San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30
EUROPE JOINS
GERMANY IN
UNITY FIGHT
Old World Is Anxious to
Have Reparations Prob
lem Settled.
DEEP DISTRUST NOTED
Debt Cancellation Appeal
Causes Optimism in
London Circles.
DEEP DISTRUST NOTED
By HAL O'FLAHERTY


and the Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1928.
London. Sept. 29.-Gelmany's fight
for national unity has aroused in the
allied capitals a similar desire, not
only for unity. but for a last supreme
effort to effect reparations settle
ment.
Premier Baldwin has informed his
country plainly that he is using his
whole strength in an effort to re-
construct the entente.
A deep distrust of every recent move
made by Germany lies back of the
new cordiality between France and
England. -.
VI. Poincase sees in Strrsemann's
maneuv.rs strong evidences If collu-
sion between the Berlin government
and its opponents, designed to give
Germany new arguments with which
to extract concessions FROM the allies.
No Sympathy for Germany.
Not one evidence of sympathy for
Germany exists in England. despite
exaegera ed tales of SUFFERING and the
wild rumors of impending civil war.
Like Poincare, the British prime
minister now turns cold eye upon
Berlin, calculating principally on what
further pressure will be required to
bring about q final settlement.
Close observers of EuropeaI poiiti-
cal tendencies told the writer today
that the allies are very close TO those
conditions outlined by Secretary
Hughes as necessary before the United
States could participate in European
settlement plans.
They thing that a good opportunity
offers now for renewal of the plea Tor
American representation on the inter-
national commission to devise ways
and means of collecting reparations.
In England no faith whatever re-
mains in the efficacy Of the repara-
tons commission.
Its political nature together with
its past failures. has robbed it OF any
chance Of functioning in the present
crisis.
Therefore. it is hoped that the allies
can jointly invite Americas help.
The appeal of the American Bank
ers Association for a cancellation OF
debts has struck new note OF
optimism here.
Forthcoming efforts at a European
settlement need American sympathy,
even though public opinion overseas
may not be sufficiently strong to sup
port cancellation.
The mere fact that an organization
OF powerful bankers advocates such a
course is enough 10 urge the allies into
n combined effort TO straighten out
their own affairs as well as TO ex.
tract from Germany the full amount
of separations.
EngIands Big Chance.
Germany's capitulation comes at a
most opportune moment for the British
government-just on the eve of what
perhaps will be the most important
and historical imperial conference ever
held
With representatives of every do
minion and every colony in London
for the first time since 1921, the
British government has an unc
chance of securing full authority for
its next move.
Whatever hesitancy Premier Bald
win may hitherto have shown in ac-
lively stating the empires policy. will
disappear after he has laid before
his colleagues the full details of the
situation and secured their approval
of n definite course of action.
This assembly of vigorous minds.
studying Europe from detached
viewpoint, undoubtedly will give birth
to a new inspiration for handling the
situation.