When the American Government
failed after two weeks to respond to a
ca,ble despatdi sent It by the Repara
tions Commission on tho subject of dye
deliveries, or to a direct communication
said to have been sent by the Textile
Alliance representatives here to Presi
dent Harding. Germany served notice
tfiat the did not feel called on to deliver
dyes to the commission for America
unless the Washington Government in
dicated Its approval of the Textile Al
liance or some other responsible agency
for their receipt.
In the meantime American observers
say they have been informed that Ger
many is exporting her dyes to Wie United
States at prices two and three times
higher than she had been credited with
by the Reparations Commission. The
German dye manufacturers, these ob
servers assert, would like the Repara
tions Commission arrangement abolished
so that she might sell direct to the
United States at greatly Increased prices.
It. is added that the commission does
not take this view and that it probably
would demand a resumption of dellverlen
of dyes if the matter were placed in Its
hands. For the present, however, the
officials are credited with saying they
cannot act because of the falltir? of the
American Government to make a deci
sion In the controversy.
MIDDLE STATES OIL DECLINE.
Snrplm In 1021 About ?1 ,,100,000
I'mler 1020 Figure.
The annual report of the Middle
States Oil Corporation for 1S21 shows n
surplus of W.133.W] after charges and
federal taxes, or It. 15 a share earned on
tiie $10 par value capital stock. This
?jamiparea with $7,663,730 earned In tho
preceding year.
