Evening Star Newspaper, February 18, 1923, Page 4

Greed Let Turks Back in Europe, Splitting Nations, Say. Harden Grabs of QOil, Timber, Coal and Ore More and More Determining Politics of Continent. Self-Interest Sways All Nations Politics, daily becoming more grabs of oil, timber, coal or ore. materialistic, is determined by This 1s responsible for the failure of the powers to stand together and drive the Turks back to Asia Minor. France will not accept Germany's plea that only by rehabllita- tion of her industry can she meet her obligations. I British politiclans say “poor France,” pity her, and look for § dire failuré in her Ruhr occupancy. American medlation, favored by England, would be of no use to any one under existing circumstances. Combination and division of Franco-German economic resources would restore Europe, appear. BY MAXIMILIAN HARD Germany’s Foremost Publicist. By Cable to The Star. BERLIN, February 17.—The giant Roentgen, great physicist, was borne to his grave through sorrowing thou- sands, full of years and full of honors, blessed by both Minerva and Fortuna as a great discoverer, full of wisdom and abundantly blessed by good luck. His homo now is occupled by foreign troops, but thirty years ago he it was who discovered those rays which en- able doctors to see behind solid flesh, the bones and the condition of every organ of the body, including the heart and the stomach. Not only this, but his discovery revealed atoms of stone and metals in the smallest detall. ‘What of & Political Roentgent The world knows what this meant to surgery, medicine, mineralogy, solence, theory of practical manufac- ture, technique and the like. Would the ‘world be equally ready to pa tribute to a “political Roentgen,” pay ing him the same tribute as the dead German sclentist? Does the world want to see conditions in the heart and brain of nations and rulers; to see the contents of a closed safe or purse as one can observe the condi- tion of the lungs or kidneys through vacuum tubes with an electric cur- rent? Is the number of veople large, who have the courage and nerve an where to examine thelr own peopie, let alone a forelgn nation, with such exact scientific apparatus? We are still doubtful. Politics daily becomes more materialistic. Many thinkers today believe politics are determined by desires to grab near cast oil wells, or timber, or coal, or ore in Europe, considerations of im- port and export trade regulating the main line switches of the political railway. The object of the above ar- guments, however, is to show how na- tions, guided by a horrible greed of money, develop nationalistic feelings which ' are dishonorable. Velled Under Cry of Freedom. Every one is anxious to believe the sweet hope that their own country always ig struggling for freedom, hu- manity, culture, the sacred laws of civilization and’ honor. Therefore, in order to preserve these sacred laws Japan is allowed to beat Russia, while an alliance is made with the same czaristic Russia against the German empire, which, anyhow, is superior to that Hussia so far as civilization, freedom and humane values are con- cerned. Equally it was promised that the Turks, who for centuries had been blamed for atrocities against Chris- tians, were to be chaxed back to their Asia Minor homes, Yet now the pow- ers are giving them more rights than they have enjoyed for several hundred yea They now are afbiters of the Bos- porous. The king's speech to the British parliament failed to mention wny no one found time to plead for the safety of hundreds of thousands 1,000 BRITISH PLAN WASHINGTON FEAST By the Associated Press. LONDON, February 17.—Proof of the truth of at least the first part of an epigram which runs, “The Eng- lish don’t remember history, the Irish won't forget it, and the Amerlcans are too busy to learn it, indicated by the interest which is being taken in a Washington's birthday luncheon which will be held next Thursday and at which nearly 1,000 persons prominent in the political end social 1fe of the British capital will gather in the largest banquet hall in London to honor the memcry of the first American President. Bonar Law to Speak. The nucleus of the party will be members of the English-speaking Unfon, but Andrew Bonar Law, the British prime minister, will interrupt a busy parliamentary day to deliver the principal address. while the Arch- bishop of Canterbury, the high com- missioners of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa cabinet ministers and lords and ladies and other titled persons by the dozen will he tmong those present. The organizers of the luncheon say that applications have been made for twice the number of seats available and that British guests will outnum- ber the Americans two to one 1n com- memorating the birthday of the Amerlcan revolutionary leader. There has been a century for the develop- ment of an American rapprochement, but the results of more recent wars seem to show that the British wage war without permanent grudge. That is Just the trouble with England now, according to one section of the press, which {s campalgning against a too ready forgiveness of Germany. And other examples are pointed to of this tendency. Ailthough the Brit- ish were leaders in trying to beat the bolsheviki after Germany was disposed of in the late war, Grew Britain was the first of the great powers to about face and conclude an agreement with.the soviet govern- ment. Then there is the classic ex- ample of Gen. Smuts, who & quarter of a century ago fought the British in South Africa and now is a domin- ion premier. Last year Americans were surprised ST s P More Home L Builders U —are realizing that it pays to stint elsewhere, if need be, in order that = the Best Plumbing may go = into their abodes. = {|Colbert Plumbing sets S the standard and is the kind you'll always be thankful for installing. Qur Fixtures Display will inter- st you. MAURICE J. COLBERT M B 1 N G RO i 1 | methods to their political | methods of Armenians, Syrians, Egyptlans, or! to guarantee the lives of several hun- | dred thousand Greeks inhabitating Constantinople. No one asks the rea- ! son for the sudden desire for Turkish friendship but the rays of a political Roentgen aparatus would show Brit- ish desire to exploit ofl wells and; French appeal for other cconomic ad- vantages. Pity Poor France! France believes Germany has given | more money to restore her agricul- | tural, industrial and shipping life than’ was Jjustified under the peace ; treaty. Therefore France considers | herself insulted, insisting thaat her own technical machinery was more injured than thaat of her enemy, and she refuses to agree Wwith the! German argument that only the! highest technical efficiency will make it_possible to meet obligations. Leaders of the British government shake their heads in pity over poor France, which, it is true, demands | iarge sums from Germany, but at the same time they fear that a Germany | capable of paying will be too strong and then there will be a danger to | France again. England wishes France | luck fn the Rubr, but forsees only bad uck, What remedy do they propose? What is their wisdom? They have no remedy, know no remedy and can only pipe sweetly that perhaps Amer- 1ca later on can come in and mediate. Yesterday an American friend cabled me- “If your government will decide to confiscate eighty per cent of the excess fortunes of the privileged few and administer just reparations, then the enlightened thought of America will add its counsel.” Balance of Power. Juch mignt be eaid against such a summary proceeding, but anyhow its better than the.sad faces of the E lish politicians., But the real remedy i5 easily found. Between Pas de Calais and the Westphalian town of Hamm, in the valleys of the Rivers Scheldt, Meuse, Rhine and Ruhr lie rope’s richest area for coal, coke, iron, pro- ductive mines, modern foundries, and the most finely organized factorles, railways and waterways. If this area could be rationally combined into one unit, undisturbed by dynastic ambitions and diplomatic jealousies fixing imaginary bounda- ries, then it would be possible not only to tide Belgium, France, Italy and Germany over the aftermath of the war, but gradually to reconstruct the whole continent. But this would take from England her balance of power; therefore she is not anxlious to seé any Franco-German under- standing. How long will the politicians of these countrles fail to see how im- portant it 18 to apply Roentgen's life. His made diagnosis certain. Only recognition of this fact and jts appilcation to the present situation will enable any one to prepare for the inevitable future. (Copyright, 1923.) French Aroused By German Plea For U. S. Succor B the Associated Press. PARIS, February 17.—A press dispatch from Washington saying that Dr. Otto Wiedfeldt, German ambassador, was soliclting Amer- ican assistance to feed 500,000 persons starving in the occupied Ruhr district caused & mild sensa- tion in French offictal circles. Official pointed out that a report on the food situation in the Ruhr issued eight days ago by Dr. Lu- ther, burgomaster of Essen #nd ment, stated that the population was provided with wheat and po- tatoes sufficient March 15. to last until The burgomasters of Bochum, Duisburg and Gelsenkirchen have refused to accept the establish- ment of French soup kitchens in their municipalities, it was added, as they sald they were able to take care of themselves. The French view is that any such appeal for assistance for the Ruhr as re- ported from Washington i jus- tifled. g - i at continued effusive eulogies of Mij- chael Collins, head of the Irish Dr’o‘- visional government. Today Eamonn De Valera, leader of the Irish repub- licans, seems from the general view- point_to be hopel but some cyni- Englishmen Yy they fear the present generation may even see his statue alongside that of Washington outside the National Gallery over. looking Trafalgar Squar, Laction. food minister in the Cuno govern- l HEAVY FRENCH TAX BREWSHOT FIGHT Sharp Discussion Promised When Chamber Takes Up Budget Tuesday. BY ANDRE TARDIEU, Former French High Commissioner to the United States. By Cable Dispatch to The Star. PARIS, February 17.—Taxation promises to preciplitate a sharp dis- cussion, the effect of which cannot be forecast, when the chamber begins consideration of the budget next Tuesday. There is a deficit of four billion francs. This represents the interest on Internal loans and expenditures for pensions and reconstruction. It is \rendered necessary by Germany's fall- but England’s political power would dis- | | ure to pay. The senate finance committee has demanded that the budget be bal- anced by taxes. This means a bitter conflict,” fnasmuch as no parliment ever has voted 50 many taxes as this. Our budget, less than five billlons in 1913 is now, in 1923, more than twen- ty-four billions. Our taxes now total twenty billions and will be more than twenty-three if the new taxes are voted. This parliament alone has voted over nine and a halt billions of new levies. Dedicated to Americans. We dedicate these figures to those American who think France is not taxed. A five hundred per cent in- crease of this sort shows that we, the conquering nation, have received nothing from Germany. It is with our own resources that we are recon- structing our country and are paying our military pensions. 1 cannot conceal, nevertheless, that the majority of the deputies are rest- less over the heavy taxation, not only because they must seek re-election thirteen months from now, but for three years they have been promising that Germany would be forced to pay, The new taxes mean a public confession of the utter sterility of the policies of the last three years and the unanswerable condemnation of the government. Patlence Held Vital It will include condemnation of the chamber, which has tirelessly ac- corded confidence to these govern- ments. The disappointment and un- casiness just described is increased by the fact that this financial crisis coincides with the Ruhr occupancy Everybody agrees that patlence, above all things else, is necessary in this struggle with German obstinacy, but, nevertheless, many hoped. with- out’ expressly saying it, that by some miracle the coal of the Ruhr would be converted into gold. Those who, like myself, saw the grave difficulties and the uniikelihood of any financial benefit, were coldly received when we pointed out what to expect. Now there is a dlsagreable awakening everywhere, und the result will be evident in the coming debate. Moderates in Majority. Deputies_in every land are men. after all. The French deputles in the majority are moderates and are in- clined to fear that if they vote a new »d unpopular tax law the govern- ment will not stand back of them and defend them from their political ad- versaries in the coming election when they are charged with voting too heavy taxes. Hence on the eve of this debate there is much uneasiness, and however great may be the pre ent chamber's fiscal courage—and was shown in 1920—there is no doubt the discussion opens under the worst auspices. Plans Misunderstood. You may be surprised that, with all of the existing international compli- cations, I am writing on the budget. But I do so intentionally and for two reasons. For the last four years in- ternal economic conditions, and espe- clally the budget policy, has been the main influence on the forelgn policies of all nations. In addition, our mu- tual knowledge of each other's inter- nal and budgetary affairs is terribly insufficient. Consequently we often misunder- stand each other's plans. Our foreign policies are molded from our internal developments as much as anything else. Moreover, both east and west the situation remains unchanged. No- body can say what is going to hap- pen. We will wait and see with that calm and patience required. In_the present unstable condition of Europe any prophecy is sure to be wrong. Bonar Law's speech was only a confession of Great Britain's hesi- tancy about the future. Moreover, our English friends are scarcely en- titled to lecture us about isolated a tion now, inasmuch as it was their very refusal to practice that <olidarity which treaties prescribe that has driven us to our present course of Every crime carries its own punishment. (Copyright. 1923.) Cap Flap Jikeepsmilk N AMBRICAN DAIRY SUPPLY CO. ‘Washington, C. Your Earning Power Is Limited Only by Your Capabilities opportunit; dustries o efficiency—the al ing to perform. 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Freder- ick Leopold has extensive estates in Potsdam and elsewhere in Prus- sia and constantly is in litigation with his tenants. The prfnce's last suit was the third or fourth he has won against the new Prus- slan government. It related to payment of the prince's debts in Switzerland by the Prussian finance minister, who took the vrince's jewels as security. The debts originally were com- puted at 18,000,000 marks, but the finance minister tried, after the de- cline of the mark, to collect in- stead 1,600.000 Swiss francs. The prince ‘denied the right of the finance minister to demand francs for a debt contracted in marks. The court sustained the prince's contention, with the result that he will be able to discharge for about $600 an obligation which would have amounted to mnearly $300,000 had he been required to pay in Swiss francs. BRITISH RENEW TURK PEACE OFFER Angora Asked to Accept Terms Before It Is Too Late. By the Amsociated Press. CONSTANTINOPLE, February 17.— Neville Henderson, acting British high commissioner here, saw Ismet Pasha, the nationalist forelgn minister, today on board the steamer Gul-Djemal, which brought Ismet herc on his way from Lausanne to Angora. Mr. Henderson communicated to Ismet a message from Lord Curzon, the Brit- Ish foreign secretary, saying the British were still willing to sign the peace treaty as submitted to the Turks at Lausanne and urging the Turks to ac- cept the offer hefore it was too late. 1smet replied, giving a friendly mes- sage for Lord Curzon and declaring he would work at Angora in the in- terest of peace. ‘When interviewed Ismet repeated the explanation he made at Lausanne of the treaty failure and said : “It is “my conviction that the allies eventually will recognize the sacrifices we made to attain peace and will give reasonable consideration to the questions remaining in suspense. “I cannot say whether peace will be made ; the ituation be clearer aft- er I reach Angora. It will be necessary to renew diplomatic parless before an- other conference can be held.” Pedro Guevara Is to Represent Philippines Here By the Assoctated Press. MANILA, February 17.—The Philip- pine legislature today elected Pedro evara resident commissioner at Washington, to succeed Jaime de Vevra. The other resident commis- sioner, Isauro Gabaldon, was re- elected. Senor Guevara is a member of the Philippine senate from the Province of La Guna. He is a lawyer and is fort ars of age in Midair Dra London Interest By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, February 1 -Adver~ tisements In huge letters of fire suspended in midair may soon rival the brilliant electric signs which are becoming more and mors num- erous in London's theatrical dis- trict. Sky advertising as & play- thing 1s not entirely new, but ex- periments are now nearing com- pletion for making it a regular commercial enterprise. These tests, it is sald, have developed marvelously ingenius winged machines, pilotle: yet capable of launching themselves and returning to earth without & human hand at the controls. They can be guided by wireless opera- tors on the ground by an appa- ratus in the planes similar to the perforated paper rolls of the plano player. ‘The plan for any glven adver- tisement to be written across the sky by these smoke emitting ma- chines can be arranged on these rolls. The planes can then be dis- patched by wireless to do the un- canny and accurate bidding of man. _— DRIVING SNOWSTORM CLAIMS 3 IN CHICAGD Temperature Drops After Traffic Is Disorganized—115 Fires Are Registered. By the Awsxclated Press. CHICAGO, February 17.—A driving snowstorm, accompanied by high winds and continued cold, disorganized rallway schedules today and resulted in three more deaths attributed to the present cold wave. Snow which began to fall shortly after noon blocked many streets and was piled into drifts by high winds. Toward nightfall the snow stopped and the mercury dropped toward zero, which it was expected to touch during the night. The continuation of the cold wave until Tuesday or Wednesday was pre- dicted by the weather bureau, which said that the blizzard was local for the lower lakes reglon. Several street and automobile accidents were reported during the day, caused by the blinding snow. The three deaths reported due to the cold resulted from the finding of the bodies of a father, mother and fifteen-year-old daughter in their home at Dalton, 1ll, seventeen miles south of Chicago. Fire department officials eaid that 115 fires were registered during the twenty-four hours ending this morn- ing. —_— POST OFICE INSPECTOR FOUND FATALLY SHOT By the Associated Press. SAVANNAH, Ga, February 17.— Levi C. Chance, post offics inspector, with hesdquarters in Savannah, was found tonight shot to death in his office in the post office building. He had not been scen since Wednesday night and a search for him was ln- stituted at the request of his family. | The body was found upright in an office chair, the right leg over the corner of a desk. A bullet from a .45-calfber automatic revolver had entered the right side and penetrated to within a short distance of the heart. The revolver wag found on the drawleaf of the desk with one shell in the cylinder, lying near- by. Discovery of the body was made by Assistant Postmaster A. L. Saunders, who entered the office in arch of the missing inspector. N, D. 0, FEBRUARY 18, 'i933—PART 1. rg w° THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO! Kaiser’s Cousin |Letters of Fire AR BLOW SAPS |2 ‘CENTRAL EUROPE Nations Unable to Compete With Germany as Mark Collapses. BY NORMAN H. MATSON. By Cable to The Star. VIENNA, February 17.—The blow struck by France against Germany has sent central Europe reeling. Austrian industry, for Instance, was slowing down toward a dead stop when one mark bought twelve kro- nen. Austrian salesmen, scrambling for orders in the Balkans, Hungary and Poland, were losing customer af- ter customer to the under-bldding Germans. With the mark plunging down to the level of the kronen com- petition becomes fmpossible. In Austrian cities unemployment, al- ready nearing the soclal danger point, tncreases steadily and rapidly. But this immediate economic in- jury, felt not only by Austria, of course, but throughout central and southeastern_Europe, is probably not the worst effect of the “war in the Ruhr.” The political effect promises to be little short of ruinous. This part of the world is dotted with Rhinelands of its own. France has set the precedent. There is evidence that the little nations will not long hositate to demonstrate that the les- son has been learned. “Era of the Putsch.” g Now comes the “era of the putsch”{ in the opinion of Count Michael Karo- lyi, former premier of Hungary, dur- ing the war leader of the opposition there, opponent of his country’s al- liance with Germany in the war and now an exile in Ragussa, Jugo-Slavia. 1 talked with him in the little border town of Marburg. 7 “The Ruhr occupation.” he sald, “Is in my opinion the knockout blow for European civilization as we know it “There was hope once. That was when your country had 2,000,000 fresh troops in Burope, held the moral leadership of the world and was the world’s banker. Had America then said, ‘make a decent peace, & peace of understanding and no humbug, Europe would have obeyed. Only Possible Peace. “The only possible peace was one that would have assisted the rapid rehabilitation of Germany and Rus- sia. Despite the destruction wrought by those years of a catastrophic pe: the United States yet might make reconstruction possible. Might, if you accept what 1 consider an im- possible hypothesis. E POIWiIl America say to herself: ‘Here, I am the richest nation in the worl dollar is worth 70,000 Austrian 22,000 German marks, mi llons of rubles. 1 may for long re- main the richest nation in the world; but while iny neighbors starve my own Dprosperity must slowly decay. T must give, give and give; I must help my neighbors becomne as pros- Derous as 1: T must deliberately, by my own action, not only reduce the ue of my dollar to its mnormal standard abroad, but cut its home value put in fts simplest terms, is the real decision that the United States is asked to make. It 18 conceivable that any nation should make such a de- cision? It is not. Political-Economic Question. “The question of saving Europe is not a financial, but political-economic ques- tion, 'More loans are useless. Europe necds fundamental reconstruction. I Mhink capitaligm {n Europe is beyond saving. o o French troops enter Germany and seize property without a declaration of War," continued Karolyi. “This is new Warfare. There is much talk of new Wars, but I do not see how there can be Jarge scale wars as we learned it from 1914 to 1918. The nations have neither resources mor men. But certainly we are entering an era of many jus Such coups as that made by France in the Rhineland. This will not be war, but_will not be peace, either. “I think there may be a bolshevist revolution in Germany. Perhaps not. It ‘makes little affference whether the struggle against France is made under Rationalist or communist banners, the destruction will be as complete. (Copyright, 1923.) SPORTS SHOES! Gray Suede Patent Trim ~ Many other striking ress, =dress an orts Models. Such ‘alues! 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Special Cable Dispatch to The Star. LONDON, February 17.— Because Premier Bonar Law has no serious opposition in parliament, Britain's hand cannot now be forced in the European crisis. He will be afforded every opportunity to work out a sat- isfactory solution without jeopardiz- ing the future of the country, if that is possible. Law, naturally a sorrowful man, with sad eyes, a downcast and melan- cholic appearance, would, if he fol- lowed his disposition, very likely re- tire to a cell and reflect on the fu- tility of life. No doubt he would have dodged his present enormous responsibilities if ho had been able to do so. And ho will escape if a favorable opportunity affords, Meanwhile he sees his gospel of tranquillity made a jest of by both forelgn and domestic events. He stands aghast before the paralyzing doings of Poincare in the Ruhr These doings, “cutting the jugular vein of the Furopean industrial sy tem.” are most serious, but what can he do? Bit in Poincare’s Teeth. Poincare has taken the bit in his teeth and pays no more respect to the opinion of the British than to the opinfon of the Fiji islanders. Indeed, it now is being plainly indicated that the presence of British forces on Ger- man soil no longer is welcomed. They are an_obstacle to the full achievement of the program Poincare has in mind. His Rhine buffer state must incorporate territory now occu- pied by the British if it is to be a success, While the French wonld be glad to see the British withdraw from Cologne, the Germans would not. They want us to remain, doubtless hoping for a clash that would finally finish the entent Law Hopelessly Perplexed. Law is hopelessly perplexed. If he withdraws the troops the world will see a hopeless rupture with France. If they remain our prestige suffers. Humiliating incidents are of daily oc- currence. Milltary opinton at home would bring the troops back. And the morale of the men is being shat- tered by the march of events. It no longer is doubted that Law must eventually recall the troops, and the opinion is growing that now is the proper time. Curzon's admiseion in the House of Commons that at any moment a crisis may arise indicates the peril of the situation. The French have demanded the right to use the railways through the British occupied territory. This makes our position even more serious and more contemptible. Fortunateiy, all parties realize tha seriousness of the situation and arq anxious to support the governmetit wherever possible. The opposition ta the Ruhr invasion is growing mora and more bitter. Outeide of the Harmss worth press cvery one is against ghe adventure. The popular view is that a union of parties will come, 5o far ag the Lloyd George and the Asquith lib erals are concerned. Personally doubt whether Lloyd George and As- quith ever could reach a formal agrec- ment on a course of action, and It still more questionable whether Fart Grey, now the liberal leadcr in the house of lords, would a‘party to such a reunion. But George's part possesses great clection funds, ar this would be a powerful lever considering future elections, Lloyd George Breaks With Tories. It is clear that Lioyd Georgo hai broken with the Tories and that h plan of forming a center party witl Birkenhead and Chamberlain hascon - pletely broken down. His only cons ceivable future lies in recovering his position with the liberals, who lacl; a popular leader in their ranks. T he succeeds there will be a consider- able exodus from the liberal party to the ranks of labor, which already ha= absorbed much of the advanced ele- ment of the rank and file. The perplexity of the situation is increased by knowledge that Georga is much more vigorous in his opposi- tion to the French policy in the Rul than any other British political leader In this respect, at least, he voices th. labor and hberal feeling more cf- fectively than any one else, His o ponents. point out, however, that he more than any ons else, is responsibic for putting the French in position t slay Europe, and because of this thew insist he is not the person to lead an attack on France. _Considerations of that sort mean little, and if he should advocate a strong line of opposition he may gu far to recover his lost leadership. 1 any case, England may be standin on the brink of sensational develop- | ments. (Copyright, 1923.) REVIVE OLD CHURCH ROW. By the Assoc PARL has been started to have the bod Ernest Renan, author of Jesus” transferred to the Panthe thus reviving the clerical and a clerical controversy which ever ready to spring Into activity France. 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