Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1921, Page 31

INVASION OF GERMANY STYLED ‘| BREACH OF VERSAILLES TREATY sArthur Henderson Declares That the ! Course Adopted by the Allies Is Dan- gerous, and Advise BY ARTHUR HENDERSO) Former Member of the British War € et. By Radie to The Star. LONDON, March 14.—The break- down of the London conference be- tween the allies and Germany and the invasion of Germany by allied troops are the week's ominous events in the European situation. The occupation of German towns is &n act of violence, purely and simply -to enforce not the Versailles treaty, but the agreement made by the al- lies themselves at Paris, and the ac- tion taken does not carry the sanc- tion of the peace treaty. Indeed, there is good ground for regarding it as & breach of the terms of the treaty, and the precipitate move of the al- lies shows that the principle of force again is governing the allied policy to Germany. The course on which the allies have embarked is dangerous and uncertain, for no one can predict where it eventually may lead or the serious consequences it may involve. But the ailies have resorted to tactics which | are not provided for in the treaty,| and, as Dr. Simons contended, any | policy failing to attain their purpose must call for new action. It may not | yet be too late to retrieve the situa- | tion, and the wise course will be for the allies to restore the issue to the domain of discussion and nzotiation. This must be done either through the league of nations, or, if its serv be preferred, by accepting Phe disin- terested aid of the American govern- ment, which, as an associate nation | during the war, might properly sug gest the appointment of an impartial international tribunal of experts to investigate the central problem of Germany’s capacity to pay. Dilemma of the Allies. The allies are on the horns of a| dilemma. 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France and Britain are already seri- ously affected by the importation into France of indemnity coal. France has more coal than she herself can consume, and is_exporting to Italy and elsewhere. Many of her miners are idle, and the consequent loss of foreign markets to Britain has re- sulted in serious unemployment among the miners of South Wales. After suffering a heavy defeat in at least three by-elections, one of which involved a cabinet minister, the Brit- ish government should be fuily alive to the unemployment problem. In attempting to redeem his promise to make Germany pay to the uttermost farthing, the prime minister, Mr. Lloyd George, will need to exercise a Celtic imagination to invent some process whereby the importation of indemnity goods will not bring in- creased unemployment to British workers. Constructive Statesmanship Needed. Germany should make good the practical destruction she has wrought. She has not only a legal but a moral résponsibility to make good. For the allies, however, to impose conditions of virtual slavery upon present and future generations of Germans by means of ill-considered measures would be 2 blunder of the first mag- nitude. This would be calculated sooner or later, to reduce the allied peoples to a lower standard of life because of the disregard of the laws of productiow and distribution. The most enlightened and constructive statesmanship is reauired to carry Europe throuzh the present dan- Ferous circurmstances: otherwise, the dire threat of war or revolution will hane susnended over the whole of Furope. held. like the sword of Damocies. by the slenderest thread! Ambassador Davis Praised. The departure from London of for- mer Ambassador Davis of the United States is cause for deep regret among all Britons. who are sincerely con- cerned in the maintenance and pro- motion of real friendship between the American republic and Great Britain. 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It’'s Moving Time in the Skies; Venus Sparkles, Even During Day The bright winter constellations is now moving westward among the and the “milky way,” which have been | Stars. as all the planets when near op- to the pursuance of his official mis- sion. A true American, he held pro- found belief in the formidable power for peace and enlightened progress of Anglo-American friendship, and in efforts directed toward bringing the two peoples closer together. The world still is a victim of war- ring passions and conflicting aims, and a rupture between the American and the British peoples would inflict a mortal blow to all forces, irrespec- tive of party, which aim to establish a peaceful, happy and contented world. Mr. Davis was a keen sym- pathizer with the traditional policy of friendship between the two coun- tries, and during his tenure of office he made valuable and considerable contributions to the cause of friendly understanding. His successor is as- sured of a very cordial welcome by the British people. Anglo-American friendship is_not the plaything of parties, but is regarded as a vital necessity and essential to the corner- stone of any edifice of world peace. Policy Toward Ireland May Change. The situation in Ireland does not fmprove, nor is it likely that the open- ing of the Ulster pariiament in Juncl will sensibly affect the disturbed con- ditions in the south of Ireland. The Sinn Fein may not allow the election for the Ulster parliament to go by default. They probably will begin a persistent propaganda in the six counties with the object of securing ultimately the control of the legis- lature and to bring a fusion in the national parliament. But regarding the rest of Ireland it in doubtful whether the new par- liament in Dublin will come into ex- istence as is provided in the govern- ment of Ireland act. Presumably the situation will not be bettered until the present Irish secretary is suc- ceeded by a man of fine-grained dharacter, possessing confidence in the Irish people and prepared to meet them in a spirit of conciliation and sympathy. The government policy in Ireland has an important bearing on the recent coalition election de- feat and it is not improbable that the present chief secretary for Ireland will be continued in that office after the opening of the Ulster parliament In view of the likelihood of a gen- eral election in coming months a gradual orientation of the govern- ment po toward Ireland may oc- | cur, particularly because the prime minister would not he likely to go to the voters saddled with the disastrous results of an extremely unpopuiar Irish policy. He would first try to restore the prestige of th¢ govern- ment by an eleventh-hour effort to reverse the present course in favor of a policy of conciliation and ap- peasement. (Copyright, 1921.) 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On March 16, at about half the interval from its greatest elongation to inferior conjunction, this planet attains its maximum bril- lianey of magnitude, or about 100 times that of Sirius. Venuw Always Surpr! The brightn daytime is alwa who will take the trouble to see it at this season of the vear. One should look ¥outh and high up, about from the zenith of the heavens. The crescent moon and Venus, less than 6° apart, will make a beautiful celestial picture for star- gazers for several evenings. The giant planet Jupiter retrogrades during the present month from 15° to 12° east of Regulus and will be at its maximum brilliancy. turn, one of the three most in- teresting celestial objects north of the equator, is a few degrees to the east of Jupiter, but much fainter. It | position. | It will be in opposition to- night. Mars Growing Fainter. Mars is far around its orbit on the other side of the sun and getting | fainter as the season advances. Astronomers are very much inter- ested in the reappearance of the Poris- Winneck's comet, which is expected this spring. The date of its perihelion passage through our solar system 4s a litile uncertain. Some say it will occur on June 21 and others say June 13. It _is scheduled to come mnear the earth: in fact, it is thought that the tail of this comet may sweep through the earth's orbit so close that the swipe is to be accompanied by a me- teoric shower. the most brilliant to be seen in this generation. This spectacular celestial show may be on the night following June 27. POST RAPS DEPORTATIONS | Declares Arrests Made by Detec- tives Unlawfully Drawing Pay. CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 5.—Most of the arrests of alleged alien radicals since the war ended were made by private detectives unlawfully in the pay of the Department of Justice, Louis F. Post of Chicago, assistant secretary of labor in President Wil- son’s administration, declared in an address here. 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