ENEMY PROPERTY

Evening Star, Issue 18034, 31 July 1922, Page 6

ENEMY PROPERTY

POSITION IN UNITED STATES,

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

WASHINGTON, July 29. (Received July 31, at 8.5 a.m.)

Senator Underwood, following on the announcement of the United States plans' for dealing with enemy alien property, introduced .a Bill'for the immediate settlement of American claims from German property. Mr Hughes, in a letter to Senator son, pointed out that this measure would embarrass the Administration in dealing with the claims. Mr Hughes said the Administration strongly favored a mixed Commission, including German representatives, and expressed the hope that no policy of confiscation would bo adopted until there should bo a failure of negotiations. Meanwhile, he declared that gratifying progress had been made towards framing a treaty with Germany concerning the disposition of property. —A. and N.Z. Cable,

[White House recently announced that a Bill was being drafted for the return of enemy alien property seized during the war, and, in accordance with the traditional American policy, none of this will •bo confiscated. Part payment, preferably lo the uoorer claimants, will be begun shortly, * leaving the disposition of the great hulk to the adjudication of a Mixed Claims Commission, in which case Ger--1 many ha,s already decided’ that it shall I consist of one German and two AmeriI cans. Tho total holdings are more than 400.000. dollars. American citizen claims against Germany total 415,000,000 dollars, and occupation claims by the United States. Government total nearly 500.000. dollars; but none of these claims will be paid from private enemy property held by tho United States Government, but must be arranged with the German Government, which is responsible.]