The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-01-16
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of money by Selling German terri
tory, but you can't restore German
financial stability In that way"
So the conference broke up. with
an Anglo-French agreement to dis
agree as the upshot.
~ hope" said Premier Bonar Law
to Premier Poincare, in parting,
"tnat you arc right, but fear you re
not"
Frances great weakness is finan-
cial.
At the "premiers' conference" It.
ally and Belgium sided with her
against England, but neither Eng
land nor Belgium can help her out
In money way. England is Europe's
great financial power. Moreover, the
English believe lat any rate. that the
United States agrees with them in
looking askance upon, Frances pol
ICY OF force against Germany.
1t isn't to be assumed that either
'ng!and or America is unfriendly
TO France, but only that the former
certoinly, and the latter in many
peoples opinion, think the French
are making mistake in their Ger
man policy and will not want to
help them SO long rs they stick to
it.
With the French franc and the
Italian lire already of very doubt
ful value IN the worlds money mar
kets, financiers predict that these
countries will be brought soon to
realization Of the unwisdom of dis
regarding the English and American
opinion of their judgment. OF course
II large sum can be wrung from
Hefmany it may make a. difference,
but the financiers doubt it.
However, this may not happen
soon enough to prevent serious con-
sequences in Germany.
The first result in this country of
the situation between France and
Germany was the adoption, 81 to 6,
OF United States Senate resolution
IN favor of recalling the small Am
erican force which, ever since the
war ended, has remained on German
soil
1T had been suggested previously
that the government was pretty ant
TO do this anyway, even without this
expression from the Senate.
With sold ers in the very territory
it is expected the French will want
TO occupy, If they go ahead with
tieir program, it is easy to see that
the United States might find it hard
20 avoid showing leanings one way
or the other, especially in the event
of fighting.
The Senate, in acting, expressly
iisavowed the least feeling of un-
frendliness twoard any European
country.
About the only thing that still
seems to offer the slightest chance
OF smoothing out the difficulty over
German war damages is Secretary
Of Hughes suggestion that a COM
mission Of disinterested financial ex-
perts be formed to make an inven-
tory Of Germany's assets and de-
eide how much it's possible for her
to pay.
1t is believed England, Italy, Bel
GUM and Germany are favorable to
the idea.
France however, haan't given any
hint. Her break with England hard
~ indicates that she will agree Still,
there's bare possibility that she
may do so, at tne last minute
The outlook between Turkey and
England continues very threatening.
1t is the general expectation, IN
view of the Anglo-French break over
Germany, that France will tell Eng
land she cannot cooperate with the
latter if she let's matters 60 on to
clash with Turkey. This probably
has stiffened the Turks position.
There is this hopeful feature:
The Turks, while standing pat"
on all important matters, seem in
clined to make some minor conces-
sions, and the English public is bit
terly opposed to war with them.
The greatest danger is that Greece
whose interests would be served by
a Turko-English conflict, may do
something to precipitate it. She is
hurrying preparations to strike
blow in Thrace. If she should do so
the Turks surely would strike back,
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