Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-12
GREAT BRITAIN
| PLAN IS GIVEN
Ready to Assume Responsible
ity of Preparing Note on
Reparations
TO BE SENT TO BERLIN
Tells France and Italy She il
Ready to Make That
Move
TO BE SENT TO BERLIN

LONDON, July L (By The Asso=
ciated Press Great Britain has z11~s
formed France and Italy that she :
ready to assume the responsibility OF
preparing the draft of reply TO fns
German reparation note.
The reply viii be submitted to thf
Allies with the least possible delay
In the hope that they viii agree =
1ts terms.
Announcement to this effect was
made by Prime Minister Baldwin IN
a statement to the House OF & M
mons today on Great Britain's s
aration policy.
The British government, he Ha
invites the sympathy of the ALI
and of all interested states for tbs
proposal, which aims solely at tbs
pacification of Europe and the re-
covery of the exhausted world
Mr.. Baldwin failed to state what
the British pI oposa1s will be in the
note tho government intends framtng
nor did he say anything IN regard
to an international commission to
examine into Germany's capacity to
pay.
Replying to questions by Ramsey
Macdonald, the opposition leader.
Premier Baldwin said the reply 70
Germany would be proceeded with
forthwith. He would say tomorrow
whether the reply was bsiuE. co.,
municated to the Upkfed States
Commander Kenworthy. liberal
member for Hull asked whether the
| government had approached or had
been approached by the United
States in the matter of reparatiouz.
Mr.. Baldwin's reply was described
I.xr -frss-r = IN4a4
| belief was expressed by those near
1 him that he had said no.
Premier Baldwin in his statement
said it could not be made too clear
/ in the interests alike OF the powers
concerned and any who might hope
to profit by exploiting the differences
! between them, that the sole ground
/ of divergence was as to the best ef-
/ fective means of realizing the ends
which were vital to all. These ends
We're the payment of reparations
and the recovery Of the security OF
Europe. To secure these ends, he
said, the Allies have grudged moth
/ ing in the past, nor viii they grudgs
anything in the future"
This responsibility, he went on,
| sis acknowledged and shared in
! equal measure by the Allies but de-
wolves especially on the French and
British nations. We are as deter
mined as any of our allies that Ger
many shall make reparations for the
damages done in the great war, to
the fullest extent of her capacity
We have never wavere.z on thar
point. The governments are con-
| scious that, as a business nation. IL
we ask Germany to pay in excess OF
her capacity, we shall not succeed
We are firmly Convinced thai
measures which would result in tire
ruin of Germany would be fatal 20
this country, our allies, and the
whole Of Europe. The allies are
obtaining less reparations than be-
| FORE the occupation Of the Ruhr.
and these have to be exacted : t
the price of disiocation of the
German economic system and prob1
bly, the future collapse of that sys-
tenn.
Referring to the position OF the
I allies. Mr.. Baldwin said the ex-
| change OF friendly conversations had
not appeared to lead to positive re-
suits and it was becoming evident
that the attitude of the principal
parties must be more clearly de-
fined. He held that the debtor
should not merely be called upon p
pay his debt, but should be plac ID
in a position to do so.
In conclusion Mr.. Baldwin aaids
so far as united action is possible
we shall continue to pursue it. We
shall confidently invite the sympa-
thetic consideration of the whole OF
, our allies and all tAS Interested
states to proposals which will have
no other aim than the pacification
of Europe and the recovery OF an
! exhausted world"
1t was recognized that Prime Afln-
| lister Baldwin in making his state
ment on the reparation question, waa
TO deal with the first international
crisis of his government. No one
expected the sensations which Mr.
Lleyd George usually nlanaged 70
| provide on similar occasions.
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