The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-12-14


native Christians
COUNTING on the probable support
- OF Belgium and tho possible sup
port pt Great britain, France has for
mulht"d definite plan for obtaining
the payment Of rcparations from Ger
many, ana Premier Poincnrc was to
lay it before the supreme council of
the allies Saturday and Sunday in Lon
, don, This plan, as obtained by Paris
! correspondent, is:
FirSt-O occupation Of the entire
| iiuilr district by French troops as a
| guarantee. If necessary eventually
the actual exploitation Of coal mines
by the French ministry Of public
! Works
Srcond-Strict allied control Of rev
cnu"S and expenditures Of the rcichs-
| la@ and all German states.
Thlra--Allicd control Of The reichs.
! bank and absolute Stoppa@c of the
Manufacture Of German paper money.
| FoUrlh-Collcction OF import ana OK.
! port duties under allied supervision to
DC devoted /" rcparations.
| llith-l>Suancc Of external loans as
( ''"rn aS th. German financial situation
/ is Improved.
Frances ministers Of finance and
/ torci4n affairs and her Preparations
/ delegates coIlaboratcd in this.
Eritain'S objection to the plan as a
! whole Is based on the facts that she
| is now selling great quantities OF coal
| TO France whicl, would not be needed
| II the tuhr Is seized. and that it would
demoralizc Germany at time when
! England is trying to sell that country
| more goods and provide work for some
100000 unemployed men.
! Chancellor Cuno, meanwhile, has de-
! viScd new scheme which he homes
] Will serve to prevent radical action By
! the French. He proposes an internal
| Soid loan OF between 20,0O0,0OO, DOC
and 10000, 100000 gold marks to be
! used for stabliZation and cash rcpara
tons payments. and he was expected
to tell the allies that represented Ger.
many'S total capacity to pay.
! Some days ago the allies notified
Germany II must apologize and pay an
! indemnity for attacks on allied officers
In two Bavarian towns. 1t was under.
F.. stood the Berlin government would re.
main passive in this matter.
n UIETLY and with almost entire
! u lack Of ceremony, the Irish Free
! state came into being on December c
! IA historic date for the Emerald Isle
! In the presence Of President Cosgrave
! and his cabinet, Timothy iIeaiy took
| the oath OF governor general in his
| home in a suburb Of Dublin. Then the
| Dali Eireann met and all it's members
except two who remained away, sworc
allegiance to the king. President Cos
! grave named seven Of his ministry as
delivered an address in which he
praised the British for their good faitl,
in carrying out the terms of the treaty
and argued for the inclusion of Ulster
in the Free State. About the same
time King George was holding privy
council In buckingham palace and af.
fixing his signature to the proclama.
tlon establishing the Irish Free State
1t Is said in London the king may go to
buDlil W oIen tIc new tuIlluIneut III
the Irish so desire.
DRESIDENT HARDING Is far from
satisfied with the ship subsidy bill
as 1t passed the house. 1t contains ar
amendment. proposed by Representa-.
tive Madden. requiring annual appro.
prlatlons to be made for the payment
| of subsidies. In letter to Chairman
Jones OF the senate commerce com.