Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1929, Page 9

GERMAN WAR DEBT VIEW INDEPENDENT Nation Approaching Parley of Experts With Air of Confidence. BY JOHN ELLIOTT. B Radlo to The S BERLIN, January 5—Germany is ap- | proaching the conference of experts on reparations in a state of mind far | different from that with which she awaited the decision of the Dawes com- | mittee four years ago. At that time | this country was reduced to poverty and | distress through a flood of paper money., and torn by revolts of Communists and Fascists at home. Germany then Jooked despairingly to the deliberations | of the committee of experts at Paris | to save her from what seemed financial and economic ruin Today, having attained a degree of prosperity, to which S. Parker Gilbert has_abundantly testified in his latest | report, Germany is prepare to enter | nference with an air of confidence it of independence. If the next conference should ¢ step of affixing this par and li y_at onomical fig 32 | arks, as the Allies did at London | 1, the German government cer- would reject the proposed su]u-r n. | s principle ated by Foreign Minister Strese- n in his speech in t| Reichstag on mber 19, when he said | t will be possible to talk of a real ion of the reparation problem only 1if it does not exceed the economic ca- pacity of Germany and enables her to | fulfill her obligations steadily by her own economic efforts and without en- | ran g the nation's standard of living. i It must not be forgotten that Ger- | many now enjoys the protection of the Dawes plan and lives under the kindly | aegis of the so-called transfer clause, whereby the reparation agent is in- structed not to convert this country’s reparation payments into foreign cur- Tencies if such & process is deemed | likely to impair the country's currency | stabilit; | Now Germany never will agree, as Dr. Stresemann pointed out, to_lose this protection and permit her liabilities to be transformed from a state debt to a private commercial obligation unless | she is convinced that the proposed | total of reparations and liabilities is well within her capacity to pay. Burden to Be Avoided. ; Rather than to assume 2 burden | which she is convinced she cannot pay. Germany will continue to work under | the present system, even with the dis- | advantage of an uncertain reparation total. Indeed, & number of distinguished | Germans—not fire-eating Nationalists but convinced adherents of the Locarno | like Theodor Wolff, editor of the | r Tageblatt—argue that Ger-| v would do better to hold aloof en- from the conference of experts, hey are convinced is doomed to | the beginning. At the very | these observers declare, Ger- | reparation payments must cease 1, for the treaty of Versailles that Germany’s entire obli- hall be discharged within the | period of 30 vears from May 1 1921. An indication of this country’s pres- | ent independence of mind and her de- | termination not to submit to mytho- | logical agreements, such as the one im- | P on her by force at London nearly | eight years ago, is clearly given by Dr. | Stresemann in his speech referred to above. . “The lberty of decision with regard to the proposition of the experts obvi- | ously remains permitted to the govern-, ments,” he said, “for the decision over | the final regulation of the question, | which will for a long time continue to determine the economic developments | of the countries concerned, can only be: taken by the responsible governments | themselves.” Dr. Stresemann’s polics‘i of keeping open “Germany’s line of re-| treat” meets the approval of praclicany‘ all politicians and business men in this | country. | Bankers Back Him. i For instance, this was the consen-| sus at the German bankers' congress' held in Cologne last September, at which the main subject of discussion was reparations. Louis Hagen, a prom- inent Cologne banker, declared at that} time that Mr. Gilbert's proposal that | Germany should assume responsibility | for transfer was worth discussing, bul.‘ only on condition of a limitation of her| obligations such as Germany could con- sider fair and supportative in all cir-| ,cumstances, and not only under partic- wlarly favorable circumstances. | Great as was Germany’s interest in @ sensible settlement of the reparation problem, Herr Hagen argued, there was no reason for the precipitate accept- | ance of any terms which the . allies might propose. Hans Fuerstenberg of the Berliner Handelsgesellschaft also | argued that Germany should not press | for hasty settlement if it was not favor- able to her. Foreign observers notice a striking difference between the Dawes commit- tee and the body of experts summoned 0 meet at Geneva in September. Ger- many was not represented on the Dawes committee, though Dr. Hjalmar | Schacht, president of the Reichsbank, who was called before it, contributed some important ideas to the final plan. B e next committee on reparations is called by Germany herself and this country will be one of six powers repre- sented thereon. o Furthermore, Germany has carried through her demand that her represent- | atives should sit as equals with the | delegates of other powers, and that the | experts should be unfettered by in- structions from their home govern- | ments. (Copyright, 1929.) NEW MAIL LINE PLANNED. | Kentucky-to-Texas Air Route Is Expected to Be Opened. LOUISVILLE, January 5 (#).—Es- 4ablishment of an air mail line between Louisville and Dallas, Tex., in about | £ix months is certain unless something | foreseen happens. J. J. Fields, super- tendent of mails of the Louisville post nounced today. i ng_Glover, Second Assistant General, is expected here | 00n to discuss the new route with busi- | ness men and to receive bids, Mr. Fields | said, adding that plans for extending the present air mail route to Texas have been under consideration by the Post Office Department for some time. RUSSIANS FEAR FAMINE. Terror of Starvation Rampant in Minds During Winter. MOSCOW, (#).—Fear of famine has | become an obsession with many Rus- sians ever since the 1921 drought, when starvation killed thousands in the Volga Tegion. This fear, usually dormant in Spring and Summer, awakens in- the Fall and grows with the advance of Winter Panicky states of mind, although hysterical and unwarranted by the gen- eral economic situation in recent years, usually have their roots in some local | crop shortage. On the whole, fear of ® recurrence of famine this vear is not ~ gupported by the facts at hand, > THE, SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, JANUARY. B, 1929—PART 1T. Use Our Budget Plan—No Interest or Service Charges Adde This Pre-Inventory Clearance Comes Twice a Year—But Every Time It Comes Around, It Gives You Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunities! $4 to $6 yd. 6 Fur Collar $]_-47 Lengths Length Flandsome furlengths, 4 in. wide and ™ in. long. Comes in coney, lapin and te sealine (dyed rabbit). Clearance! Women's ; 3c House Frocks Odds and ends in attractive prints. Some trimmed with contrasting shades Cothers with dainty organdy. Straightline and basque models in reg- e e e e e Dress Trimming Dept. Both Sides of Seventh at K Street Charge Accounts Invited Washington’s Popular Shopping Center | Uiition jnd extra sizes. Choose Your Spring Frocks from This Marvelous Collection of 2,000 The Largest Assortments and the Greatest Values in the City! (% O 22 First in magnitude of variety and assortments, first in value-giving, Goldenberg’s pre- sents in a new setting a wealth of beautiful new Spring Dresses for your selection tomorrow! You know the kind of Dresses you usually see for $12.50—$15—$16.50—or $18. Here in our newly enlarged Popu- lar Price Dress Section you will see dresses that rightly belong to these “Higher Circle” prices, but are offered here at these ridiculously low prices that not only save you money, but give you the pick of the season’s choicest styles. Tomorrow choose your Spring wardrobe from:among these many fashions—where style, quality and charm are un- quesionable and values a little short of marvelous. Styles for Every Need—for Sports—for Afternoon—and for Semi-formal Wear. MATCRIALS COLORS STYLE FEATURES New Prints S . 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