The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-10

Nafubcus WnO aptHt much tfMe tn America during the war says that our holding Germany Morally responsible to pay reparations will not suffice. He hopes the United States will join the allies in mak- ing her pay. He says also the adop- ton Of the Knox resolution would
 be a profound disappointment to France).
 Paris, April 9-(Special.) )--The week has been crowded with important events. Charles Hapsburg failed in Hungary. The Turks gained victory over the Greek offensive. The mine strike has stirred Great Britain. A customs barrier was established be- tween Germany and the Rhineland. Germany sent a separations appeal to the United States and got reply holding her morally responsible to pay Lastly, America sends word to the allies that she will insist upon her rights as victor in the common war i against Germany.
 Here are presented all of the ques- tions of peace and war Day by day they have developed in various forms ana again 1t becomes clear that their | solution cannot be found except through working agreement among those who three years ago were fight ing for the same cause
 l But such an agreement is far from existing. Concerning questions touch- ing eastern Europe and western Asia. l Will say little, for interesting as they are, they are secondary. Mistakes were made m 1920, but apparently they are now happily corrected It no doubt was Constantine's example that made the former Hungarian king think that hls hour at Budapest had come. But II had not If the allies had allowed hapsburg to regain the Hungarian throne, Hohenzollern would not haya been long in following suit in Ger many Moreover, ali of the central l European peoples, liberated by the al- lied victory. would have been alienated. IL seems that this double danger was perceived, and, confronted by a de- ternilned Europe. the former King re- turned to Switzerland
 CURED OF ILLUSION
 In regard to the Greeks. who savs me measure of their political sagacitv when they recalled Constantine to the throne, their defeat at the hands of the Turks has cured them of the i1 IusioH of military strength. All that france desires in this Turkish matter IS not to be obliged t> keep her troops in Asia. France hopes that this re- suit has been achieved and will bs permanent
 said in my last dispatch that tba erection of Rhineland customs bar- 1 Ter would have small effect. The es l innate or tax recepits now made by the interaliied high commission proves that the returns yearly would be but a drop in the separations bucket.
 Germany has invented a new legend In her note to the United States de- ciaring that France does not desire to l nave the devastation in norfherui trance repaired, so that she may al- ways have propaganda weanon against Germany. Perhaps it is need less to dwell on the absurdity of such an aiiesahoH. France already has made an enormous rebuilding effort.
 one has rebuilt 99 per cent of her .iuhh raii"ays. s6 per cent of railways III fnahicipalities, 9S per cent of her canals, S4 per cent of her railroad an- gineering works, such as bridges ana tuHneis, GA per cent of her roads. Ths population reinstalled in the devastated departments represents SC per cen, of the pre-war figures, and the land un- OCT. cultivation 80 per cent 1t is truai that the houses permaneatly rebuilt number only 44.000 out of 594.0oo de- storyed, or per cent But that is due to the lack of money and will re- main so while Germany refuses to nav.
 WANT PRECISE STATEMENT
 Amerlca's reply to Germany as to l separations created good first i'm precision in France, because it insisted strongly on Germany's obligation to
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