Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-26
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY. %. 1921.
WAR A3AINf


4. r.plaly approaching which may ii'ea"
,r,ubl.. n not war again.
-. .isnins ths Versailles 1reaS'
n.,r,an nation accepted rcsponsi-
,.o,,v for hersslf and her arso''A'e'
.,,r cas,,us all the loer and damage 70
..,,os tho Alliss and tho Assocleeea
,.,t. and their nationals have
Ian subj.sted as conseausno" "A '"0
,,,,ro.ea uv.on them by the aggres-
=, ..rnany and her allies
,,.oae IN the Treaty specined tha' u'o
..-,or~ recognized that herman
.,,,vc~- war. not capable OF the'hs
,,.,,. r,psr~sion for all such loas
md aaniase IL was written thao
-, ,,st an investigation would 90
"a. and the amount which oerniany
would he required to ray w"uia
raned by May |. 1871
rbo meeting q the Reparstons Com
-, r.can,lv held in Parts made
nown the torn-. which i- about equiv
ian, 20 ,sb.no0OOO,OOo. paid over
-, :, v,ar. Or 81 only about $4,000
40 ~ raid immediately. thus saving
80 interort Germany he's virtuAi'S
..tused "a pay this sum. claiming u'a'
-, much although the experts N
,,o matter have shown that this m
.,,,o,,v /. not too sreat The truth
-. o 1. only about twice the sum
witch rae Atlas owe 20 America ana
,n,v hs,f Of the amount which ne waF
cost our country.
n.. announced that this sum
r,,,s, be paid in full. She viii consider
hanging the methods of payment ou'
IT,, tho amount itself. The attitude on
,ro p,rench is shown by tho TACT una1
heir sovarnment yet maintains huse
on var footing. Il IS pay. or
a.,n, Great Britain is inclined to dodge
IS, matter of roparahons for the time
h.,ns. That country has civil war On
- hands in ireland, and rebellion u
"a. u. rulers are inclined 20 settle
so,nss,ie d,fHcuities frst This vrtn-
aln leaves France PLAYING lone hand
against Germany.
Germany. OF course. Is hghuns foi
su.ath-for breath until the Admins
trat.on changes IN America A rev
-. 40 President Wilson withdrew
hts natien from the Preparations Com
mission. saying that we had no logica
,4sh, 70 Ne represented there. sinc
America had never entered the Less ~
~ Nations. which sponsors the Com
.,,,s,o, I, i. evident that German.
expecss TO issue the kamerad cali !
Anertes when Mr. Harding become
President in hopes that he VIII act
,neaistor for that country. wor
from MI Hardins. in behalf Of Ger
many. might cause France 70 adopt
more conciliatory attitude toward ne
former enemy on the other hand,
nisht cause France to strengthen h'
demands
The C,-rrnan papers which are reacf
M America are devoting much spa
70 Mr. Harding. and the power OF u
~. million voters. German born or
or- descent who helped 70 elect hi
sc-,. os those papers are Alrno
brazs-ly stating that the Presioen
.-c, VIII be more favorabiy inclin
,ow.ra Germany than Mr. Wilson h
beer.
Mr.. Harding cannot afford TO inte
..ds IN behalf OF the defeated. FI
thermOrs. he is too much of an Anlt
iosn 20 take the side Of the count
which was justly vanouishsc-
here is one factor which must be &C
s.dsred. and that i that certain ca
.-ressrnen who are Loyalty supported
he German element are inclined
svmpa thize with Germany's prese
plght There is no telling how mt
rress4re Mr Harding can withsts
from these sources. He is pr1na r1l|
ponncian. who has his ear to
ground listening 10 every rustic y !
political WIND
our Congress through committees
otherwise. cannot afford 70 meddle
this rcparations matter We are not
member of the League. we have wi
drawn from the Preparations comm
SION where we sat only throu
courtesy az the other members
any interference on our part viii
he welcomed. OF course Mr.. Hard
viii have tremendous power in his hs
hocausc Of Europe's debts. but z
sd.ice that ne might car" 70 give
s-a-c~ -aule certainly DC resented