The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-19
|EuropeMany
Leaps Ahead
OF the Game
sx DAVID LAWRENCE
tCopyricat by The lptelligence)

WaSh!ngtCE. ,ec. 'S-T&c Ua.,ed
S:atrs Gov.,.Q' III; hasa; taken half
rhs number stsas in It's policy ot
aiding Europe yrhich the Sensational!
~cporis OF tho last few days from rari-
clS capitals q the word would seem 10
Indicate And the "!crecnrrtiable. e!c-
Taut IN Congress !S unnecessarily be-
s,o-red. No; ching has happened or
x hae,y - n8pps}a 20 treS1aSS on their
IDEAS ot avoiding 9"ii:!cal uadc:staa!-
iags or agreements H!lh t.aroican pVN-
eSs.
The Simple ,ru;i - TIA; ~" Euro
mean press, possibly stimulated by hFc-
SponSibte reports from AMERICA -
many leaps ahead % ,Lc game The
dsa OF loan 70 Germany Is the ?T'H-
opal source OF mtsundersiaad'"S. The
United States government cor;ewpIases
no loan. Congress aeed have no con-
Germ ab,u, such proposal. Md J. F.
NcrgaSs viSl, 20 Washington d"esH T.
mean ;Gat nc asked the United states
government - guarantee a lcaa 20 oe
made b.. private bankers.
Must Yix ksparsttons.
The situation - exactly Nher" t1r
!-:sraahora. bankers coT:nittes Let /;
many months ago. No loan - possible
un;!, r"raraiiors IL nn"d at dehn'te
sum and agreement. made BY Gernlan%
IN pa 're s';m iNr'i. Who would Aiy
2 loan among III" investors OF tho world
# Il was subject "E$ m:rui" I" ~"
~A;;as - = FrH~"h ministry which
could nrds- no iavas:na OF Germany
:crri,nr. aaI ;hn seizure ot German
resources"
Al that has AapncSc? 50 fa- has been
p sounding out -: European govern
meu,s ard ;hc moY; !nc"rmal conversa-
lions looking toward the exercise OF
American infucuce n proper way IL
the rerarations dispute. All taVt or
.nans. and other forms o. American aid
is premature. in kIct ts absolutely de-
pends upon ;hc making OF al agree
mens with Germany. Franc" and Great
Eriiain on repara;ionS TIL! that Is
settled /: Is recognized as useless 10
:aik Of what the Frenca and British
caa.citr to ray their war debts Of
,a;srss; Will nc for IN" Whole economic
ru;urc OF Europe rests or wnethsr Ter
many Is 10 be dlsmembered or helped to
her fec: SO 81. can 'pay her debts.
Hughes Disappointed.
Sc,rcta~Y os State Hughcs ts "ut-
spoken n his displsasGrc over III"
character Of the reports Hhich AaNs
bee. published IN tAc last fHw daAAi
The effect has been 70 bcwildeT the
peoples O: ,hn world and 20 arouse
rea.s ~ Congress taa. tGc adm,htSIr"-
;tor was about - reverse iISe.r con-
ole,siy on Is policy "t avoiding ior-
e.ga political eHtang.cmeat>.
IN answer - the c!amo: ct the press
ior s:a,emcn: "c what -" American
government has IN iEini the a:gameat
i made bv the White mouse ITSELF tAat
10 discuss the situation officially msgA;
:n.an "Sp!,l.Hy the beans.
Blt the ai:ua:ion Is not cIoaked n
mystery. /. y al TOO Obvious !" those
W, haze s;uG.el the circumstances
.esd.rs up 20 thc present cci''S IN
Europe Thc-o ars 20 ncw facts TIC
i...raa;:or;t, bankers uhn conferred -
l.ar!s ard called J. /. Morgan !" a'c
.a.rl came 20 IA" co1clG>!o? ;h"n that
,1ay mig. &c able :" t'nh; loan q 4
hiluou ard 81 half dollars !" help Ger
ranr provided CERTAIN ;N'rSS wee
d.an hv France ard G"r".,Hy. on ihe
rt;"r hand. Germany "2S :" make c"r-
tai, IN crnHl reforms locking :" the
hai2Nclrr q, her hudSe: and III" s'ahli-
7a'.cu - nc mars. On II" "ih"'
Lard. France WAS - ago" t,Iat -" loan
vo.'G pc Il prior lc7 on Ge:ala2E's as
(contnned on Page Fourtesn.)