Show r 1 OF HUN NATION NA ION TO ITO BANKRUPTCY T 1 1 French rl eliel Deputy De Urges J. J Rendering g of Bill Prompt Against t gin Germany r 1 ri pl Paris Feb C 6 n By the Associated ress-Cerman ress Is i malting making utmost ef cP Press rT Germany r the tho nines allies believe c that r forts to havo o she fhe she is nearing bank bankruptcy declared chairman of or the budget bud set commission m l n of oC tho chamber of or In ties iles and rind tor former mer minister of or Justice discussing sing today tho the financial problems facing f conference Tho The first facing cin th the peace ce along measures of oC the conference should bo be to fin financial lines he added adde take m measurer to to prevent pre Germany German L from om declaring herself an nn Insolvent J debtor or a bt bank t should if d' d Then Then Per v wo o Immediately fix Ix the amount nm of oC ou our ourn n account against asa ns Germany Germany- which sh she I must be made to pa pay to the full tull limit without con con- of or her financial ability for her feelings It will wll willbe decide about be time timo enough then to the method of o Sho Site may ma pa pay either cither In capital Immediately or In lr in yearly rea h installments Too Ia nt Opposed nl I a do not believe t Germany German a atho atthe at tho the present time Is In a a. position t to tc toI in cash Wo Ye must mus must pay gray pa a a. L largo lar c amount I not demand from her too heavy henvy pay pay- payment her In i n not to place ment now so as position where she might argue that ye we tin tho her and killing kUlInS' are tare strangling goose that Is to lay In the tIle golden Gol en e eggs shall Whether the Installments wo we demand from rom Germany Germau be twenty thir- thir t ty 1 or tift fifty billions of or francs yearly carl depends entirely on our oui decision after aCler an ati as ns to what wh amount Germany would be able to pa pay These Theses payments would be guaranteed b by cusI ells cus- I s tho confer confer- I plc toms tariffs decided on at n 14 ence once reserving for tor ourselves es the the- right to raise such tariffs should Germany fall to 0 meet her obligations I O Occupation X Ce I This would act as a R means menns of or co coercion coercion coercion co- co I l 1 because I donot do not c believe that thai we no should occupy occupy- Gorman nr with a n military force torce until her debts debits debt paid It Is m my opinion that once our armies armes arm es of or occupation r return turn from German Germany all an measures should be e taken ken to make mako reoccupation unnecessary I I l b lIco in the creation of or a 1 financial financial finan finan- cl cial l society of ot nations and that all cx- cx ext t incurred b by each ch nation should be put in In common and an an international tax levied Ic upon all 11 until such doMs aro arc paid aid Neutrals Neutrals should bo be In- In i 1 eluded in lu this this financial society of or na nn especially those neutrals who profited by the c war As s a i matter of or I fact we e were tI fighting for the neutrals neutrals neu- neu as well as for fOl ourselves es for had hadI I II I the German pan pan dream been bc en 4 realized realized It would v not nol have ha been longI long Ions I I before Holland Sweden Norway Denmark Denmark Den- Den mark mark Switzerland Ind and other othor neutrals uld have o felt the tho weight of ot Ger- Ger iron fist 1st flaw Int Materials Material Import 4 r Discussing tho the question whether Geri GelI Germany Ger- Ger i many man should be permitted to Import n raw material so 50 as to enable her to toI resume her manufacturing industry I I M. M Peret said l I do not believe that thal all 11 Importations i of ot raw ra material to the tho Germans should be forbidden because their Industry In- In j r would then be bo at a standstill I I and thoy tho would bo be unable to pa pay pay- J Neither o ther do I believe belle that they should 1 J t be permitted to Import without tion on because with their th-clr lower wages wa cs JS working hours and v supplies of ot machinery they would be beJ beable J able to undersell any other country on on the thc then market arket which would ul bo be qUI quite e as are great real a R. calamity as being finable i to pay lar However er it will vIll be a long longtime longtime n time before an any European country can 1 export an any raw material and the ques- ques quest t Lion mainly interests America Demand I I r would su suggest lest that preferential I treatment be green given the allied countries countries coun coup tries as I Prance ranee Belgium and and Serbia i have e suffered Buffered the greatest t damage dama e c law Haw material from America should b be besent besent I I sent to these three countries first the tho overflow o being allowed to revert crt to Germany German so as to enable her to keep her machinery m working without enabling enabling en en- I I abling her hel to undersell us us Tho financial problem is Js the most momentous one before the peace conff con- con ff and T I iam am greatly surprised I that It Il i has hns not jeen been heen considered before tM this The first thing usually dono done when a society Hodet Is founded is to elect a 1 treasurer Tins s. If IC a n society society- of oC na- na nations nat nations na- na Js is formed a treasurer should at once be appointed by hy tho the creation of oC a financial society o of nations The so solution so- so lotion lution of oC the problem to m my mind Is 13 the foundation of or a financial society of or nations In which all tho expenses of or every ely rt opposed to many ny shall be compiled Into one sumAn sum An n inventory of or Germanys Germany s should then bo be made and she should be made mado to pay Ht b by every cry mark she sho can call get fet together Then there should r ho bo po international taxation Including the neutrals to make up the tho balance |