Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

1sy for rs s's settlement ss open or thu thu
IL Euar problem. indication. are
that political desires are being
separated from the general question Of
reparation facts.
Should reported considered concessions
be made official there will be little ex-
cuse in the eyes Of the world for Ger
many prolonging the struggle which
| Is carried on to the good Of no one
nation and to the disadvantage Of all.
From Poincare circles has emerged
denial that oncessions are planned, but
1T is believed these denials may either
be smoke screen to hide for the mo-
! ment foreign Office purposes, in order
that Germany may not take heart and
continue with renewed vigor her pas
stve resistance policy. On the other
hand, the denials may come from the
Poincare camp to appease followers and
strengthen the stand of the Posncare
nationahsts, who are now arrayed in a
death struggle with the MiIlerand mod
| crates, who demand early solution IN
| fair settlement.
Briefly, according to reliable adj
Woes from Paris, the French govern
| ment eventually will adopt a program
| approximating the following:
Insistence upon the payments OF
| $4,000. 900 gold marks in A and B
| bonds, interest bearing.
Enough G bonds, non-interest bear
Ing, to liquidate the French debt to
D.lk
proximating $4,000. 100000.
Eventual evacuation Of the Rhine
land and Ruhr with permanent
naturalization OF the territory under
| allied control, but without separation
J from the reich, the purpose being to
| prevent German mobilization and
| consequent danger to France.
| France will insist, however, that pre-
| ceding any negotiations which must
| come direct to the French and the
| Belgians. the Germans must end their
| passive resistance.
| Revised Demands Just.
| Should these proposed terms eventu-
ally prove accurate, Germany probably
| will not resist further. for the world as
a whole is not in the mood to permit
complete curtailment of Germany 9
obligation to the world, and to Bel
GUM and France particularly, as the
result OF the warfare initiated in
1914.
Germany must pay, and wher
France insists that she pay in full
her demand is just.
But methods Of procedure have not
met with sanction in world capitals
as there has been grave apprehension
because Of Poincare's evident desire
to realize the age old dreams Of the
Louis OF France to separate Germany
and annex the Rhineland's left bank
If these are foresworn by France. then
the reaction in favor Of France will be
swift and sure.
II France insists that Germany should
pay $4,000. 900, 900 gold marks, she ma
teriauy will have modified her origi-
nal reparations demands which Lloyd
George and Clemenceau wrote into
the Versailles treaty, inasrnuch as
these provisions called for Ger
many's payment Of the allied pensions
bills. The amount expected to be adj
vanced by France is considered only
sufficient to meet the cost Of destruction
wrought by the Ger1nan-started war.
Furthermore. France is fairly with
in her rights when she demands that
the Indebtedness incurred by France
solely for the purpose OF combating
German incursion should be settled
BY tho reich.
1 e. bo a
mand Of other allies upon Germany,
but It Is believed that Belgium's
1900, 900. 900 marks priority payment
can easily be adjusted, whereas both
Lloyd George and Bonar Law have
indicated Englands willingness to
forego British Preparations il the con-
tinental situation can be eased and
Europe permitted to get down to
work again.
Maneuvering Everywhere.
| Interesting events are transpiring
in the foreign offices Of Europe to-
day. The maneuvering first as be-
tween the Germans and the French
and those powers DESTROYS Of bring
ing the reparations and Ruhr tangles
to an end are growing apace. Every
where there is belief that the whole
continental mess should be brought to
some adjustment as soon as possible
Various governments are feeling the
pressure Of millions Of people who are
not willing to see the continental affairs
DRIFT that the announced aspirations oil
q few statesmen may be achieved.
Internationally at the moment the
greatest single force being brought
to bear is that OF allied socialist ele-
menta In America, where the social
ist party is not Of sufficient strength
to warrant consideration in national
or even state elections. it Is mini
mixed. but in Europe the socialists hold
tho balance Of power in practically
fevery country. The socialists are
split, however. among themselves
over policy and procedure-the con-
servatives and tho communist ele.
ments being roughly the two larges'
,groups-else their power would have
been felt more ere this. But with the
conference in Paris during the pas
week. which was attended by social.
list leaders from Germany, France
England, Italy and Belgium( definite
program was evolved whereby 9
Ruhr settlement can be brough'
about
j Near Socialist Program
Adv1css indicate that the program
IYas6 An-n nv ma nos~S n l3afa in NOT fol