The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-13
French Ambassador Attends.

french AMBASSADOR ATTENDS.
Count DeSaint Aulaire. the French
ambassador. who is said never TO
have attended a session of the house
of commons before. was in the front
row today TO hear Prime Minister
Stanley Baldwin make his statement
on the reparations question. With
him were Baron Moncheur, the Bel.
gian ambassador, the Italian and Ger.
man ambassadors and DIR, sEduard
Benes. fore IN minister of Czecho-
Slovakia.
The afternoon was the hottest of
the season.
Mr.. Baldwin failed TO state what
the British proposals will be in the
note the government intends framing,
nor did he say anything in regard to
an international commission to ex
| anime into Germany's capacity to
pay.
Replying TO questions by Ramsay
Macdonald. the opposition leader,
Premier Baldwin said the reply TO
forthwith. He would say tomorrow
whether the reply was being commu.
nieated to the United States.
L. S. Not Approached.
Commander Kenworthy, liberal
member for Hull, asked whether the
government had approached or had
been approached by the United States
in the matter of reparations. Mr.
Baldwin's reply was described by the
reporters as inaudible, but IL was
later learned that he said he required
notice OF the question before answer.
ing.
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 reaching the ends
which were vital to all. These ends
were the payment Of reparations and
the recovery of the security of En-.
rope. To secure these ends, he said.
the allies have grudged nothing In
the past, nor viii they grudge any.
/ thing in the future"
This responsibility. he went on,
is acknowledged and shared in equal
measure by the allies but devolves
especially on the French and British
nations. We are as determined as
any OF our allies that Germany shall
| make reparations for the damages
done IN the great war. to the fullest
extent OF her capacity. We have
never wavered on that point. The
government II conscious that, as "A
business nation, IL we ask Germany
TO pay In excess OF her capacity VIC
shall not succeed.
Europe Alarmed.
I'VE are firmly convinced that meas.
ures which would result in the ruin
OF Germany would be fatal TO this
country, our allies and the whole of
Europe. The allies are obtaining
less reparations than before the oe-
cupation Of the Ruhr. and these have
to be exacted at the price of dsloca-
| ton Of the German economic system
and probably the future collapse OF
that system.
Opinion throughout Europe. and
not the least in Great Britain. Is he.
coming more sensitive to these con.
ditions, with alarm at their continu-
ance The recovery OF the world Is
In danger. Peace Is at stake. Peace
cannot be secured until three ques.
tons are settled-frst. the payment
OF reparations, second, settlement OF
the interallied debts. and. third the
security OF paoified Europe.
From the beginning we have made
IL clear that In our opinion the oc-
eupation OF the Ruhr was not calcu
lated 10 produce tho maximuV amount
of reparations payments. MaN of the
consequences which were anticipated
are in the course OF fulfiilmcnt. Ger.
many Itself appears TO he moving fast
toward economic chaos
| Dealing with the present situation
In the Ruhr. the premier said ndefi-
mite occupation by one country Of the
territory OF another In time of peace
was phenomenon rare and regret
table, 10 which an honorable end
should be found as soon as possible.