Evening star., 1921-07-06
GERMANS SEEERA
. OF j. U.S.FR|ENDSH|P
DepIore Precedence of Prize
Fight News Over Peace
Resolution.
EXPECT GRUDGE WILL END
BY A. n. DECKER.

BY A. n. DECKER.
By oab,s to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1871.
BERLIN. Germany. July 6.-The
Frankfurter zeitung laments because
| Of tho amount Of news coming from
the United States about the Dempsey
Carpenter fight. while no details are
given Of the peace with Germany. I:
says:
1.-THE formal ending Of tho German
American war is an event Of excep-
tional Importance. yet the cables and
wireless bring us so little news about
It that we hardly know how peace
nounced from the United States than
that of formal peace between two
great, related. civilized states. A few
minutes after the Frenchman was
knocked out we were informed that
the heavyweight championship re-
manned in the United States. All honor
| to sport! We Germans surely will pay
more attention to sport than before
the war Yet we think that the news
Of peace is moro important than the
winning OF the heavyweight cham
pionship. As things 60. we should be
content because the overburdened
wires accepted the message declaring
tho war ended.
Recalls Harding Pledge.
while President Wilson was at
the helm tho republican majority in
Congress could not restore the normal
relations 80 necessary to both coun-
tries. When tho republican President,
Mr.. Harding; took once % We II thought s"rsh
coming Immediately. for had not he.
! as a candidate. announced the prompt
restoration Of peacef Apparently an
impulse Of loyalty to his associates
caused q postponement. There were
technical dimculties duo to tho rela-
cabinet and President and tho danger
Of complicatine the position Of the
United States automatically. Public
land press opinion was allowed to ripen
and then just before the American
national holiday the wording of the
peace resolution was finally agreed
upon by both houses.
THE proclamation provides the
corner stone for q new departure in
the relations between Germany and
the United States. Both nations wish
to be friendly. The most regrettab1e
circumstances made them enemies in
Germany has not yet disappeared. but
1t will pass and We hope that the
American national holiday. which
gave birth to peace between our
lands, will be pleasantly remembered
In the history of both peoples"
Has Eye on &480. 100, 900.
DR.. Gustav Stresemann, a member Of
| the reichstag and head of tho German
American Economic League, says:
cause the proclamation was not made
! sooner. The acceptance of the resolution
and its signature do not constitute an
act which will bring the nornalcy Of pre-
war days. but more probably mark the
beginning of a series Of negotiations with
Germany which must be considered care
fully. The United States has seized
$3.50. 100000 worth Of German property,
representing more than the total Of tho
American claims against Germany. This
ought to be liquidated az soon as pos
sible. or prolonged negotiations will de-
stroy the capital and kill the German
initiative through the workings of the
exchange
Trade Also Question.
'-rhen come the questions Of pat
ents. taxes, merchandise and credit
American exports to Germany doubled
in a year. as did German exports to
the United States. 1t is to the inter-
est of the United States to restore
normal trade relations with Germany
and to aid us to increase our buying
power.
Hitherto President Harding has
been reticent regarding his political
intentions. He seems to be entirely
free from any particular sympathy
for Germany; he will follow a purely
American policy. as is his duty. If
the United States is called upon to
confer on the Upper Silesia question
he will have to consider the advisable
ity of destroying the economic life Of
a region so essential to Europe. with
the consequent weakening Of the mark.
Strengthening Of the dollar and harm to
the markets. Hence 1t remains to be
seen If economic necessity will not