Evening star., 1922-08-13
The Story the Week Has Told

as railways, canals. telephone systems. work
That the imitation Of German currency.
rapidly increasing, while the French, more
paper circulation, was attributable in chief. to
two causes. either more discreditable than the
other-utter abandon. or sinister conspiracy
That whereas Germany had paid in cash
10000 zoo gold Ar marks had been sent out Of
Germany for foreign Investment
was. the np French eovernment was ein preuared to
agree to a moratorium upon certain condi-
to the council. but not yet made public5.
Lloyd George made the following points, in
That the failure of Germany to meet her
obligations concerned Britain much as
That the cost of the war to Great Britain
had been as great as its cost to France (even
considering the devastated area), and that
British taxation had been much heavier than
that of France.
That. in considering devastation, the devas-
tation of British trade should be considered
That whereas there were few unemployed in
France. and whereas the population of the
devastated d districts in France was only 1000
600, there were between 100000 to 100000
persons in Britain in direct straits through
the Unemployment of 100000:
That Germany was not a military menace to
France F AS military and naval power she
That, considering that there had been two
revolutions rev thn3 s. in Germany since the armistice
country was still obviously incomplete and
precarious the German government had made
That British sacrifices (everyth1ng consid-
ered) had been comparable to French that
the present British predcament dis
tressful as that of France; that. therefore
British views on the reparation policy
entitled to much consideration French
That there was no dispute between France and
Britain as to the rig hit Of the allies to full
aration-the dispute to the amount
collectfble and the most expedient means to
collect that amount. AS to principles there
what might be practicable presently or
ultimately advantageous.
.Poincare was the only who had definite
proposals to submit for dealing with the situ-
alton These proposals We're turned over
committee. consisting of allied finance min
listers and their associated experts for study
and report. In submitting them Poincare in
timated that. should the other allies reject
their essential features. France might be con-
strained to act independently toward Germany.
1t is understood that the most important part
of Poincare's proposals is a system of allied
control of German finance much stricter than
even that recently accepted by Germany (con-
ditionally on the grant of moratorium)
Reports Of the proceedings of the confer
tory. 1t is not at all clear whittier it tends
1t is probably: however, safe guess that it's
outcome will be another unsatisfactory com
promise.
s s has to sarn Lloyd
the basis of which an accord is likely)
Italy.-The situation in Italy has developed
in the happiest way. The general strike was
called off August 4. Here and there the
communists had attempted to revive the old
terrorism, but it was different from the
good old days of 1920. for now every such at
tempt was promptly suppressed by fascist or
(and here was something new) by government
troops. acting with an energy equal that of
the fascist. But communist admission of de-
feat did not satisfy the fascist. They were de-
termined now and forever to end the com
munst menace. There should be no more
general strikes. They seized Naples. Milan,
Bologna, Ravenna. Genoa and other towns in
which communism had been rife, overturned
communist administrations and sent the com
munist leaders on their travels. Their methods
We're not gentle.
But. what is this? The government troo,s
have received orders to put down civil war
all COSTS Six provinces are placed under