The Holly chieftain., 1923-11-29

the declaration TINT Germany's inter-
nnl condition was hopeless and that he
could not see the slightest prospect of
Improvement, and the offer TO relin-
quish office if the reichstag considered
1t necessary. He WIS heckied by the
Communists and others, and when he
demanded vote OF confidence this
was refused him by a vote OF 230 TO
l55. He and his ministers at once re-
signed. At this writing II seems likely
that the new chancellor will be either
Herr Lelcht OF the Bavnriun Peoples
party or DIR. Albert, who was in charge
of the propaganda bureau of the Ger
man embassy in Washington before
America entered the war.
Had Stresemann been able to defer
the vote in the reichstag for quarter
of an hour he might have been upheld,
for the news came. just too late, that
the Industrial magnates of the Ruhr
and the Rhineland had signed treaty
with the French which ls expected to
bring comparative peace and prosper.
ity to the occupied regions. since under
| it the coal and steel plants will resume
| operations.
In Upper Silesia the organized farm
ers. who are nationalistic. declared
| food boycott against the towns until
Stresemann and his cabinet should re-
sign. Immediately the hungry towns
men flocked into the country by thou
sands and burned and looted the farm
steaAs They were fought by the
junkers and their employees and by
the police, and there were many fatal
tiles. The farmers organizations. 1t
Is stated. could provide plenty Of food
FIR all Of Germany until next March
they wished, but they will not do
SO until nationalistic government Is
! established.
nNCE more the Anglo-French
" entente. periodically smashed by
the foreign correspondents. has been
saved. Notwithstanding his fiery and
defiant addresses. Premier Poincure
| yielded to the British view as TO what
was best to do in the matters of the
return Of the former crown prince to
| Germany and the resumption OF the
| activities of the allies military con-
troll commission, and agreed tllat
there should be no threats of sanctions
nor anything that might sound like an
ultimatum to Germany. The British
gave in on some minor points, and
thereup0n the council OF ambassadors
sent to Berlin TWO notes. In one the
Germans were told that since Fred
erick William already had returned
he might remain as private citizen
but the government was asked to see
that no steps be taken to place him
on the throne. 1t was also warned
thai 1t must not permit the former
kaiser to return. In the other cOmmu
nicatiOn Berlin was informed that ''the
allied governments have decided that
The operations of military control and
aeronautic supervision must be re
sumed without delay under conditions
Which will be notified to the German
government by the presidents of the
commission OF military control and the
committee of aeronautic guarantee.
"Should these operations meet witt
obstruction from German authorities
or German nationals, the allied gov
ernments intend to take measures
which may seem to them proper tc
assure execution OF the treaty"
1t was understood that the Strese
mann government would find the note,
from the allies entirely satisfactory
The French press, except the govern
ment organs. was not so well pleased
with them and tile premier was rather
severely criticised for his surrender
But from his point Of view PoIncart
seems justified. Prime Minister Bald
win faces hard fight in the coming
British elections. and one of the chiei
complaints against him is that he ha,
suffered so many diplomatic defeat,
at the hands of Poincare. The latter
cannot expect that in ;he event OF
BnIdwin's defeat the new British gov
ernment will be even rs friendly tc
his policies as has been the. present
cabinet. Therefore he could well af
ford to give Baldwin the diplomatic
victory of last week. After the Brit
ish elections the whole question ma,
he reopened..
ESPITE the missivlngs of Senate,
- Lodge. Senator Smoot and somt
other Republican leaders who fear il
may mean disaster for their party
President Coolidge has decided to sup
port Secretary Melons tax reduction
program boldly and unreservedly
With n revenue surplus piling up 1t Il
the duty Of the government to reduc'