Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-03-02

and probably of Belgium and Italy,
against the league. Replying to Lloyd
Georges appeal to "get America in at
all costs to help save France from the
consequences of her folly" Mr.. n
Law said there was mo word spoken
or written by any representative of
the American government which sug-
gests it is willing to intervene In quar-
reIs in Europe"
So far the French show no signs of
desiring to be saved" by interven-
ton. It seemed last week that n
of their greatest problems, the opera
ton of the railways in the occupied
region, was about solved. Though the
British declined to aid directly In this,
they did surrender to the French a
strip of the Cologne zone including the
rail line from Dusseldorf to Treves
and Metz, giving a direct outlet from
the Ruhr to France. General Payot,
the French chief Of communications,
said Wednesday: France has so or
ganized the rail and water transport
of occupied Germany that 1t now Is
prepared to insure international trains,
food supply trains for troops and civil
ians and trains for coal and necessary
military communications. After three
weeks of efforts and negotiations we
are prepared to handle the normal
transport of coal. With French and
Belgian workers and those Germans
who have not left their posts we nave
sufficient personnel to- meet all
own needs" 1t was reported the
French would expel 5000 German rail
workers who have been active In the
campaign of sabotage. Many railway
officials have been sentenced to Inn
prisonment for disobedience and incit-
ing the employees to strike.
Premier Theunis of Belgium con-
ferred with Premier Poincare and gave
his approval to plans for additional
military measures designed to force
Germany to submission. These will abb
solutely shut off the occupied regions
from the rest of Germany. Special
paper currency for the Ruhr and the
Rhineland will be issued, guaranteed
by requisition bonds put out by the
Preparations commission and held
against the German government.
The Socialist and other opposition to
the Poincare policies has been
strengthened in France by the official
statement of the costs Of the adven-
ture in the Ruhr. The government
puts the minimum monthly cost at
100000 francs. The coal France
has obtained since the occupation be-
gan has cost her $3.50 a ton. Ger
many, also, is getting tired of the
struggle, and though the Cuno govern
ment Is still vigorously supporting the
Industrial magnates in their passive
resistance, there are indications that
the renewal of negotiations with
France may not be far off. Mean
while government officials in consider
able numbers are defying the French
order to keep out of the occupied re-
gion and are stirring up all the trou-
BILE they can for the enemy.
NEITHER night sessions nor any
IN other expedient has, up to the
time of writing, had any effect on the
senate filibuster by which a small mi
nority is preventing the taking of a
vote on the ship subsidy bill. Reed,
Caraway, Brookhart, Williams, Hefiin
and others of this precious gang re-
lieve one another in making long-wind-
ed speeches on Russia, Tut-Ankh-
Amen, the West Indies-any subject
under the sun except ship subsidy;
and their efforts seem so well organ
lied that it is generally admitted that
the measure is really dead. Majority
leaders In the senate planned, if the
flibuster did not end with the week, to
ask permission of the President to
abandon the bill so that pressing bust
ness might be transacted during the
final week of the session.
Just before taking a recess for
Washington's birthday the senate did
get a chance to approve the conference
report on the army appropriation bill,
which carries the $56,000,000 rivers
and harbors pork provision.
In the house another de-
veloped over the bill for the purchase
by the government of the Cape Cod
ship canal. But that sort of thing can
he stopped by the house rules.
THE farm bloc in the house engaged
Il in a lively contest with Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon over rural
credits legislation. The secretary con
demned as financially unsound the
Lenroot-Anderson bill proposing to es-
tablish an Independent agricultural re-
discount system. and approved the Cap