Evening star., 1923-11-05
ALL|ESFAV0RF FULL
ECONOMIC PARLEY,
DESERVING FRANCE
Britain, Belgium and Italy
Adopt View of U. S. for
Unlimited Study.
EFFECT OF CHANGE HERE
NOT YET Determined
Jusserand Meets Hughes to Elk.
plain Paris Stand-Herrick
Causes Stir.

State Department advices today in
dicats that Great Britain, Italy and
Belgium have reached an accord
favoring a free and full reparations
Inquiry by an expert committee.
In effect the position of these three
governments as understood here CO.
incides with that taken by the United
States and opposes the stand for a
restricted inquiry only taken by
France.
This development, indicating an
entirely new alignment Of the Euro
pean allies over the reparations ques-
tfon, appeared to stimulate hope here
that eventually the French govern
ment. toow. would accept an unre-
stricted program of inquiry rather
than risk diplomatic isolation. Here
tofore, both Belgium and Italy have
followed the French lead in most of
the questions affecting reparations.
Administration spokesmen declined
today to indicate the probable atti-
tude OF the Washington government
In case the French government main
tains its position.
SUoScr0n0 meets hQSacSs
A full statement Of the French posi-
tion was brought to Washington to-
day by Ambassador Jusserand, just
back from Paris. and 1t was indicated
that after his talk with Secretary
Hughes during the afternoon the
American government might be in a
position to determine without much
AaIa xphn tfrin In ho
export inquiry would be regarded as
worth while.
The government holds to its view,
meantime, that there should be the
fullest possible exploration by the
experts of the facts tina. underlte
gardless of any factor Of time. In
formation reaching the State Depart
ment indicates that Germany IL not
making any reparationS payments OF
a substantial nature, and that such,
the near future without stabilization
Of conditions In Germany. On the
contrary, the United States is ainost
facing the time when 1t may he called
Of money to feed German nationals
who might otherwise die OF famine
due to the confused economic situa-
tion in Germany.
In these circumstances the United
copvinced that the time has come
when a financial plan to make pos
sible the collection of reparations
payments should be devised, and that
value must rest upon study Of
every phase of Germany's economic
condition.
See Treaty Respected.
Washington officials do not regard
the creation Of a committee to pro-
pose such a plan as in any way
jeopardizing the treaty rights SO
jealously guarded by France. The
whole question of the suitability Of
the financial plan must be taken up
by the governments concerned after
the plan itself has been formulated,
and 1T Is felt here that Limitation OF
tho experts inquiry to the present
capacity" Of Germany to pay. as pro-
posed by France, would prevent the
development of a program sufficient
ly broad enough to promfse any i'm
portant advance toward a solution
state Department officials would
not indicate today what significance
they attached to the declaration of
American Ambassador Herrick, in an
address In France yesterday, that the
United States having put its hand
fUrrow roe pow t6rousS to run the
State Department that the ambas-
sador undoubtedly was speaking his
own personal views. No attempt
was made to disavow his utterances.
In some quarters 1t is suggested
that France may seek a way out Of
the position in which she finds her
self by acceding to a full repara-
tfons inquiry on condition that the
American government will withdraw
also it's stipulation that there be no
nf
United States. Taking into account
the possibility of such a proposal,
officials said today that the position
OF this government remained exactly
as outlined many times in the past.
1t regards the subject of war debts
as having no proper place in a repa-
rAtiOns discussion, and, in addition,
holds that Congress alone can deal
with any plan for settlement Of the
Herrfck Talk Adds Spice.
During the waiting period the
statements made by American Ambas-
sador Herrick in a speech yesterday,
in the Champagne district, have
served to add considerable spice to the
general mixture of feeling with which
those outside the inner circle of State
Department officials here are observ-
ing Developments Many members of
Congress-. finding the ambassadors
front page Of their morning news
papers. speculated in conversations
with their colleagues as to how the
remarks should be assessed in view
of all the circumstances. Just before
he left the United States less than
two weeks ago Mr.. Herrick was q
guest at the White House and had
several long talks with Secretary
Hughes. After he reached Paris he
conferred at length with NJ. Poincare.
So far as his actual words are con-
cerned, 1t is pointed out, the Ameri-
promise as to what method Of CO.
operation the United States would be
willing to follow, and to that extent
his remarks are only q reiteration Of
what has been said before by Secre-
tary Hughes. How much Significance
is to be attached to delivery of his
pronouncement Just 1t this time IL O.
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