The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-26
----------es------=----- The Curzon Telegram

LONDON, Oct. 25.-(By Associated Press. .)-The telegram from Marquis CurZon, Secretary for Foreign Af fairs to the British charge d'affaires at Washington on October 12 says:
 "The information which reaches America will have acquainted the American government with the ex- tremely ecNnomic position that has arisen in Europe owing to failure to find any solution for the reparatitn problem which daily becomes more acute as the financial and political condition of Germany grows worse.
 There does not appear to be unity of thought which rem ders ctmmon action feasible or will be successful In finding an early so- lution. Ills majesty's government has, during the past nine months. made a series of proposals to their allies for meeting these difficulties, none of which has been so fortunate as to meet with a measure of accept ance sufficient to bring about com mon actions. And yet without such action, not merely Germany, but Eu- rope, appears to be drifting into eco- homie disaster.
 "In these circumstances his maj esty's government has fer long en- tertained the belief that the coop eration of the United States govern ment Is an essential condition of any real advance toward a settlement. America, by reason of her position and history, is more disinterested than any of the European powers; at the same time she Is directly and vitally concerned with the solution of the European problem, if for no other season, because in 1t Is in volved the question of the interallied debt.
  Had Hearty Approval.
 "When MT. Hughes made his dec- laration In December, last, both Great Britain and Germany made 1t clear that they would warmly well come proffered assistance. And whenever the suggestion has been revived 1t has met with the hearty approval of his majesty's govern ment.
 'The French government hitherto has taken a different view. This lack of unanimity Is. so far as his majestys government is aware, the sole reason why the proposal has net been proceeded with.
 'His majesty's government is all ready engaged in formulating an in- quiry to the United States as to the manner In which, in the opinion of the latter, united action which Is the common desidratum, could best be brought about when they read in the press yesterday morning a declara- tion reported to have been made by President Coolidge that the Amer ican government would rest on their proposal of December, last.
 "The government warmly well comes this declara ton. and hopes that they are justified In deducing from 1t that if the European powers will join in such an Inquiry America will rem 1a,. fy,N 4Ca6 a government has rightly interpreted the Presidents statement, and if they may count upon an encouraging reception being given to such pro ceedtng they will not hesitate to in- vite the immediate cooperation of their allies in Europe in an invita- tion to the United States govern ment to assist in the proposed in- auiry by deputing delegate whether official or unofficial to participate therein,
 "If, on the other hand, 1t were proposed to hold such an inquiry, although complete unanimity had not been forthcoming at this end, might his majesty's government and the majority of allies still hope for American cooperation.
 "Alternatively If It were proposed that Sucn inquiry suoulu pe eH- trusted to the reparation commission or to a body appointed by 1t, would America still be willing to partici- pate.
 Tt Is in the firm belief, that the American government has 1t in it's power to render great service to the security and peace of the world that his majesty's government, speaking in the name of the whole British Empire as represented in the impe- rial conference now assembled in London, desire to associate them selves with the renewed proposal of the President and they will be glad to receive from the American gov ernment any suggestion that the lat ter may be disposed to offer in reply to the questions have ventured to