The Holly chieftain., 1922-05-04

| dertake alone to see that the treaty
of Versailles Is executed II the Ger
mans default In their reparatiOns pay
ments. intimating that French troops
will be on the march on May 81 unless
by that date Germany has accepted
the conditions laid down by the rep
arations commission. The premier
declared he ardently hoped for the CO.
operation of the allies In case Germany
defauIted, "but, according to the terms
Of the treaty." he added, leach may,
In case of need, take, respectively, such
measures as are deemed necessary"
This also stirred Lloyd George to
| wrath, because the statement was
made without consulting the allies.
Said he: "The matter is not connected
with Genoa, but French opinion anx-
iously md excitedly believes that the
Russo-German agreement is the out
come of this conference. That idea is
being fOstered In France by serious
misstatements to the French by certain
English newspapers''-the reference
being to Lord Northcliffe's press.
To meet the situation, the British
asked a meeting in Genoa of the pow
ers signatory to the Versailles treaty
| to discuss measures to be taken If
Germany does not meet the repara-
tions commissions demands by May 81.
Premier PoIncare objects to this plan.
r LLOYD GEORGE seems honestly
IL determined both to preserve the
peace of Europe and to satisfy the
trade demands of the British, which
latter are thus expressed by Lord
Chancellor Birkenhead: "England's
desperate economic condition, her de-
pendence upon world trade as the only
means of sustaining her life blood,
make imperative the resumption of po-
litical and commercial relations with
soviet Russia-whatever the charac-
ter of the government the Russians
| choose to adopt" In his eagerness for
these results, and perhaps cOerced by
political conditions at home, the pre-
mier lays on France the blame for the
threatened failure of the conference !;
and he is yolubly supported in that by
the English financial expert" John
Maynard Keyes, who, according to the
Paris press, is in the pay of group Of
Berlin bankers. At this distance one
is rather inclined to accept the view
Of the New York Tribune, which says:
"The Francophobes and the Teuto-
phlles are the real factor threatening
disruption at Genoa"
Berlin dispatches say diplomatic re-
lations between Germany and Russia
will be resumed at once. Prof. A.
Bernhard Wiedenfeld will be the Ger
man ambassador in Moscow and Leo
mid Krassin the Russian ambassador in
Berlin.
| THE hundredth anniversary of the
1 birth OF Ulysses S. Grant was OBJ
served on Thursday in his birthplace,
Point Pleasant, o.; in Washington and
In many other places throughout the
country. President Harding went to
the Ohio town with large party Of
prominent men and women, viewed
what Is left there of the house in
which the soldier-president was born,
! and then delivered an address which
was broadcast" over the land by
radio. In the national capital all gov
| ernment business halted while an i'm
mense throng gathered In the Botanic
gardens to witness the dedication of
the magnificent Grant memorial, which
is virtually completed after Is years'
work. Vice President Coolidge and
Secretary Weeks made the chief ad-
dresses, and the memorial was un-
veiled by Princess Cantacuzene, grand
daughter, and Princess Ida Cantacu-
zene, great-granddaughter Of General
Grant.
1NLESS President Hsu Shih Chang
~ is able to avdet 1t by his appeal,
just issued, the impending civil war in
/ China is soon to culminate In what
Will probably be the greatest battle
that country has had In many years
The big armies of Gems. Chang Tso-
Lin and WI Pei.Fei are prepared for
the conflict, near Peking. The presi-
dent hns called on them both to with.
draw from that. vicinity and from
Chill province and to send mediators
for adjustment Of their differences
The acting premier has asked the gov
ernor Of each Of the 1S provinces tt
send to Peking n commissioner to de
wise measures to rid the country of til,
armies. which are now the largest II
the history of China. American, Brit
ish and French warships have beei
sent to Chinese waters and the Ameri
can legation guard ut Pek!ng has bee