Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1923, Page 41

| EDITORIAL PAGE NATION SPEC Part 2—16 Pages AL PROBLEMS TAL "ARTICLES HOUSE COMMITTEE POSTS CERTAIN TO STIR FIGHT Both Republican In crats Expected surgents and Demo- to Make Assign- ments Difficult Task. BY WILL P. KENNEDY. OTH the republican and demo- cratic caucuses for members of the incoming Congress are planned for next Saturday— after which comes the big interparty nnd intraparty fights for committee places. The democrats, having much less to do, will give way to the re- publicans until after the caucus. The republican caucus has been called for & pan. Saturday, December 1, with Uongress opening the following Mon- fay. In spite of what you have read in many newspapers, don't be misled for ® minute into believing that there 1 to be any row over the election of leaders. Gillett will be chosen Epeaker, Longworth floor leader and Garrett leader of the minority. The republican committee on com- mittees faces a hard and intricate task, complicated by the fact that this rommittee b et no chairman wnd that there are thirteen states which have not yet chosen their rep- resentative on this committee on com- mittees—Idaho, Wwith two votes; Maine, with four; Maryland, three; Minnesota, elght; Nebraska, three; Dhio, sixteen; Oregon, two: Pennsyl- vania, thirty; Rhode Island, three; South Dakota, three; Tennessee, two; Vermont, two, and Wisconsin, ten. Heads Committees’ Committee. With the election of Longworth as foor leader, ipso facto, according to long-time custom, he becomes chair- man of the committes on committees, and, as he has for many years been Jhio's representative on that com- mittee, it is presumed that lie will so =ontinue. The other members of this im- portant organization committee who have already been elected by their state delegations are: California, Kahn, nine votes; Colorado, Timber- lake, three; Connecticut, Tllson, four; Illinois, Madden, twenty; Indlana, Moores, eight; Iowa, Green, eleven; Kansas, Anthony, seven; Kentucky, Langley, three; Massachusetts, Wins low, thirteen; Michigan, Mapes, twelve; Missou Faust, five; Mon- tana, Leavitt, one; New Hampshire, Wason, one; New Jersey, Bachrach, ¥ix; New York, Parker, twenty; North Young, three; Oklahoma, Garber, one; Texas, Wurzbach, one; Utah, Leatherwood, one; Washington, Madley, four; West Virginia, Rosen- bloom, two, and Wyoming, Winter, wne. Now, while the democrats will de- tline to join with any wild-eved or recalcitrant group in making trouble for the republicans in organizing the House, they will deal with dis- gruntled republicans in making a seathing fight over committee ap- vointments. WIIl Be Scramble for Places. With vacancles already existing in the chairmanship of some twenty-six rommittees, several of them among the most important, and with about ten more chairmanships likely to be vacated in the inevitable shifting, the committes on committee faces hard work. With twelve vacancles existing on appropriations committee, &£ix on ways and means and seven on rules, which are the most important committees, it 1s obvious that there will be a bitter acramble for places. | The democrats are prepared to! make a fight for a larger representa- tion on all the important commit- as | propriations committees may en |xome of those who are now chairmen chairmanship and four: other vacan- cles; accounts, chairmanship and five other vacancies; roads, chairmanship and five other vacancies. May Head D. C. Body. The District of Columbia committee, having jurisdiction over all legisla- tion affecting the National Capital, will illustrate how the decision of {chairmanships is complicated. The chairman and ranking republican member are both gone, This brings Representative Stuart Reed of West Virginia in line for chairman under the seniority rule. Reed Is now chalr- man of the committee on expenditures in the Department of Justice. With Representative Bertrand H. Snell of New York becoming chairman of the rules committee the way is left open for Reed to be chairman of the im- portant committee on war claims, which he may prefer to the District committee. If Reed does not take the vacancy as chairman of the District committee the member next in line is Representative Frederick N. Zihlman of Maryland, who is now chairman of the labor committee, who could be persuaded to take it, but if he didn't the man next in line is Representa- tive Florian Lampert of Wisconsin, who 18 chairman of the patent com- mittee. So it is quite evident that there may be a rather general shift in chairmanships. - More Certain Selections. Here, however, are some of the new committee chairmanships that are pretty certain, under the seniority rule: Ways and means, Representa- {tive William R. Green. lowa; rules, | Representative Bertrand M. Snell, {®ew York; judiciary, Representative George Graham, Pennsylvania; education, Representative Frederick W. Dallinger, Massachusetts; ac- counts, Representative Clarence Mc- Gregor, New York; post office and Post roads, Representative Willlam S. | Griest, Pennsylvania; census, Repre- sentative Louis W. Fairfield, Indlana; lbrary, Representative Robert Luce, Massachusetts; roads, Representatiye Cassius Dowell, Towa. Of course, appointments to vacan- jcles on the ways and means and ap- of other committees or in line to be | chairmen. so that the farther you go the more complicated and involved is the situation regarding the task of making up a schedule of committees. With a reactionary group from the west who clalm to have the balance of power and who have been jockey- ing for several months to make them- selves geem dangerous, it is a logical guess by the politically sagacious that these trouble - threateners are merely trying to get recognition in good committee berths. Thus do trouble and perplexity stare the republican leaders in the face as they contemplate the task of | arranging a slate of committes ap- pointments with apportionment that | will satisfy the democrats and ap- pointments that will appease repub- lican malcontents. It {s Representa- tive Merrill Moores of Indlana, secre- tary of the committee on committees, who s getting this dish of trouble ready to serve up to the committee as soon as it assembles, Weather Forecasting Given Start in France lees—for example, on the ways and means committee the republicans now have seventeen members and the democrats elght. The democrats want this changed to fourteen and eleven, und on other committees where the proportion is now fifteen and six they want it changed to twelve and nine. This is due to the galns made by the democrats In the last election, which now brings both parties to pretty nearly equal strength in the House. The republican leaders recog- ! nize the force of this argument and "'are already figuring out what they think would be a just proportion. " There is no doubt that the proportion | will be amicably settled—after warm partisan debate. Of course, with many new men eoming Into Congress and many vet- srans gone, there will be a contest to =bolish the senlority rule which has been operative for years in decision en committes chalrmanships. Under the senlority rule the ranking mem- ‘ber is entitled to take the chairman- ship if a vacancy occurs. This rule will give perhaps twelve members of the House thelr cholce of two or three committee chairmanships. This s a matter that the individual mem-' ber must settle for himself and until he does the work of the committee on committees is delayed. / Look Over Committees. Look over the vacancles on the va- rious more important committees, both as regards chairmen and mem- bers: ‘Ways and means, chalirmanship and five other vacancles; appropriations, twelve vacancles; rules, chalrman- ship and six other places; judiclary, chairmanship and five other place: banking and currency, elght vacan- cles; interstate and forelgn commerce, rivers and harbors sight vacancles; agriculture, seven vacanc'ss; rMlitary affairs, four va- cancies; naval affalrs, seven vacan- cles; post office and post roads, chair- manship and stx other vacancles; In- sular affairs, chairmanship and nine other vatancies; labor, possibly & va- cancy in the chairmanship and six sther vacancies; invalid pensions, nine vacancies; public bulldings and grounds, elght vacancles: education, chairmanship and four othey vacan- cles; District of Columblia, chairman- <hip and five other vacancles: census, Although the first successful at- tempts at forecasting weather by means of telegraphic reports were made {n 1849 by Prof. Joseph Henry of the Smithsonlan Institution, Con- gress dld not authorize the estab- lishment of such a natfonal service until 1869, and it was not untfl 1890 that the weather bureau was made & branch of the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture. To France Is given credit for set- ting up the first national forecasting service, In 1855, as a result of the Crimean war. In November, 1854, a severe storm dld much damage to the French and British warships in the | Black sea. The French astronomer, | Le Verrier, who was then director of the Observatory of Parls, made a study of this storm and reached the conclusion that, with the ald of tele- graphic reports, its eastward progress across Europe might have been pre- dicted so that the disaster to the ships could have been averted. This led to the foundation of the French meteorological service. In this country the establishment of a similar service was frequently recommended by sclentific authori- tles and finally, In 1869, an experi- mental service was established in the Cincinnatl Observatory. These experiments in weather forecasting were o successful that Congress was induced to establish a national serv- ice, one of the principal duties of which was forecasting the weather. This service was originally attached to the Signal Corps of the Army, but since 1890 it has been'a branch of the Department of Agriculture. Experts Analyze Farm Cost Records Cost records and farm-management systems on 28,000 farms in the United | States have been analyzed by special- ists in this line of work, as one of the many diverse roles played by the federal Department of Agriculture. This work was undertaken to search out the factors that make for an effictent, businesslike agriculture, so that the gospel may be spread for better farm management among the farmers, on whom, in the last analy- sis, the prosperity of the country depends. 5 las financlal adviser to { of nations. | United EDITORIAL SECTION - The Sunday Star, WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18.% 1923. THE PASSING SHOW IN POLITICS BY N. 0. MESSENGER. ANDORA'S BOX is open in lican party, the lid is thrown away and troubles are a-wing and in full flight. Senator Hiram Johnson of California is classed as having touched the spring which sprung the lid in his announcement that he is a candidate for the republican nomination for the presidency. It was not so much his declaration of candidacy that hurts the regu- lar republicans, but it was the harsh things he said about them, the administration and the republican Congress. Being a two-fisted fighting man in poli- tics, once he decided to enter the contest he went into the fight in characteristic fashion and laid about him lustily with a verbal shillelah, reckless of whose head he hit. * %k %k ¥ Here is a classic which will rankle in re- publican bosoms and be tcherished by demo- crats and oft reiterated by them between now and election day, 1924: “Reaction and progress must fight it out again in the coming presidential I question not men now, but their philosophy obtains Washington does not fit present-day needs. Ultra-conservatism there rules; progressiv- And the ensuing contest will determine whether the republican party shall be the permanent instrument of reac- tion or whether it shall respond to present- of government. That which ism challenges it. day conditions and aspirations.” Harsh words, but oh, how sweet to demo- cratic ears! * ok ok % You note he speaks of “the government which prevails at Washington.” immediately accepted by politicians here as a direct animadversion upon President Cool- idge, the administration and the Congress—derogatory of them all. held that there is a menace to party success in 1924 in the significant expression, “Reac- tion and progress must fight it out again in the republican party.” There is note in this, recalling the disastrous fights in 1912 and 1916. Forebodings of surrection at the pdlls next Nov flicted many republicans after Senator John- son's statement, and last Friday was a blue “America Can End Militarism in Europe” Says Fred 1. Kent, Who Raps U. S. Policy BY EDWARD F. ROBER’ MERICA can end mili- (13 tarism in Europe. “America has it in her power to put the world on the high road to a greater prosperity than has ever yet been known.” This is the emphatic judgment of Fred L Kent, vice president of the | Bankers' Trust Company of New York and one of the greatest author- ities in this country on international finance. Mr. Kent's authority to speak 1s best evidenced by the fact that his services have been sought o the league During the war he was the expert selected by the United States government to handle all the complicated and delicate negotiations having to do with foreign exchange. At the meeting of the International Chamber of Commerce in Rome thls year Mr. Kent was appolnted chair- man of the committese on economic restoration. His work on that com- mittes brought him to all the prin- cipal countries of Europe and In close personal contact with both the gov- ernment heads and the busines leaders of the various European na- tions. He has also devoted much of his time working with the repara- tlons commission as advisory counsel on finances. In his opinion, the solution of the great European problem rests to a large extent in the hands of the States and depends In very great measure upon whether it uses the power which it holds as a prin- cipal creditor in the tangled mass of international war debts to bring about peace, or continues to sit calmly by and do nothing. Can Ewrope Wint +Can Burope win through?’ That was the question I asked Mr. Kent to answer on his recent return from the other side of the Atlantic. “She can and must,” replied Mr. Kent, emphatically, “for otherwise our whole civilization 1s in danger of crashing. Of course, it would be foolish to ignore the possibility of disaster, but in my bellef it is only a possibility and not a probability. Much, - perhaps everything, depends upon what action is taken in this country.” ‘““What do you belleve America should do?" I asked. “The immedjate and imperative thing is to bring about & settlement of the German repargtions question. When Congress meets it should at once authorize the appointment of an officlal representative on the rep- arations, commission and, In the meantime, the debt funding commis- sion should enter into negotiations with Great Britalfi and France for a settlement of the international war debts on some basis that will enable the allies and Germany to come to an agreement on reparations and that will result in the re-establishment of peace in Europe, even If it Is necessary to consider funding of the interallied indebtedness In part to bring it about.” “Would not debt cancellation,” I suggested, “mean the freeing of the hands of Eurcpean militarists? At and forbidding day both in weather and politics for them. * ¥ X X% The strategy of the supporters of Presi dent Coolidge from now on is expected to be to seck to break the strength of Senator Johnson in some states by backing “favorite sons” and securing blocs of delegates to the national convention who are at least anti- Johnson and may in the final ballot find it more desirable to stand by the President. Former Gov. Lowden of Illinois, Senator Wadsworth of New York and Senator Wat- son of Indiana are mentioned in considering that possibility. * % k % It is not so much the fear of Senator Johnson’s winning the nomination which troubles the backers of President Coolidge as the apprehension of what the Johnson followers may do to the regular ticket at the polls. They had experience along that line in California in 1916, when the defection of progressive voters from the republican national ticket lost the state to Hughes and materially contributed to the election of President Wilson. When the average progressive wars, it is war to the knife, and, as political history shows, he neither asks nor gives quarter. He loves revenge. * % ¥ k Gov. Pinchot’s future- course will be watched with great interest by the poli- ticians. He recently has engaged in two political flurries; one with President Cool- idge over prohibition enforcement, in which he is classed by many politicians as having gotten a bit the worst of it. Now, he has taken up extortion in coal prices, and is in a bitter wrangle with the operators in Penn- sylvania, who charge him with disingenuous- ness. He may have other arrows in his quiver to be discharged opportunely. The entry of Senator Johnson is re- garded as opening the way for Gov. Pinchot to come out himself for the nomination or to ask for the selection of delegates at the the repub- primaries. at That was republican It was Gov. Pinchot, it is claimed, has many friends in the west, but.by the same token he has some pretty ‘lively enemies there on account of his ultra-conservative attitude on conservation and the tying-up of the pub- ‘c resources and domain. * Kk k k Senator Johnson, it is said by the poli- ticians, immediately will come under fire of the church organizations, which are just at this time starting an intensive drive in sup- port of the world court. In his anathema so vigorously pronounced against the league of nations he added, “and all its subsidiaries, membership in which would tend to partici- pation, directly or indirectly, in the league.” He has so described the world court, and in- cludes that in his denouncement. The senator in his announcement hinted at the 7,000,000 majority of the republican ticket in 1920 in terms which would intimate that he regarded that majority as due mainly to opposition to the league of nations, lead- ing to the inference that he cpunted upon this to help him in his fight for the nomina- tion. | Many politicians have contended all along that the seven million was not at- tributable to that issue alone, but largely to general dissatisfaction with the democratic party and its administration. * % % ok Mr. McAdoo's tacit admission of his cans didacy last week, widely acclaimed as an- nouncing his actual entry into the contest for the democratic nomination, was followed by what is deemed to be a bid for the soldier vote and the downtrodden taxpayer, at one and the same time. He averred that reduc- tion of taxes can be accomplished and the soldier, bonus granted as well. Secretary Melion, present head of the Treasury De- partment, over which Mr. McAdoo once pre- sided, says that both cannot be done. This is where authorities disagree, and it will be interesting to follow the argument between these two financiers. A republican politician humorously re- marked: “Mr. McAdoo is claimed to have ,| French purpose will have been real- a sinister party in- ember af- (Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.) least, opponents of cancellation gen- erally argue that that woul?"he the | result.” “I know that argument very well,” replied Mr. Kent, “but if cancella- tion was considered only in connec- tion with agreement to reduce the military it would not have the least force. Some people seem to think that all the statesmen in Europe are selfish and dishonest politiclans. Nothing can be more untrue. There are unworthy men in office in the countries of Europe, just as there are in America, but there are also broadminded and patriotic statesmen who are equal in every way to: the best of our own. Besides which,” he added, *I am not proposing any sweeping and unrestricted cancella- primaries favorable to him, so that he can be assured of controlling the delegation. The assumption is that if Gov. Pinchot gets any delegates he would at the critical mo- ment throw them to Senator Johnson, as he was a conspicuous member, along with the senator, of the Roosevelt progressives. the railroad er’s vote, it for them.” Fred L Kent Says: “America can end militarism in Europe.” “An American commission should be appointed to negotiate agreements which would end militarism in return for the lift- ing of the tremendous burden of international debt.” “A settlement of international debts would mean the opening of an era of prosperity such as the world has never known.” “If a settlement of the German reparations question is not made, Europe may not survive the win- ter without disaster.” “America’s present policy of inaction means the courting of a great catastrophe.” tion of debts. I belleve an Intelligent American commission should be able to negotiate agreements which would practically put an end to militarism in return for the lifting of the tre- mendous burden of debt under which ¢ all the former belligerents are stag- gering. There is nothing that the nations of Europe more ardently de-j sire than peace and a return to I normal conditions, and I do not be- lieve that there 8 any sacrifice that they would not be willing to make if they could be assured of that end,: and certainly the masses of the peo- ple could not regard disarming as & sacrifice.” *“If such a settlement as you pro- pose was effected, what would be its direct resulta? “It would mean the opening of an| Training Urged to Protect Future Against Swindlers| A keen-eyed schoolboy in the old home “living room” peeped over. the top of his textbook on ‘Money and Banking” and lstened to the glib talk of a “gold brick artis trying to sell “dad” a block of stock In the Blank Manufacturing Company. The salesman’s tongue ran true to form, smooth and slick. ‘Dad” ls- tened eagerly, as he mentally figured the cost of his boy's college course, and tried roughly to figure how much he could make on his life's savings if invested with the promised reward of “50 er cent, at the very least.” *T'll let you know tomorrow morn- ing,” concluded Dad, as he let the strgnger out of the front door, with a hopeful and promising smile. But that deal was never concluded. Anothor “sucker’ was saved from the whirtpool of gullible lost souts who each year feed a total of more than )2 & billion dollars into the greedy maw of swindlers. The boy behind the text book knew. With a sound elementary knowledge of investment he killed his dad's false enthusiasm. He re- vealed tdhe danger. He was inform- ed. He rescued the family savings. ‘Would Protect Future. It is training such as this lad would have had that the National |confidence of the nation and can be | enforcement Transportation Institute of Chicago plans to place in every high school in the land, to protect the present, guard against the future, and build more soundly the foundation of good business sense in the heads of school children. The proposal hag the enghusiastic indorsement of the Investmeént Bank- ors’ Association of America, which re- (Continued on Third Page.) the farmers’ vote, and now, if he is going after the soldier vote and the poor taxpay- candidates would better put up shutters and quit business; there won't be any vote left | following that conflict would be re- | peated on a.far vaster scale if some | provement may not be able to sur- vote, a section of the labor vote, looks as if the other democratic era of prosperity such as the world has never known. The nations of| Europe are today in the same pos tion that wb wero at the close of | the civil war, and the tremendous progress which we made In the years reasonable settlement was made to- day in Europe. The bright side to the dark tragedy of war is that it enormously increases the productive power of the people. European na- tlons have greatly Increased their ca- pacity for quick production, as has America, and a real peace would give & mighty stimulus to every branch of trade and commerce which would bring a prosperity to every country in the world on a scale never pre- viously known." Russia Stil & Menace. “iWhat is the alternative? What 12 America should still refuse to con- duct any part of the settlement of European affairs?" - “That I cannot answer. Without the ald of America the difficultles in the way of a settlement are gigantic anid the perils of delay are very great. Russia is still a source of great dan- ger to civilization, and she will re- main 8o as long as her {mmense re- sources are in the hands of her present masters. While In other countries there has been very rapid| improvement since 1918, vet that fm- vive another winter If a settiement of the German reparations question 1s not made.” | tions IN BREAK 'FREE HAND FOR FRANCE WITH ALLIES New Alignments in Europe Certain Should Entente Cordiale, Now on Abyss, Be Broken. : BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN. AS Prance forgotten Brit- aln’s traditional inter- ests in the balance of power? (13 “One must have courage to say | that the German people cannot be destroyed. They are a people that has known civilization and which tomorrow may be an Integral part of European clvilization.” “But we cannot sacrifice the rights of France. We will defend them with calmness and moderation and in the most friendly spirit, but we Wwill never betray them. instance we have speaking a famous British states- man, ‘who reveals the underlying motive behind Britain's insistence on preserving equilibrium in Europe in the face of what British believe, France's Insistence on wrecking the continent for the upbuilding of| French domination. | In the second instance Premler | Mussolini of Italy reveals that Ital- fan viewpoint which will influence Italy's future courses and points to a sharp cleavage in the political pathways of Quai d'Orsay and Rome. In the Ilatter instance Premler Poincare is speaking to the chamber of deputies and, in the face of the ominous clouds that now &are sweep- ing over Europe, pledges renewed fealty to principles enunclated oft- times before—principles which other allied powers Insist will lead to com- plete collapse of Europe before In the first ized. In fact, they insist that through this policy not only (Germany but the whole continental economic and financial system will be wrecked. Break a Question of Time. Evénts of the past week have In- dicated more than ever that it is not so much a question &s to whether there will be permanent separation and abandonment of the entente cor- dfale, but as to when this separation of interests actually will take place. With statesmen of all powers, who for four years have been jockeying one way and then another to per-| petuate national weal as against the common interest of all, firmly com- mitted to the perpetuation of an- nounced policies in regard to Ger- many, there s little chance of back- down unless, there be surrender of prestige, diplomatic and otherwise, in all sections of the continent. And this is hardly possible in view of very definite political trends. Aban- donment of fixed pollicies at the pres- ent juncture possibly would react against the weakening nation for a‘cen- tury to come. In traming of policles at the mo- ment the future always must be taken into consideration. Only when the leaders of the various allied na- think thelr own strength 18 supreme and have adopted a philoso- phy embracing indifference as to what any other nation may do will | the cleavage become complete. If it 1s definitely established in the minds of the members of the British government that Britaln should for- sake her present alliance in ofder to obtaln freedom of actlon in per- petuating the balance of power in Europe as agalnst France's rapld ascendency, then Britaln will break with France. But if Britain takes this step, as there is every indica- tlon tRat she will do, it must be taken for granted that England is not preparing to act entirely upon her own initlative, without the aid of other nations. England's broad in- terests are too Interlocked. That England will have support in her fu- ture courses may or may not have been made definitely known to Pre- mier Baldwin, but the statement of Premier Mussolini indicates that England at least will find favorable ground for sowing the seeds of a new entente in Italy. Opposes Disorganization. No one in England today holds brief for Germany or her actions. 'he tremendous death and perma- nent injury toll among the young manhood of England in the late war, not to speak of the terrible financial “When you refer to debts do you mean that all the money owing us should be wiped off the slate?” ‘“No. I don't belleve that should be done. What I belleve can be prop- erly funded is that part of the in- debtedness of the allles which was spent for guns, ammunition, war ma- terials, food for soldlers or for any other purposs which was really part of the common cause and for the protection of our own boys. It is estimated that the amount would be anywhere from 60 to 70 per cent. “We would make such funding contingent on agreements with the countries involved that would aid them in the balancing of their bud- gets, the curtallment of inflation and the elimination of governmental waste. We could also insist upon reduction of armament and the ne- gotiation of commercial treaties of a reciprocal nature. “On our present Debt Funding Com- mission we have such men as Secre- taries Hughes, Mellon and Hoover, Senator - Smoot and _Congressmen Theodore E. Burton, Richard Olney and Charles R. Crisp. It seems to me that such men should -have the depended upon to safeguard in every sense the interests of America If they will enter into negotiations with our allies in connection with the in- terallied indebtedness and the repara- tlons in so far as such Indebtedne affects them. “In any event,” concluded Mr. Kent, “I am absolutely ‘convinced that if ‘we persist in maintalning our present policy of inaction we may be court- ing very.great disaster. i ! ulation to the treaty and when, and economic struggles, cannot be so easily forgotten. But England, by virtue of her Industrial and finan- clal system, cannot afford to see « prostrate Germany such as would result by continued applicatiog of allled sanctions on one pretext or another. The future of England de- pends In great measure upon a going Europe. There can be no peak of prosperity as long as thers is con- tinued disorganization. If England's influence is 1gnored In present al- liances, and it has been almost from the day the treaty of Versallles was signed and filed away, then FEngland must pursue such courses as will bring greater fruit in the general process of restoring - continental equilibrium. From the very start it has been impossible to reconcile French logic, particularly that expressed by the more militant figures of France and the British desire for practical court Germany was quick to re- alize that between England and France there always was a chance of driving a wedge if time wére per- mitted to pass without German capit- in ot provided sanctions, the French and the English would be forced to co-operate. Germany per- haps knew of the heated dlvergencies of opinion in the conduct of the al- lles' military campaign . during the war, and the smoldering feeling that persisted even after the armistice was signed. At any rate, there can be little question that the Ger- mans have been heartened in their resistance to the allies by the pos- sibility of eventual allied disagree- ment. Germany actually has not out to helghten the estrangement merely biding the time when she knew that it would become acute. Polneare Stands Firm. It would appear on the face of ad- ices that the hour has arrived when both London and Paris may openl: 0 their separate ways in affalrs con.- tinental. Premier Poincare insfsts that the Germans must pay the total amount of reparations fixed by the council of London, approximating 13 000,000,000 gold marke. All other powers say that it cannot be done, becauss of Germanic disorganization. Poin- care selzed the Ruhr and Rhineland. Far from being a profitable adven- ture, it has been a burden ‘upon French finances and today the Ger- mans are no nearer to admitting French supremacy than they wers In the beginning. Poincare belleves that a little more pressure, and the a little more, even 1y will bre the Germans to a polnt of completo capitulation to the fullest edicts of the French. The British continue to doubt it and at a cabinet sesslon on Friday it was announced that the British government would resist the French thesls that to force the ouster of former Crown Prince Willlam from Germany and compel Germanic capitulation to allied military con- trol there should be enforced further territorial sanctions. The British ambassador in Parls, Lord Crews, will obfect to the point of breaking with the French. That this course Is with- in sight is indicated by the state- ments of Premier Baldwin and King George, they preparing the_nation for some such eventuality. ° v ‘Would Free France’s Hands. Polncare in the face of the British announcements professes to be grieved that the political policies of the two governments should bring a split. How- ever, Premler Poincare possibly Is awaro of the fact that such a split, which probably will “take Italy away from the alliance, undoubtedly will freo France's hands. That France has not gone even farther in impressing sanctions upon Germany for unwarranted evasions of the peace treaty is probably a to the possible ill effects of such ac- tion upon France's allles. If the al- lies are the first to bolt In perpetu: ing French policy then Premier Poin- care will be left with an open field before him and can jump hurdles whensoever or wheresoever they may arise, without some one hanging to his coat tails and impeding his prog- ress. How far France will go, once it is determined that there can be no hope of reconciling the viewpoints of the Qual d'Orsay, Rome and Londonm, of course, Is conjectural, but there Is every reason to believe, in view of the tremendous demonstrations in the French chamber of deputies every time the premier mentions forceful |application of the French viewpoint, that Poincare will not be a serious block to the complete application of the nationalistic school of thought which has insisted that France should occupy Germanic ports and even should press on to Berlin and stay there until the wily Teuton has bent a knee In supplication and obelsance. ‘What Other Nations May De. The question naturally arises as to what other natfons not desirous of seelng French purpose fulfilled in all its detafls will do in order to off- set unquestioned French superlority on the continent. There is no doubt that further extension of French poliey within Germany will bring shivers to the spines of every states- man in Europe, because it honestly is believed that a going central Europe is essential to the progress of the continent as a whole and they can- not belleve that French purpose will accomplish anything more than dis- integration of Germany within the next decade, only to see from the ruins a stronger Germany emerge to throw off the yoke of France, mean- ing, as this will, a war of far-reach- ing proportions. Powssible Future Allgnments. Unquestionably England will work in closest alllance with Italy in any measure designed to adjust the cha- otlo situation, and it is even hinted that eventually thers will come from this union definite understandings be- tween the two and Germany and Rus- sta. This, however, Is looking far into the future, but thero is little question that political tendencles would rapidly veer in this direction it the Russians ever should present a form of government more In ac- cordance with the accepted tenets. And, should England immediately co-operate with the Germans in any understanding, unquestionably there would come heated clashes between British and French interests, which eventually might result in far more than a mere severance of co-opera- tive relations. No matter how much such contin- gencles are frowned upon at the moment, no matter how much they may be “pooh-poohed,” mnevertheless they are placed well within the realm of possibility, because of the diver- gent political tendencles and con- tinental jealousies. ‘With Europe in a state of flux any- thing may happen. 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