Evening star., 1923-01-13
NO ADVICE ON new
PARIS PARLEY PLAN
u. S. Non-Participation in
Reparation Move Forecast
in Pan-American Program.
ATTITUDE Is FRIENDLY
Invitation From Poincare Would
Be Based on American Formula,
Is Belief.

The Department of State has received
no official advices, thus far, substan-
tiating dispatches from Paris indicating
| that Premier Poincare is considering
ca ling another conference on the ques-
tion of reparations and inviting the
United States to participate, it was
stated today.
On the other hand, a new indication
that this government does not anti
cipate an early change in the European
situation was to be found in the an
nouncement today that Secretary
Hughes is making definite arrange
ments to attend the fifth Pan-American
conference in Chile next March. 1t is
scarcely likely that an international
discussion of the reparations question
retary Hughes would sail for South
America.
Basis for l.. s. Invitation.
If the reports from Paris are true,
however, it is not believed the French
premier would invite the United
States to any discussion except on
the basis of the formula for solution
Of the reparations problem suggested
by the American government-the
appointment of an international COM
mission of financial experts to in
vestigate the limit of Germany's
ability TO pay.
Should such an invitation come
from France it is highly probable
that Secretary Hughes would cancel
his trip to South America and devote
Ii -fe-Nf all id
powers in settling the problem of
reparations amicably.
No Reply to Protest.
The American government will
make no reply to the German protest
against further occupation OF the
Ruhr valley by French troops. This
government considers it has already
indicated its sincere diSapproval of
Paris apparent determination to col
lect the reparatlons bill by military
force, and that nothing more need nor
can be said. for the present at least.
Not only has the Washington gov
ernment taken extraordinary pains to
make sure that France realizes that
she must carry the whole burden of
responsibility for further invasion of
German territory, but at the eleventh
hour President Harding ordered the
American army of occupation to
evacuate Europe Immediately and
completely.
This order followed a conference
between the President and Secretary
of State Hughes, and it's meaning can
not be misunderstood. 1t is accepted
as definite Indication of this country's
determination to completely wash it's
hands of any part in military pro-
gram that Washington officials ad-
mittedly fear may have grave re-
suits. In well informed circles it is
ernment certainly could not indicate
it's diSapproval more definitely and
that a reply to the German protest
is unnecessary.
This government has not despaired
of an ultimate peaceful settlement of
the reparations problem, however. 1t
is known that Washington fully ex-
poets Frances military expedition to
prove failure from an economic
standpoint because, as one official
Spokesman pointed out, the invaders
will have nothing but dead indus
trial giant. The German workers will
refuse to turn out profitable products
under French direction and the treas
ury in Paris will be as empty as ever.
Chance for Hughes Plan.
When realization of this fact be-
comes known to France, it is under
stood, the American government
hopes the time will arrive when the
allloQ powers may De Wiling TO Try
Secretary Hughes proposed solution
the appointment of an international
financial commission to inquire into
the limit of Germany's ability to pay
and thus provide the allied premiers
with basis upon which to rearrange'
the reparations bill. 1t is for this
reason that Roland w. Boyden,
Americas unofficial observer with the
reparations commission, is being re-
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