Evening Star Newspaper, December 2, 1923, Page 59

THE T Duesseldorf Pact With French GERMANY BE“EVH] ~ Seen as Dawn of Better Day ARMING FEVERISHLY Great Purchases of Copper and Cotton Declared for Military Purposes. BY ANDRE TARDIEU, By Cable to The Star. ® PARIS, December 1.—Just at the moment when the allied governments 'sw: again agreed to adopt a polley o st resistance In the face of Ger- ¥'s treaty violations, information from all sides indicating that Germany, despite her financial dis- tress, has for more t a year been pursuing an intensive armament «policy. The debate which the writer started n the chamber of deputies, while it failed to jolt the other members from their torpor, did bring out the facts, fhe gravity of which was uncontested. Control Over 15 Mont] s in September, that allied military con- ceased. This control . and prevented Germany from violating in ticulars the stipulations of there anizations, ks, nor facilit ing war materials Germany has not taken advantage of this opportunity? The facts and fig- , answer *“no.” although burdened with the enormous cost of the Ruhr resistance, “Germany exported formidable amounts of capital. Dollars transferred to America jumped from 13,000 in 1922 || o 50,000,000 in 1923. Bought War Supplies. | Between January and October, Ger- || many bought twice as much copper nce, and much more cotton than England. Considering the vital part played by these two materials in the fabrication of war supplies, and considering the financial stress which compelled Germany to economise on foreign purchases, there can be no <doubt about the purpose of these colossal imports. utrals living in Germany all note B state of military exaltation through- out the country. But that is not all. While at the || »nference the British were op- || any sanctions whatever againat 1any’s armaments, Reuter's News iey, In a long dispatch which #eemed to annoy Lord Curzon, Insist- €d on the gravity of the situation. Reuter's declared that Germany is manifestly violating _the military clause the treaty. The number of men trained far exceeds the theaty's limits, All the police are militarized Psund form a part of the army, as well &s all the student military corps. Recruiting Resumed. i Doubt no longer Is possible as to recruiting, and as to the industrial organization for war created by Krupp in Scandinavia and Russia. All fac- || tories manufacturing portable arms and ammunition' have been speeded up. The same is true of aeronautical construction. For fifteen months Germany has had entire freedom completely to reor- ganize her army and her military in- dustries. And please remember that between America’s entranoe into the var, in April, 1917, dnd the armistice, ovember, 1918, was only nineteen || months. Yet America, unprepared for war at the time of her entrance, had an army of 5,000,000, of which more than 2,000,000 men were in Europe at the armistice. Belleve in Wars, Certainly Germany, with all her factories intact ,and with a perfect spirit of discipline, has been able to do as much in fifteeen months as America did In nineteen, and there is | 10 doubt that many Germans believe, us the Deutsche Zeitung said the other day, that a war might now be a “profitable operation.” The writer does not want to exag- gerate the danger, nor @oes he | prophesy a German sttack In the near | future. But it must be ssid that, | thanks to the allies’ carelessness, | Germany is ready for military action today. Premier Poincare, taken up with the Ruhr occupation, has paid no attention to the execution of the mil- itary clauses of the treaty. England, us usual, has closed her eyes to Ger- man infractions, ! Sooner or later, the writer fears, ! all this will cost dear to the peace | of the world, and those who sowed | the wind will reap the whirlwind. (Copyright, 1928.). e MESSENGER BOY FINDS || “MAN NAMED DANIELS”!| In Fact, Josephus Himself Agrees | That Telegram Will Be Delivered. By the Associated Press. RALEIGH, N. C, December 1.—|/ t ing By Radlo to The Star. BERLIN, December 1.—Conclusion of the Duesseldorf pact is the most im- portant event of this gloomy advent season. trol of mines and factorles makes de- mands whose The Rhenish Westphalian mining in- dustry gives the occupying powers all the supplies mined before October 1, pays them $15,000.000 in taxes and engages to give them gratis one-ffth of the entire net production and to pay 10 francs tax on every ton of coal sold. upon the permission of the occupylng torces. men a8 the French engineer, Frant- en, Stinnes, would not propose or accept terms which could not for all reparations, but is also the be- ginning of Francy tlon which must .come if Europe is not to become a museum of antiqui- ties for the Britons and the Slavs. for Preventing European By MAXIMILIAN HARDEN, The interallied commission for con- severity s frightful. All exports are dependent Terms Not Impossible. But such clever and experienced and the German Industrialist, be carried out. The pact not only clears the road erman collabora~ Engiand, which with her domin- Noted German Publicist Blames Brili.shl Restoration of Industry. lons and colonles is a continent for herself and emplo; European in- terests only as pawns in the play of planetary politics, would not suffer through this deveiopment. In order to prevent the coming into being of a new commercial world Eow!r along British lines, England a8 drawn three frontlers through the territory between the Pas de Calals and the Teutonburg forest, and thus weakened Europe's Tichest industrial district. The future of our continent depends upon the answer to the question whether decomposing dynastic and nationalistic machina- tions will be stronger than the sober counsel of economic reason. England Fights Pnets, Unfortunately, they probably will be stronger, since England nourishes these machinations _in order to thwart the Franco-German ment, which she regards nucleus of o new commercial world power. The conservative party has finally realized the necessity of winning. through preferential tariffs, markets within the British empire o repiace those lost in Europe. But Premier Baldwin and Lord- Birkenhead still belfeve they must do everything pos- sible to weaken European production and exportation. And former Premier Lloyd George IS trylug to make the people belleve England will recover and give work and food to everybody as soon as France reduces her repara« tions deman: d hy Germany in peace on the Rhur ne. Modestly, the wr! submits that a clearer program would be as follow First, let Great Britain guarantee France the twenty-six billlons which she Is to receive from Germany, and let her guarantee also the reduction of the debt to the allles which France demands. Shkould Aswure Protection. Second, let her guarantee that the league of nations, of which Germany shall become a member, will protect France and Belglum and the new east Kuropean states against attack. France officially demands nothing more, and therefore would have no excuse for remaining in the Rhineland nd the Ruhr after these wishes had been fulfilled. But even this would not make the continent of England healthy. Con- struction of new factorfes ham in- creased production as much as the hi reduced purchasing power and depreclated ourrency. Here I8 the Toot of the problem. The ridiculously shameful German eabinet tangle was much ado about nothing. All Americans wer ed over the fact that “our bert,” the partner of the overzealous patriots Boy-ed and von Papen, had been suggested as chancellor. But th Duesseldorf pact is the most importa event, and the,only ray of light, be- cause it will rextart production in t Rhineland and the Rhur, and because recovery of Germany and the eco- nomic rehabllitation” of _Europe can come only from this richest industrial land. (Copyright, 1928.) R SOCIETY PLANS BAZAAR. The third annual bazaar of the Ladies’ Ald Boclety, Washington ghts Presbyterian Church, will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, from 3 to 9 p.m., at the church. The fol- lowing will be in charge of tne vari- ous tables: Mrs. Hough, Mrs. Haze Mrs. Burch, M Mrs. Pla Mrs. Henderson, ry Haz Mrs. Eiker and Mrs. Bailey. “Say, do any of you fellows know a | man named Josephus Danlels,” asked || & messenger boy who strolled into the editorial sanctum of the news- paper published by the former Sec-; retary of the Navy yesterday. “Let's see,” replled Mr. Danlels, l;)olt(lug Jup from his desk, “it seems that—" “A guy told me he worked here, broke in the boy. "I have & tele-|: ygram for him.” Mr. Daniels &ssured the boy 'he[ would see that the meWsage was promptly delivered, signing for it. The boy, taking a deep draw on a fag parked at a rakish angle in the cor- ner of his mouth, then marched out of the office. K. UONIPED STATES TO% B MOVING, PACKING, WHIRPL P8: M. 4220 F. ¥l TRANSFER & STORAG LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE MOVERS mooern FIREPROOF suiLDING (WE CRATE. PACK AND SHI 0! nTH 3343 STORAGE 1] ' Imported English Broadcloth Are-Silk Striped Madras Heavy Russian Cords Domestic Woven Madras Double Cuff Shirts Plain Negligee Shirts Collar Attached Shirts Five and Six Button Shirts madras. SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0, DECEMBER 2, 1923_PART 2 FALL OF BALDWIN ISBELIEVED NEAR Defeat Expected Soon After New Parliament Meets. Election Battle Still Rages. BY A. G. GARDINER. 15 Cable'to The Star. LONDON, December 1.—The elec- toral battle {8 raging with enormous Intensity throughout the country. The most dramatie event of the campaign #o far has been the appear- ance of former Premlors Asquith and Lloyd George on the same platform at Pals] where Mr. Asquith is & candidate and in some danger of be- Ing beaten. ) Lioyd George's seat for Carnarvon is secure, and he ia free to carry the flaming torch of free trade through the land. His bosom friend, Lord Birkenhead, has taken the field for protection, but publicly announces his refusal to attack Lloyd George per- sonally, on the ground of the latter's high services to his country during the war. Churchill in Hord Fight. Their relations are known to be «till intimate, and both are keeping the door open for future possible col- laboration. Their principal colleague, Winston Churehill, 18 ighting at Lei- cester on behalf of free trade and hav- ing a rough time of it While it is impossible to forec the result with confidence, the w-iter's own impression remains unchanged that Premier Baldwin will come back with a majority so diminished that he will be unable to carry his pro- tection policy. But for the division in the ranks of the free traders between the liberals and the laborites, his de- feat would be certain. Much depends on the women. Many signs prevail that they are taking alarm at the prospect that protection means a rise in prices. The women represent more than a third of the total electorate, and if panic on the question of cost of living seizes them generally all present calculations as to the result will be worthless. Seek to Hold Farmers, The protectiornists hope to hold the dountry seats by promising the farm- ers a bribe of 1 pound an acre on arable land and a thirty-shilling wage minimum for labore: The Industrial districts are expected to vote overwhelmingly for free trade, but the struggle between lib- erals and labor insures the return of many protactionists. Subsidiary to the main issue is the secondary motive of liberals and la- bor to securs second position in the new parliament. Evidences point to the probability ‘of the liberals win- ning. Every one agrees that whatever the result of the election the next parliament will be short-lived. In- deed, it is notorious that the tory eal- culaflon is on two elections in rapid succession, with a view of exhaust- ing the finances of both the liberals and the laborites. Eleetions still are very costly, and the tories, who con- trol most of the country’s wealth, be- lieve that neither libefals nor labor will continue to fight elections at {n- tervals of a few months. It is highly probable that after the election some sort of accommodation will be estab- lished between the liberals and labor. Sees Bnldwin Losing. The writer anticipates that Premier Baldwin, with a small majority, in- cluding several free traders, will bring in his protection proposal, be defeated and resign. The liberals, as second party in the house, then will take office, relying on the support of U. S. Navy Band Concert December 6 at 8:15 P.M. Mr. William Bowie Clarke Is chair- man of the floor committee for the United States Navy Band concert to be held at the Memorial Continental Hall on Thursday evening, December , at B8:15 o'clock. Commander Charles F. Jewell, U. 8. Navy, is vice chairman. Serving as ushers will be Miss Zilla MacDougall, Miss Charlotte MacDou- gall, Miss Gleves, Miss Anne Dev- reux, Miss Ellen Blair, Miss Ruth Stoddart, Miss Bettic Byrne, Miss Selden, Miss Bessle McKeldin, Miss Janet Moffett, Miss Eugenlia Lejeune, Miss Elizabeth Adams, Miss Claudia Reed, Miss Emma Stitt, Miss Mary Stitt, Miss Hume, Miss Diana Gum- mings, Miss Zoinay and Miss Kithe- rine Wrenn, J.R. HENDLEY DIES SUDDENLY John R. Hendley, seventy years, 943 E street southwest, died suddenly in the hallway on the sixth fioor of 511 11th et yesterday. Cofoner Nevitt ertificate of death from natural 1abor—not because labor is friendly, but because labor is anxious to aveid another costly election. In the event of the liberals coming | into power, dellcate questions Wllli ariee. Free trade has brought the | Asquith and the Lloyd George ele- ments together, but the feeling_be- | tween them still remains acute. Who | would be head of the government? The Georgeites say Lloyd Georse, | with Asquith as lord chancellor. The | writer's view is that Asquith would | be premier. But what position would | Lloyd George take? He is reported to want the foreign secretaryship. | How the eparks would fly between | him and M. Poincare! (Copyright, 1023.) I Florida CUBA-SOUTHERN RESORTS ————— ’l'hrolwh Trains Daily c——— Leave Washington as follows : Everglades Limited 9:30 e.m.. Havana Special (1st Section) 3:15 p.m. Havana Special (2nd Section) Palmetto Limited Florida Special (Etfect.Duc 31) 1. Coast Line Fla. Mail Winter Tourist Tickets, at reduced fares, now on sale, allowing 'stop - overs, return limit June 15, 1924. Atlantic Coast Line The Standard Railroad of the South Address GEO. P. JAMES, A.G. P.A. 1418 H St.. N. W, Washington, D. C Telephone Main 7800 PHONOGRAPHS REPAIRED Our experts repair all makes of phonographs. Don't delay until the last minuate. HARRY C.GROVERS: 1212 G STREET N. W Open Evenings Until Christmas. 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