The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-07

activity Is declared 20 be in
contrayention Of the Yer.
saiIIes treaty.
settle the question of reparations
with Germany.
Senator Hitchcock, ranking Dem
.ocrat on the Foreign Relations
Committee, said:
. Great Britain and France have
come to the parting of the ways
Instead of seeing Germany treated
internationally, we are In danger
OF seeing aggressive military treat.
ment of Germany by France, who
always has acted the part OF con.
queror In the occupied territory.
1t Is most depIorable that France
should have taken the position she
now apparently is disposed to
take"
MEANS WAR, HE SAYS.
Senator Walsh tDem9 OF Mon
.tana declared everybody recog-
mixes that the situation is exceed
ingly tense.p and added:
apparently nothing WI deter
France from occupying the Ruhr
Valley. That means resumption Of
war with Germany
1T would be grave mistake, .
Senator Mccormick told the Senate,
ito lead governments across the
sea 20 believe thar we approve the
course which events have taken.
No one who has followed the press
common judgment, its common
criticism Of the course decided
upon by the continental allies deal
ing with the question of repara.
-stions"
EUROPE MUST ACT.
NO change, was the charac-
sterixation given the European stu.
alton yesterday as revealed in dis
patches received by the State De.
partment.
In other words, it may be stated
nuthoritatfveIy the American Gov
ernment feels that there Is nothing
which can be done from this end.
II Europe desires American assist
ance, e is asserted, Europe must
make some move toward obtain
ing II.
Among diplomats in Washington
the belief Is spreading that France,
holding the key to the peaceable
solution Of the problem. is deter.
mined to apply the sanctions" in-
~ =.
Of German territory.
WARNING RECALLED.
s This determination, II Is thought,
fiEds Its strength In thep owerful
French interests seeking the dis
xAemberment OF the German EN-
pre- at all costs, q point brought
out by David Lloyd George. former
British prmeier, in his articles for
the Hearst newspapers.
Universal Service dispatches from
Paris quoting a French official az
saying France would rather be Sc
cure than be paid, were regarded
Ms most significant.
President Millerand and Premier
Poincare, now controlling the poll
cfes OF France, II Is pointed out,
even before the world war were
dominant figures in the French
party advocating the destruction OF
Germany economically and politi.
caIly a. the Dnly guarantee OF
safety.
ITALIAN VIEW EXPECTED.
The action Of Premier MussolinI
of Italy In issuing peremptory In.
..structions for the Italian delegates
ito side with France waa received
: here with no surprise by those who
have insisted in the past that he
was on the most intimate terms with
THE present French ministry.
= Despite the Neutrality-suspicious. mol.
LEY Of the American Government at
sthis time, the Chamber OF Commerce
OF the United States plans to take
sup again the matter Of working out
"a business mans solution" of the
Preparations problem. it was learned.
THE reparations question occupies
ian important place on the program
FOR the meeting Of the International
Chamber Of Commerce at Rome on
I March Is.
s W0RRIED By TURKEY.
!: It is considered likely that, even
!. before that time, American business
!. men will express their views on the
request of German business inter.
! ests for 1.-The appointment of q com.
: mission of outstanding character,
/. ability and impartiality" to pass on
! the problem.
!: In the anxiety or the European
s situation, American officials heard
with especial concern Of the Turkish
: refusal to accept the allied PROMO.
s sails on extra-territorial rights. The
( matter IL regarded as the most deli.
1. cate question before the Lausanne
= conference. The State Department
: had hoped that agreement would be
reached on a satisfactory substitute
< for the old consular Jurisdiction
idea.