Show I U U S Sc KEEPS DEBT QUESTION OUT OF ALLIED DISCUSSIONS American Financier ami and Steel Expert MayAs May As As Assist in Fixing Germanys Germany's Capacity to Pay War Damages WASHINGTON Oct The 21 27 The Washington gO government remained uninformed today as t tt the exact formula that I Is being worked out in Europe for an economic suney ot of Germanys Germany's capacity to pay rep rep- rep reparations No additional formal or Informal came flom tiomI-ondon tiomI london or Paris as to the tho progress ot of the negotiations for tor the crea crea- creation crea- crea creation creation tion of ot a 0 commission of ot experts under the reparations commission to study Germany 8 s economic sit sit- sit situation Unofficial reports that the I French position Included a IL demand that the question of ot Frances a ar arI I debts to Great Britain and the States must be Included In Inthe inthe inthe the subjects to be discussed by the experts were discounted The I Hate department thus tar far has ha re- re reI re-elved re I eh ed only an Informal outline f the French reply to the Brit I Brit Erit British ish pi r I IThe The French stipulation so far as known hero was 0 that th which would place the expert advisers tinder the of ot the reparations reparations commission France it has been pointed out hardly could at- at at tacit a stipulation bringing In the question smut anil still expect I American participation In what hat hatas was as proposed In view of ot the re- re reported reported re reported ported official statements by Sec Sec- Sec Hughes that the Washing Washing- ash Washington t ton on government could not embark on any discussion of ot those debts At the same time was as laid by Mr Hughes In his reply to Lord Curzon on the desire of ot the American go government to deal In hall all fairness w with Ith the allied powers In arranging tor for the refunding ot of otheir their debts to the United States In that connection he ha said ald ald It It may be added that the es- es es establishment ot of sound economic conditions In Europe the serious I of ot military outlays sand and the demonstration of ot a disposItion of European peoples to work or to- to together to together gether gether to achieve the aims alms ot of peace and Justice w will ill III not tall fall to toha ha hae 0 their proper Influence upon American thought and purpose In connection with wilh such adjust adjust- adjustments adjustments ments meats Since the stated purpose ot of creating the expert commission as given In the published International correspondence Is to recommend recommend mend a 0 financial plan plon tor for settle settle- settlement settlement ment merit of ot the reparations problem on Its merits It has been generally assumed that a representative American financier would be in- in In Included eluded In whatever group ot of Americans of-Americans Americans may be named to the thead ad commission It If officials Inre considering the names ot of Amer Amer- American Amerlean American ican lean financiers In that connection however they Have been careful not to disclose the fact In some quarters It Is expected that each nation concerned will willbe willbe be represented by several men each of ot International reputation In some particular dh division Ilon of ot the economic field In that e event ent It ItIs itis ItIs Is regarded as probable that nit alt I American Industrialist t a man practical working knowledge kno ledge ot of I such an Industry as steel would be selected elected ION AWAITED PARIS Oct 27 By By The As- As Associated As Associated Press Tho Che The French gay gov- government gov government Is awaiting the tho decision ot of the British cabinet on the thc pro Iro pro pro- proposed proposed posed examination of ot Germany Germony s sI capacity for the tho pa payment ment of ot rep rep- reparations reparations rep reparations I which Is to be placed lii In the hands of ot a commission ot of otI I I eXIel ts under the supervision or orthe orI orthe orthe the ret reparations commission It I ii I understood that Premier Poincare's acceptance nce of ot the propOsition proposition was waa ae in pursuance of ot a ver verbal er I bal hal agreement reached when the British prime minister Stanley Baldwin Badwin as ai ln In ars |