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‘BEGGARS’ CHORUS’ HEARD ABROAD PLEADING T0 U. S. " Harden Does Not Blame America for Keeping Out of Conferences— What He Would |Quickly Form Government Have Told Lioyd George and Poincare. BY MAXIMILIAN HARDEN, Giermany’s Foremost Publicist. By Cable to The Star. BERLIN, March 4.—A Standard Oil tank cleaner may dream of what he would do if he were John D. Rocke- feller. So perhaps I may be permit- ted to mention what I would have said it I had been allowed to attend the Llayd George-Poincare tete-a-tete at Boulogne. Don’t groan, my readers. for you have swallowed longer and duller Congress speeches. Therefore, 1 pro- ceed with my unstated statement. “Ministers of the allied and asso- ciated powers: How long are you going to continue jumping from rail- way to motor car; from coal smoke to gasoline fumes? This delightful pastime has lasted for three years. but all of your different conveyances have not got us a step farther. Four continents—the Washington confer- ence has brought temporary order to the fifth—want to think seriously of the future and not waste their time and strength in discussing the past war and its consequen Future, Not Past, Issue. “Clemenceau terminated fiis preface to Andre Tardieu's book with the statement: ‘To make sure of the fu- ture we must forget it ourselves. The hammers and anvils are there. How about our brawn? But Clemenceau maintains his retirement and does not trouble about the brawn or, the hammers and anvils. He still consid- ers the Versailles treaty, of which he was one of the principal authors, a masterpiece and blames those who are wielding the hammer if live sparks do not fly from the anvil. Whether he or the detractors of the treaty are right does not matter prac- tically. The anvils and the hammers and the h for the present be accepted as they are. “It is also sensel moan becanse the U not participate in these European conferen or garden parties. The shrewd creditor naturally will keep away as long as possible from meet- ings where he certainly would be implored to abandon his demands for payment: where, harkening to the descriptions of migery and hardship, he would be forced to play the part of the rich man who, after the beg- gar's lamentations, calls to the serv- ant. ‘Throw this person out of here; he’s breaking my heart.’ “From the Meuse to Moscow all eyes are turned toward America. France ‘l can only pay you when Germany pays me. Germany 8 ‘I can only pay France if 1 get a big loan and I can only get a big loan from America.’ Russia cries: ‘A dollar loan or I die and my rot- ting corpse will poison your world, too." Ignoring “Beggars’ Chorus” “It is unnecessary, gentlemen, for an American delegation to cross the Atlantic to hear this beggars’ chorus. The great creditor should and will lessen or abandon his claims when it Is to his interest to do so, and not before. Just now there is no market for his goods in FEurope. Conse- quently, he has many employed. as in England. This crisis will not be helped by the mere shipping out of American gold into chanels which the creditor cannot control, but it is also true that the world's condition will not be improved if the powerful one merely turns his back and lets things drift. “Both France and Germany mis- judge their positions. France, re- membering her heroic sufferings, imagines that her demands, because they are just. must be quickly ful- filled. France's principal Industrial apparatus was destroyed and she has spent eighty billion francs in recon- struction. of which not a franc has been reimbursed to her from the vanquished foe, whose industrial plant is still intact. Therefore her angry complaints are comprehenssle, but the vanquished should be requir- tg repair only the damage done to ivilisns, whereas the treaty annex qpe bim with pensions for_the fes, the widows and orphans. endonable demands, which the in the world cannot fulfill, @38y to persuade Germans thet “entire Versailles treaty is unjust 4 _enforceable only by might. “But’ the rebuilding of north- ern France should be considered by Germany as a moral duty. This can be accomplished if other burdens are lifteg{fkom the German republic 4nd t ople In public and private 1 \d stop their frivolous waste and Iive.as befits a defeated debtor nation. ~ _Blame Not on Single Nation. K Al,l'lbfle,nu_!lon ur';ne( be made r%?ofll e for a world catastrophe, néf ¢un conferences and vanity fal take the place of productive ideas and work. “Here, gentlemen, are your prob- t, France must be secured inst any possible German refusal 0 pay, or aggressive revenge, but this should be done without the pres- ént expensive occupation and allied commission: which swallow Ger- many's surplus production, hinder reparations and inflame hatred. The sirongest guarantee would be =& nco - Germa customs alliance, whose united coal, iron, potash, looms and spindles rapidly would bring both lands to prosperity. There should be a public discussion of this subject be- tween Hugo Stinnes and Premier Poincare, preceded by frank expla- nations from those whose patriotism is above suspician and whose eco- nomic authority is undisputed. “Second, there must be a rational contemplation of the entire European economic situation, regardless of po- litical frontiers or national prejudices. The great creditor beyond the Atlantic could turn amicably to a demilitar- ised, disarmed . an economically o;fnnnod Europe and help solve the third problem, which is the exchange bugbear. If a bankrupt manufacturer could only pay his creditors with tin pans, and the cheap supply of such ‘wares would spoil the market, the big. wise creditor would buy the en- tire lot and hold them until market eonditions permitted a gradual un- gentlemen, to ted States does b e xg lgm: At Prl:,ec Within Your s at work on them mustj | loading. The same method would be possible forythe biggest world con- cern with German mark notes, and s DANNUNZIO'S M AGAIN RULE FIUME Following Coup Forcing Zanella From Office. By the Assoclated Press. . ROME, March 4.—Itallan facistl the only way of stabillzing exchange, |and former ¢’Anunnzio legionaires which is essential to business. “Only, when these “three problems have Installed a government at are solved can Germany provide her | Fiume after their coup of yesterday conquerors with the means of recon- [ when they forced President Zanella structing Russia —and- there is no other issue to the market crisis, to to relinquish office. The new pro- unemployment and to budget embar- {visional government is eomposed of rassment. “Gentlemen, if Genoa is not on this route, then you are looking toward the setting ind not the rising sun.” (Copyright, 1922.) DUELIST ESCAPES ROME CHURCH BAN Duke Was Excommunicated and Reinstated on His Story of Affair. By the Assoclated Press. ROME, March 4—Duke Marino Tor- lonia, the elderly Italian noble who fougt a duel last week with Count Lovatelli, the sculptor, was excom- municated for having taken part in the encounter, but the ban of the church was raised upon representa- tions made by the duke, it developed today. Duke Marino, whose wife was for- merly Miss Mary Elsie Moore of New York, engaged in the duel aftér an exchange of blows with the count in a ballroom, where a dispute had arisen between them over a statue of the duchess which the sculptor had subsequently was excommunicated. , Seeking reconciliation with the ‘church. the duke applied to Cardinal- Vicar Pompllj for abrogation of the | establish order and He declared the|lives and llberties of the inhabitants excommunication. sculptor was the gressor, provoking and attacking the duke while he was conversing with ladies. He, there- fore. he declared, was obliged to fight in self-defense. Cardinal Pompilj accepted the argu- ments of the duke. abrogated the ex- communication and restored him to all the rights and privileges of the Catholic community, including that granted by Pope Alexander VII, of having mass celebrated in the private chapel of his palace. A Rome dispatch to thg Associated Press on March id no order of the church- excommunicating Duke Marino Torlonia had been issued, but the foregoing would indicate that this was erroneous in so far as it gave the Impression that no action had been taken toward the excommunication of the duke. GERMAN WAR VETERANS GUARD U. S. BARRACKS COBLE March . 4—German ci- vilians, all_of them war veterans, carrying sawed-off shotguns are being employed to guard the bar- racks of the American forces in Ger- many and to drive Army trucks be- cause of the reduction of the Amer- ican forces. The entire American area will re- ’mlln under the.command of Maj. ! Gen. Henry T. Allen, although the imminent reduction to one-tenth of the fommer American forces will make necessary- French reinforce- ments. After May 1 the American activit'es will be limited to Coblenz and Ehrenbreitstei executed. In the combat with ords, occurring the next mornlnr the sculptor was wounded. The duke former members of d’Annunsio’s na- tional council. Italian carabineers are doing police service in the city, while battalions of other troops are massed Within the ‘confines of Flume in readiness to check further outbreaks. = The cruiser Mirabello, Which formed a part of the fleet of d'Annunzio when he held the city, has been ordered to Fiume, E Zanella, who was chosen to head the Fiume government by an over- whelming mafority in the elections last April, refuses to leave his native city. Seek to Oust Insurgents. Premier Facta apd Foreign Minis- ter Schanzer met this afternoon to discuss the question of how to oust the insurgents. The government this evening sent Commendatore Castelli to Flume as a special commissioner with instructions to try to straighten out the situation. After consulting several members of the government departments tonight, Capt. Mostwen- turi and Maj. Glurlati, respectively minister of war and chief of cabinet in the d'Annunzio ministery, left Rome this evening for Fiume. Several weeks, agitation preceded the overthrow of Zanella, who has been charged with being *“more for Fiume than for Italy.” besides the flerce national struggle between the annexationists and the Zanella au- tonomists, there have been bitter- lo- cal political animosities. These arose on Zanella's return after having suc- cessfully contracted a loan with the Italian government. On the very day he announced thif transaction a bomb was hurled at his automobile by po- litical antagonists, wounding his chauffeur. After that the conflict ve- came more bitter each-day. Rome Government Neutral The newspaper Mondo says the government will intervene to re- safeguard the of Fiume, while the city is given an opportunity to secure a new govern- ment with sufficient strength and authority to support itself. But, it is added, the Italian authofitles will maintain_ strict neutrality amid the clash of local factions, limiting their activities to guaranteeing order and liberty during the election. A report that a protest over the outbreak at Fiume has been received from Jugoslavia was denled today by Signor Schanzer, the foreign minister. ZANELLA FLEES FIUME. London Hears Deposed President Is on Italian Vessel. By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 4.—A Central News dispatch from Rome reports that Zanella, the deposed president of Fiume, has embarked on an Italian vessel. He is said to be accompanied by Mario Blasich, his secretary of interior. SIX HURT IN FIRE. Montreal City Hall Destroyed. Loss May Reach $700,000. MONTREAL, March 4.—City officials today awaited the cooling of the em- bers of the fire which last night de- stroyed the city hall that they might open the big safe in the services de- partment and ascertain if signed de- bentures worth $5,000,000 and other valuable public documents had been damaged in the conflagration. Six firemen were injured. The building, erected in 1878 at a of $700,000, is a total I OU, too, may hear in your own home the playing of the greatest ‘pianists —Godowsky, Levitzki and a hundred others —for here is 2 won- derful piano which has captured the brilliance and charm of their art.. As you sit at your ease, the A private ecital will be given for yoi ot axy time NDAY STAR, WASHI COLLINS AND GRIFFITH MAY LOSE CHANCE TO LEAD IRIS | JORDAN "G Street at 13th Homer B, FCitt ~ Bec. T The AMPICO 7z the CHICKER , ' gt We have recently received'a number of new style Cl;ickerigg_s with the Ampico P o NGTON, D. C, MARCH 5, 1922—PART 1. Appreciation of Their Position- Prompts De Valera to Fight for Postponement of Elections for Three Months. BY GEORGE N. BARNES, British Parliament Leader. By Radio to The Star. LONDON, March 4.—Are Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith jeopardiz- ing their future influence and power in the Irish Free State by their pres- ent temporary service as representa- tives of England? Certainly they are in an anomalous position, for, while acting for the English government until an Irish election can be held, they at the same time owe an allegiance to Sinn Feln. They could not possibly function ef- fectively In the face of an adverse Sinn Fein vote. § De Valera meantime Is actively en- gaged in spreading propaganda against the treaty and urging its re- Jection. The provisional government, therefore, is being subjected to criti- cal scrutiny. This will continue, and any slip will be many times magni- fled. Every day the affairs of the south- ern Irish government have to be dealt with. They cannot be held in suspense. Collins and his colleagues are responsible for the Irish services of government, but they are without adequate means to provide them. The British government, therefore, has al- located & sum equal to six million dollars for the immediate require- ments. Arrangements also have been made between Dublin and Lon- don for compensating those who suf- fered loss or injury in the recent guerrilla warfare. The logic of events is bringing the provisional government more and more into co-operation with the gov- ernment in London. How that will appeal to Irish psychology remains to _be reen. Despite an ever deepening depres- sfon of trade and difficulties about the Genoa conference, the Irish question continues to occupy first place in the minds of responsible persons in this country. This s more from compul- sion than choice, because we would fain devote ourselves to the economic evils which cogfront us, But we ake arrested by events In Ireland. The surrender of Collins to De Valera at the Sinn Fein Club con- vention last week led to a postpone- ment of the bill in the British parlia- ment legalizing the Irish treaty. Con- ferences with the Dublin ministers, however, cleared the air and the bill has again started through its parlia- mentary stages. The net results of De Valera's victory over Collins and Griffith has been to strengthen British opposition to the government’s policy and to retard the working out of a time_table for the various stages of the Irish bill. But, providing no fur- ther obstacles shall be interposed. the bill should pass in about a fortnight. There can be no election in Ireland, however, for at least three months, and then, in accordance with the ar- rangement made between the two Sinn Fein sections, the vote will be on 2 constitution as well as the treaty. Collins and his colleagues appear to hold the view that their acceptance of De Valera's terms of three months’ delay and the inclusion of the consti- tutional vote was the lesser of two evils open to them. For if they had presged the issue to a vote defeat and chaos might have ensued. The_inclusion of the constitution in the campaign of the next three months is almost certain to lead to further factional troubles. Therein lies the danger of delay. An unfor- tunate feature of the present situa- tion is that Irish unity seems to be receding. Sir James Craig, Ulster premier, has even declined to proceed with a judicial Inquiry into recent killings at Clones or to have any parley with the southern government until all kidnaped Ulster persons are released. In the northern area itself disor- ders are subsiding. It is true there has been further bombing and shoot- ing at Belfast, for which no arrests have been made, but these may prove to be the last outrages to be com- mitted with impunity in Belfast, for the Ulster government has at last is- sued an edict regarding posseasion or traffic in firearms. As from Tuesday last, any person found guilty of elther offence is liable to punishment up to two years at hard labor. On the whole, the Irish position is critical, but I sfill think Ireland s in a falr way to peace and tranguility. provided only that she is left free from American or any outside or irri- tating influence. (Copyright, 1922.) LONDON PRESS SAD AT BALFOUR'S TITLE Think “Mister” More Digni- fied Than “Sir Arthur” for Famous Staiesman. By ‘Oable to The Star and Mew York Tribune. LONDON, March 4.—Acceptance of the Order of the Garter by Arthur J. Balfour, conferred yesterday by King George, is lamented by the British press because it forces this popular statesman to assume knighthood. So fond are the British people of think- ing of their chief delegate at the Washington armament limitation con- ference as the great commoner that they almost regret this honor. It is almost a parallel to the case of Ben- jamin Disraell. “It will take us a long time to get accustomed to Mr. Balfour in the strange guise of Sir Arthur,” remarks the Star, “Frankly, we grieve at the honor of knighthood conferred on him, because in our view the title of mister, in its simplicity and fits dig- nity, becomes the great man better. We congratulate him ly."” “It is a little strange to call ‘A. J* Sir Arthur,” says the Evening Stand- ard. “We'll lose in Sir Arthur something of that honorable plainn ‘which makes Mr. Balfour distinguished,” says the Pall Mall Gazette. It will be a strange experience for the house of commons to find a vet- eran statesman amonsg the ranks of its various knights,” says the Evening wS. (Copyright, 1922.) 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