Show GOVERNMENT W WILl WILl- IT NOT PARTICIPATE ATE STATE DEPARTMENT SO INFORMS OFFICIAL OBSERVER PARIS CIRCLES DISAPPOINTED TED American Membership on en Committees CommIttee Looking Into German Cerman Finances Does Doe Not Appeal to United States State Washington Th The American gov gar eminent still Is unwilling to participate pate in a restricted Inquiry into German Ger man finances and has lias so Informed James JamesA A A. Logan American observer with the reparations reparation I commission In Paris The communication outlining the governments government's position was sent to Colonel Logan after he had Informed the state department that the commission favored American membership on the two committees created by it to Investigate and report report report re re- port on the state of German finances as ns related to the ability of that gov eminent to pay reparations These exchanges was described in diplomatic parlance however as ns purely Informal and officials said Bald Saturday that so far no formal invitation Invitation tion for American participation had been received For that reason teason state slate department spokesmen refrained from dis discussing Paris dispatches saying the United States had been Invited to membership on the two new commit tees tes Whatever the decision regarding American acceptance or rejection of ofa a formal invitation It is not expected expect expect- ed that the United States government itself would participate In the work of ot the two committees The only question Involved in the view of of of- tidal is I. whether the government should hould sponsor or discourage by private citizens in the pro pro- proposed posed pOled Inv Investigations American financiers or experts could legally act in as an an advisory capay capacity capo capa- city elty on the committee regardless of ot the he attitude of ot the state department but It Is II the belief bellet here that should resident President Coolidge and his advisers decide that such participation would be be e unwise no American of any stand stand- fag Ing ng would act contrary to the advice of ot his government Paris The Paris The unwillingness of ot the American government to appoint members of ot the reparation commissions commission's commissions commis commis- sion's slon's Investigating committee Is III a disappointment to the French govern goern meat ment and the tha members of ot the commission commission com com- mission inasmuch as 8 the they feel that the lack of American participation would greatly diminish the authority and prestige with which the committees committees committees commit tees tees tees' could have hae worked The American Amen Ameri can attitude was not unexpected how ever er e and what should be done don lu is such circumstances has already been Informally considered The situation I In Germany Is such that It Is felt that the expert committees even without the aid ald of the United States must undertake to demise delse a II constructive construe tive Ue plan to restore the German Gennan governments governments governments government's gov finances and the currency |