The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-11-28

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preme military dictator of Germany.
lis, Silesia, to which he has returned
was abandoned when Washington in
formed the world it could nc accept the
French restrictions. Premier Poincare
thereupon instructed M. Barthou to
propose to the reparations committee
that it nominate a committee of ex-
perts such as the Omitted States re-
iected" to examine Germany's capacity
to pay. and it's resources in foreign
countries.
HUGO SHINES and his plans have
IL become of intense interest to the
world. The Westphalian Industrial
magnate, who has made himself n
of the richest men on earth by taking
advantage of his country's misfor-
tunes, is said to have made up his mind
to start a combat with the Standard
Oil company for supremacy in the oil
industry on four continents. His
fields are in Argentina, Oklahoma,
Texas, China, Mesopotamfa and the
Caucasus. More of his colossal
schemes Will be heard later. Not
even SHINES himself knows the eX-
tent of his vast wealth, yet when he
was asked to contribute something for
the hungry children Of Germany he re-
piled that he was maintaining a soup
kitchen in Berlin and could do moth
ing smore. The kitchen is supplied
with leftover food from n of
Shines hotels. The fact that SHINES,
Krupp, and tee other multimillionaire
profiteers of Germany could easily
provide all that their Starving Il
trymen need 1Aakes many Americans
wonder why we should be called on to
contribute to that cause. Genera
Aliens appeals will fall on many deaf
ears.
TING GEORGE of Greece, who is
N accused of completely in the re
cent revolt which was speedily put
down, has been asked by the party in
power to abdicate and leave the coun-
try in order that the people may de
eide unhanpered on the regime they
prefer. Most of the Greeks, it is be-
lieved, wish for a republic. Great
Britain, however, is doing its best to
keep George on his throne, considering
MN a strong tie between Greece and
England.
XHTILLIAM G. M'ADOO and Sena-
w tor Hiram Johnson have de-
clared their candidacy for the presi-
Democrat and the latter as a Repub-
lican. Henry Ford, it is reliably re-
ported, has decided not to be a candi-
date.
Mr.. McAdoo's announcement was in
formal and rather by inference, but
Senator Johnson's was formal and at
length. He challenged President Cool
idge and any other aspirants to go be-
fore the voters, especially in the pri-
mary states, on the issue of Ameri-
cas- foreign policy. He also declared
war on reaction and made an appeal
for a 'revitalized Republican party,
the instrument neither of static reac-
tior nor of destructive radicalism."
His statement to the public was issued
in Chicago.
DOL. CHARLES r. FORBES, former
~ head of the veterans bureau, ap-
peared last week before the senate
committee which has been hearing
grave charges concerning his manage
ment Of the bureau, and denied those
charges all and s%everally. He said
fatty that the witnesses against him
had lied and that some, Of them were
in . conspiracy to destroy him. He
attacked especially Gen. Charles e.
Sawyer, personal physician to Presi-
dent Harding, and said most of what
were termed the deficiencies in the ad-
ministratiOn of laws for the benefit of
disabled veterans were due to politics
and Sawyer" AS for the hospital con-
tracts that have been the subject of
serious accusations, Forbes said he
put the job entirely in the hands Of
the army and navy engineering de-
partments and had followed 'their
endations. This was support
ed by army and navy letters and re-
ports. That there were gross faults
in the management OF the bureau
seems certain, but judgment as to
those to blame should be suspended
until the inquiry is completed and the
findings Of the committee made public.
MO PLAN for the immediate relief
~ of the American wheat farmer is
forthcoming from the national wheat
council, for its production committee
says it is confining its consideration
to development of a longtime program
and policy of wheat growing and the
hand but refused to leave the field. and
when the surgeons were dressing his