Evening star., 1923-10-21


the seven days ended October 20.
Germany-On October 13, the rechstag
passed. 316 to 81, Stresemann's authorization
BILL vesting his government with d1ctatorial,
economic. financial and social powers.
The most important development of the week
the declaration by Stresemann Conveyed
in identical notes to the French and Belgian
governmepts) that the German government
could not, pending rehabilitation of the
tonal finances reimburse the industrial mag
mates for deliveries upon the account of repa-
rations. why bless u.s." say the French. "if
there aint passive resistance again all logged
UP in new dress. My, but you do look sweet,
child"
Besides the declaration noticed above, the
note announced that the German government
had ordered the German railroad men in the
occupied territory back to work. and it
newed the proposal of conference on the
Ruhr situation between representatives of the
German government and the occupying au-
thorities
government to pay for reparations deliveries
in kind remsrked Poincare. TO the German
was up to it to get together with the industrial
magnates and find way. Passive resistance
sumption of reparations deliveries and France
would not enter into general reparations ne
ance. For obvious reasons he would not dis
cuss with the German government the local
AS see it. Stresemanns announcement of
inability of his government to pay for repara-
tionS deliveries and his reiterated. proposal Of
participation of his government III negotia-
tions looking TO the resumption of work in the
Ruhr are to be read together. BY the an
nouncement he threw monkey wrench into
the machinery of negotiations between Gen.
Dogoutte and the industrial magnates He de-
term:ned. so it appears, to wreck those nego-
tiations unless he should be allowed to sit in
and bargain. Whatever may be the history of
those negotiations, it seems that the indus
trial magnates are now working in accord with
StreSemann They have let 1t be understood
that if the French insist upon reparations de-,
liveres. and If the reich government refuses
is left them but to shut down altogether. The
French coldy comment that the German gov
dust into the eyes of the world: that the So
luton is not so difficult.
Let the billions of gold assets expatriated
he reparated and be used TO rehabilitate the
national fisc. pay the workers in real money
and set the wheels going.
Let the government bring pressure on the
capitalists to this end.
Dust throwing, dust throwing" cry the
French. The German government alleges that
financing by it of reparations deliveries
per the schedule would completely nullify its
program of detation Of currency and fiscal
reform.
''Fiddlestlcks," say the French. The repara-
ton schedule calls for delivery to the allies OF
only II per cent. OF the coal and ccke output
of the Ruhr. and for only a trihing percentage
coal tax should finance the coal deliveries, with
lot spare. Besides. consider the immense
saving from cessation of passive resistance.
Assuming a genuine will to reform. money of
sorts must be found to keep the wheels of in
dustry moving To say that financing of repa-
rations deliveries would seriously impede a
program of reform Is to say the thing that is
not Hello why If there ami mi, little MISS las
Wherever does she get all those dresses. That
remind us. We note that Berlin has announced
abolition of the coal tax"
To sum up. the French in this latest
development only a new phase of passive re-
sistance. They have made resumption of repa
rations deliveries per schedule. test of
German good faith, with results seen.