Evening star., 1923-01-11
Tab to Be Kept
on Changes
i'm Crisis.
ARMY'S RETURN
NOT ISOLATION
America Is Standing
Ready to Aid at
First Chance.


military forces from Germany will not
be followed by the. recall of Roland
W. Boyden, this governments unoffi-
cial observer with the reparations
commission.
While the administration has de-
SPARED Of persuading France to de-
lay military occupation of additional
Ruhr valley cities while a peaceful So
luton of the reparatIons crisis was
being sought, 1t was made plain In
authoritative quarters today that the
American government wants to be in
position to lend every possible as
sistance should the opportunity for
amicable settlement Of the crisis pre-
sent itself
VIII BE OF Much Value.
In official circles 1t Is believed Mr..
Boyden will be of much value to this
government I'm protecting American
interests and keeping Washington
authoritatively informed of the COM
missions considerations, and he is to
be retained at his present post for a
while, at least, despite agitation in
congress for his return home.
OmclaIs here have assumed the at
tltude that the water has already gone
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government can do now is await de-
Velopments and earnestly hone that
this drastic step will have the mini
mum serious effect.
Gravity Is Realised,
No effort Is being made here to
conceal the gravity of the interna-
tional crisis. Officials refused to dis
Harding to recall the American troops
so suddenly, but ii was made plain
that this government considers the
situation In Europe to be so grave
that 1t could no longer keep Ameri-
can soldiers in a position that might
prove embarrassing later.
Asked a direct question as to
whether France had been warned
that the withdrawal order would be
issued IL French forces went into the
man declined to answer.
Not Isolation Policy.
But the return home Of the army of
sign that the United States has as
sumed policy of complete isolation
in maintaining this 'liaison" the
presence of Mr.. Boyden in Paris is
regarded as essential. Should future
events in Germany or elsewhere make
the proceedings of the reparations
commission of less interest TO tie
United States. IT was said that he
would be recalled Immediately.
Regarding advices from Paris, reiter-
ating official declarations that the
French government did not consider 1t
had been Officially" advised of the
American plan for the appointment of
an international commission of finan-
cial experts to examine the economic
condition of Germany, government
spokesmen said they regarded such q
dispute to be too trivial for discussion
now.
Fully Aware of Plan.
There can be no doubt that France
was fully and off1cially aware of the
American plan.
1t is understood here that the first
impression In France was that the
financial commission was to be vested
with decisive authority to settle the
reparations problem. This impress
sion was promptly corrected by the
American government and Premier
the status of the commission was
to be that Of an advisory body; that
its findings need not be conclusion
nor would France be bound to sup
port them.
Reserve Comment ON Boyden.
1t was then suggested, according
to authoritative sources, that the
French government was sangufne of
an agreement among the allied pre-
miers at their Paris conference, but
there Is nothing to show that Premier
ePoincare made any effort to reconsider
the American suggestion after that
meeting had failed to settle the repa-
rations problem.
Comment was reserved today on
the views expressed by Mr.. Boyden on
reparations payments at the meeting
of the reparations commission which
declared Germany to be in default of
coal. Mr.. Boyden has communicated
the substance of his statements and 1t
is learned that he confined himself
strictly to the question OF reparations
payments in suggesting that phases
OF the treaty Of Versailles dealing
with this matter evidently needed re-
vision.
Detailed Orders Mailed.
The War Department mailed de-
tailed orders to Gen. Allen last night,
amplifying the cable message sent
prepare for immediate withdrawal to
the port of embarkation. The mes
sage said:
eThesPresident has decided to return
to, the United States Immediately all
troops Of your command, except
graves registration service.
The st. Mihiel making one trip only
Will be dispatched from New York
about January IL to Bremen or Ham
burg. Cable which you want.
Excess Supplies to BE Sold.
You will utilize the maximum
capacity of this vessel for carrying
personnel and all freight except off,
GERS mounts. Excess supplies will be
disposed of In accordance with law
and regulations. Excess personnel
will be transported on commercial
liner to New York, arrangements to
be made by you"
The message continued that the st.
Mihtel, upon its return, would touch
first at Savannah, Ca, then to Charles
ton. 8. c., and finally to New York.
various units Of the returning mill
tary forces having individual orders
to disembark at each port.
Foch Expected to Take Charge.
The various organizations compris-
ing the army OF occupation was in
structed to return only with 'fndi-
vidual equipment, colors, authorized