River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-05-18

dertake alone TO see that the treaty
of Versailles is executed If the Ger
mans default In their Preparations pay
ments, intimating that French troops
will be on the march on May 81 unless
by that date Germany has accepted
the conditions laid down by the rep
arations commission. The premier
declared he ardently hoped for the CO
operation of the allies in case Germany
defaulted, "but, according to the terms
of the treaty." he added, leach may,
in case of need, take, respectively, such
measures as are deemed necessary"
This also stirred Lloyd George to
wrath, because the statement was
made without consulting the allies.
Said he: "The matter is not connected
with Genoa, but French opinion anx-
iously and excitedly believes that the
Russo German agreement is the out
come of this conference. That idea is
being fostered in France by serious
misstatements to the French by certain
English newspapers"-the reference
being to Lord Northcliffe's press.
To meet the situation, the British
asked a meeting in Genoa of the pow
ers signatory to the Versailles treaty
to discuss measures to be taken If
Germany does not meet the repara-
lions commissions demands by May 81.
Premier Poincare objects to this plan.
r LLOYD GEORGE seems honestly
IL determined both to preserve the
peace of Europe and to satisfy the
trade demands Of the British, which
latter are thus expressed by Lord
Chancellor Birkenhead: "Englands
desperate economic condition, her de.
pendence upon world trade as the only
means of sustaining her life blood,
make imperative the resumption of po-
litical and commercial relations with
soviet Russia-whatever the charac-
ter of the government the Russians
choose to adopt" In his eagerness for
these results, and perhaps coerced by
political conditions at home, the pre-
mier lays on France the blame for the
threatened failure of the conference;
and he is volubly supported In that by
the English financial expert" John
Maynard Keyes, who, according to the
Paris press, is in the pay of group OF
Berlin bankers. At this distance one
is rather inclined to accept the view
of the New York Tribune, which says:
1.-THE Francophobes and the Teuto-
philes are the real factor threatening
disruption at Genoa"
Berlin dispatches say diplomatic re-
lations between Germany and Russia
will be resumed at once. Prof. A
Bernhard Wiedenfeld will be the Ger
man ambassador in Moscow and Leo
mid Krassin the Russian ambassador In
Berlin.
THE hundredth anniversary Of the
l. birth of Ulysses S. Grant was OBJ
served on Thursday in his birthplace,
Point Pleasant, o.; in Washington and
in many other places throughout the
country. President Harding went to
the Ohio town with large party of
prominent men and women, viewed
what is left there of the house in
which the soldier-president was born,
and then delivered an address which
was broadcast over the land by
radio. In the national capital all gov
eminent business halted while an I'M
mense throng gathered in the Botanic
gardens TO witness the dedication of
the magnificent Grant memorial, which
is virtually completed after Is years
work. Vice President Coolidge and
Secretary Weeks made the chief adj
dresses, and the memorial was I'M
yelled by Princess Cantacuzene, grand
daughter, and Princess Ida Cantacu-
zene, great-granddaughter of General
Grant.
r INLESS President Hsu Shin Chang
~ is able to avert it by his appeal,
lust issued, the impending civil war in
China is soon to eliminate In what
will probably be the greatest battle
that country has had in many years.
The big armies of Gems. Chang Tso-
Lin and Wa Pei-Fei are prepared for
the conflict, near Picking. The presi-
dent has called on them both to with
draw from that vicinity and from
Chilli province and to send mediators
for adjustment Of their differences.
The acting premier has asked the gov
ernor of each Of the is provinces to
send to Picking a commissioner to de-
wise measures to rid the country Of the
which are now the largest in
the history of China. American, Brit
ish and French warships have been
seat to Chinese waters and the Ameri-
IAN legation guard at Picking has been
reinforced. If necessary, the allied