Show GERMANY REQUIRES CONCESSIONS TO PAY PA BILL Berlin Economist Declares Payment Impossible Under Under Under Un Un- der Present Terms By Dy FRANK Director of the and One of Berlins Berlin's Greatest Economists Special to Universal Service BERLIN BEnLIN Dec 11 Germany Germany cannot pay the war bill unless France Trance agrees to three conditions and then only to toa toa toa a very ery limited extent The conditions a are 1 1 Limitation of ot charges for the arm army of occupation notably the ex expense expense expense ex- ex pense of commissions which at present weigh heavily on our budget These commissions are livIng living liv liv- ing in sumptuous luxury and bankrupt bankrupt bankrupt bank bank- rupt Germany must pay the bill bUl A simple soldier attached to one of these commissions is paid more t than an the I German secretary of state The expenses expenses expenses ex ex- ex- ex ot of occupation attain seven billion billion bil bil- bil- bil lion gold marks or double the entire indemnity Germany demanded ot or France the war of ot 1870 Germany is today supporting allied soldiers or 30 per cent more than the total of her entire arm army 2 2 Restitution in part of Germanys Germany's merchant fleet confiscated un under er the treaty mainly by England which since the war has obtained practically a monopoly monopoly monopoly mo mo- of navigation throughout the world thus being able to charge whatever whatever whatever what what- ever freights she likes on international necessities such as coal HIE JIUU BASIS 3 3 Restitution at least partial of German property confiscated by the al allies allies allies al- al lies during the war This property in includes includes includes in- in credits bank deposits buildings trademarks stores While it is impossible Impossible im impossible Im- Im possible to give the total figure Involved involved in- in some idea may be gained from the fact that Germany possessed dollars in American and 10 pounds sterling in England These conditions approximate the minimum basis on which Germany can be expected to pay the war bill and even then she will not be able to pay the huge amount certain of the allies including France seem to expect of her Germany Is resolved to make no pecuniary pecuniary perla pe pe- pe- pe o offers to o the allies so matters i r m Sl it will be greatly l simplified p if F France sets a definite figure on the reparatIon reparation tion ton bill she expects to collect Until this total is set Germany cannot hope to obtain credits abroad and without credits will find it impossible to balance balance bal bat ance her budget normalize her monetary monetary monetary mone mone- tary system establish a tax system consolidate her floating debt to settle settie settle set set- tle tie her for the postal service and railroads railroads to to proceed in a word to interior readjustment which Is the first thing necessary if Germany is not to be completely ruined In spite of ot the obvious fact that Germany Is on the verge of bankruptcy bank- bank France announces that she In Intends Intends intends In- In tends to reclaim one hundred million marks gold as re reparations No matter what methods of pa payment ment are adopted no matter over how many years the payment is extended I affirm the fact that Germany cannot and will not ever be able to pay a a. sum as formidable as I that I As to the figure Germany will be beable beable beable I able to pay I am not prepared at the moment to say But one thing I can state the state the sum will necessarily be a avery avery avery very small one compared to that de demanded demanded demanded de- de by France Moreover I am convinced that should France fulfill her threat to occupy Ruhr she will find opposed to her not only Great reat Britain but the United gr States re Neither of these theS' two nations will wUl permit one man imbued of a military idea idea to again jeopardize the future fue peace of the world |