The Arvada enterprise., 1923-10-25

not true Americans-is glad to listen
to the words Of the man who more
than any other individual won the war
against Germany.
Probably his most significant ad-
dress was that delivered In Chicago.
To an audience Of 1900 the former
premier set forth In plain terms the
British position In the matter Of repa.
ratiOns, arguing that. while his cOun-
try was us vitality interested as any
other In getting from Germany all that
Ii possible, II believed the way to go
about II was to restore the credit OF
Germany so that she could pay. Frances
method Of seeking to collect by Invn.
sion and occupation Of the Ruhr, he
said. means revolution instead Of rep
aratiOns" and is driving GO.OOO.OOO OF
people Into despair"
Mr.. Lloyd George then, ms he had In
other addresses. declared himself
wholly In favor OF the proposal Of Sec
retnry Hughes, that commission OF
experts should determine Germany's
capacity to pny. He presumed that
the United States would be represent
ell on such n commission. and could
find no reason why France should OBJ
ject to the plan. In this way. he said,
I'VE would find way to ascertain how
much Germany can pay. and once we
have done that. then we could march
together to compel her to pay"
In conclusion Mr.. Lloyd George
spoke Of the day OF the armistice. say
ing:
ut was red dawn. but 1t was the
dawn Of pence, and our hopes were
high. There is an old oriental saying.
Hast seen the dawn? Thou hast not
yet seen the dusk The skies are full
Of menace. StormclOuds are gather.
Ing over Europe. II will need all the
wisdom. all the calm. all the Judgment
OF the mariners who are guiding the
ship OF civilization to navigate II, or
else II will be wrecked. with Its inval.
liable cargo Of achievement and hope
for mankind"
THAN NOEL l. q Il STRESEMANN,
~ made virtual dictator OF Germany
by the passage OF the authorization
act by the reichstag. Is pursuing with
determination a path beset with pit
falls. His first announcement was Of
complete reorganization Of the
money system. During the first week
OF November n new currency. known
MS the rentcnmnrk. will appear. II
will be based on the Reichsbank gold
reserve and tributary mortgages on all
German real property. and at first will
amount TO l.2OO.OOO,OOO marks. Includ.
Ing the reserve. Next there will be an
issue Of small gold loan certificates to
u total Of 2OO.OOO.OOO gold marks. The
paper mark will remain In the field
for u time and there will be no effort
I" control Its exchange value. This
seemed quite satisfactory to every one,
but meanwhile the Socialists and Com.
munIsts were busy and the people
were hungry and without employment.
In Berlin. LeipsiK and other places
there were desperate food riots which
the police could quell only with blood.
shed. Then the states Of Snxony and
Thuringin. where the Communists and
Socialists ARE In control. openly defed
Stresemann and the Berlin govern.
ment. The dictator'x military governor
OF Saxony had ordered the dIsband-
ment OF the states protective orgnnl.
zutions and the surrender of their
arms. threatening military action
against them II they did not comply.
Herr Iclgler. Socialist prime minister
Of the state. said he would Ignore the
order and the Saxon diet sustained
him. Thurincin. which is governed by
workers" organized much like n Rus.
sian soviet, was ordered not 10 form
republican guard. Herr Froclich. head
OF the Thnringinn government. replied
In long and defiant proclamation. de-
clnring S'rcscmnnn's dictatorship un-
constitutional and asserting the state
would reorgnnlzc Its defensive forces
to carry the fight through to n finish
at Snxony's side. The German cabinet
AT once decided TO give full powers to
the military commanders In Snxony
and ThuringIa to see that the orders
OF the government nrc carried out.
Bavaria under the dictatorship OF
Won knhr Is reasonably quiet. An or.
dlnnncc hns been issued ordering the
dlshandmcn, of NIL Red societies and
forbIddlng the dissemination OF propn.
candn OF the third !ntcrna,ionalc.
HEAl.S between France and indus.
~ trial mngnntcs OF the Ruhr for
resumption OF deliveries OF material In