The Winslow mail., 1923-12-07

the declaration that Germany's inter-
nal 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
it necessary. He was heckled by the
Communists and others, and when he
was refused him by vote of 230' to
155. He and his ministers at once re-
signed. At this writing it seems likely
that the new chancellor will be either
Herr Leicht of the Bavarian Peoples
party or DR.. 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 is 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 nati0nalistic, declared a
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
steads. They were fought by the
junkers and their employees and by
the police, and there were many fatal
tiles. The farmers organizations, it
is stated, could provide plenty Of food
for all Of Germany until next March
if they wished, but they will not do
so until a nationalistic government is
established.
once more the Anglo-French
~ entente, periodically smashed by
the foreign correspondents, has been
saved. Notwithstanding his fiery and
defiant addresses, Premier Poincare
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 that
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
thereupon 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 a private citizen,
but the government was asked to see
that no steps be taken to place him
on the throne. It was also warned
that it 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 with
obstruction from German authorities
or German nationals, the allied gov
ernments intend to take measures
which may seem to them proper to
assure execution Of the treaty"
1t was understood that the Strese-
mann government would find the notes
| from the allies entirely satisfactory.
The French press, except the govern
ment organs, was not so well pleased
with them and the premier was rather
severely criticised for his surrender.
But from his point Of view Poincare
seems justified. Prime Minister Bald
win faces a hard fight in the coming
British elections, and one OF the chief
complaints against him is that he has
suffered so many diplomatic defeats
at the hands of Poincare. The latter
cannot expect that in the event of
| Baldwin's defeat the new British gov
ernment will be even as friendly to
his policies as has been the present
cabinet. Therefore he could we'll af-
| ford to give Baldwin the diplomatic
; victory of last week. After the Brit
ish elections the whole question may
be reopened.
N ESPITE the misgivings of Senator
~ Lodge, Senator Smoot and some
other Republican leaders who fear ii
may mean disaster for their party
President Coolidge has decided to sup
| mort Secretarv Mellnn'S tax reduction