Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-29
Requests New World Lead
ership in Settling Repa-
rations Problem.
NATIONAL G.. OF C..
RECEIVES CABLE
Ieuton Organization Admits
Principle of Restitution
at Outset.
IBy Associated prassl

WASHINGTON Dec. aS.-t'ur;bcr
aspects "f the move for an American
commission To inquire into Germanv's
capacity I" pay Preparations came TO
ifSht today when tn. Chamber %,
toinm"rc. at the United states made
public q d"hnit. request from Ger,
man business men that such "A com
mission be appointed
ne request was transmitted
transmitted through the German In
dustrie-und nd-handelstag. a national
"rSanizati"n representing German
business interests. In reply tho
chamber OF Commerce expressed
qualification at the confidence shown
m American business leadership. but
deferred definite decision pending
uiscnssion OF the reparations question
by th" council OF allied pr.miers ri
their meeting January .
VIII give Al Fnri..
The correSpondencr as made puh
nc contains no reference to pre-
vtous discussion of the project, AL
th"ush II is known that In less
lorna! way tn" American commission
pan mas t".n under consideration In
germany. the United states and other
countries for several weeks only
one aiiusion is made To the fact that
ne plan has been discussed with
"hcinls "f the Interested govern
ments. the cRbleeram NJ the German
industrie-und- IiandcIs.nr suyInp
merely that the German government
VIII ne pleased Ia welcome such n
com mission" and open to it All
sources ~ informatiun
Stnte Department silent
state department. officials who
nave been unwilling To discuss in
any way the commission proposal
since 1t was first disclosed In "A re-
cent Associated rrSss dispatch from
London. continued silent tonight rc-
garding the whole project. The White
uoHs" officials would not reveal
whether the move was one of tho
things President Harding had in
NINA when he wrote to Senator
Lodge today regarding the efforts
now being made 10 be helpful In srlv-
Ing the European economic problem
Ihe corresponding" between tn.
German and American business or
Hanizations was made public in a
statement ty julius II. Iarucs. pres
id"n, "f the Chamber OF Commerce.
or the United states, saying that
chamber officials had M comment
10 MAX" at this time
rcNt uf Statement
Mr. Karu-s' statement follows.
:" much interest has been "viuccd
ny business orsIniZatinn and bust
ness men of America as to what
might b" don" to facilitate "a definite
settlement "f tn" r"parationS Gucs-
ti"ns that tn" chamber nf Commerce
OF th" United States feels Justified
In giving publicity to "a caElc re-
c"ircd last Tuesday morning from
ihc organization in Germany whi,.n
corresponds most nearly To the
Chamber "f Commerce OF the United
states, and, t"Gcthc with that cable
the answer which the Chamber ot
a '.At
sent
The Importance which repara-
tions settlement has assured In
business and industrial circles ali
over the world is illustrated by this
cable and its answer. The belief is
growing everywhere that a definite
settlement of this question carried
out in good faith would be the chief
approach TO distinct progress in
world recovery.
Cables speak for ThcmscIvcs.
"rh" cables speak for themselves
and need no extended comment nj
this time:
berlin. Dec. %. 1872
julius II. Harness. President, Cham
her Of Commerce OF the United
States. Washington:
The German Industric- und Han
dristag states that the failure to
agree on DEFINITE settlement of re-
parations within the ability of Ger
many exercised in good faith to the
utmost /" pay continues state ~
financial and commercial chaos from
which not only Germany. but the
whole world must suffer.
80. That the difference ot the
views as TO what and how Germany
can pay in restitution would seem
to be susceptible ~ solution by
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