Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-06-12
TWO MORE DEFAULT.
Belgium and CzechosIovakia Serve
NnfiHA III

Belgium and CzechosIovakia Serve
Notice on U. S.
BY the Associated Press.
Belgium and Czeehoslovakia Joined
yesterday In the parade of European
war debtors who have informed the
United States they will default on
debt installments on June is.
Great Britain, as previously an
nounced, will defer payment of
installments Of 1921, 791 OIL it has
falling due on that date.
Finland, which has always paid
promptly and in full, Is the only
nation to announce it will pay its
installment of $l66,538 in cash in
New York City on Friday.
Ten other nations are to be heard
from before the semi-annual due date
on June is.
Italy's Decision Awaited.
Augusta Rosso, the Italian Ambas-
sador, called at the State Depart
ment and informed Undersecretary
Phillips the Italian answer to the
American please remit" note would
be delivered within the next two or
three days. Italy owes S2,008, 103 ,28S
of which $28, 428, sos is due on Friday.
Paul May, the Belgian Ambassa-
dor, in a note delivered at the State
Department late Saturday, Informed
this country Belgium would be un-
able at this time to pay anything
on the $18,468, GOT due on June IS.
OF that amount Sill 800 ,453 is past
due on previous installments and
$7,159, asa becomes due on June Is.
Belgium has defaulted on its last
three installments due.
Ferdinand Veverka, the Czechoslo-
vankian Minister, called at the State
Department and informed Undersec-
rotary Phillips that Czechoslovakia,
which in the past has made token
payments, would not be able to make
any payment on Friday.
Czechoslovakia on chat date owes
the United States $4,585,711, of which
s2.852. 1893 Is past due because Of par
TALLY deferred payments and 81 $780,
5l3 becomes due on Friday.
Eight Other Payments Due.
The eight other nations from whom
payments are due ON Friday are:
Estonia-Total debt, $l7,784,695:
past due, $685., 1886: payment due June
Is. 1922 $50; total due, including &C
crued installments, $1,312,s35.
France-Total debt, $500, III, 238;
past due. s82,308,312; payment due
June is, 59,000,2l8; total due, in
GLIDING accrued installm .nts, $141,-
ESQ,
Hungary-Total debt, $2,o51 1888;
past due, $114,629; payment due June
is, $32,669: total due including &C
crued installmerts, $147,298.
Latvia-Total debt, $7,312,658; past
due, 1886, 462; installment due June
is, $134,883; total due including &C
crued installmenIs, $421,3 45.
Lithuania-Total debt, $685., 544;
past due, s22l,170; due June Is,
$l47,S64; total due, including accrued
installmentS, $369,034.
Rumania-Total debt, $63,871, 1888;
past due, s1,048,750; due June Is,
$1,248.75o; total due, including &C
crued installments, s2,297, 500.
Poland-Total debt, $222,560, 1855;
past due, s12,3l7,829: due June IS,
$4,O39, O40; total due, including &C
crued installments, 1856, 869
Yugosavia-Totai debt, SOL ,625 900:
past due, $525,000; due June IS,
$500, 900; total due, including accrued
installments, s825,00
The grand total owed by European
debtor nations to the United States is
S11, $685. 11,614. OF that amount,
SAT-, 843,644 is due on Friday, $685.
1876, 205 being past due, and $l74,647.-
439 being the amount Of installments
due on June Is.
The State Department did not i'm
mediately make public the texts Of
the Belgian and Czechoslovakian
notes. It was assumed, however, that
Czechoslovakia-like Great Britain
defaulted rather than make another
token payment because Of the provi-
sions of the johnson act which decree
that any nation in arrears, in whole
or in part, is in default within the
plIrVieW of the act