Evening star., 1923-10-26
Cooperation of US.
Essential, TieaU
of BritOp.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. October 26.-The tele-
gram from Marquis Curzon, secre-
tary for foreign affairs, to the Brit
ish charge d'affaires at Washington
on October 12 says:
The information which reaches
America will have acquainted the
American government with the ex-
tremely critical economic position
that has arisen in Europe owing to
failure to find any solution for the
reparation problem. which daily be-
comes more acute as the financial
and political condition of Germany
grows worse.
There does not appear to be
among the European powers that
unity of thought which either rem
ders common action feasible or Will
be SucceSsIul in nnd-ng an early So
luton. His majes.y ) government
have during the past nine mont 8
made series OF proposals 10 the r
allies for meeting these diflcuiue.,
as to meet with a measure OF ac-
ceptance sufficient 10 bring about
common action. And yet without
sueh action. not merely Germany, but
FL. ope, appears to be drifting into
economic disaster.
L. :. Co-Operation Essential.
"In these circumstances his maj
esty's government have for long en-
tertained the belief that the cooper
alton of the United States govern
ment Is an essen n,lal condition of any
real advance toward settlement.
America, by reason of her position
and history, Is more disinterested
than any of the European powers; at
the same time she Is directly and
vitality concerned with the solution
of the European problem, II, for no
other reason, because in 1t Is involved
the question of the interallied debt.
when Mr.. Hughes made his decla-
ration in Decembed last both Great
Britain and Germany made 1t clear
that they would warmly welcome
proffered assistance. And whenever
the suggestion has been revived IT
has met with the hearty approval or
his majestys government.
The French government hltherto
has taken a different view. This
lack of unanimity is, so far as his
majesty's government are aware, the
soIe reason why the proposal has not
been proceeded with.
HIS majesty's government were
already engaged in formulating an
inquiry to the United States as to
the manner in which, in the opinion
of the latter united action, which Is
the common desideratum, could best
be brought about. when they read In
She press yesterday morning dec
laration reported to have been made
by President Coolidge that the Amer
team government would rest on their
proposal Of December last.
THE government warmly welcome
this declaration and hope that they
are justified in deduCing from 1t that
II the European powers viii poin IN
such an inquiry America viii render
the promised corporation. If the
government have rightly interpreted
the Presidents statement, and II they
may count upon an encouraging re-
ception being given to such pro-
ceeding, they will not hesitate TO
invite the immediate corporation of
theiI allies in Europe in an invita-
tion to the United States government
to assist in the proposed inquiry de-
putting a delegate. wheth official or
unofficial, to participate therein.
Other Inquiries Made.
'If. on the other hand it were pro-
posed to hold such an inquiry. al
though complete unanimity had not
been forthcoming at this end, might
his majestys government and the ma
jority OF the allies still hope for
American corporation?
alternately, if Ii were proposed
that such an inquiry should be in
trusted TO the reparation commission
or to body appointed by 1t, would
America still be willing to partici-
pate? ~ 49, 49,.
American government have it in their
power to render great services to the
security and peace of the world that
his majesty's government, speaking
in the name of the whole British en-
pire, as represented in the imperial
conference now assembled In London.
desire to associate themselves with
the renewed proposal of the Presi-
dent, and they will be glad to re-
ceive from the American government
any suggestion that the latter may be
disposed to offer in reply to the ques-
tions ] have ventured to put"