Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-15
j. s. PLANS TO AVERT
EUROPEAN COLLAPSE
Informal Pressure Brought tc
Bear to Keep France Out OF
Ruhr Section.

Baltimore sun. Today.
Washington. Dec. lt.-Faccd with
,h, laid fac; that Germany Us ON the
verge II complete collapse with c"nse-
uu~nces that will shake Europe ana
have serious effects on this side ot the
.Atlantic.~ the United States has re
rc.s~,i In q degree from its "handr on
,ss:oy and Is now moving Informally
"a r<~r~at q rAreo:~ned uurid h-an-
SaAs catsserschs>
fNss rass uas smpAAar1ed today fp
sss,sS,Afsv> iaNoruattoa o6tairea 4,
ee<s,sa eA3ecsas AnA n as-hfrs'rz--rs
c,os$,s A~~A
l The vA,et Srsesaeats In the Days de-
yN.,,n>sDs:s WVS>e t$ss~s
The vVy~sa;S>~ that ,hS ser~ransen'
. ,.y-rS Friendly And Informal be.
,Sre tee l,-4e r,~(tsvv ts>SsSor~ upon
4 the allies IN favur ps rsasonahie set
,ier,ea, W the rviera alton Issue and
asslns. any further Invasion Of Ger
maus ey the armea feroes os France
yha ds-clssvre made In R~r''n DIS
,.,cn-s that Americen participation
t-~,.~ilS xste- bach esvcral months
4 ara that Americas reoa offices were
| s.si,.l,p,l hr nf, Walter iiathcnau.
,ie-n..a rNaNlsn Minister, who later
yvas .-saesinatea, .Ascarsinu TO Rer-
rn reports. cancellation q par, o!
Frances debt 10 America has figured
/ In the discussions,
The announcement, made IN AZ
Associated rress dispatch from Lon
,isn, tina. Ambassador GeerGe HGrve.
I 70 relurnlns immediately .e the United
States fer shert visl. and iha: he
will se IN ihls eeHniry when The
British ssbt funding commission
headed ~ She Chshselior OF ;ht
iszeheguer, arrives 10 d!sogss repay
ment ~ The british as,r 20 America.
The FRANK declaration ty Premier
panaf law IN the Eevse of Comnoni
ihas Germany - hear = breakdown
esuried with The equally frank state
nent thst urlts!r's own cnanc.a
status Is 80 ehsky iha: che canro'
save the situation by oaneel.ng debt.
owed her by her allies. and a. the
same sine pay her debts 20 America
lie statements relative 20 Germany
condition were confirmed In American
trade reports received here today
n statement by Representative
L4nebsrger. Republican. OF California
In the House that President Hardini
for several months has negotiating
with foreign powers for another dis
armament agreeable for Limitation
on construction OF auxiliary warship:
not included IN the recent disarma
, ment pacts.
No formal representations have bee
J made 10 France or England by III
b Government and nae Will be in ~
case n the Ruhr. FOR example. unt
the Poincare Government formally d.
% clares that Il proposes 20 part con
, pany with the other Entente govern
r menr. adopt an independent pole
a and go ahead in Germany.
T A. least, this much light was ehed {,
day upcn the new foreign policy
e the Admi in.etratiOn. policy wn.C
a hitherto has been veiled in secreC
- and mystery, except for the !ntimatior
p which have been forthcoming fro
: Lausanne. London, Paris and Berli
{ sources an % American purposes az
u activities. The v lite House and q
r State Department had talked only
2 whispers then 70 no particular c
= feet.
10 IL alro was learned upon excelle
g authority that the recent diplomat
moves made by Secretary Hughes In ;
effort 20 make American influence "a
IN the rcparation negotiations ha
met with no favorable response al
d, tina: Mr.. Hughes is distinctly discou
~ aged over the outlook.
L. =. Has Nothing TO Offer.
r The difficulty which he has encou
: tered seems 20 be that ne has nothii
whatever Of substance 10 offer. He
unable TO promise any relief from &
international debt. Il was pointed OF
lie n unable TO assure France that {
: eXis ting boundaries will be gparante
u by tripa ,tite treaty and he is unai
j. 10 tell the Allies as a group that Anne
= ga viii loan Germany any part OF {
d money with which TO pay a ressonat
reparatson account