The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-17

Germany must be helped" agrees
the Philadelphia Inquirer tRep.), but
Justice forbids that 1t be helped az
Frances expense" Ana this Is what
loan to Germany should constitute q
first mortgage on German revenues.
The French believe their reparation
claims should have precedence. France
is right in insisting. declares the Chi
cage, Evening Post dnd.(, that moth
IDENTITIES der which Germany SIS IS actually
required to pay i'm reparation for in
jury to invaded countries" but 1t be-
lieves that France is protected in this
respect by the decision to leave the
question Of priority to the reparations
commission. However, as the New
York Globe 0ndD notes, proper pro-
vision for "acthal damage inflicted"
does not mean that "the allied world
should go on pretending that Germany
can pay S25, 900. 000,0 900, when in reality
she can pay no more than $4,000, 900, 900,
or that she can pay Immediately any
considerable sum without outside aid,
or that she can be allowed to relapse
into anarchy without endangering the
rest of Europe"
This recalls that the amount of the
German indemnity is not fixed in the
peace treaty, and the Norfolk Virginian-
Pilot (Ind Dem.) urges that 1t be fixed
at once, for 1.-THE best interests of the
allies demand that Germany should be
in position to make its taxation plans
and enter upon its task of payment at
the earliest possible moment"
There are some fears. however, that
consideration for Germany is carrying
us too far, Thus the New Bedford
Standard (Rep) says:
"Some critics OF the treaty seem to
be sactuated by the belief that 1t is the
duty of victers in the war to give the
vanquished all the advantage, even V
such generosity involves serious disad-
vantage to themselves. That the French
might be resentful il something were
done or not done does not interest them,
but the thought that the Germans might
cherish resentment has caused them
poignant grief. .f. At the moment
British influence predominates. Ger
many, having been rendered impotenf
as against Great Britain, is to be aided
to her feet, while the interests of the
continental allies, France and Italy,
against whom. particularly France, the
German menace is serious, are being
minimized." "Ft,
The Brooklyn Standard Union (Rep.)
feels even more strongly about 1t.
Pointing out that Lloyd George, when
running for reelection promised that
Germany would pay $40, 200, 100000" and
''as soon as elected admitted that Ger
many would not pay anything It says
the --latest suggestion is that German
sympathizers in the United States
would be called upon to furnish our
quota of the big loan to Germany" thus
revealing Lloyd George as pro-Ger-
, man propagandist in the United States"
| The New York Tribune (Rep) likewise
has no hope of silencing the newest
form of pror German propaganda: The
Tribune declares that mo crushing in
| demnity has been levied. !. The
reparation bill, so far as fixed, is
| SIG. 900 900, 900, sum it is agreed Ger
| many is able to pay. When this amount
has been paid over then the interna-
tional commission may, If it deems
wise, demand more, hut only when there
is unanimous agreement that it is with
| in Germany's ability"