Evening star., 1922-12-03
SAYS GERMANY CAN
PAY WAR CLAIMS
Harden Declares Re-Estab.
IiShment of Credit Is First
Need of Nation.
SEES HOPE IN OPEN DOOR
Ayers Europe Listened More In
tently to Child Than It Has
to Any Minister.
SEES HOPE IN OPEN DOOR
By MAMMALIAN HARDEN.
Germany,s Foremost Puhlicist.


Germany's Foremost Puhllcist.
Special Cable Dispatch to The Star.
BERLIN. December 2.-Germany de-
mands deeds. not words. but so far has
| failed to get them.
Chancellor Cuno. in the reichstag. de-
c,ares the republic waits for help from
America. without whose aid economic
order seems impossible.
Empty words! There is evident a
more naive feeling Of hopefulness than
one Of determination to restore the
country. Cuno is neither better nor
worse than his predecessors. He hardly
can expect to interest foreigners who
have troubles Of their own.
Cuno. as chancellor Of the exchequer.
energetically demanded and obtained
full naturalization Of the Hamburg
American Lines war losses and in con-
sequence was made a member OF the
lin. For the same reason he was made
4 committeeman Of the North German
Lloyd line. He belongs to that numer-
Gus group who believes Germany was
and that her misfortunes are due. not to
defeat, but to the treaty Of Versailles.
He wants the treaty revised.
He believes also that all reasonable
men In the world are convinced that
have not observed any such feeling in
my conversations with the business men
and politicians Of great and small coun-
tries. Everywhere the feeling seems to
vate economy. because her Industrial
machinery 10 intact and she 10 without
any unemployment, can pay II she will
energetically re-establish her credit
abroad.
Cabinet Declared Mediocre.
Cuno wanted to form a cabinet includ-
ing the highest intellects among the in
dustrialists. but he obtained only the
services Of business men OF medium at
tainments. II he attempts to rule with
out the assistance Of the social demo-
Gratis. the strongest party In the cham
Der and controlling 100 seats. then all
who see a hidden bolshevist in every
OF course II he Is unsuccessful in as
sembling and carrying into effect a pro-
gram that will benefit the nation the
social democrats eventually will triumph
bourgeois government has brought Ger
many to deepest misery.
AS in November. 1918. all blame was
laid on the imperial government, 30 this
December all blame has been laid on
the socialist government and the reign
forward to as certain to bring prosper.
ity. Time will tell.
America has spoken at Lausanne
through Ambassador Child. His mes
voice drowning the shrieks of quarreling
sea gulls. He first proclaimed the prin-
clple Of honest humanity and the prac-
tical wise policy Of the open door, de-
manding the abandonment Of secret
treaties and the giving of territorial and
jH,i1 1s,o1
states. imploring all nations to desist
invading others rights in order to pre-
serve their own. and thus furnishing a
basis for lasting peace for the entire
world.
Sees Oil-Coal Struggle.
Everybody has listened to this short
dsliberation more intently than to any
is not the language Of a country which
thinks only Of concessions. In the vio-
lent struggle Of oil against coal which
now 10 beginning, and which by the
way is fight for culture. as it releases
innumerable poor slaves black with coal
dust. America must not abandon her
share nor allow her right to equal treat
ment everywhere to be doubted.
Not alone has Lausanne taught how
the petroleum Of the Caucasus may af-
cold and Kemals hot territory. but it
has demonstrated that powerful Amer
ica's least word will prevent closing of
the door.
Is it q new departure? Americas ira
ditions always have been different, De-
spite changes in other governments. it
seems to be dawnins in Washington
minds that only real democratic for
eign policy can insure the future Of the
white race and only international
democracy can overcome that Utopian-
Ism which teaches that progress is pos
sible without the stimulus Of legitimate
gain.
America. with 70 per cent of the
worlds gold. enormous raw materials,
defends herself against foreign imports,
but demands the open door for herself
and feels that the time for indifference
toward the development Of other coun-
tries is past. She can help more by
fresh intelligence IN reconstructing the
world than she can by her wealth and
also she can save herself from the
threatened rocks OF overproduction. It
u q new departure!
(CoDyriRht 1922