Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-08
GOOD FAITH OF
GERMANY SEEN
IN LATE STEP
Asks United States to
Name Deciding
Member.
CLAIMS OF WAR
Heritage of Mistrust
Might Thus Be
Healed.
By 5. Il. CoNGER.

BERLIN. June S-An unprecedented
step In international relations demon
gtratfnz the confidence ~ oHe party TO
an international situation in the justice
aud good faith Of an opponent, has beer
just taken by Germany. which n 2 note
TO the State Department has asked the
United States 90 name the third ana
decisive 10 timber IN 4 commission OF in
quiry 10 be established 70 Investigate
the financial claims 81 Americans against
Germany ami German firms and in
diyfiulls arising over the war
The state Department has taken the
attitude that the amount II the claims
should BIZ adjGIieatel and the principles
ON which compensation Is granted settled
before proceeding to negotiations Tor 4
commercial treaty and other conventions
to round cat A treaty OF peace. he
German foreign ofI.ee cot only accepted
tie suggestion that this could be done
best through mixed commission, bur
coupled Herewith proposal thar after
the United States and Germany had each
appointe. its representative ON the con-
mission, President Harding should ap-
point a second American as arbitrator
ana referee in cases where the two
regular members We're unable 70 agree.
ACT MIGHT HEAL
HERITAGE OF DISTBiST.
Chancellor Wicth end Foreign Minister
Rathenau. who took Up consideration Of
the State Departments proposal imme-
diately after their return from Genoa, he
reved such Il gesture II absolute conf
dence III American fairness would 60 far
toward hea ing the heritage ef distrust
toward Germany left BY the old i'm
pcrfaI regi lie AID help 10 start new Ger
man-Ameritqn relations on the footing Of
friendship desired - much by the auth
critics of the republic. They believed. in
addition, that Germany stood TO lose
nothing By the action, estimating that the
american arbitrator would. under the
circumstances. be mere anxious to SEE
exact justice administered than any con
ceivable neutral third Marty
After With an3 EaEheaaU discussed
the situation 1T length with Ambassador
uOa-htou in personal visits to the EN-
baSSy and expressed keen satisfaction
with the spirit ID which relations were
developing, the foreign 0ffice presented
9 formal nate emhody!ns the proposal
and accompanied this by note ~ AM
hasSadgr Hou-htou thanking Linn ia due
fdrE1 and with great e8rt!iaIity for the
frief.dIy way III which he had taken N
his official and social duties here and *
had nothing N fear from negotiations in
the hands Of Harding, Hughes and him
self
IMPORTANT
TESTEONS Up.
Among the important questions which
II" commission must settle il the rate ~
exchange at which 10 settle German pre-
war obligations to Americans. including
some SE5autzp1 ii credits If American
firms fer losses OF property sequcsteresi
during the American period Of the war
but stree restored The settlement ~
these points is a most necessary preIifus-
Eary 70 the regulation Of tn problem .,
German property II rhe hands Of tn
alien property custodian
The Berlin foreign office has not re-
ceivsd direct answer from washington
but regards the note Just presented Is
Ambassador Haushton. Ia which the
United States announced It has yielded to
the request of Germany as well as sew
erai allied governments Ii leave 8 De-
tachUeHt " American troops On the
Rhine. as an Indirect acknowledgment
Germany has been more anxious over
the withdrawal u the last 81 the Ameri-
can troops than is generally supposed.
She wishes ta have American representa-
tiun In the arTnv Of occupation aad the
Ehineiand commission continued as a
counter balance and guarantee against
The swing # inter allied policy on the
Rhine toward the line preached hv a
section os Frenrh and Belgian opinion
End as a sign az Americas continued
interest in European affairs. From this
again Il Il believed Germany has nothing
to lose and everything 70 gain
Dr. Eathenau gave q garden party Tea
in the foreign office sgardcns TO afford
Ambassador and Mrs HouChton, who ar
rived Saturday, an opportunity 70 meet
President Ebert and wife and other high
parsonages ana their wives. II was, In
a way, Houshtens serious presentation
20 the German official world. and was
held IN the setting ia which Bismarck
and other princes dispensed hospitality
To royalty aad artstosraey III the days
Of Germaay's greatness.
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