The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-06
l.. S. Awaits
Move
by France
America Can Do No Moro
Than Already Has Been
Done in Reparalions Cri-
sis, View of Hughes.
Even Senate Marks Time

Washington. Jan. 5.--The Washing
ton government is waiting on develop.
ments In the reparations crisis. It
sees no present opportunity To make
American help available TO Europe.
This was the substance OF authorita-
tive glimpses Of the situation given
today at the White House and at tho
State department.
It was said flatly at the White
House that tho administration has
no plan at this time for calling an
international conference.
AT the State department it was said
with equal emphasis that tho Amer
lean government could not properly
go beyond what it has already done
in Secretary Hughes suggestion that
international financial leaders be
asked to propose IA reparations solu-
ton. That suggestion made in Mr..
Hughes recent speech in New Haven
still Is before the allied governments.
] was intimated today that Washing
ton officials We're without knowledge
as to whether French authorities
were inclined to take up and develop
its possibilities before resorting to tho
drastic measures Of the French rep
arations plan upon which the council
of premiers split yesterday IN Paris
Senate Consideration Stops.
With action thus halted on the rep-
arations question so far as adminis-
ton officials are concerned. senate
consideration of the crisis also came
to temporary stop during the day.
The resolution offered by Senator
Robinson, democrat, Arkansas, 10
authorize official American represen-
tation on the reparations commission
was before the foreign relations COM
mittee, but action and even debate
was deferred until Chairman Lodge
aould confer with Secretary Hughes
and obtain official word as TO the de-
sires of the administration on the pro-
posal.
lie is expected to see the secretary
tomorrow morning and report back
to his committee.
Withhold Direct Comment
Direct comment on the Robinson
proposal is withheld. both at the
White House and the State depart
ment. At the White House, however,
the significant statement was made
that the question of representation
on the reparaIions commission had
ceased to be of pressing Importance,
in view Of developments in Paris.
1t was indicated that the view taken
by administration officials is that the
rupture in Paris on reparations plans
has dislocated the whole relation or
the commission to the problem, as
that relationship was planned in the
treaty. of Versailles. Presumably,
that will be the view expressed TO
Senator Lodge by Secretary Hughes.
It is curious sideljght on tho
American angle on the reparatlons
crisis that President Harding and hlA
cabinet did not find anything IN the
situation for Joint consideration when
they met today. The subject was
not taken up. That fact alone is in
terpreted as clearly declining parties
patton.
There is no effort, however, to
disguise the concern with which the
European tangle is viewed in WASH
ington.
Can Go No Further.
1t was explained officially at the
State department that there is no
basis upon which the Washington
government can rest a formal pro-
posal of character to the allies at this
juncture. The problem is this, deep
ly as it may affect American inter-
ests. present or future. Control or
the situation is in their hands and
the United States cannot properly.
and with any hope Of accomplishing
good. do more than it has done in
making a suggestion as to ways and
means by which it believes the Euro
pean governments can find a way 10
agreement and also to American eco-
nomic aid in world recuperation.
1t is now clear that Secretary
Hughes made his suggestions in the
way he did and also selected the time
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