GERMANY

Evening Star, Issue 17927, 24 March 1922, Page 4

GERMANY

PAYMENT OF REPARATIONS

THE ALLIED BILL.

Prow Association—By Talcgreph--Cc'pyTii,’-ht.

BERLIN, March 23. Tho Ttcp.trations Commission has handed to Germany a No to demanding £36,000.000 in cash and £72,500,000 iu‘ kind. Germany is also required to raise £46,000,009 by new taxation, and to inaugurate a dranlio sohemo of reduction in Government expenditure, which must bo submitted to the Entente by April 1. The Note, which is practically a. timelimited ultimatum, also insists that Germany shrill raise internal and foreign loans, in default of which the Commission will put into process a lovy on German capital. —AriamrN.Z. Cable.

CHARACTERISTIC OBJECTION S,

BERLIN, March 23,

(Received March 24, at 8.55 n.ra.)

The Reparations Commission’s Note, has created the deepest impression. The conditions proposed are completely unacceptable, and the political leaders fear that the question will lead to political chaos. It is declared that if the Entente desires the closest union between a German Communistic Government and Bolshevik Russia, no other plan than that proposed need be proffered,—A. and N.Z. Gable. OCCUPATION COSTS. CLAIM BY AMERICA. WASHINGTON, March 22. It is understood- that America’s Note to Great Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, and Japan states that the recognition and granting of the United Stales claim for the cost of occupying the Rhine territory was doubly binding on (he Allies, since it was at the urgent solicitation of the Allies that American troops wore kept in Germany; also there was a solemn agreement between the Allies and tbo Associated Bowers that the, payment of Iho cost of the armies of occupation should constitute a first lien on German assets, which understanding always contemplated the payment of American costs. The Note adds that since Germany has not objected there seems no basis for allied objections. ' The State Department, in a Note to the Allies, points out that they cannot raise technical objections to the United 1 States receiving a slum? of tbo cost of the occupation of German territory on the ground that she is not a, signatory to the Versailles Treaty, in view of the fact that Germany explicitly consented to priority being given to American costs, notwithstanding that she did- not ratify the, Versailles Treaty. Tbo Note also points out (hat the United Stales will welcome tbo Allies’ suggestions for a reasonable adjustment of the matter, but pending such considerations Die United States hopes that the. Allies will refrain from the distribution of funds to the exclusion of the Uniled States.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

GERMAN INFRINGES REGULATIONS

.SHOT BY BELGIAN,

BRUSSELS. March 23.

A Belgian soldier shot a German officer in the occupied territory, who was bearing arms contrary to orders. A. Belgian pointed out 'the fact, and (lie German knocked him down. Another Belgian came to his comrade’s assistance ami shot the German with a revolver. —A. and N.Z. Cable.