The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-19
AME ER|CA' s PLAN
To SAVE EUROPE
HITS PREPARATION
United States In Contemplated Out
standing Move TO Save OLD
World 10 Ask Final Figure
Be Specified.
COMMISSION WOULD BE
SENT TO NAME FIGURE
Would Give Assurance American
Bankers Ready TO Advance Loan
n Amount Could be pcfl.
nlteIy Decided Upon.
BY A. l.. BRADFORD

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent J
Copyright, 1892. by United Press }
Washington. Dec. i9--rhe United
States. az the outstanding move In
rs plan to avert collapse In the
Old Wcrld, Is about TO invite the
European powers 10 make a final
attempt TO settle the German rep.
arations problem, Il was learned
from the most authoritative source
here today.
The plan OF the United States Tor
Intervention In the European sItua.
tlon. which has filled two continents
with excitement and anticipation.
partly because OF the deep mystery
surrounding II, can now be revealed
by the United States. II follows:
/. Believing that reparations Is
the key TO the present European
crisis. the United States viii par.
ticlpate In commission or some
other form of official inquiry TO es.
tablsh an exact figure for Germany
to pay. II would be a figure that
would constitute just reparations for
the war--an amount that would be
up TO Germanys capacity TO pay,
but not beyond.
2. II a settlement of the repara-
tions problem can be effected by an
agreement among the European pow.
ers on such a figure, the United
States can give assurances that
American bankers stand ready to
advance a loan. with the proper Sc
curities, sufficient to put Germany
on her feet and start her towards
mortization of the Indemnity.
3. Finally, the United States gov.
ernment is willing. to adopt more
lenient policy on the question OF
collection of the allied war debt to
this country; that IL, II is ready to
consider the obligations OF each OF
the debtor countries on their own
merits, granting more leniency In the
terms of collection to those coun-
tries less able to pay.
Should this farreaehing program
be worked out, the United States
may later suggest other important
international moves such as pact
to preserve peace and to limit land
armament.
The reason for the mysterious ST.
lence that has been maintained by
official Washington since it first be-
came evident that the United States
intended to intervene in the Euro
pean situation is because Of the del
icate stage of the negotiations Incl
dent to putting the plan ir'o effect.
This government by informal in
quiries has been sounding out the
European countries concerned to as
certain whether they would welcome
such an offer of cooperation from
America before extending a formal
invitation.
With conversations and exchanges
passing back and forth almost hourly
between the United States and the
governments of Europe, and Presi-
dent Harding meeting today with his
cabinet, developments may come at
any time that will put the American
plans into motion or perhaps cause
them to be dropped in the future.
1t is admitted here that one of
the greatest questions in the success
of the plan is the reception that
will be given the suggestion by
France. 1t is hoped that France will
cooperate, for it is believed that
this will be the only attempt by
this country to aid in settlement
of the European problem, and the
French will be so informed.
Also there may be developments
to change the plan somewhat from
the outline given in this dispatch
1t was said in one authoritative
quarter today that some word hat
been received from Germany thai
might tend to broaden the Ameri
can plan.
Just what form the American in
vitation will take il the "informa
feelers" assure favorable recep
tion abroad has not yet been re
vealed 1t is probable, however, tina
a joint note may be dispatched tt
Great Britain, France, Italy, Ger
many, Belgium and perhaps, as ;
matter of form, to Japan, setting
forth the American offer.
The United States is informed EN-
phatically by high authority o
the government that should Franc,
occupy the Ruhr, or take some othe
such drastic steps, the United State
would protest most vigorously.
However, theer is feeling her
that France does not orally inten
to occupy the Ruhr and that Pre-
mier Foincare also has given u
any hope of collecting 5000, 90
year from Germany, as conten
palted by the present reparation
total of more than $4,000, 100000,
figure regarded here as entirely to
high,