The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-02
.BOYDEN QUITS HIS POST AS U.S. OBSERVER
Resignation As Unofficial Representative On Repara- tions Commission Will Be- come Effective August 1
 DESIRE TO RESUME LAW PRACTICE IS EXPLANATION Will Be Succeeded By Col. James A. Logan. IT,, Says Announcement Issued By The State Department

PARIS, July 1-Roland W. Boy den has resigned as unofficial rep resentative of the United States on the reparations commission effective August 1. T have been hero long enough he added.
 WASHINGTON, July 1.-(By Asso- ciated Press.)-The resignation of Roland W. Boyden as American ob- server with the reparation commis- sion, which was announced in Paris today, is due to his desire to resume his professional practice at the bar, the state depar tment said in formal statement. His duties, it was added. will be taken over by his assistant, Col. James A. Logan, Jr.
 MT. Roland W. Boyden, American observer with the reparation com mission" the department announce ment said, being desirous of resum- ing his professional practice at the bar, has rendered his resignation and expects to return to the United States in August, next. On his departure from Paris his duties will be taken over by his principal assistant, Col. James A. Logan, Jr.
 Paid Fly United States.
 Both MT. Boyden anl Colonel To- gan have been sitting with the com mission virtually since It's organiza- ton under the terms of the Versailles peace treaty. The latter was one or the economic experts attached to the American peace commission and IS thoroughly versed In all details of questions coming before the commis- sion. Whether an assistant will be named to Col. Logan was not indlcat- ed here today. Both officials have been maintained at the expense of the United States, but their staff Of 2l persons has been provided for at commission expense.
 Mir Boyden was appointed from Beverly, Mass, where he has had considerable lSgAl practice as we'll as banking and other connections. He is in his 60th year and was graduated from Harvard college in 1885 ana from the Harvard law school In 1888.
 Appointed originally to the com mission with the expectation that he would become an official member upon ratification of tho peace treaty, Mir. Boydens status upon refusal or tho senate to ratify the treaty, was made that of an unofficial observer sitting in an advisory capactity with the commission, status Whlch was renewed by the Harding admlnls- tration soon after its induction into office.
 Served On Financial Missions.
 In adition to his service with the commission he has acted rom tlnie to time on financial missions ana with other economic committees, al though his duties related primarily to questions before the reparation com mission with especial reference to the costs of the American army or occu- patton, shipping matters, Austrian and other relief subjects ana the CT feet of reparation payments on foreign exchange.
 The exclusively advisory charac ter of MT. Boyden's position was em phasized by the department rom lime to time and as recently as last January was reiterated in orders that mo opinions were to De e4 pressed in behalf of this goVernIneht except under specific lnstructlohs from the department of state, In or der that the Washington government might not be involved in decisions or the commission with reference to amounts and terms of reparatloh payments by Germany ,
 The department's position in this regard was emphasized at the same time by Secretary Hughes In a let ter to the senate foreign relations committee, when MT. Boyden caine under an attack for submlttihs' the request of certain members or the reparation commission, a suggestion for adjusting questions at issue. This action became known soon after ne had addressed a meeting of the com mission discussing reparation pay ments by Germany and sugsestins that what he described as the m nnss,hility of certain demands point
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