The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-14
BY MARX SULLIVAN

{ National Pol!tIra! CORES p"nd"nt -! The
lntelIigenccr and New York E'"ulE;
. Post.
Washington, DEC. lG.-OU" Thought
las been pressed upon NE =" often AMI
from sources Of such weight mat Il!
seems 10 call fpr widr> pr"aI knowledge.
am told by business men. bankers,
and Other men Of practical AFFAIRS. -
well as by men who's" standing - on u"
theOreticU! Sldr Of economies and bus
ness. that thrr" Is one uncertain fact n
! before the settlement nf which II" pro
! ErcSs car BE- made toward better huSl-
ness conditions. That fa"'"r. they say
- the uncertainty Of the amount Of tn"
German r.pHrTtt.Ons. 1t - not gus
. tiou OF tho SIZE "c the r,parHt!ons, but
, Il question of knowing what :; II, q.
making tn" sum definite.
: They say that th"L" can h| Il" eco
num!c stability in ia" world ami n"
business prosperity until Germany
I knows tho amount that Sh" IS I" pa.
| and the allies know tho amounts lhit |
! they ar" 20 receive.
TN" factor. they say. is N" primary
rauS" Of instability. rn"r" r:,il b" y"
, stability in foreign "NrhamG' in "a
! relative value OF dollars, pounds. 'rnn'r
| marks. lire. ctc.-untl this factor IS
| fixed. So lang as thrr" Is instability a.
: foreign trade. and until foreign tradr
| can flow smoothly and upon HSSur'"
! lines. thcr" can b. II" don".IiG MIu.
| trial or business prosperity. This thi'lS
undcrlics all questions or taxation TAG
! iffs. and everything else fiscal in Us
auturr. TIL" amount that GHrn@hE
: must nay * % Nttlr !mnortanc" com
! pared with thu making Of th!S amount
! q itNed sum as against an lnd"t"rmihh''
| and unknown sum. So long as 7,
mains !ndrtcr1ninIt". II IS blind ftGtoT
! on, Of the most SOLID foundation stones
! in The structure OF international trade.
! A Delay That Hurts Every One.
! Il II runlrvol"nt nt""iE"nr" shout
! search the univ"rs" Of economic "'I ="
: and prec: scly that thius which = most
: d.Strjl":iv. to economic stability am!
! tu Ihr human comfort anc content WIZ u
/ rest on business stability. th'S" hl''l
! say !, would probably .rErnt the d"Nir"
/ ,I pl,,,.uC one OF IN" nations of IN"
! world under the burden IT an Indet"r-
/ nitrate debit. in wh!'h IN" creditor mas
! III" flower 10 inCr"nS" ',u amount nf 'h"
| uhltEat.on in proportion as the dcpt"T
! shows capacity L. nay. rho moral an
| economic Evil IL such i situation AMI
: Us r:tnlrity for ;r"EHi"-makinE on !
; wn-ld-w'" seal" a." tnd'@''riHhhi". n,
! * l,rra-rr than tn" Discrimination u
brings t.. ,h.. creditors and I" diSAnt''-
c~t"d third parties "a wei.
Due To causes too "orn"i"A :" oHt"r
INTO h.r.--rauS"S which at the I'm"
seemed insurmDurtah!, Ir'i mad" the
CONSEQUENCES nXruS.Ihi'.- tn amount ~!
,hc German indemnity "aS not tN'd b!
'hr pracn conference. Th'' p"ar" center
,nrn merely asserted Gc"rIanN's "bliE'-
ton To- pay hut d:i nui HN the aM"uN'
~" must pay. 800.
TIL, NNinE ~ that amount W, ''t'
IN vim. - known rs th,. RviIT;s' i"r
,ui,!n:ss!ru. \uninaliy. the mandhi"" cog
ia, - .;lC., conference" - this coInml%S' H
was that i should tiN ~" sum hr,"r'
Nav l. l92l. hu, actually. in the Ian
,;nagc Of IN" treaty. this ma"dah' IS <"
hedgcd about with =" many QnaNhIa-
ions that rhr Rrpa:atirn commission
, IAN delay. and may delay. n" fixing OF
tn amount uHtji rUCh late.
What viii the Republicans Do?
4 conference Of tn" allied powers has
been called n BRUSSELS this week 10 diS-
MSS Tho German r"para'io"S. HON
much this may moan and how much pr
gross may y" made can only l." known
later
, Tho business leaders "f ~" allies arr
rul,y aware Of IN" d"S'rH hii!t%, from
business s;a ndp"'nt. Of AN "sr.N deter
,,iratiOr Of IN" Sum that Germany mus
nav, hu; other C"nS.d"raIirNs CaH>'
! ,,,,,, ~ .be eraic into SpaCe and