Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1923, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON - Cash or War D. O, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26 1923. - Come Out of the Ruhr? (1 OT CASH, BUT CLASH,” says Lloyd George, is what France will get in the Ruhr. But General Charles G. Dawes, Director of the Federal Budget System, telegraphs The Literary Digest that “the invasion of the Ruhr by France is, in my judgment, essential, both to bring France to a realization that only a reasonable reparation can be collected, and to bring Germany to the knowledge that it cannot avoid its payment. No one need fear Bolshevism at this time in Germany, pending the inevitable ultimate decision of the German people to form such a firm government that it can take the economic meas- ures which will get them rid of the French army, just as France did when the German army, in 1871, occupied Paris. Long within twe years it will be universally recognized that the reasonable settle- ment of the reparations problems, which by that time should have been reached, was made possible by the: French invasion of the Ruhr.” : Yet the majority of the American press condemns the French move, some for reasons of expediency and some asserting that great moral '~ OTHER FEATURES 'In This Week’s LITERARY DIGEST A Substitute for Coal Strikes Mr. Harding as a Pension “Watchdog” The “Dirt=Farmer” Banker Arrives Japanese Reproof for “Militaristic” America 3 Uncle Sam’s Coming Famine How Live Mountains Make Deadly Earthquakes Hemp the Barometer of War Moving a Viaduct See for Yourself The Whole Situation in the Ruhr AS REVEALED IN THE LARGE FREE COLORED MAP Russo-Turkish Solidarity OF THE ALLIED OCCUPATION ALONG THE RHINE AND THE FRENCH ADVANCE IN THE RUHR Also the Special Ruhr Map Showing Its Great Industrial Riches, Its Railroads and Canals for Distribution of Its Products, and the Relative Importance of the Cities Now Held by France IN THIS WEEK'’S LITERARY DIGEST January 27th questions are involved. Many papers, however, stoutly defend France, and individual leaders of public opinion, for the most part, support the French course on legal, moral and practical grounds. Many of them have joined with the editors of the country in discuss- ing, in this week’s LITERARY DIGEST, the “Right and Wrong of the Ruhr Invasion.” Europe is aflame over the question, as shown in a symposium of British, French, and German periodicals. “Gripping the industrial heart of Germany” is how France’s occupation of the Ruhr valley is described in dispatches from abroad. But “what is the Ruhr, anyway?” is the question everywhere asked. THE LITERARY DIGEST answers it with an article showing just “Why the Ruhr Is . Vital,” giving an impressive statement of the area, population, industrial activities and resources of the region. America is vitally concerned in the settlement of this tremendous problem, and every citizen should avail himself of the opportunity to gain a full understanding of the situation from every angle, as presented by the illumirative articles in THE LITERARY DIGEST this week, January 27th._ OTHER FEATURES In This Week’s LITERARY DIGEST Curing the Movies The Bible Not Demolished Yet A Non-Pacifist Appeal Against War Good News for the Crystal=Set Radio Fan g Is Radio Hurting the Church? Saving the Babies Fodder from Dried Milk Last Year’s Pace in Literature Topics of the Day The Spice of Life Lock for “Fun From the Press” in Your Picture Theater The directors of American motion picture theaters strive to obtain the best for their patrons. From a vast celluloid treasury they must select what they think you will enjoy most. A feature is first. But the avail- able stock is always ample. A new reel or a novelty adds variety and interest. Then a comedy. Everybody likes to laugh but every comedy does not evoke mirth. The manager is in a constant quandary. So The Literary Digest has solved this problem for over a thousand the- atrical directors by selecting the best of the world’s current wit and humor for presentation on the silver screens. A new “Fun From the Press” flashes across the nation every week with the latest laugh- provokers. And where this rollicking reel is showing you can be reasonably gure the same discriminating taste is exercised in select- ing the othér amusement numbers for you, the best in their respective classes. For good, clean, well-balanced cinema entertainment go to theaters showing “Fun From the Press.” Produced by the Literary Digest. Distributed by W. W, Hodkinson Corporation. > Digest FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY (Publishers of the Famous NEW Standard Dictionary), NEW YORK ;