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The New York herald., 1921-12-18

Grated Regions Loucheur and the gem
ofice. M. Berthelot. are expected to ar
rive in London tomorrow night Pierre
Cheysson. French financial expert, will
come with them.
Sir John Bradbury, British represen-
tative in the Reparation Commission, il
Is reported in certain quarters, favors
annuling the debt for military pensions.
This would be a course approved by the
Liberal and Labor parties here, who
throughout have contended that 1t was
unjust to demand that Germany pay
the allied pensions.
1t is thought that the meeting Mon
day must result In another convening of
the Supreme Council speedily, because
some decision to present to Germany
must be made before the middle of jan
uary, when the installment is due.
Views. said TO emanate from authorita-
tive quarters, are expressed that the
British Government would be ready to
forego its claim on German payments
already In the hands of the Reparation
Commission, the bulk of which is to
come to England under the August
agreement which France has not vet
ratified, and also withdraw any objec-
tions to the Wiesbaden agreement IL
France, on her side is ready to take a
course more in accordance with the
ideas of the British Government
The French Government is said to be
in favor of raid on the Reichsbank's
gold reserve. There have been reports
that Germany is even willing to place
part Of the reserve under allied control
as security for an international loan IL
one can be arranged.
The report is persistent that Lloyd
George intends to press for an interna-
tional conference to include both Ger
many and Russia and, If possible, the
United States, in order to get rear
rangement on broad lines of the whole
European financial relations. in the be-
lief it would be the best means of
restoring trade and relieving unemploy-
ment. He also Is represented as ready
to grant France considerable concessions
in the shape Of priority in reparations ii
thereby he can induce her to meet his
views.
Sunday Observer strongly urges such a
conference. 1t takes the line that Chan
cellor Wirth is honest and that Germany
Is sincerely unable to meet her obliga-
tions. 1t advocates substantial conces-
sions to France of the money rightfully
due England, provided France agrees
to a provisional moratorium, but claims
that France must. on her side, Consent
to settlement Of the differences with
England in the political sphere, espe-
cially with regard to her naval demands
at Washington, which threaten to knock
the bottom out of the Washington con-
ference, and the Angora treaty"
The ObserUor claims that Lenine's
economic conversion is complete and
that it Is imperative that both Russia
and Germany enter the conference and
that the insane financial policy Of the
Versailles treaty be ''mended or ended"
The London Times joins those of the
The New York herald., 1921-12-18

opinion that concessions to France are
necessary, so far as reparations are con-
cerned. and says that it even would be
a good stroke for Great Britain TO strike
off bad debts if the result would be an
Improvement in the exchange mechan-
ism. The paper recognizes the useless
ness of expecting American assistance
at the present. but thinks this should
not prevent efforts by Europe to stabil-
ize it's own finances.
The agreement which Lloyd George
and BRAND may reach. declares the
Times, must embrace all Europe and
the financial concessions must be ac-
companied by a political agreement
sin view or the alarm caused by recent
French actions"
'It IS impossible to assist the fnan-
cia stability of France" it adds, ''if
the new position is used to support a
policy of adventure against peace and
disarmament for which Great Britain
is endea voring in Europe and the Pa
cffic,"
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
VLADIVOSTOK AT WAR
WITH CHlTA REPUBLIC

Special Cable to THE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, bv THE New York HERALD.
REvAL (via LoNDoN), Dec. 17.-War
has broken out between the White
Vladivosto!s Republic and the Red
Chita Republic Leon Trotzky believes
that the Japanese are responsible. but
is of the opinion that their object is sim
ply to weaken both sides and have an
excuse for concentrating troops at Vlad-
ivostok and exact favorable terms from
the Chita Republic, with which they are
negotiating at Dalny.
In an address to the Red" army
Trotzky said: THE remnants of Kol-
chaks army are now in the Japanese
service and have attacked us In the Far
East because the Japanese are unwilling
to surrender the Siberian coast, of which
they have absolute control. This on
slaught is connected with similar attacks
on our territory by Poland, Rumania
and Finland. Be ready for war"
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slider at the same time both its purchas-
ing power at home and abroad, though
more Importance attaches to the first
than to the second. this being because
the grestnr number Of transactions occur
in the hez.e market.
The purchasing power OF the franc in
France for the Frenchman has dimin-
ished in about the proportion of 1 to 3.2.
This would bring back the real charge
to the taxpayer to 141.55 gold francs.
The mark for the German had dinin-
ished In Germany In the proportion of /
to 16. This would give 51.25 marks, or
So gold francs, as the annual burden of
the German taxpayers. According to
these calculations, the charges on the
French taxpayer would have increased
In reality 20 per cent, as compared
with 1913, while those of the Germans
would have In reality remained almost
stationary.
But these figures take into account
only one OF two factors: the deprecia-
tion of the currency ON the home market,
where 1t Is the least unstable and the
least uncertain. 1t would also seem the
most unfavorable to the French because
of the fact that the depreciation of the
franc, 3.2 in France, Is only 2.7 on the
foreign market. The depreciation of the
mark which is estimated at the propor-
tion of / to 16 in Germany has reached
abroad the proportion of 1 to 25-30-35
at different periods, according to foreign
wholesale prices.
The comparison therefore drawn be-
tween the actual charges of the French
man (145.55) and those of the German
t63 francs gold) only constitutes a mini
mum. 1t is. If anything, too favorable
to Germany. In attempting to combine
the two factors, the depreciation at home
and abroad, some difficulty must be en-
countered. for the degree in which the
exchange acts upon home prices is es-
sentially variable. A fair coeff1cient,
adjusted according to the purchasing
power of currencies on the foreign
market, for France would be and 20
Tor Germany. In these conditions the
weight of individual taxes rises tc Isl
francs for France and to IL gold marks
OF 81 gold francs for Germany.
1t is upon these figures that the
French financial experts base their con-
tention that in spite of the war in
IDENTITIES which Germany owes and in
spite of her defeat she is paying actu-
ally about one-third of the taxation
per head that France is paying
But England, however, is doing more
than France if the same method of cal
culation is used. The depreciation Of
the paper pound sterling has been in
the proportion of i to LS which brings
up the real tax cost per head in Eng
land to n.SS gold pounds, or 800 gold
francs, according to the French COM
putation. The comparison is not favor
able to France on it's surface, but the
French point out that the economic
situation of the two countries is very
different. England is a country OF
large estates and great fortunes, con-
ditions favorable to the return of taxa
ton and particularly of taxes on capi-
tai and income. She has greater natu-
raj resources than France. they hold,
and her general production. far from
suffering in the war, went on undimin-
ished. Industrial and commercial profits
in England are relatively high.
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Based on Present Budgets
They Stand; England, $50;
France, $50; Germany, $40.
FIGURED ON GOLD BASIS
Remarkably Interesting Com
parison of Status of Tax
payers of Three Nations.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris, Dec. IL (

Special Correspondence to THE New YORK
HERALD.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
CZECHS AND AUSTRfANS
SIGN AN AGREEMENT
Pave Way for Future Eco
non1ic Cooperation.

speciai Cable to The NEW YosK HERALD.
Copyright, 1891, bD TIE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris, Dec. II.
The signing of an agreement to-day
between Czecho-Slovakia and Austria
unquestiopaply is an event of great i'm
portance to the economic and political
future of central Europe. The agree
ment was reached at Lana. where Pre-
mier Benes of Czecho- -Slovalsia and
Chancellor Schober of Austria have hs-'A
holding conversations for some day2 .-S
the result of overtures made by Czr,ss,~-
Slovakia.
While the agreement is essentially
political, 1t undoubtedly paves the way
for economic cooperation between Aus
tria and what was the richest part of
the old Dual Empire.
The press of both countries describe
the event as marking a turning point In
the relations Of these two countries and
paving the way for Austria's admission
to the Little Entente (Rumania, Czecho.
Slovakia and Jugo-Slavia).
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
GERMANY CAN PAY
HALF, LONDON HEARS

LONDON, Dec. IT (Associated Press) =.
Mondays conference in Downing
street between Lloyd George and
BRAND relative to reparations, is
described by the newspapers here as
the most fateful since the Versailles
treaty was concluded.
The meeting was arranged before
Germanys official declaration of her in
ability to pay the forthcoming repara-
tions installments, and there is a dis
position in some sections of the press
to regard the German move as a
maneuver to bring pressure to bear on
the Premiers' meeting. This view is
confined mainly to those newspapers
known for their strong advocacy of u
firmer alliance between Great Britain
and France. The general opinion is
that, the Wirth Government has hon
estly tried to meet its obligations and
that 1t will be necessary to grant Ger
many delay of few months, If not an
actual moratorium.
According to the EUening Standard,
Germany has offered to pay the allies
on account the equivalent of 0,000, 900
in January. and ELL. 900, 900 or f12. .000,-
coo in February, or about half the
actual sums due, but there is no con-
fir1nation, either from Paris or Berlin,
that such an offer has been made.
BRAND, however. 1t is learned. received
the German Ambassador in Paris, who
made certain explanations, and 1t is
considered possible the offer was made
then.
That there are only two courses Is
the common opinion here-either to
grant moratorium or insist that Ger
many is able to pay, the latter prob
ably entailing the fall of the German
Government. The Repararion Commits
sion, 1t is pointed out. may insist, un-
der Article 234 of the Treaty of Ver-
sailles, that Germany provide proof of
her inability to pay.
Premier BRAND, Minister of the Lib
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
FRANCE TO REFUSE
CUT IN PREPARATIONS
Continued from First Page.

consideration to. or even examine.
the request of the German Govern
ment.
The Reparations Commission re-
grets to note that the Chancellor's
letter makes no allusion to the meas
ures he has adopted or proposes to
adopt in compliance with the views
expressed by the commission in its
verbal statement of November 13.
and its letter of December 2. 1921.
The commission recommends this
letter to the particular attention of
the Chancellor.
The note is signed by Louis Dubois
President of the Reparations Commits
sion, and Sir John Bradbury. British
members of the commission.
The New York herald., 1921-12-18
FRANCE MAY NOT BUILD
ALL SHIPS SHE ASKS
Would Discuss Limiting Sub.

PARIS, Dec. II (Associated Press) -
France hns no definite shipbuilding pro-
gram. it was said in official circles here
to-day in connection with the attitude
of the French delegation at the Wash
ington conference on the naval ratio
question. The fact that she asks to be
allowed to build up to 100000 tons in
capital ships does not mean that she now
plans n program of that sort, 1t was de-
clared.
The report that the British delegation
at Washington is asking for suppression
of submarines has caused some surprise
and skepticism in official quarters
France, it was asserted, was ready to
discuss limitation of submarines, but
was not prepared to accept their total
abolition
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much. In such things nobody can be
absolutely right. Truth in fact Is to be
found in the average and not III extreme
views. Our discussions tend to clear up
the situation so as to make way fo- an
agrs sment.
Nevertheless. there appears to be
misunderstanding on the general French
attitude. We have and can have no da-
sire or intention of embarkirg on n,y
naval programme. The idea that to-
morrow we are going to set all our ar
senals building ships can be abandoned.
France. in point of fact, already scrapped
her expensive navy before the Washing
ton conference was thought of.
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COMMANDER CHARLES l. CASEY

,'ascy arrived IN New No!k July -.
,plg and wa mustered out ~ service
Ayr,S. ?
Sr,,kirr las, .yenI,r {. IN, organ
2..:.,., If no yocxl usst Of tho Veterans.
of E'nrri-n Wars oc n, Inlt~h $ia'"S.
comm Under casey sal. Il Is ny 'mr
iurpu-c, Tor ne uaiC't q, 'hH 5'.iN or
national organization - work n "ppns!-
ton 10 any "th"r organization Of war
Veterans. II viii be ur aim and earnest
rndcavor 10 cooperate with every organ
lza,ior which strives FOR the welfare
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IF YOU had A MILLION

what would you DO .arst 4 you had
= million dollars was tho query re-
comfy. addressed 20 i,s readers BY tho
magazine published By the k:wanis
clubs OF the country y nurnber OF tho
cerday morning.
This question - interesting becauS"
4 - one upon which almost everyone
has az Some time speculatNd. But Z -
one 70 which TO accurate answer ever
was given. When tho circumstances OF
any human being change. his or her
viewpoint, changes simultaneously. Tho
man who has llt.le cannot foresee how
he would act " ne had a million dollars
because ne caano: visualize Ms new
mental viewpoint. In telling whR: no
would do ne IL speaking from tho View
point produced by his present ci-cum-
stances.
Quite often TIE replies nrc TO rho Of
feet that the HNwl" made millionaire
would frSt tax" r0S"USe on those who
had slirhced ~ inSuttrd him. THIS -
no 6oub, piaasar; 70 dwell upon. bu; as
a matter Of fact a man receiving mi.
lion would =" SO delighted that no
would forge, ali about such things. or.
X he remembered them At all no would
realize ;ha, his good fortune was SUI
ffCicnc punishment for those who had
sighted him. y man with 4 great pur-
pose m ~" rnIEhc possibly carry u out
IL ne were 10 receive y DU.:oa uu"X-
pecteuy. bur the average man would
be 80 Influenced by htS new circum.
stances that hIs views would change
quickly and radically.
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The above is me likeness - Charles |.
Casey. who ~ rUrSGt? evening Mas
elected art ,",ruToLdrr Of the a"w
X .cch l'hi,lp~ RhoaLc~ IuSt. N';crai.H
Of Forc!Cn Wars OF the United States.
~ the request OF stat" Commander VIA.
T. Hinton. Mr.. casey VS. active ~ 1r".
yrariaS Cor the organization Of n"
h icch- Phillips RhuadcS Post. ai.d Ms
election 10 the office OF post rn;'TAAdrr
came about In royvSrliion II III" abe
effort he made - launch tho "rran'zt-
ton % the Veterans Of Foreign Wars
hrrr
rasry enlisted FOR service In The
Cni'"d states army at GcitysOur'. "a.
Ortuhc" 30. 'e:7. lIc was assigned 30
Company "ll" SSH Infantry. en- D"rem
Der !. 1911. NJ WAS ;ranst"r'"! :" tn"
lc,h Machin" Cum battalion, Nth Fri
Gado. FourtI Division. and remained
with that outn; frr nearly two years.
He sailed from New York May :. 1918.
on the ACqua'tan!a. a huge British trans
port, and landed AZ Calais. F-Iu"o on
May IS. Cascy'S outfit received :'s hap
tism OF FIRE On July is. 1919 II; 'h"Zy
In the Aisur- Marine offensive. lie served
throughou; this unCpStvc and 'Nok an
active part with his OF EaniIat:2n IN tho
YcSle River, 81. Mihl"l Rnd Mouse
Marine offensive. he served throughout
this offensive ard ;ook an RctIv" part
with his organization in The N'S!" River
ST Mih!c, and Mcusc-Argorne ntr"nSivcs
After the armiSt!re was signed. hts
divis. m was AIS En"d 70 tho army OF Oc-
cupa' ION. and Casey saw scrvtc" IN Ger
many until July -. 80 10 Sc:icd from
Brest on the Won St'ub"u. form 'r,y The
Prince Eiicl Frlrtr IA. Ii Gerr7In ship
which was taken by 50" lu.'Hd States
government at lIlI'irnT" ;.fr"' il had
sunk eighteen .ti'!'l mrrshtat ships.
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ALLIES HOLD CONSTANT
NOBLE

Foral notice that tho allies Intend
- continue their control OF CONSTANT
NOBLE, no matter what tho outcome OK
the lighting between tho Greeks ana
Turkish Nationalists IS contained IN
ma warning given 20 Greece. II has
h.en the belief among many ,|eeek-
that. y the Turks were conquered me
.ncien, city. ono OF the most Important
.trater'c points In tho world. would be
placed IN their possession.
II the allies had been IN perfect ac-
cord on Near Eastern questions. this
mish, have come true. But with the
sxisrtng serious differences Il Is v!rtu-
ally impossible that the allied nations
could agree upon any disposition OF
Conssantinople except TO keep It under
joint control.
England ha consistently favored
Greece. while Italy and France have
reached understandings with tho
Turks. Obviously. England would never
permit tho Turks 10 have Consianc-
nopie and the Dardanelies, Will" the
other nations would not consent - turn
IL over 20 Greece. For the present IN"
outlook IS that Constaut!onplc viii CON
,inue under the control OF tho inter
national commission. That I, Will ever
80 back 20 Turkey Is highly !mproo-
able
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WAS he A HERO?

Lord Hrrthc!:Tc. 30 famous Rrl,ish
newspaper prhi!sher. says tina; ~"
British withdrawal. from GaN!poli
peninsula n 'hN world war was du" -
4 dispatch written by krith Murdoch.
a. Australian JOURNALIST. = which tho
bad condition o.: ~" ;-oopS was re-
rraI"t. Eor'hci:-A saw the dispatch.
h.. SAYS wr"a Murdoch vas preparing
20 s"9l {: - N.straH2,. and laid I, be-
fore I-crnIrr Lloyd George. who n turn
nressr;rt Z; % tho British cHh!Cet. I'm
mediate action was taken and the eN-
ped!t!cnsrv rorrNs wore withdrawn.
Apparently. Nor;hcliT~ - disposed 20
regard Murdoch ~ a Zero. and hono-"d
him with q ape. "a IU0chcon n London.
But * ali reports a. 20 no condition
Of the Turkish forces a, that lime ara
true then Ausd""h prevented a greas
British victory watch rnlEh, have
shortened mo war x has been told
many times thar when the Er!tlsh
forces were withdrawn from Ga!l!poli
the Turks ware reduost 20 their asst
->-und OF ammunition FOR Their artillery.
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the people Of Brooke County. but also o.
oh 90 county.
GIVES BONUS VIEWS
TO tho Editor.
Iu:ei!!ErnCer.
Wheeling. ". Va

Dear Sir:
would recommend that c,rry'h'ns
possible he done for those injured sol
aiers who need heip or who have no
meals Of tholr own 10 enable them TO
take caro- Of themselves and 10 md
employ mon: for those who arc unem-
ployed, but l am not in favor OF an In
discriminate bonus such as has been
PROPOSED, as * would further upset the
financial condition Of tho government
and seriously disarra1ge ull plans for
economy and would not be OF much
s"noht to anybody. i large number
Ut those who would receive the bonus
are not In need OF TIL; money. and for
those who could use Il II would only
Afford temporary relief. II in order
10 get an income cut az II, the money
received would DO invested. the amount
OF Income derived would only be very
small and would not DO Of much help.
II. on the other hand. the capital Is
used L would do moro harm than GOOD.
The value OF tho services OF the men
who went ~ the war cannot lie meas
urcd ny money, and II they received
nn adequate compensation II would run
UP into auch large figures tLat Il
wnuld seriously hamper the financial
ambition or tn. country. However.
should II finally be- decided 10 grant tho
bonus then l propose that II b. PAID in
!nstallments running say over per-
od Of IS years. There Is no rrason
why the present generation should as
sumo the whole burden and why II
would not be fair and advisable TO
sprcad II over Il number OF years.
Yours very truly,
ADDI.pII LEW lSOHN
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IRENE CASTLE, FILM
STAR, Is RECOVERING

New York, Aug. 3.--Ireae Castle,
dancer and film star. Is dong nicely
at the womer's hospital today, where
she Is recovering from an operation
made necessary when tho VILLAIN" in
her new plct"re oYcr-aCtcd choking
scene and actually caused her TO fall.
stunned and g.s2inE upu- the door Of
her studio at I:nSelwood.
Miss Castle IS expected 70 leave the
hospital In 4 few days, out will be I'M
able to rcsum" filming scenes for at
least fortnight.
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ENDED RS LIFE

Sprcia, 10 Tho Intcilicencer.
Mldtiebournc. W. Va. Aug. Samuel
Rarncs. aged about 20. ~ Sancho. near
hero. committed sric!dc BY swallowing
strychnine tablets. CRIT: over the death
few months ago OF his wife at tho
S!stersNillr Genera! hospital Is attri-
butcd as the cause OF the mans rash
act
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Cleveland Seeks The
Disarmament Meet

Cleveland. Aug. 3.-D!rectors OF the
Chamber Of Commerce today wired
President Harding proposing that the
forthcoming disarmament conference
be held In Cleveland IL It Is decided
not TO hold 1t In Washington. The In
vi,at!on TO hold the conference points
out that II would lessen the travelling
difficulties Of delegates from Japan and
the British colonies in the Pacific
ocean and that Cleveland was host or
the world cnurt congress at IL hrst
meeting in 1904.
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Cuba is desperate" say a headline.
!. couple o. years ago she made every
h.dy else desperate by hiking the price
OF sugar to 30 cents: but some OF our
private banks will probably so to her
aid md We can but express the hope
that cuba has learned a salutary lesson
In profit eering-Parkersbur News
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Can aviation be made safe? Certainly.
1t Is safe now, except when flyers at
tempt startling feats or indulge in the
human folly OF carelessness. An air
plane line has been operating between
London and Paris Tor more than q year.
carrying scores Of passengers daily.
without q single casualty. This Is avia-
ton as conducted on business basis.
There AFRO no stunts no endurance tests,
no efforts to SCI new altitude or speed
recorts --Iiuntinston Herald Dispatch.
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What Other
Editors Say

Bandits keep on holding UP banks, In
d!cating that the publicity about all tho
money finding Judgment in the United
States was misplaced Advertising
B!ueceld Daily Telegraph.
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4 50-cent watermelon cut into sixteen
portions and served in a restaurant at 20
cents Il portion ~ rot IN Improbable In
leStmcnt. -Aorgantown Post.
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and could NOT have withstood another
attack.
II this be true. then Murdoch kept tho
British forces from capturing tho Oar
danclles and Constanttnuple.
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Jack Dempsey IS reported 70 have a"-
"epteh n cnntract - tuur ETrop" for
six weeks At salary of $1,000" per
week. Well. i IS sure b.; there will
be no war for at least six weeks.