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Show 0E8T REPEAL!" ' PROIK DENIED CLAIM THAT WILSON MADE SUCH SUGGESTION BRANDED AS LACKING TRUTH. Position at Peace Conference Declared to Have Been That Obligations" by Allies to America ' Must bo Paid. 'mi - Washington. Not only Is It tintruo tbnt President Wilson nt tho Paris pence conference promised tho representatives repre-sentatives of tho allied powers that' when tho senate hnd ratified the peaco treaty ho would make ovory effort to havo tho United States ' government cnnccl tho debts owed to It byt tho allies, but written proof exists that tho president's position wns quite to tho contrary. In a responsible and thoroughly thor-oughly Informal official quarter this positive assertion was mndo Suiuhiy night In answer to published statements state-ments that tho senate commlttco on foreign relations know that tho president presi-dent bad given such assurances at Paris. The Information that tho senate committee had knowledge of a promise of that character by President Wilson been mo a matter of report In tho 'capital 'capi-tal Saturday after Davis F. Houston, the secretary of the treasury, had appeared ap-peared beforo tho committee on foreign relations at Ids own requost nnd Informed It ln confidence that J. Austyin Chamberlain, tho Urltlsh chancellor chan-cellor of tho exchequer, had made a correct statement In his speech nt lltrmlnghnm, Knglnnd, to tho effect that Great Rrltnln hnd made overtures to the United States for tho cancellation cancella-tion of the allied war debt to this government. gov-ernment. Llttlo of Uie ilctnlls of Mr, Houston's disclosures to tho committee commit-tee hnvo become known, but It wns confirmed that ho told tho committee that tho proposal mcntl6ncd by Sir. Chamberlain and concerning which there has been so touch., official mystery mys-tery in Washington, hnd uctually been submitted by Great Rrltnln. Additional dotnlls'obtalned concerning concern-ing the Rrltlsh advances nlnng this lino brought to light that tho proposal had comu directly to tho treasury department de-partment from Sir. Chnmberlaln ns head of tho Rrltlsh flnnnclnl ministry und not through tho. medium of tho state department or uuy diplomatic1 source. Tho suggestion. wns advanced about ten months ago, but not ln tho bald form lir which It has been understood under-stood to hnvo been made. Great Rrltnln, It was learned, hnd not asked that the United States cancel the Rrltlsh war Indebtedness to this government, gov-ernment, but had explained to the treasury department that, In the opinion opin-ion of tho Rrltlsh government, It would be u wise poceduro for nil allied governments gov-ernments to cancel their foreign war debts. The proposal or suggestion gf SIr.'Chuniberlulu wns tliut-iilt "Inter-, governmental" debts be cancelled. Assurances As-surances were given tbnt If this met Willi the approvl of the United States the Rrltlsh govftfiuncnt would cancel nil the debts owed to It by Its allies. 1 |