The Washington herald., 1922-01-01
Foreign Press Argues for
Indemnity Postponement
For Adjustment of Financial Sit
- uation Respecting Germany.

sir Seofee tneh
S,,,nosI,Io- ~, c. oppoSe W
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=. ~. =, ,o,,r-. ~ ~ ..a.
$500 "a ,hoss ~ ea.... -,
,k. r-'ts,ios ,.ru. 49, ,.ta,ss.s
30 ,h. ,ncIu,Io, on tbIs .rr1 Co.
nen,Jon, He advocates, tberefor.
reduction Of the reparation by a.
least two-thirds, a moratorium and
credit assistance. He would ere
ate a credit based on the German
reparations, backed by the war vic
tors. including Great Britain ana
the United States, and would raise
money for reconstructIon purposes
with this guarantee as a base. An
Js,us ~ bond, 20 provide real monsy
10 be advanced 20 the needy places
q, =, cour,. mart OF this credit
.chsrn. Tn. money would be mostly
-sI..d In Tondon ana New YORK ,b.
honds 90 he issued being league OF
s,Io,s Mona, Soma ~ tbs, nnoney
Ct &C.,. wouI6 use for tbs re,for-
- -, p,..Ja and n. u,ould a.
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pie NilnI ~ 'ne So - S-,1.s.r-
peace LUIS
Germany PACK into the %
hatiohs' But nc -.
isfactory progress can DC
until the world reahzes ene spt',ih
Importance OF eompIe1e rec
ton.
Farming Eight Hours.
The establishment of the prInrf-
nile ~ ire e,ght-hour day for work
ers IN manufacturing Industries has
been snreadinr throughout the
world. This is evidenced by the ar-
tion Of the great international labor
! Conference which took place al
wasbincton- nv the Announcement
~ Presiden, Ebert Of GERMANY
sor,e time ago that one Of tha
crest ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF the Ger
man renubIic Is the establishment
! ~ tba eight hour dsy- nv the work
| tn.s - he eipbt-bour law in Tc1-
| ot1,, sJnce the nrst 81 October pN..
/ oIt-,, - bsIF cepturv's effort,
q. .Iso h., tb. rnaintenance Of an.
oJ,ht-bour 5av IN SU-itzerIsrT
Snsyn Dennark ana IN Czorhn-
,.ia,.aLt. tn s,reng-tb q, tbc ,i,.f,r-
hour dsy nrincinl. IS Indicated b,-
its being surnassed in England ami
Holland where the fortv-rve-bnur
week IS the rule There has becr
discus.ion- of the nossIbIlitv IN.
! iustire ana ,he destrabilit, NJ fr-
! froducinR the eirbt-bour dav into
agriculture. and one couutr,-
! -zecbo- SIoyakia-ba. snnIicd tho
eirbt-bour dsv 10 arrIcuI,urc
American farmer, thus far have
Given The eirbt-bour dav IIttIa dfx-
cussion tbeir nrinc,nsI ,tterance on
| the subject beinr 10 announce how
many hours more than eight they
work every day. However, in Eu-
rope, the eight-hour DAY in sSri-
| culture is a current. live issue The
majority at the international labor
| conference at Geneva recently
adopted the resolution recommend
ing the universal Introduction o.
I the eight-hour day into agricultural
labor. This decision was resolutely
opposed by the representatives %
the french government. The frengl
attitude on the matter Is pointca
OUT oy Ahore Lesse IN an artlcle IN
a recent issue OF the economists
IShCdlse' part OF "hich reaos -
ioiiU"
10 iIhposs,ie 10 suo'ect - az
- y. "
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4 widen, Cot -. Sas.s,.,,e., -,
eoualIy ,nske I,s.I, 81, =, - .''
dnstrisl apd cor,,,,or,i.I ,,,,,51-..i
ipps Metallic ,h. r.t,,,-a,-. -,
uItirnateI,, iead % ~ .,,'9I,i..
the ilI-considered "a h,s,iI,' -
act Of April % 1878 Itbo I-r,,,..s.
eiCht-hour dav actl
although AZ the con,er.,c. -.
tain countries. notably German ,.-
their own reasons onnoses I--su,.-
and voted for the dIsrussinp ~ rre
question. France can NOT aeon, q,
system SO nreiudi~is' % an brr NJ
terestS AgrIcur,r-e In ever, ...r,.-
try. whatever its -c.craphicaI u,sr.
tion. and geological formati.r o.
subject 10 METEOROLOGICAL condition
which vary in all countries an,
even locally. hard fact which no
Socialist doctrine can alter ana
which renders the svsteuati. rer,,-
latiop ,s arricuIturs iunoss5b,.
Norer,c- owins 10 the ,-sr,.in,- -
turo and cxtent Of ,b. lana .-,,cs
,osrbir,ry can moi ,s in rsc,ori,s
H.. A., ,.ri,-crs,II,. u.o5 T,,o .-s..,,,,.
,o,. Instance s5va ,.,oo,,. an, -
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