The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-06
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DEBT
HOpetot Change OF View From
Paris Conferences Loans
Reported Had Up
BY GEORGE II. HOLMES,
InternntlonaI News Service.

On the heels Of frances disar.
pointing cunln1linic concernitse
her $1,000, 900 900 war debt, admins.
trAtioii officials axpfesed the hone
today that the meeting OF the Allied
Fidaface Ministers In Paris tomorrow,
viii result iii such d general clarafi.
cation OF the, international a4nfOs.
pner6 that IT will be found possible
to- begin real negotiations for fund.
ling the debt within the next few
weeks
No European Conference in months
has been 20 fraught with pos8fbIli.
ties for peace b. diecord I'll world
affairs 90 IN the Paris meeting III
the Powers, in the opinion Of Oft.
kciale here.
France May Have Reason.
Frances failure to submit 8 serious
proposition reGardin9 her debt was
q sharp diSappuif 20 Washing
ton. and In some high quarters there
was aaaispostti0n % question Frances
sincerity III the entire matter. How
ever, It Was recognized today that
France might have been DESTROYS Of
temporarily pOstpo ning g definite com
tf1itment on the debt until she deter.
mines how much milk she 10 70 get
from the GSEALdAt Wv OLAN--OA AAAS
Dawes plan. That win be deter
IL. after the Paris meeting, France
does not then come forward with
EoYtiething tangible in the way OF
settlement suggestions, It 10 consid-
cred certain here that pressure Of the
most rigorous sort will be applied
from Washington.
There A. an ,ii1animity Of opinion
hafvvhaga the. White House and Con-
rresa On tliis point. No less than
8 week aUo. the White House made
III plain that the American Governs
rnellt. Is not without means TO pun
iel1 nations that default In their
obligations. .
Credit Cancelled7
The hint was plainly thrown out
unless France takes steps to pro
tect her credit, through the sincere
effort 10 take up her war indebted
ness. she may find the American
money market closed to her. Even
now. according to Adminietratio
officials. 4 good many millions Of
dollars destined for French indus
trial purposes are being held up
In New York until It can be seen
how French credit IL to be offered
by the debt situation.
There ID still pending In the Sem
ate q move TO have Congress OBJ
nose private loans TO any govern
fnefit that has not funded its debt
to the United States. A dozen
Senators are preparing speeches OF
a decidedly uncomplimentary nature
to France. Their delivery dep lds
upon Developments In the next lew
weeks.
America 20 File Claims.
The American claim for equal
participation with other nations IN
the Dawes annunities, to aatisfy
American claims against Germany
will be formally presented to the
conference in Paris by Ambassa-
doris Kellogg, Herrick and Colonel
James A. Logan.
Great Britain atone IL Standing
out against America being treated
equally, but officials here are con-
fident that the British government
willOback down. .
A. coswinper Of the war this
Government feels II fs entitled to q
SHARE In the fruits Of victory-to
the extent Of recovering its own
small cIaims--irrespective OF wheth-
er it ratified the Versailles treaty
or not. This will be the kernel OF
the American argument az pre-.
scented by American spokesman at
the conference. , ~