The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-10-24

account are falling through because
Herr Stresemann has stated publicly
that the industrialIsts need not look
to the German government for pay
ment Of such material, especially dur
ing the reorganization of the nations
finances. A memorandum to this eff
feet was delivered to Premier Poin-
care, who declined to discuss the mat
ter at all until the occupied regions
resume work and payments in kind.
The French intend to continue the eX-
p%loitatiOn Of the seized Ruhr indus
tries, holding that the German gov
eminent must find a means Of paying
the owners. If Poincare persists in
his present course there is revived
danger that France will be isolated
against Germany. The British authori-
ties have been studying the Belgian
~reparatiOns plan known as the "tech-
nical studies" and are said to approve
of it. and it is believed the Italian and
Japanese representatives on the repa-
ratiOns commission are of the same
mind. So far the French have been
able to sidetrack any formal consid-
GRAFTON of this plan.
The Belgians estimate that by
e Of mortgages the allies can
raise 2,S70,000,000 gold marks ($717,-
5OO,OO0) annually for cash reparations
payments, leaving the German govern.
ment the balance to cover the budget
and also to pay for coal and other de-
liveries In kind. This total is slightly
less than the original r~eparations
schedule, which amounted to 2,000,-
100000 gold marks ($5O0,0 00,000) in
cash plus 20 per cent Of the exports
annually, an estimated grand total of
3,500,O00,OO0 gold marks.
EOR several days after the American
/ L Legion opened its annual conven-
: ton In San Francisco last Monday 1t
seemed there must be a quarrel over
the Ku Klux Klan question that might
split the Legion wide open. Delegates
from Michigan and other states were
determined to force the issue by offer
ing resolutions fatty condemning the
Khan. Others were awake to TIE grave
danger involved in this and sought to
avert such action. Finally the com
mittee on resolutions came to agree
ment and submitted to the convention
3 a resolution which, while not specih-
cally mentioning the Khan, condemned
all organizations fostered by racial
t and religious hatred.
THE Oklahoma house Of representa-.
: L. tves tabled a resolution providing
for an investigation Of every member
! Of the body to determine whether he
= belonged to the Ku Klux Khan and au.
thorizing the expulsion of all mem.
y bers found to be klansmen. The house
: committee on investigation and Inn
parchment Of Governor Walton anC
other state officers proceeded with it,
work vigorously.
= ISRAEL ZANGWILL, famous Jewish
Z L author and publicist, appeared be
fore the American Jewish congress il
New York and asserted that the Jew.
y must foregO their political hopes re
garding Palestine rather thar throw
: a match into such a powder factor.
as the world has become" The con
!. gress formally disavowed this view
:, Next day Mr.. Zangwill said he neve
had seen an audience slower to under
stand or more dense to appreciate thi
" vital Issue. "The trouble today" h
= added, aside from a weak British GOV
= ernOr, Is the fact that the Arab under
:. stands politics and the Jew ices not
>. because he has lost contact with ma
= tional politics through 1900 years at
sence from his national home"
TT ISN'T necessary to tell anyone tn
p L. Yankees won the worlds champion
ship nor how they won 1t, but tn
event must be set down as part of tn
record Of the week. The receipts fc
- the six games played were more tina
% $1,000,0OO, of which the players divid
up nearly $863,OO0. The series VIZ
more than commonly dramatic In inc
dent.
CEEKING some measure OF relil
OF - for American farmers, the Inte
OF state commerce commission has o
ne dered an investigation into rates al
no charges on grain and grain product
pa The inquiry affects all roads carryir
those products. The American Far
Bureau federation has asked a 20 D
u.s. cent reduction In rates on wheat al
for flour for export, and Secretary Wa