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The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Greatest Problem 20 solve.
81. 900 CZECHS COME
TO u. S.; 1900 RETURN

Special Correspondence to THE New York
HERALD.
PRAGUE. Dec 16.--While $1,000 per-
sons form Czecho-Slovakia have emil
grated to America during the present
year. 1900 have returned, Social wei
fare Minister Haberman stated before
the budget committee OF Parliament.
He added that had the money spent by
these people in going to America been
invested in the emigrants' own coun-
try there would have been no need or
their seeking a more profitable field.
Speaking of unemployment in Czecho-
slovakia. he said that 100000 persons
were working from one 10 four days
a week only and $1,000 directly receiv-
ing State aid Up to October ., le7,ooo
persons had asked for employment at
the State labor bureaus.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24

that district in addition to tho regular
taxes.
Inexorable logic compels tho following
sequence of events:
1. The setting up Of a strong Gov
ernmep in Germany as above out
lined and which will have the conf
dence of the outside world.
2 Restoration of balanced bud
get.
3. Restoration of a trade balance,
which might be facilitated by a for
eign loan IL suitable security for same
can be obtained.
A.. Regular payments on account OF
indemnity.
6. Sterilization of the mark. This big
problem can probably be taken up to a
limited extent simultaneously with the
setting up Of sHong Government. Ger
many's trade balance cannot be'restored
unless she has suitable medium OF eX-
change. For this purpose aabureau of
the Reichsbank or new bank might be
created which will provide a system of
credits for import and export trade of a
nominal parity with either the SWISS
franc or the United States dollar.
This bank, with substantial capital
behind II, should issue credit obligations
OF its own, based on commercial credit
only, without any gold reserve. but
backed by it's ample capital. These cred
its would gradually replace currency In
important transactions and thereafter
fluctuations of the mark will be OF less
Importance, as the mark will be used
merely in the nature of a subsidiary
currency. Ultimately-that is, In the
course of few years-this credit cur
rency will have to be reinforced to a
reasonable extent by gold. but the ac-
cumulation of gold reserve for this
purpose can be accomplished gradually.
During this transition period the
values OF securities. properties and
everything else IN Germany will grad
ually adjust themselves to the new cur
rency and the refunding of the mark
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under prevailing conditions. should NOT
be demanded A thorough and Inn
partial investigation OF our debtors af-
fairs should determine whether and
when they can commence % pay in
terest and at what rate, and when they
can begin TO pay back the principal.
Greatest Problem 20 solve.
II the problems of the world arc too
great to be solved by the present
methods OF government. which do not
bring the ablest men into the service OF
the public, we must find some method
OF calling forth tho greatest talent. tho
superman. This type Of man is abroad
In the world, and will assume the re-
sponsibility when called for by tho
worlds necessity. but such men have
seldom II ever been willing to undertake.
a political campaign In competition vita
loud mouthed demagogues who offer to
achieve the impossible.
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restoring the trade balance. The entire
situation must be studied impartiaLy
and with the utmost care. and after 1t is
clearly understood the reorganization of
German affairs can proceed along the
lines prevalent all over the world in
dealing with concerns in financial diff
culties. In such matters 1t is GUS
tomary:
a. To provide additional capital II
same is needed, TO, be secured by a
prior lien on all the assets.
b. To issue a security well within
the earning capacity of the concern
on which interest must be paid regu-
larly; failing tue payment of such in
terest, some drastic method of en-
forcing the claim; the securities in
this case to be delivered 10 the Allies.
c. To make available f0f~ further
payments of interest or fA expendi-
lures to capital account any surplus
after payment of interest charges on
(a) and (b).
In the case OF Germany it should be
arranged that a certain proportion OF
the surplus be used toward payment OF
the indemnity. If an attempt were
made to apply all the surplus for this
purpose there would be no incentive to
the German people to produce this sur
plus, and therefore there would be no
surplus.
Sequence of Events.
1t might be necessary to employ a
League of Nations police for certain
length of timo in order to enforce the
edicts of the Finance Commission. es1
pecially in such recalcitrant districts as
in sections Of Bavaria. This police should
preferably not be composed OF French
soldiers, and It's cost would be proper
charge on the revenues of the German
State, with further provision that the
cost of enforcing the edicts In any re-
bellious district should be charge on
The New York herald., 1922-12-24

riding for a fall substantially the same
as Austria, but the more favorable eco
nomic conditions in Germany have kept
that country from sliding with the same
rapidity. The Wirth Government has
been afraid to antagonize strongly the
old conservative monarchical party.
which in one way or another wants to
restore the monarchy. 1t has been
afraid of the extremely radical party for
fear OF the possibilities OF riots and
communism.
its every effort has been directed to-
ward avoiding unemployment for the
time being without regard for final con-
sequences. For that purpose subsidies
have been paid, directly and indirectly,
to manufacturers. money has been
printed, and the Governments business
has been conducted at a high cost with
large number of unnecessary en-
pIoyees.
The payments on account of the in
IDENTITIES have been a contributory. but
not the dominating factor in the situa-
ton because they were met from the
proceeds Of paper marks bought by for
eigners. Germany has sinned In almost
every way possible during the war and
since its close, although 1t must be ad-
mitted that she has had very difficult
problems to solve, which the world has
not understood and which are referred to
hereinafter under the heading of Rep
aration."
Tho masses Of the German people, the
workers in the factories and the mines,
the professional classes. the clerks in the
offices and stores. have been living in
abject misery since 1918. They have been
carrying tremendous indirect tax bur-
den and are the greatest sufferers from
the incompetence of their Government,
whilo their employers and the farming
classes have largely escaped taxation
and become rich. One hears Of no inn
portant taxpayer in Germany having
been sent to jail or heavily fined for tax
lodging.
The real fact is. Germany, like most
other countries, needs Super-govern-
ment, just and intelligent.
Tho League of Nations in some form
must provide this super-government for
Germany and other countries which
cannot pay their debts.
Problem of Finances.
The League of Nations must select
some one, preferably not a citizen Of
any of the countries which have fought
against Germany, to act as comptroller
of German finances, to enforce proper
taxation laws and to supervise expendi-
lures. These taxation laws should be
framed by commission composed of
say eight members, half of whom are
to be appointed by the League OF Ma
tions and the other half by Germany
The German members might possibly
be elected in the following manner One
by the universities of Germany. one by
the chambers of commerce, one by the
agricultural societies and the fourth
possibly in some manner by the laboring
classes, these nominees to be satisfac-
tory 10 the comptroller of finance and
the four league members of the finance
commission. in turn to be satisfactory
to the German Government
Payments OF Indemnity.
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with all its concatenated questions will
be avoided for the time being until the
period when the sequence OF events will
have made this problem much easier.
The utmost care must be taken to pro-
vide machinery which will prevent the
boarding of this superior credit cur
rency.
The German people may not be ready
for all this just yet. 1t is quite possible
that In that unfortunate country much
blood will be shed during the next few
months and much property destroyed
before the people will be ready to face
the fact that owing to their tremendous
problems they cannot manage their own
affairs.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
France.

Germany is by no means the only
country in which the tax laws are not
being properly enforced. Many people
familiar with French affairs contend
that French tax laws are antiquated,
unnecessarily complicated and totally in
efficient, and that many people escape
taxation entirely. or to large extent
that there is much corruption in the COL
lection of taxes and in connection with
the disbursement of funds in the dew
astated regions.
The French tobacco industry, a Gov
ernment monopoly, is certainly not ef-
ficiently operated. If this were disposed
OF to private enterprise the Govern
ment would unquest!onably collect a
larger revenue and the public would be
infinitely better served in quality and
otherwise. Substantially the same re-
marks apply to the telephone service. &c.
France has announced the fact that
she cannot pay the debt which she owes
to the United States and Great Britain.
She is in effect a defaulting debtor, and
therefore ought to be willing to submit
to expert examination or supervision OF
her financial affairs somewhat along the
line suggested as being applicable to
Germany. France should be willing TO
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Hundreds of Other House hold Bargains

500 Hot Point Electric Toaster with
rack. .................. 459
Sll.75 Portable Lamps. .......... 7.S9
$50 Reed Pullmans. ......... 2i.50
s32 Apartment House Refriserstors
2l.ss
$26 3-Burner Gas Ranges. 1859
s35 Coal Ranges. .......... 2S.8
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63 Styles of Dining Room Suits
Hundreds of Individual Pieces

sl6 Floor Lamps. ps......... Si8.A
S2S Cedar Chests ........... 1898
$27 Rocker. mahogany finish; up
holstered in fine imitation leather 1889
$50 Secretary Desks. ....... 1924
$55 Gold and Polyehrome
Mirrors 22.l9
SIS Tea Wagons .............. l5.H
s24 Music Cabinet, mahogany I'm
ish .................... 1853
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$50 Cut Glass Water Sets s5.9s
$40 Stag-hsndled Carving Sets. 3.49
$500 Eight-Day Clocks. .... $50
50-Piece Dinner Sets. .....L. 8.9S
Open stock porcelsins.
51-Picce Dinner Sets. Theodore
Haviland China. $3.50
95-Piece Sets American Porcelai 17.49
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do this all the moro because the same
principle should be applied to all her
debtors. like Rumania. Greece, Poland.
&c, and In due time to Russia
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Other European Countries.


Other European Countrtes./
Other European countries that partici-
pated in tho war desire to borrow sapi-
tai for State purposes and their citizens
need capital for the development OF
many resources. It is not reasonable to
ask American citizens to part with their
capital unless they can get sound and
business-like assurance that their capi-
tai will be intelligently handled by COM
petent persons under proper SUPER
vision.
1t Is not fair to ask American invest
ors TO buy unsound foreign securities in
order 10 help people who show no will
ingness TO help. themselves properly; nor
should these Investors just lend money
I'm order to help American export busi-
ness in the mere vague expectation that
somehow this will work out to their own
benefit.
The many countries that desire loans
will soon be willing to fall into line and
submit their accounts and budget sys-
TENS to impartial experts, il by doing
so they can have reasonable expectations
Of aid TO put their houses in order and
to achieve prosperity by the cooperation
OF foreign capital with the best native
intelligence and energy.
Interest on Debts.
It IS the custom in the WORLDS finan-
cial marts to face a situation which
confronts a debtor. It is useless to add
a large amount OF past due interest 70
the principal which creditor can meet
only with difficulty. II a house has been
tenantless for a number OF years It is
not possible to add the loss OF income
to the rent OF a future tenant. The
accumulated interest on the debts due US
has not been earned, and in all reason,
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Payments of Indemnity.

Much has been said about fixing the
amount of the German indemnity, but
if the amount were TO be fxed now,
based on what might be called the pres
ent earning capacity of Germany, 1t
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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-02-10

the five powers was called and unani-
nous approval of the treaty given by
the mods of the head all around the
table.
Poison Gas Treaty
The submarine and poison gas
treaty was read by Elihu Root. au-
thor of the proposals on which IL was
based. The covenant. he said, must
rest for fulfillment upon the humane
public apiniOn of the world, which
he trusted to overthrow the predlc-
ton OF the cynical that the rules laid
down would be violated whenever any
power in the future found itself with
its back against the wal The only
other speech before the formal vote
of approval was made by Sen. Sehan-
ger far Italy and voiced general APP
proval of the two treaties.
IL was with even briefer discussion
that the Far Eastern resolutions were
adopted, and the big crowd that had
TANNED into Continental Hail TO see
the first pIenary session since Dec.
10, showed many signs of inattention
ong before the three and half hours
occupied by the meeting had elapsed.
BY the hour of adjournment large
patches of empty seats had appeared
in the galleries and many of those
who remained were engaged in con-
yersation among themselves as the
Continued on Seventh Page)
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-02-10
The British Chart.

The British chart provides for re-
tention of the Colossus and Colling-
wood for noncomhatant purposes and
order of the replacement building
gives Great Britain her full ultimate
strength of Is post-Jutland ships in
1871.
The French chart shows a provi-
sion for five 35,00O-ton ships to- be
laid down between 1927 and 1898,
all to be completed by 1886, and the
Italian chart is similar to the French
except that replacement building
would be completed in 1887.
The japanese chart. beginning re-
placement building in 1881, would
provide one ship each year until 1889
and Japan would reach her full ulti-
mate strength of nine post utland
ships in 1910. A provision is made
for retention by Japan of the Shikish-
ina and the ASH for noncombatant
purposes.
A general note attached to the sec
tion says that the order of scrapping
ships to be replaced may be varied as
each power chooses, provided the
number of ships scrapped each year
complies with the provisions of the
chart.
Part 4 of chapter contains defini-
lions of capital shops, carriers" etc,
for Qualification of the treaty.
Chapter 3 is headed miscellaneous
provisions, and contains four addi-
tional articles of the treaty dealing
with its application should any con-
tracing power be threatened with or
become engaged in naval warfare,
and also with the duration of the
agreement and the requirement for
it's ratification. 1t provides that if
1.-The requirements of the national Sc
curity of any contracting power in re-
spect of naval defense are, in the
opinion of that power, materially af-
fected by any change of circum-
stances" such power may request q
conference for reconsid5 ration and
amendment of the treaty. II provides
further that "in view of possible tech
nical and scientific developments, the
United States, after consultation,
shall arrange for further confer
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-02-10

| 600 tons; Italy, t7E 600 tons; Japan,
$780, tons. when aggregates the
powers agree not to exceed. Article 8
fixes a limit of $4,000 tons and ar
ticle limit of 16 inches on guns
carried. by newly constructed ships
Article fixes the total tonnage of
aircraft carriers at: United States,
$4,000; British Empire, 135,OO0;
France, 10000; Italy, 100000 ia
pan, $1,000, and article s covers re-
placements.
Article o fixes limit of $1,000
tons for this class of ships except that
each power may construct two car
riers of a maximum of $4,000 tons
each, or may convert craft otherwise
to be strapped into such carriers.
Article 10 provides that no car
rier shall carry a gun heavier than
S-inch caliber and for a total of 10
S-inch guns per ship, or ii no guns
exceeding 6-inch caliber are carried
for no limitation on the number OF
guns per ship.
Limiting Smaller Craft.
Article IL provides that no ship ex-
ceeding 10000 tons displacement 9TH
er than capital ship or aircraft car
rier shall be built or acquired within
the jurisdiction of the contracting
powers.
Article IL provides that no war
vessel hereafter laid down other than
a capital ship shall carry guns in ex-
cess of S-inch caliber, and article Is
provides that no vessel designated to
be scrapped may be reconverted into
war vessel.
Articles Ia to is, both inclusive.
comprise regulations to prevent con-
version of commercial vessels into
war craft and the transfer of war
ships to other than contracting pow
ers.
Article 10 provides that "the Unit
ed States, the British Empire and ia
pan agree that the status quo at the
time of the signing of the present
treaty, with regard to Notifications
and naval bases, shall be maintained |
in their respective territories and |
specified hereunder"
A subhead under this agreement !
names for the United States insular |
possessions now held or hereafter ac-
luired in the Pacific, except those
adjacent to the coast of the United |
States, Alaska and the Panama Canal
zone, not including the Aleutian
Islands and the Hawaiian Islands,
Hong Kong and Pacific insular pos
sessions now held or hereafter ac-
luired by Great Britain east of 10
legrees cast longitude. except those
djacent to the coasts of Canada, Aus
ralia, and it's territories, and New
and as japanese insular ter ,
itories and possession, the Kurile,
'Onin and Loochoo Islands, Amami- ,
)shima, Formosa, the Pescadores, !
and any insular territories or pos ,
essiOns in the Pacific Ocean which ,
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-02-10

The Story of
Our States
BY JONATHAN BRACE
XLVI.-NEW MEXICO
SsEAfs As / + rs $
MAGEN plies, New
MI MnsMA YEN Mexico's his
Il UXNN lS tory is close
A&ss ELL ly allied with
W&[ SW Old Mexico.
$S.latz 1t was the
Spanish who were its first eX-
plOrers, De Vaca visiting this
region in 1886 and Coronado
four years later. The natives
were the Pueblo Indians, al
though they are somtimes errOne-
Ously reputed to have been Az
tees as they were well advanced
in the arts and had Il compare
lively high civilization. These
Indians were conquered in 1893
by Juan de Onate and became
subject to Spanish rule, being
forced to work the mines and
pay tribute. Missions were estaD-
lished and Santa Fe was founded
about 1905.
Except for period of ten
years when the Indians revOlted
and maintained their indepen-
dence, New Mexico remained I'M
der Spanish control until in 1921
Mexico gained its Independence
from Spain and New Mexico
became u province of Mexico.
Thus it remained until the out
break of the Mexican war, when
in 1916 Colonel Kearny marched
from Fort LeuvenwOrth with his
troops, occupied Santa Fe and
declared this region part of the
United States. BY the Treaty
with Mexico in 1913, the upper
part of the state was formally
coded to the United States and
the Territory of Mexico was or
ganized in 1851, which reached
from Texas To California.
Arizona was set off from New
Mexico i'm 1868 and few years
later portion was contributed
to Colorado. Application for ad-
mission as state started in
1850, but ii was not until 1910
that New Mexico became the
fOrty-seventh state.
New Mexico ranks fourth in
size among the states with an
area of 1926 square miles, but
is sparsely populated and accord
ingly has only three electoral
votes for President.
(@by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-02-10

Wei-Hai-Wei. The French let it be
known tonight, however, that they
expected to treat directly with China
over possible retirement from their
leased territory at Kwang- Chow Wan.
a decision which appeared to becloud
the prospect of any general confer
ence agreement regarding the Chinese
leased territories.
Two other conference projects. one
regarding the Chinese Eastern Rail-
road and the other the prohibition of
importation of arms into China, also
encountered serious obstacles when
the committee hearing was resumed
late today. The Japanese made some
technical objections to. the Chinese
Eastern proposal, which, coupled with
Chinese and French opposition to
some features. resulted in appoint
ment of a Japanese-French-Chinese
subcommittee to consider a compro-
mise.
Italians and Japanese presented
such pertinent reservations to the
arms importation resolution that IL
was virtually decided not to press it
for adoption.
Naval Limitation Treaty.
The five-power naval limitation
treaty, whose text was made public
for the first time with its submis-
sion to today's plenary session, con-
tanned no surprises and was approx.
ed by the conference without general
discussion. It's terms, which had
been completely forecast by publish
ed accounts of the negotiations, pro-
vide for a 5-5-3-1.6-1.6 capital ship
ratio for the United States, Great
Britain, japan, France and Italy. re-
spectively, impose various restric-
tions on tue size and armament of
other types of war craft, and estab-
lish Qualifications status quo" in
the Pacific.
In the separate submarine and poi
son gas treaty an attempt is made to
outlaw submarines as commerce de-
stroyers and to prohibit chemical
warfare altogether. The language
of the convention follows almost ex-
actly the terms of the Root resoIu-
lions adopted by the armament COM
mittee several weeks ago.
Secretary Hughes presented the
naval limitation treaty to the con
fe renee and, in a speech of 40 min
utes, explained it's provisions and de-
clared it preserved without vital
change the American limitation pro-
posal laid before the opening meet
ing of the conference by him on Nov.
IL He was followed By Albert Sar-
raut, head of the French delegation.
who disclaimed for his country the
militaristic purposes he said had been
attributed to ii during the Washing
ton negotiations, and then the roll of