Evening Star Newspaper, June 24, 1923, Page 10

NENBALKANFLAVE BLAMED ON QUEE Hardin Says Marie of Ruma- nia Caused Latest Revival of Age-Old Disputes. BY MAXIMILIAN HARDEN, Germany's Foremost Publiclst. 8y Cable to The Star. BERLIN, June 23.—The “Balkan torch” once more is aflame. Words which many belleved had been for- ever forgotten once more assail our ears. Rumania quickly recognized the new Bulgarian government “for dynastie reasons.” The foreign min- ister of Jugoslavia, itself a kingdom, publicly complains that Rumania act- ed against the interests of the little datente because her dynasty “desired to strengthen the monarchic idea.” The word “dynasty” doesn’t 8o mueh Tefer to the Hohenzollern who reigned at Bucharest as to his_politically more active wife, Queen Marie, born & princess of Great Britain and Tre- land. Because one son of this Eng- lish-reared lady was to marry a Gre- clan princess and one of her daugh- ters was to marry the Greek crown prince, Venizelos was overthrown in 1920 and Constantine was recalled. Marle convinced a committee of women to which belonged the Danish sisters, Alexandra of England and Maria ' Feodorovna of Russla and ‘Thyra of Cumberland. all related to Constantine, would be possible for princes and princesses of reigning houses if kalsers, kings and courts should disappear. The result of this “politics in long clothes”—Bismarc! characterization of women and priests in diplomacy—was the Greco-Turkish war, whose means the triumph of ose expulsion ands, despoils centuries, that misalliances thereafter only liquidation at Lausanne the Turks, from European by their hordes for Wi the greatest gain of the world war, but who now can Te- turn to Adianople and Smyrna. Caused Lloyd George’s Fall The fact that Lloyd George in 1920 blindly followed the Windsor dy- nasty’s unspoken wishes and allowed Constantine's restoration, thereby en- dangering _England's Wwhole anti- Turkish policy, and tried too late by course of brutality against Mus- tapha Kemal to rescue that policy, gave Poincare his desired opportunity to discredit the ‘troublesome Welsh- man and compel him to resign his premiership. The situation {oday resembles that of 1920. Queen Marle, whose father was ‘the Duke of Edinburgh and whose mother was a Russian grand duchess, felt, like her uncle, ex-Czar ‘Ferdinand of Bulgarla, and some members of the British royal family, that the favorite of the peasants, Premier Stamboulinsky, too greatly overshadowed the young King Boris, thus further weakening the monarchic idea, and that he probably was plan- ning to make himself president of a peasant republic, hence he must be overthrown. ‘This overthrow was « possible because Italy and Hungary desired trouble in the Balkans; be- cause Kemal, who is in close connec- tlon with the Macedonian rebels, oDes to strengthen his position rough Balkan complications, and, last, but not least, because England's political interests now coincide with Bulgarian dynastic interests. Recurrence of the old Balkan con- flicts now is being risked in order that the little entente may be weak- ened and through it France, which is dependent on it in southeastern Eu- rope, and also in _order that Ital undertake some aotion against Jugo- davia and the Magyars against the Serbs and Czechs. Bulgaria inevi- tably must push on toward Macedo- nia.” A new conflagration like that of 1814 can come. Doesn’t Baldwin realize his em- Hungary’s half-clad and suffering peaple easily can be made to believe their misfortunes are the result of the overthrow o thelr emperor. soyalty party is strongly or g “They ‘e SEhting the neve " srder Our the new order evarywhere. Passive warfare has devastated the Ruhr. Germany is economically ruined. Hverywheres the situation fayors the monarchists. Marie at Bucharest now can marry her children to consorts of “equal rank,” and Wilhelm at Doorn cam praise the murder of German work- 2 heroic deed and boast to students that he did “Immeasurably great things” for Germany. PARIS STORES LEARNING ¢ AME_RICAN METHODS Nerve-Racking Waits for Bundles and Change Now Can Be Avolded. By the Associated Press. % PARIS, June 23.—American women who have shopped in Parisian stores and gone through the nerve-rackin, walts involved in the slow Fronc‘ eystem of paying will be glad to know that improvements are in prog- ress. The department stores of France always have resisted efforts of the efficlency experts to introduce 4 parc r’ug‘l er: he leading stores, now reorganizing the sales and wrapping systems; each department will have an electric cash. register, the girls will do their own wrapping. ~ The improvements .thus bo&un will do away with the. tedious walts of purchasers and their rushes to get through the crowds to.the cashiers’ desks. -carrying system and cash however, are Premier Baldwin Puffs Briar Pipe' At Public Dinner By the Aseociated Press. LONDON, June 23.—Stanley Baldwin, the British prime min- ister, has an idiosyncrasy—he smokes & big briar pipe not only Yn the privacy of his Downing street home but at public dinners as_well. . Hitherto the reporters and car- toonists have been able to paint word pictures and make draw- ings of the new premier only as an honest man, who, on the day of his selection for the most impor- tant post In the government asked pire's police spells danger. for Eurol pean peace? If the attempted strengthening of the monarchic inter- nationale succeeds in Bulgaria as it did in Greece it will affect Germany. tions and also as & politician who loves country life better than ,ondon and would rather scratch pig’s back with a stick than commons. is _interesting _and es & wide appeal to Mr. Bald- win's countrymen, but it cannot be used in the papers every day. Last Saturday night another touch ‘of the premier's manly. ‘humanness develo) &t the an- nual Rhodes scholars’ dinner at ox'.sra. which was largely at- g led by the American students er 3 the usual toast “Gefitle- the King," there was the customary flashing of gold and silyer cigarette cases and reach- Mng for the long green cigars, which. are _the .abomination: of ericans. ‘The premier, however. dived “into the pocket of -his evening clothes o,nd} it & big, welt worn trlas pl he kept glowing.the rest. svening, 5 Lure of Alimony Fades in Berlin With Mark’s Fall By the Associated Press. BERLIN, June 23.—Alimony Is no longer popular in Germany; it shrinks too rapidly. Divorcees, who are trying to 1ive on the incomes paid them by thelr former husbands are a hor- rible example to other women who -are contemplating separa- tion; and the lawyers, who make a specialty of divorce actions, are in harder straits than those who are expert in other legal lines. Women who were drawing a thousand dollars a month in March two years ago are draw- ing less than one dollar's worth of marks today. The effect of the currency collapse has been to suspend almost completely _alt litigation among Germans, Wwith the resultant hardship upon the legal profession. Lack of funds to fight syits and uncertainty as to the value of money verdicts are resulting in a general dispo- sition to compromise disputes without legal aid, AMERICAN INACTION IN PEAGE DEPLORED French Writer Believes Vet- eran Bodies May Restore Co-Operation. BY ANDRE TARDIEU, Former French High Commisalener to America. By Cable to The Star, 2 PARIS, June 23.—Allied success in the. war came vividly before me today as I said good-bye to Gen. Gouraud. The “Lion of Argonne” s en route to America to be the guest of the 42d (Rainbow) Division. It was under his orders that this outfit, in whose ranks were represented every Ameri- can state, fought. How far away that June day in 1918 seems when Clemenceau and I went to Chaumont to plan troop transportation.” But Gouraud .will recall those stirring days when vic- tory was wrested from the enemy as he meets our comrades of the 42d next month, and this evocation must bring forth some mournful comments now because if there is one dominant ciency then so conclusively demon. strated. Many Lessons Learned. Mistakes were made during the war and victory taught modesty even to the victors. Fifty-two months it took for the united efforts of the most powerful nations of the world to beat Germany. It required unified com- mand, centralization of supplies and powers and it was not until this was achieved that the allles could put forth thelr maximum strength. The lessons were learned then and bore fruit little by little. But what have we seen since 19197 The most astonishing marking time ever placed on public exhibition. Peace was made. The peace clauses executed in 1913 have remained in force ever since then. But not a single one of them has been fully executed. I am forced to admit that the most important of them were T ed _immediately they were 8 Everybody ylelded to the temptation to revise the treaty of Versailles—ever France. Conference after conference has been held. With ‘what result? None! There s no unity of mind or action since the con- flict ended. Has Negative Policy. America has had a purely negative policy. I beg your pardon, but one must speak the truth to one’s friends. First came the Lodge reservations, then refusal to ratify, then unofiicial and passive participation in the repa- rations committee work. Not & ain- gle sign of positive actfon! You Americans have severely criti- eized Europe and Europe has deserved it, but have you done better your- selves? No! ‘Nothing anywhere but speeches, and peace has gone to pot as_the war would, had It been con- ducted in the same way. It often happened during the war that the allies disagreed on important questions. Yet agreement always was reached through mutual under- standing and compromise. It was give and take then. But since the péace was signed everybody seems to think we can get along without solutions. That's the fundamental mistake and it is due to weariness after the exertions of this gigantic war, a kind of selfishneas where peo- plo take pleamure out of each other's troubles—what the Germans call Schadenfreude. But there it {s and it seems ag If humanity had lost its sense of action. Valua of Viait. If commemorations such as Go raud—that loyal soldier who, unlike certain others, does not use his mii! tary glory for political ende—is golng to preside over can resharpen our taste for aocomplishment, it will be a great gain all around. But every week In every land we get beautiful eeches about the origin, history a: asons of the war and nothing com of it. Our governments live from day to day and the people follow heed- lessly. The intellectual moral mediocrity of these post You may say this {s all generalith You are right. * But don't our present troubles come f: profound causes? recording Ruhr s, Baldwin's hes- have constructive gollcy ‘we must have organized public spirit. Wha is or- ganizsing 1t? Nobody, so far as I can see. ——— BRITAIN GIVES UP HOPE - OF SUMMER THIS YEAR Frost, Fog and Chill Winds Per- vade Throughout All Eng- ny summer Mid-June finds the whele ncing intermittent biting winds and ‘The almost com- has blight TE y croj an e farmers are pai e Hools oos T DA while the straw_hat and ' oun: tain bust s otel kee] ficlent coal finding it difficult to keep their guests warm, v < sort to th SEES SHOWDOWN DRAWING NEARER = A. G. Gardiner Notes London- Paris Deadlook on German Issue Continues. BY A. G. GARDINER, Britain’s Greatest Liberal Editor. By Cable to The Star, 3 LONDO! June 23.—The interna- tional show-down seems near at hand. The deadlock between London and Paris continues while England awalits specific replies by Poincare to Pre- mier Baldwin's questions insisting under what conditions Poincare will consent to accept the German pro- posals and withdraw from the Ruhr. So far he has evaded a direct answer. Until it Is recelved no further step can be taken. The entire situation turns on ‘whether Poincare will remain ada- mant in retaining at all costs his stranglehold on the Ruhr and consoll- date his grip on the Rhineland. If b> does then a common Anglo-French reply to the German note is impos 1 Strong evidence forthcoming seems to confirm the view that the ‘major aim of Poincare {s the disrup- tion of Germany rather than repara- tions. Treason Trial Revelation. ‘The treason trial at Munich re- vealed the fact that Fuch's conspi- racy for separation of Bavaria from the German empire was French financed. This aroused much hostile comment here wherd it is polnted out that if France has money to foment revolution in Bavaria and to loan to Rumania to raise an army, she can afford at least to pay the interest on_her debt to England and America. ‘The general impression here is that Poincare has committed himself so far that, even were he disposed to, he could not turn back. He is fully aware of the completeness of the fall- ure of the Ruhr adventure. Repara- tions have stopped, deliveries of coal and coke have stopped, France's mili- tary expenditures are enormous. Not a single benefit to show, and now Italy is openly hostile to the Ruhr policy. Belgium is hardly less so. The latter looks toward Germany as her economic Hinterland and loses heavily through fulfiliment of the present French policy. In the circumstances Premier Baldwin's position is much strength- ened, but Poincare knows if he ad- mits fallure political disaster to him- self ‘and his followers must follow raising of the familiar French ory: “We have been betrayed The problem therefore resolves it- self into this . First, can Polincare be induced to sacrifice his' policy of political dis- memberment of Germany. Second, can Germany modify her latest offer in such & wWay as to save Poincare from the appearance of failure. It the reply to the first question is no, then the tragedy of any pro- ceeds to the final extremity. If it is yes, then what conditions will satisfy Poincare? Will non-military occu- pation of the Ruhr under the league of natlons provide the' way out? It seems clear no settlement can be final which does not guarantee ultimate and final_withdrawal from the Ruhr and the Rhineland. The withdrawal may be disguised, but it must be an absolute condition for the fulfillment of any German unde ing. On the other hand is is recognized that the moratorium crestes & Aim- culty suspension of guaranteed payments. In the present circumstances the offer of German rallway revenues is noth. ing more than & promissory note. Can Germany give more solld and im- mediate guarantees? These afe some of the considera- tions occupying the minds of all Eu- ropean statesmen. But whether the right solution is found depends en- tirely on whether Poincare can be in- duced ‘to give up the motive that | in the interval through the |y, Baker Pays Off 10,000 Mark Lien "By Butter Cake By the Assoctated Press. BERLIN, June 33.—A Hamburg capi- talist several years ago loaned 10,000 ‘marks to & baker on a mortgage. The other day the capitalist, together with hs wife, called to oollect the debt. When the baker tried to pay oft his ob- ligation with a 10,000 mark note, now worth only about 7 cemts, the woman laughed and suggested: “You'd better bake us & butter cake instead.’ ‘The baker hesitated, and then remark- i that flo ng commodity, finall his creditors a butter cake for Sunday dinner in payment of the mortgage. is behind the Ruhr invasion and re- vert to a polioy of 10! ciliation and a mpossible to entertain a strong ex- pectation that the happy- consumma~ tion will be achieved. 3 My own impression is that the sit- uation_is less hopeless than it has been. We seem nearer to negotiations around. a table like sensible men_than has been the case heretofore. Much depends on the success of Baldwin in convincing Poincare that England means to have peace in Europe at all (Copyright, 1923.) d |be slowly recovering from the men- ‘-tal exhaustion caused by his labors |NAPOLEON’S RETREAT DIPLOMATS’ MECCA La Malmaison TUsed as Resting Place for 'Worn-out Poli- By the Associated Press. PARIS, June 23.—La Malmaison, on the road from Paris to St. Germain, where the Empress Josephine lived after her divorce from Napoleon, ‘where the emperor stopped for sev- eral days after his defeat at Water- 100, and where the French and Ger- man forces battled during the winter of 1870, has become a popular re- treat for retired statesmen. Attention was first attracted to its advantages as a curative resort by the late Paul Deschanel, who went there immediately after resigning from the presidency. He recovered sufficiently from the wear and tear of political life again to appear in pub- lic affairs as a senator. tephen Pichon, a senator, formerly mfister of foreign affairs in the war cabinet of Georges Clemenceau, fol- lowed Deschanel there and is to durihg the war and throughout ‘the peace conference, Perot, president of the of deputies, mentioned for president sillerand was elected, also is - cuperating at La maison from the effects of his efforts to maintain -or- der in the chamber. ) Rene Viviani, who has been allin; ever since the d s wife, an: who lately has shown the strain of his continual political life, wént ra- to & rural retreat, presumably La Malmaison. DOG WINS IMMUNITY. Diplomat's Pet Escapes German Restrictions in Berlin. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, June 23.—Do the dogs of diplomats enjoy diplomatic Immunity? 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