The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1922-02-02

administration 10 not oatisned with
the present policies Of some European
governments which are asking Its
help In the reconstruction Of Europe
and believes they should mend their
ways. Four cardinal principles which
1t holds they should adopt, according
to information from Washington, are:
First. reduction Of their excessive
military establishments; second. bal
ancing Of national budgets. levying Of
adequate taxes, recognition Of finan-
cial engagements; third, stopping the
practice of issuing enormous amounts
Of paper money; fourth, recognition
that the economic recovery Of Europe
Is related to economic rehabilitation of
Germany. which involves just and
speedy settlement Of the reparations
problem.
The premiers who agreed to invite
the soviet government Of Russia to
take part in the conference at Genoa
may repent their action II Lenin and
his crowd carry out the plan an
nounced In Moscow. It Is said they
will present enormous claims against
the allied governments and the United
States for damages sustained by Rus
sia through the repeated attempts to
overthrow the soviet regime and
against Finland because It 10 alleged
to have supported the revolt in
Karelia. These claims would far
more than Offset the old Russian debts
owed to other nations, recognition Of
which has been one Of the chief de-
mands made on the soviet government.
RENTER POINCARE still insists
i that German reparations shall not
be discussed at all At Genoa, but he II
trying to come to an amicabls Ar
Management with Lloyd George con-
corning an alliance. His plan 10 that
the duration Of the alliance shall be
unlimited instead Of ten years; that
It be reciprocal; that the term "Ger-
man aggression" include attack on the
allies in the neutral or occupied zones
Of the Rhineland: that there be i'm.
mediate discussion II there IL menace
on Germany's eastern frontier, and
that there be permanent contact b.
tween the French and British general
STATS. It was said Lloyd George prob
ably would accept all but the third
and fourth Of these suggestions. The
fourth would amount to . guarantee
for Poland. In asking that the dura.
ton Of the alliance be unlimited.
France explains that Germany will
not b. recovered sufficiently to attack
within ten years. Presumably she
also takes Into confederation the fact
that the plsbtscite IN the sarrs valley
will not take place until 1884.
UNLESS Pskins IL Unexpectedly
~ stubborn, the Shantung question
should be settled very shortly. ena-
bling the arms conference to adjourn
sine die. Through the efforts Of Sec.
rotary Hughes and NJ. Balfour .
compromise plan was arranged last
week and cabled to Tokyo and Picking
for acceptance. Under this proposal
Japan gives up her demand that the
railway be paid for through loan By
japanese bankers, and In return China
agrees to the retention Of q japanese
trafic manager and accountant during
the period Of payment. The road ID
to b purcha3ed BY China with treas
ury notes payable at option i've TO
fifteen years hence. Japan's accept.
ancs Of this plan was believed CO.
tain, and President Harding himself
appealed to Minister sss to induce
Pskins to approve Of the agreement
The COMMITTEES on far eastern q.
fairs concluded IT. consideration Of
the Siberian question, and Japan u
left upon her honor 70 rsmovs her
troops from that country a. soon q
the rs-sstablishmsnt Of political sta.
bility makes II safe to do %. Through
Baron shidshara she gave Q virtual
pledge to do this, and II was recorded
In the minutes Of the meeting. After
fully explaining the present retention
Of japanese troops in Siberia. the
baron concluded:
Nothing 10 further from the
thought Of the japanese government
than to take advantage Of the present
helpless condition Of Russia to prose
cute selfish designs.
the military occupation Of the Rus
sian province Of Sakhaiin 10 only .
temporary measure.
I'm conclusion. the japanese deiesa.
ton u authorised to declare that II II
the fixed and settled policy Of Japan
to respect the territorial integrity Of
Russia. and to observe the principle
Of nonintervention In the internal a..
fairs Of that country"