Evening star., 1921-12-04
THE STORY THE WEEK HAS TOLD

George would say) for substitute for the
oath Of allegiance which would satisfy the
crown and save the face of the Sim Fet1
irish. The Sim Feiners delightfully."- term the
British Journalists" that they should stick
upon triaing matter as an OATH But. the
oath apart. the British proposal (Which seems
to have had the approval % Of the Sim Feino was was
/ Lloyd George submitted new proposal to
the Sim Fen conferees. and they have gone
to Dublin to talk IT over. II the press de-
there Is little reason for thinking that 1t
would be acceptable to either r. Dublin Is or Bel
tions will be broken Off or suspended. and that
in either case the truce will be continued: In
the hope of resumption of negotiations. But
few sanguine enough to expect that peace
will long survive cessation of negotiations.
** X X
GERMANY.-That super r-industrialist, Hugo
SHINES, was in London over the last week end.
He elaborately campufaged his movements.
and it is not yet publicly known what he was
after, with whom he spoke. whether or no he
held a semi official commission to negotiate
concerning reparation matters etc. There is a
rumor, however, that he made some interest
ing proposals to British bankers. briefly as
follows: That they lend "a long-term loan)
the German government the money required
for the January and February reparatfon In
stallments upon the security of his great prop
critics In Austria and Sweden; that they pro-
cure (through the British government) rep
aration moratorium: that they collaborate with
him in certain grand projects, as the rehabili-
tation of Russia, great railway trust, to
start with the German railway system and
later to extend itself over all Europe. ETC., etc
Such a program pre- -supposes the consent and
collaboration of the British government, ana
apparently it contemplates bolstering xp Lenin
& Co. 1t contemplates, to be sure. rehabilita-
ton Of Germany. but Germany harnessed to
the SHINES car; it contemplates pooling of OF
old entente, the birth of a new entente OF
Britain and Germany; It contemplates con- con-
c,,trn Of prif fich and Carn
The rumor is probably incorrect in its
specific allegations, but even 1T deserves
the attention 1 have paid to it: For it shows
what people are thinking and saying about
with ragged fringes out over Austria and
Sweden. On its eastern edge that shadow
seems to be Pickering, in the way of shadows,
though before sudden dart into the Rus
sian region
Rathenau arrived there. Rathenau certainly
has semi-otficial commission to talk repara-
ton finance. and ne is stili In ,,.h LONDON hra IN
of the government. Dr. Rathenau appears to
be man of honor. He is not trying to make AXE
program is said to include a loan (perhaps
joint British American loan) to enable the
German government to pay the January and
February reparation installments; thereafter
a moratorium for two years and the exten-
ton of payments in materials. manufacturer
articles and labor for payments in gold
marks) to reparations due Britain. Italy and
Belgium. Rathenau's visit to London seems
to be having the happy effect of fastening
the adoption of a new program of reparation
finance conformable to the actual situation.
Apparently the French are reconciied to the
idea of a brief moratorium condition that
the Germans straighten out their finances.
which they very well do if they really
try The German difficulties are financial
rather than economic. Indeed. it is reported
that the French have almost completed a new
reparation plan of the most liberal de-
scription.
The recent riots and store plundering in
Berlin and other German cities had. in all
probabilities, a spontaneous origin in protest
against the high and ever-mounting cost of
living; but they received pretty or
ganization and efficient direction from the