The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-11-07
Reason for American Official
Representation IN Financial
Conference Made Known.
TOTAL NEAR seoo,ooo,ooo
New Deal Must Be Made-Ralslnn OF
issue Deferred TO This Time 50 az
Not to Jeopardixe Reparation
Settlement.

Washington. -Explanatio was made
here Of why Colonel James A. Logan,
nerican representative on the Rep
aration Commission. has been in
structed by the State Department to
represent the United States govern
ment officially in the international
financial conference which will con-
ne at Paris to deal with the ques-
ton Of al cation Of the payments to
be mad, by Germany to the vario-.s
powers under the Dawes plan.
Before the lapse of another year the
United States will have what 1t re-
CARDS as a just and legal claim Of
CO. Sc to 100000 against Germany,
which hte latter country will hardly
be able to pay unless provision is
made in the reparations settlement
for taking care Of these payments.
tt, exact mount the amer. IAN
( -ancial claim or. ring out Of the
war cannot now be stated because it
has not been definitely ascertained.
but officials in a position to assess the
facts have no doubt that it will ex-
coed $500,000000 and may run close
to $6Q0,00e,000. This claim grows out
Of two things-the use Of the Ameri.
can army in one Of the bridgeheads
along the Rhine during the time the
United States was participating in the
allied regime Of occupation and Amer
ican claims against Germany for loss.
es of life and property during the war
The amount due from Germany in
payment for the use of the American
Army Of Occupation is definite. These
pops were withdrawn from Europe
in January. 1923. after the French in
vaded the Ruhr. The net amount Of
costs payable to Germany as OF jan
uary 81, 1928, amounts to about $685.
100000. In May. 1923, an agreement
was negotiated by the United States
government with the allied powers
for the reimbursement OF these army
costs out Of cash reparation payments
in prescribed manner so as to pro-
vide for the liquidation of the claim
in about twelve years. This agree
ment was to become effective when
ratified by the French government.
The amount that will be due from
Germany on account of American
claims against Germany cannot be
e,snnitely stated at this time for the
reason that these claims are in proc
ess Of adjudication by the American
German Mixed Claims Commission.
1t Is expected that the commission
will have completed its work by next
,pring.
When the American government
first took up the question Of finding
a practical means to meet the desires
Of the Harding administration con-
eerning the reimbursement Of Ameri-
can army costs on the Rhine, objec-
ton was raised by some Of the allied
powers. Negotiations instituted by
Secretary Hughes led to an express
sion by the allies of their Willingness
to meet the. wishes of the American
government.
The British. French and Italian gov
ernments on Nov. 8. 1922. invited the
American government to send a rep
res sntative to me, with allied dele
gates in Paris to examine the question
Of Rhine army costs as whole. Eliot
Wadsworth. assistant secretary Of the
treasury, was designat I'd as the Amer
lean rep NATIVE. The result was
the negotiation Of the so-called Wads-
worth agreement under which the
sum due the United States in settle
ment of the Rhine army costs was
to be paid in twelve annual install
ments out of future cash payments by
Germany on account of PREPARATIONS.
1t was estimated ire annuities would
amount to approximately s20.000.000
yec -ly, and It was stated officially
that they would constitute a first
charge on payments credited to Ger
many's reparation account. excepting
deliveries in kind.