New-York tribune., 1922-03-11
Claim of $24l,OOO,O 600
Presented at Meeting Of
Allied Finance Minister'S
an Unpleasant Surprise
Insists on Priority
Before Preparations
Money Paid by Germans
Practically ''Cut Up"
by European Countries
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PARIS. March 10.-Roand W. Boy
den. observer for the United States at
the meeting OF Allied finance ministers
hero to-day, who arc dividing up the
money paid by Germany on her war
bill to date and the amount that is cx-
pectcd to be paid in 1929, demanded on
behalf of the Washington government
that the United States pc reimbursed d
for the cost Of maintaining The Amer
lean army on the Rhine. This amounts
to date to 100000, 900 gold marks, or
S24 100000
Mr.. Boyden insisted that this pay
ment have priority over rcparation
funds divided among the Allies, asking
that an initial payment of S62, 800, 900
be made to the United States in 1922.
The demand came as complete sur
prise to the Allied finance ministers
as no hint Of it had been given either
at the meeting of the Supreme Council
last August or at the subsequent
TO the United States, if agreed upon.
must be made at the expense of Bel
GUMS claim for priority on reparation
payments, and in view of the refusal
Of the United States to take part in
the Genoa economic conferences, the
demand is almost sure to create sd
verse feeling here
Had Already Cut Up the Prize
PARIS, March 10 BY The Associ-
ated Press). The distribution Of this
years German payments. it was
learned on good authority, already had
been practically decided before the
American note was received The total
was not 10 exceed 0,OOO. 900 gold
marks, and the ratio of sharing this
amount was practically the same as
was decided upon at the recent meet
ing Of the Supreme Council at Cannes,
which wao slight modification of the
percentages worked out at the Spa con-
ference
According to this schedule France
would receive 50 per cent Of the pay
.aent and Great Britain 22 per cent,
The appraised value of the Saar Valley
coal mines, estimated at 100000 ,OO0
gold marks, is charged against France s
receipts, and this schedule would leave
France about $4,000 900 gold marks.
high Allied authority said this
afternoon that the American claim for
the expenses of the American forces in
Germany was a matter for the consid-
Grafton Of the Reparations Commis-
sion, which was directly charged with
the collection and distribution Of Ger
many's payments.
Thus far the commission has accepted
notifications of the terms of payment
suggested by the Allied powers and it
was considered foregone conclusion
that it would accept the decisions of
tr,r ~, 4
sessions.
The American claim, however, may
modify the distribution of this years
payments.
The finance ministers were under
stood to have agreed to limit the flu
ture demands on Germany for the
expenses of military occupation to 22O,-
100000 gold marks annually.
Reparations Agreed Upon
The finance ministers have practi-
cally approved Of all the arrangements
agreed upon at Cannes regarding repara-
fions, and at this afternoons session
they took up the question OF an inter
national loan to Germany, to be Sc
cured by German reparation bonds.
The question Of extending the scope
of the Wiesbaden reparations agree
ment between France and Germany, sc
as to make Gcrmany's payments in
kind applicable to all the Allies, oc-
cupied part of to-day's session of the
ministers.
The point at issue is the amount OF
deliveries Germany should make to
France for the devastated regions, some
of the Allies desiring to limit the
amount 20 90O,OO0,000 gold marks
worth of material SO as to leave part
Of Germany's capacity for payments
in kind available for the other Allies
Belgium, Italy and Great. Britain.
is the cost of maintaining the repara.
tions commission, according to the bud
get estimates of the commission given
out to-day. The sum includes the ex-
penSes of suhsidiary hodiea