Show HUGHES aE CAB CABlES FIRM REPLY REPty TU TO TOt TOon t TE Insists on Right of Washington Washington Wash Wash- i ington Government t to c C Collect War Claims Under Under Under Un Un- der Dawes Plan Plan WASHINGTON Dec 12 The The American reply to the British note questioning the right fo to the United States to collect war claims from t Germany out of oC benefits received r. r H tj- tj by that country unde under the he Dawes 1 M fot pian Pan has been d dispatched to Am- Am 4 i Kellogg in London for fol del de- de de- de delivery ff l livery liven to the foreign office 1 i I 1 Ambassador Kellogg t to tov v lr the t estate state department today toda that he heard had ard delivered the American reply t l. l o the communication from th the e I. I London L government f i The reply drafted by Secretary Hughes is understood to firmly 1 f r s support the position that the T Wash ash J government has every right f accorded to the allied and asso- asso 1 1 it crated f ted powers Vers to make malie its J it r under the Dawes plan is expected that arrangements arrangement be perfected to make pUblic c the e exchanges on the question aut automatically au- au t in Washington and i in I L London Meanwhile state department depart depart- j t. t ment merit officials declined flatly t tr to torl 0 rl- rl r comment on the note or even t to o 1 y 1 a th that t it had been placed o othe on ij the cables for lor transmission to Lon Lon- don 11 F R i ir Inquiry among government officials 4 t r dials daIs as to the possibility of submission sub- sub m man mission of the claims question to an international court failed to re re- re veal ices receipt by them of any intimation intimation inti anti mation matlon from British sources that such a a. step was to be expected Itis It ItIs Itis is known mown on the other hand that th Secretary Hughes believes the matter matter matter mat mat- ter will wm be adjusted by the tho two governments governments governments gov- gov in an entirely reasonable way was |