Show OWE 33 B BILLIONS I LLIO NS UNDER TREATY Risen TREA TV They Want To Settle for Third forOne-Third They I Third One of That Amount I ny nr A AM IU T I Former Fl French III h 10 Ilic ilie United tale Stat I ahl Cal l to The Standard Standard- I I I Copyright Cop rl ht 1923 PARIS My 5 Chancellor Cuno Cunos s long awaited alted note nas as as noth noth- nothIng noth- noth nothing ing lag but an e extravagant proposal practically to abrogate all of or the essential clauses of tho the treaty Judge for vou yourselves elve Cuno apparently does docs not know article 3 of Versailles fixes s 's liabilities at the total of the damages suffered by persons And property or according to the decision of or the reparations reparatIon com corn commission commission mission 33 billion dollars Cuno offers four billion plus the bUlly of seven and one half halt bil- bil billion bil billion lion more morl And that's all all- all Cuno CillO apparently does not know article gives Germiny's credi credi- creditors credi- credi creditors creditors tors a first t lien on all alt the re- re resources re resources sources of the German G empire and aDd demands there be no more talk of ge or gages Cuno apparently does dots not know paragraphs para 17 and 1 18 annex 21 au- au au the respective creditors to take any steps they deem n necessary sary in se ca-se Germany docs does not fut fut- ful fulfill fill her financial engagement he demands Immediate evacuation of the Ruhr fluhr and restoration of what he calls the Reich's Helch's administrative unit UnIty o n Moron MORE JG S HC Cuno apparently does dors not nol know that articles 42 4 41 1 and and authorize the allies to occupy the left bank of the Rhine and the bridgeheads so long as Ger- Ger Germany Ger Germany many ha has haa not faithfully fulfilled all of her treaty obligations he I proposes substituting for occupation occupation tion a n German Franco pact one more signature after uCler so many sig- sig sig signatures natures hale base been Cuno apparently does docs not know articles and 31 aim attn at protect protecting ing for a 0 certain period the tho Indus Indu- Industries tries of countries ed and d by Germany against I competItion from Germany left In- In Intact In Intact j In-j tact he dem deminds eco eco- economic economic eco economic reciprocity One might prolong this catalogue but I think the foregoing will suf- suf suf suffice fice ice Never has Germanys Germany's Tl t the treaty which registered her been heln more complete and this calls Collis c for two tao comments 1 First Concerning the amount 0 of reparatIOns Germany offers a n sum sumI I represents almost seven and andone andone one half halt billion at It the most and thre billion at th worst that in m vt v vi-rious vi riots wais wass s a tome some two to and one half billions has boon been paid Germ Germiny ny would bo b quits after paling pa po Ing ten bil- bil billions bil billions lions at the tho rna ma or approximately approximately I- I six x billions at nt the minimum F Such figures are arc ridiculous At Atthe Atthe the peace conference the Amen Ameri American can can experts estimated Germanys Germany's 1 ling In powers ers at a or of 65 billions it t the most and ond a mini mini- minimum mum of 45 billions The reparations hems ti the tho debt tt It 33 billions Baruch I-amont I and other comment Americans recent recent- recently recently recently ly ogre agreed d Ih the figure ure should be b be- be bet be between t teen tween een 15 5 and 20 i Cunos Cuno's proposals brin it do down I to from Ix Ix Into to ten and without the slightest of payment It Is h I Ipure pure joke loke Under this t proposal Prance ter the thc priority Is cared carld for would get 52 per cent of the r rest t Somewhere between two and halt andone-halt one halt ind md four Tour billions whereas she has spent Pent seen scion bit bit- billions bil billions lions fot foi recon pensions and occupation and arid must spend six Ix more it counting the six and halt andone-halt one billions she he owe owes Britain and he hl Unit d States Slates and the tho ten billIons which the war cost ost her Thes fI figures emphasize how Un- Un un unacceptable acceptable the tho German offer realty Is MORT ORn VIGOR vicort The second comment concerns the rotation relation len between the th Ruhr oc- oc oc occupation cup as carried on by the Pain Pain- c ere re ministry and these proposals ver l ver hs has h s b been cn more ar- ar ar arrogant and Cunos Cuno's note nott coming coining on the tho hl heels hels ls of o four months month o of occupation occupation occupation pation can Cin only be bo considered as asa asa asa a Prince Belgian setback It con con- con proe the Ruhr fluhr tion Uon occupation never has hs been carried out nith lIh proper oper i-oper fir Firmer re resolutions and a n more efficient policy might even now e this result and compel the th capitulation n or of o the Reich The questIon IR Is whether the Hie gO eminent will decide to follow such uch a policy We e shall soon oan B see ere P |