It represents our willingness to make a contribution to the early restoration of world prosperity in which our own peopl...
The American Government proposes the postponement during 1 year of all payments on intergovernmental debts, reparations,...
I wish to take this occasion also to frankly state my views upon our relations to German reparations and the debts owed ...
This is naturally a national problem.
Authority of the President to deal with this problem is limited as this action must be supported by the Congress.
I am sure the American people have no desire to attempt to extract any sum beyond the capacity of any debtor to pay.
This arrangement so far as we are concerned does not require an extra session of Congress.
World confidence would not be enhanced by such action.
They are aware of it. You can put it that way.
No, no payments due until the 15th of December.
But as the basis of the settlement of these debts was the capacity under normal conditions of the debtor to pay, we shou...
The law will require action by Congress, but with this support I assume that Congress will act favorably.
Oh, no doubt.
We trust that by this evidence of our desire to assist we shall have contributed to the good will which is so necessary ...
Therefore, reparations is necessarily wholly a European problem with which we have no relation.
So much of the orders of December 4, 1909, creating Temporary Power-Site Withdrawal No. 81, and July 2, 1910, creating P...
Our Government has not been a party to, or exerted any voice in determination of reparation obligations.
