will not be discussed with Germany The epaatons
mission has some latitude in changing the terms OF payment but
cannot change the principle Germany must She must
before France pay and France America and Britain
billion dollars.
Whatever happens Genoa and the conference breaks
up the repaatons demands stand They should stand Germany
has exceeded all expectations and perhaps its in the apity
of its recovery Its industrial earnings large its foreign trade
is increasing it has invaded British markets with
that has called forth British legislation Its taxation is light
pared with that of the allied countries its debt considering the
period in which it has to pay not greater than theirs Its
able to pay and must pay.-kansas City Times
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