Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-05-06

OO0 gold marks. Inc cOmmlSSlon III us
communique said:
'Tn fixing this amount the repara-
lions commission had effected the nee
essary deductions from the amount OF
damages In order to make allowance
for resolutions effected or to be effect
ed In execution of article 238, and In
no credit will be allowed
to Germany In respect to such restitu-
lions.
1.-THE commission has not included in
the above amount the sum In respect
to further obligations incumbent on
Germany In virtue Of the third para
graph of article 232 to make reim-
bursement of all sums which Belgium
has borrowed from allies and associ-
ated governments up to November IL,
1918, together with interest at the rate
Of 8 per cent on such sums"
Premier BRAND was given full lib
erty Of action by the French chamber
Of deputies after he had declared: III
on May 1 satisfactory proposals, with
acceptable guarantees, are not made by
the German government the Ruhr Will
be occupied"
Prime Minister Lloyd George already
had assured the house Of commons that
If the German proposals were unsatis-
factory Great Britain would support
France In occupation Of the Ruin.
Whether this occupation would be for
the enforcement Of the treaty Of Yer
sailles or the Paris January agreement
was not made clear In either Paris or
London. The French have been insist
ing that Germany's violation of the
treaty would alone be sufficient to JUS
tify the seizure Of more territory. No
body, outside of Germany, disputes this
but many are of the opinion that thus
to curb further Germany's productive
power would only make 1t more diff
cult to extract the ~reparations from
her.
That the Knox resolution formally
ending the state Of war with Germany
and Austria-H Hungary will be adopted
by the United States senate seems as
sured, though the debate may be ex-
tended. The foreign relations commit
tee has made a favorable report on
the resolution. only Senators Pittman
Of Nevada, Pomerene Of Ohio and
Swanson of Virginia, all Democrats,
voting in the negative. House leaders
have given assurance that the house
will follow the lead Of the senate. Rep
resentative Fish of New York has in
troduced a resolution for withdrawal
of American ~occupational forces from
Germany Immediately on approval Of
the Knox resolution. It is not at all
certain that the Fish measure will meet
with approval, the disposition being
rather to leave the question Of with
drawal to the administration.
Despite the efforts to compel early
action toward a naval holiday, by pro-
viding that expenditure of appropria-
tons for warships shall be conditioned
on the Presidents inviting all nations to
discuss disarmament, 1t seems certain
congress will not at this time take any
action in the way Of reducing naval
armament. This, 1t is said, is due to
the increasing tension Of the relations
between the United States and Japan.
According to Washington dispatches,
Secretary Hughes has explained the
situation to the leaders handling the
pending house appropriation bill for
the navy, and President Harding in
vited Chairman Porter and Representa-
tive Rogers Of the house committee on
foreign affairs, to discuss with him the
international situation and its bearing
on pending legislation.
japanese statesmen are being quoted
rather unanimously to the effect that
Japan has no desire to acquire the
Philippines and prefers that America
should retain possession Of the islands
to keep them peaceful and orderly.
Viscount Kato, former foreign minis
ter, adds that the japanese, however,
do not want to see the Philippines
strongly fortified and that they are
very much concerned about the concen-
tration Of naval power In the Pacific.
He then said vehemently: "There is
no reason why the Anglo-Japanese al
lance should be renewed. This may
sound strange, coming from a man who
had an important part in drafting the
alliance. If Great Britain or Australia
thinks hat japan is eager to get an al
lance under any conditions that may
be imposed they are much mistaken"
If the British naval authorities are