The Arvada enterprise., 1923-05-17

for right and justice" The Berlin
government made formal protest to
the powers against the sentences.
Another French court martial SEN
fenced to death Albert Schegeter,
leader Of band Of seven dynamiters
Of railroads In the Ruhr. Another OF
the gang was given life Imprisonment
and the rest received sentences Of
from five to twenty years. Testimony
At the trial showed the men received
money from the Krupp works At Essen
through Count Won Beifel. paymaster
Of the factory.
THE BRITISH government was
L much vexed because France and
Belgium rejected the German repara.
tions offer without consulting the other
allied powers, and at the close of the
week II sent to Berlin Its own reply
to Cuno's program, with the alleged
support Of Italy. This note, It is un-
derstood, held that the offer Is insuf.
ncient and that Germany has been
y
the Ruhr. hut that Cuno's propositions
show that Germany is willing to pay
and they should be the basis Of re-
newed discussion on plans for final
settlement. This British note was not
At all pleasing to France. which still
insists that reduction Of her demands
on Germany Is wholly contingent on
scaling down OF Frances war debts.
Her position is thus set forth in for
eign Office statement:
"This government has always con
sidered the interallied debts as nm In
tegral part Of the worlds economic
problem and therefore indissolubly
linked with reparntions. Any reduc-
tinn Of our reparatlons claim Of 52 per
cent Of the 132.OO0.OOO,OOO gold marks
(s33 3,0O0. 100000 fixed by the London
agreement Of 1921 must be accOmpn-
MED by corresponding reductions In
our debts 10 the allied and associated
powers"
Washington. naturally, Is officially
silent on the proposition that America
shall look 10 Germany for payment Of
the war debts to this country OF
France and Belgium: but unofiicially
the idea Is received with no more
favor than when II was first broached
many months ago.
THOROUGHLY exasperated and
disguised with the actions Of the
Russian soviet government, the Brit
ish government has sent IA peremptory
note to Moscow which, In the opinion
Of competent observers. is almost GER
tain 10 result In 4 rupture Of relstions.
Indeed, IL IL more than limited that
this IL what the British really desire.
Lord Curxon's note demands that
within ten days the soviet government
give satisfactory assurances concern
Ing propaganda, admit liability for
various ofYenses against British sub.
ectx and ships and undertake to pay
compensation for these oRenses. and
unequivocally withdraw the two com
nunications framed by the soviet gov.
ernment In reply 10 the protests
handed 10 the Moscow foreign office
by the British representative. Robert
N. Hodgson. In connection with the
recent religious prosecutions. The
note specifically states that the Brit.
ish government has no intention Of
eubark.hg upon Il controversy with the
soviet concerning the accuracy OF It's
charges. which 1t asserts rest upon
uuitnp.mchnbl- authority"
= hUSANNE WAS thrown into excite
l. men, Thursday night by the assns'
sInution Of NJ. NorUwsky, whom the
Russian soviet government had sent
,hcr. TO rrprescn, II In the Near East
rcn,p conference He was killed by
Swiss officer who formerly Was In
the Imperial Russian army and VINO
said the holsheyists had tortured 10
death his father and uncle. Nor0~sky
hud already been threatened by the
Swiss Fascist.
tn ANNOUNCING the trensury's
j program for May, Secretary Mellon
said the federal finances were In NO
sound n condition ihst It sppeaFed
probable the budget would be bal.
anced from year to year nhd thAt
economy In expenditures and the
procrss Of gradually reducing the pub.
lie debt could be maintained steadily
from this time. He predicted the NJ.
tionsi budget for the fiscal year sud.
iag June ~. 1923. would show . sur.
piss sf more than Sl25 900 In rev.
esuss ever expenditures.