Evening star., 1922-08-20
The Story the Week Has Told

made more strict and more extensive. ne
submitted a list Of fourteen tsacred num6er9 m
ferred asapproyed it practically in toto; The
less the general opinion was correct-that the
eir oWn eoeeton
of substantial sums from Germany. The dis
approval did not denote lack of sympathy
care. hard beset. in despair failed to take suf-
ficient account Of cruel facts and proposed Inn
mitted counter-proposals which erred in the
opposite direction. He would grant Germany
inclusive Of ali cash obligations payments
upon the account of private debts OF German
occupation. etc.) and would make the control
gentle as possible. certain portion of
the British press characterizes the counter
proposals insolent and heartless IL e., to
France). They were voted down. Signor
schanzer made an interesting proposal-.,to wit.
the several governments had completed nego-
tiations with the United States government
debts to the latter. the reparations commits
, sion to pursue temporizing policy In the
NJ. Theunis of Belgium. too, had his little
proposa1 Under the priority agreement the
Germany this year e. "a tafter deductins costs Of
armies Of occupation). NJ Theunis offered. on
the tn % ., Of 1
would convert them). That would be equiva-
lent to cash moratorium to the end OF the
year.
But. no. Poincare would not hear to any pro-
posal of a moratorium without stricter and
would not agree t5Sa short moratorium nor to
stricter or more extensive control.
reparations commission which has authority.
under the treaty. to act independently of the
mise proposal which is expected to involve a
moratoriumsshorter than the one advocated by
tensive those demanded by Poincare. My
guess is that they will find Lana an acceptable com
pendent action. Neither French nor British
majority public opinion desires rupture of
Austria.-The Austrian government is max
ing frantic appeals for help. 1t needs it, but
its prospects Of getting much are poor. The
supreme council sympa athetically refers it to
the league of nations. Its governments have
money. Besides. it has already lent a
lot, to no purpose apparently. The league
council sympathetically refers it to the
preme council. The league can offer a scheme
of salvation. provided the money 1t requires
can be found elsewhere. The league has
money: The Austrians say that if they don't
get loan. which will enable them to set the
league machinery Of salvation foot they
must ask for an allied receivership: The allies
desire nothing less than that. well. then.
let join the German reich" No. no. no.
well. then debacle-there's nothing else
for it, Hmmel. let US avoid our imaginations
Quite so. You're dreadfully hard up gen
tlemen OF supreme council and league council.
But. penny wise, pound foolish" you know.
The American Relief Administration has
Withdrawn from Austria. but has turned over
to an Austrian relief society enough money to
insure feeding of 10000 children for two
years besides maintenance of a table for uni
versity professors and students. About s14,-
000.0 900 Of American money has been spent for
feeding Austrian children. at the height of
the work $4,000 children being fed each day
through American charity.
Italy.-The Italian government has issued a
decree of punishment for the $4,000 railroad
men who took part in the recent general
strike-some being dismissed, others sus-
pended. Punishment is graduated with refer
ence to participation in previous strikes.