Show v INFERENCE MAY MAYmo mo U. U S. S ABSENT I IC C als a T Tire ire of Keyhole Insight insight to Decisions Decisions' T of Allies es in ini in r War ar arBy i I jy By David rd Lawrence Lawrencet 1 1320 no by Salt Lake Herald S ht t 1 hington May Tho Tile United i government may bo officially offIcial between sated at the meeting lilies lies and Germany German at Spa where that a a. definite sum Mill led td 11 which the Germans will wUl be indemnity to pay as w war r hough America has haa not ratified once treaty under which the rep rep- ons It ne commission was teas to determine of German indemnity and designated tie ca waa wn specifically Membership rn In that commission a 0 aIon aion Ion on has been raised hero whether not be within tho the of President Wilson 1 and and power plenipotentiary to sit In point p a Do pese meetings ese s most important it t la s contended tho President PresidentS S a commission to ego ego- pea peace e he can appoint a commis 1 tar or an envoy to discuss further of or the theof the enemy tho the working out i I of ot the armistice All An 11 tho thin meet meet- thus thull far tar in Europe have been ben bethe be- be and andi n 12 the associated powers leani an diplomats have been i- i observers without ut an any j j r to participate e In the tho discus discus- here are arc getting tired of or humiliation of ot having European discuss affairs vital to fens fen's economic welfare with I lean ican n representatives looking In ugh l s-h s the l keyhole as one of tho the thoury iury ury officials phrased It t. t idly leUy speaking the President has decision to make malee In conon conon con- con for Bon on with the tho Spa conference any fly really re signed the peace treaty treat consented to the vesting of bibra big bib re ra In tho the reparations commission ho o a expectation that America would member of that body bolly Tho The Pres 1 l Senator Lodge tl to op co-op- J j 1 In In approving the appointment of of merican representative for COl the commission but the tha Ren Re- Re can n leader published the Presle a letter and took no further ac- ac e would would not be surprising to find I President adverting to this inci- inci again when he again returns the theof theof of Versailles to the Senate for fur furn n n. n Cablegrams rams from abroad w with with- ithe ith- ith 18 e last week eck have o told of ot tho the van van- vari- vari r plans and schemes which are aro be- be concocted abroad to cancel or post post- the payment of tho the allied debt o e United States None Nono of ot these has baa the slightest ells chance of ot being lid td either by tho the executive ach oh of ot the government or Con Con- which body must an any anys re ge s in tho the existing status of ot our oura gat a debt But it is pointed out United States could save sa tho the alt al- al nIco nIt t t co considerable time and trouble and andy y y misunderstandings would bo ed led If the rho ho United States could sit at at a table with the allies and Jermana and assist in tho the economic of ot the world Delay on onre I treaty re reaty ty has haa prevented this thus far tar he allies alUes must get set around to the I lean rican point of view ew expressed at conference said Bernard I aruch head of the American fi fill fio fi- fi o ll 1 mission toda today The They must definite detinUe and reasonable sum mm for tor any any to l' l pay a And when that Is Isyou isyou you ou will see Bee a revival of oC exa exes ex- ex gee es a and a revival of production pro Shout hout the tho world the same samo view was given cn writer by Norman orman Davis ls another Fal il hl expert who went to to Paris I h ha United States government and I 1 secretary of oC the treas- treas I In Jn charge of ford n foreign loans i he only way any any appreciable I Int nt can bo be collected from Gery Gery Ger Ger- i y y said Mr a Davis Is Js to fix b a site nUe and reasonable sum and capio cap- cap ZOo io I It by Issuing obligations courso I Europe ur o need not expect lea ea to accept those obligations liS liSer ever Ver er useful they may be bo In the le- le acing cing of their own debts For if r as as tho tio United States Is s conid con- con id she looks to Franco and EngI Eng Eng- I 1 alone alono t to pay tho the mono money owed owell urn nd nd is not at all disturbed b by tho the wd rd rd sU suggestions that the United se ea ll should accept accept Germany German t bonds In exchange o for tho the signal signa- signa s l and guarantees of the British Ire lre and France thor thing the tho viewpoint ex- ex loa od in treasury quarters hero horo is the allies had better fix rca a-rca- a 3 rca rca- le Ie sum BUm for Germany to pay and Jt t quickly lost the tho amount that tho the ins ians finally are aro able to pay P by reason of tho very vagueness uncertainty of allied policy ReI Ree Re- Re I e to o 9 our government from Get GelY Get Gel Y P lehow snow show a a. a striking apathy Tho The ans ana sa say tho the use use we we t Keep on pa paying the re rest t of our and we wa cant can't pay S other words a reasonable Ul F bo fixed that will give e the ape ans incentive o to produce and otherwise tho the allies will not I ct the V money moncy tho they thoy expect But nut ButH J and French 1 H tand are aro being coned con- con ed to that and and tho the pur- pur been A nf of 5 the Preliminary conference en to arrange a program to put re e the o Germans at Spa an all the United States stay out of spa ispa conf conference renco or shall she che as ns In ln th the war and a 3 b big tier to tor or of f European governments her seat eat and express herself and her influence to tho the stabilization fm t e finance of or tho the world President ent on was snubbed by the Senate r j bC orl when he suggested Amern Amer- Amer f representation n on the reparations but that commission ted ed K was by y tho treaty Under I ia Idon 1 ont law n t an and 1 constitutional l law tho the can appoint an on envoy to se I anythInG with G Germany many or any ony r r. Countr country n lIo Ho has bas th the tho p power i ii to o 0 but It is Ie a question whether in or of i Iii the treaty caty fight ht In ln the ie Senate di consider r It II advisable nd to d do o BO so n Involves a a Point more morene te to than than anything ne that has arisen relations sinco tho the peace y failed to pass the Senate |