The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-06

kaiser's party on statesmen and publi-
cists of the Republican regime, will have
Il decided effect upon allied policies. This
an economic viewpoint, of compelling
tendencies in official quarters here where
European events are usually watched.
Until the assassination of Rathenau,
the question of reparations has been
looked upon as largely an economic
problem with a differing viewpoint
among the allies as to the wisdom, from
an economic viewpoint, of compelling
Germany to pay sums which would
throttle her growth. The danger now
of maintaining an extreme viewpoint on
reparations such as would Squelch the
Republican elements by weakening their
opportunities to consolidate internal
factions, is not under estimated In fact
there are many here who believe that
| the MOnarchists are trying to take adj
vantage of the desperate condition into
which Germany has been driven and
terrorize the German republic by old-time
tactics.
Constant political attacks on the
Wirth cabinet for its willingness to reach
an understanding with the allies on the
fulfllment of treaty obligations have
been slowly weakening the Republican,
group As usual with extreme reactions
airy parties, the Monarchists have not
been satisfied with political welfare but
have begun a reign of tschreskleichkert. >
Macmillan Harden, the latest victim of
tie murder band. has feariessly ex+
posed the plots of the Monarchists and
revealed the extent of their connection
with the old regime which gave the
world unrestricted submarine warfare.
Mr. Harden is fortunately recovering
from the wounds of the assassins, but
the attack upon him. as well as the as
Sassination of Rathenau. will prove
boomerang to the Monarchists.
Allies Must Get Together
The general opinion here is that the
allied and associated powers who have
been divided in their counsels as to the
best policy to pursue towards Germany.
will find necessity now for harmony and
unified front There seems to be no
question that the stand of the United
States and Great Britain, who have
been urging since the war q policy of
moderation toward. and tolerance of the,
infant republic while il struggled for
self-poSsession. will find more favor to-
day with the other allies than ever be-
fore.
The gravity of the situation and espe-
| cially the possible disintegration of the
whole government structure if moral
support from the allies is not forthcom
ing. is discussed in responsible quar-
ters here The fear is that if the allies
by their pickering, stand aoof while Ger
many is in travail, the MOnarchists by
their extreme tactics Will not themselves
regain power but viii upset the moder-
ate party now i'm control which viii mean
. wave of radicalism, the rise of the
| Communists and possible repetition of
the process whereby Russia passed from
| the era of Kerensky into the arms of
Lenine and Trotsky.
Have Faith in Wirth Cabinet
Pressed on the one side by reaction
| airy group and tormented on the other
| by the Communists. the Wirth cabinet
| is regarded by the allies as sincere in its
efforts to pay reparations and work ont
| n program of reconstruction, The
French. however. have maintained their
| large standing army and have opposed
| concessions to the German government
| on the ground that lurking behind the
/ Wirth cabinet was the inevitable return
| of the MonaFchistS. 1t is an i'll wind
| that blows no good. for the demonstra-
| ton in Berlin yesterday, in fact ever
| since the Rathenau assassination. has
| furnished unmistakable evidence that if
I there is q political trend in Germany it
| will not be toward the Monarchists of
| the right but more in the direction of the
radicals and Communists of the left.
Since the failure of the recent confer
/ ence of international bankers in Paris
| where it had been hoped that Germany
| would be assured of loan, so that she
| could pay her debts and begin to work
out her deStinies in an orderly fashion.
/ events in Germany have grown steadily
| more critical and while it is. strictly
! speaking an internal problem which the
! Germans must themselves solve, it *
I doubtful whether the allies and associ-
/ ated powers will stand by without offer
| ing help which will strengthen the
| Wirth cabinet and moderates in their at
| tempt to save Germany from disunion.
Allies Too PrOcrastinating
| Allied diplomacy has usually waited
| for a catastrophe before acting. Rus
sia's slow disintegration is wildly re-
called as an example of allied procrasti-
nation All the advice which the United
| States can give officially and unothcially
/ through diplomatic channels and other
/ wise is being concentrated on the single
proposition of dealing with the European
problem by going to the root and causes
| of the present state of unsettlement. 1t
| is. for instance, being urged that the
question of how much Germany should
paw could properly be dismissed in favor
/ of the more practical idea of what Ger
many really could pay.
/ In regard to Russia, too, there is lit
| tie disposition here to argue about the
merits of recognizing the Soviet govern
! ment because that question is viewed as
| academic whereas the root of the mat
| ter is the attitude of the Russians to-
| ward production and the restoration oil
those economic processes which enabled
Russia to live in the past without fam