New-York tribune., 1922-03-23
Identic Notes to Powers
SayFaiiure toRatifyVer.
sailles Pact i'm No Wav
Bars Us From PAYMENT
Bill for Troops Is
Moral Obligation
No Immediate Demands
Made, but ''Reasonable
Adjustment Is Invited.
Looking to Our Rights
By Carter Field

vigorous demand that the Allies
should acknowledge the right Of this
government to be reimbursed for the
cost Of the American army on the
Rhine out Of German reparations
payments, and that the Allies should
promise to pay, was made in identic
notes sent to-day to Belgium, Great
Britain, France, Italy and Japan.
The note Dies not demand in,me-
date payment. It does not even in
sist upon the promise to pay in full.
It carries the d stinct statement that
this government is willing to accept
reasonable adjustment" and offers
to proceed to the consideration Of
suitable means by which it's Just
claim may be satisfied"
Recognition Is Aim
What is chiefly desired is the
prompt acknowledgment by the
Allies that this government is en-
titled to De paid, and that this gov
ernment is not debarred, either by
failure to approve the Versailles
Treaty or any ether incident, Of its
rights ana privilege
The whole theme Of the note SINNERS
down to test case on the standing Of
his government in view Of the fact
that separate peace treaty wss CON
alluded W III Germany instead Of this
Entry joining The. Allies !. tn Yer
.&ili@s saty.
s,es~ ~onsiblity with Allies
/ IS p ii.ted out that, if the United
atas is to be deb rred from any of
ihe chts and privileges which it
would have enjoyed under the Yer
WI be responsible for this situation,
Oecause Germany hiss agreed in its
separate treaty with the United States
Tor this country to have all the rights
and privileges which il would have en-
ioyed had it ratified the Versailles
ireaty. Tfus, the note points out, the
responsibility fer this country being
denied any Of these rights and privi-
'eges will rest solely with the Allied
governments.
The amount claimed by Che United
States in the notes IS 96s 1000 gold
marks up TO May !. 1921, or about
5241, 900 600. There is some surprise
here at the attitude taken by the Al
lies, especially the risk they have taken
Of alternating American sentiment and
Of convincing this country that it is
difhcult to collect money due from
'nerl, 10 matter how just or indispvt-
able the claim.
Makes Personal Comparison
Bringing it down to personal COM
paTlson,' one high official said to-day,
1t IS as though | owed Mr.. Smith s100,
Snd hoped, without paying the hun
cred TO borrow another $40 next week.
.leantlne he had paid laundrcas
9l25 for me. II this case the 500 is
comparable to the big debt which the
allies owe this country, the sl.3o is
shls Army OF Occupation charge and
the $50 is what they expect to borrow
from Us in their rehabilitation.
NOW suppose Mr. Smith came round
70 my house and asked for that s125.
What wou'i b. tho irto'lioro~- At;~ c,
scr me TO do? Obviously to pay II with
ont exciting the slightest idea in Mr
Smiths mind that ! was negligent OF
~ obligatiors or would question just
debts. That would seem to be the
ps' cholHgy which should operate with
Che Allies. but they frequently have
ed bad psychology in the past, so
sm not sure what the, will do"
1t developed to-day that the Admin
- ion had 10 advance information
whatever as TO the so-called ,norato-
rum conditions put up 81 Germany by
tn Reparations Commission.
lit amounts 20 receivership for
Germany. it seems TO me-" said one
high ofic;a' after reading The Trib-
une's Paris dispatch.
The general impression in oficial
circle, however is that what is pro
los7d is not actually so harsh as II
sounds and that At least enc phase, the
LCantluu.d an saas tilrsal