Evening star., 1923-08-26

The deplorable Developments that have at
tended the occupation and the effects there
or are due, not TO the occupation itself. but to
the illegal passive resistance" which has been
encouraged by the British attitude. To the pro-
posal to evacuate tho Ruhr the answer is
fiat No. AS previously announced however,
the French and Belsians Will. on cessation OF
bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, and
they ar are not going & TO let 81 90 of this IS; bird
reply to Lord Curzons statement of Britains
minimum demand regarding payment: The
manner Of stating that demand is regarded by
Poincare, and I think rightly curiously
offensive. 1t is probably only Curzon,s- way,
does not. I interpret. materially differ from
that OF Bonar Laws proposal of January,
cause in reducing the German total to s12,50o.
600. It made no provision for relief of France
does the new proposal; wherefore no more
As to the hint of separate action by the Brit
ish government, Poncare courteously depre-
Gates that and propose renewal OF oral dis
Premier Baldwin left London yesterday for
Aix-les- Bains.. France, on vacation. 1t is un-
ton and will arrange to meet the latter at the
end Of his vacation.
that the correspondence noted marks any
headway toward a better understanding. but
hints that may be found pregnant. There has
been an almost total absence of reports from
Germany during the past week indicating dis
orders. It is bit uncanny after the violence of
the previous week. DR.. Hilferding, the minister
ruthless taxation policies. M Not only SO. but but
also "draconic' as elsewhere stated. It is de-
voutly to be wished that DR.. Hflferding will
make good his brave words. On the 24th at
luncheon in Berlin of the executive commit
chambers of commerce. Dr. Stresemann the
German chancellor. announced that his GOV
ernment stands by the June 4 offer of the
Cuno government.
Concerning reparations the speech was dis
Greet and added nothing of note TO Cunos pro-
posals. whether by way of enlargement or eN-
was perhaps thought belicose While he
affirmed the resolution of his government to
cellor declared that solution of the foreign
political problems must preeede permanent
in a manner Of speaking. but the emphasis is
not. perhaps, entirely reassurng' So far DR..
x x x x
Japan-Admiral Baron Kato prime minister
of Japan, is dead-a of very dis
tinction for intellectual ability and integrity
of character. He had genius. for silence
scarcely surpassed by that of Grant Won
Moltke.
Because of the able part he played in the
Washington conference he is probably better
known to America than any other Japanese
Baron Uchida. foreign minister in his cabinet.
pending the formation Of a new cabinet.
4: X
Miscellaneous.-The fourth assembly of the
league of nations will meet at Geneva on
September 3.
According the London Times, Neville
Chamberlain is to be British chancellor of the
exchequer.
The post war trade Of the Italian colonies in
northern. and eastern Africa is going well.
These colonies are Libya uncluding Tripofl-
Eritrea on the Red Sea. and Italian somaliland
on the Indian ocean: These colonies are ave
nues Of trade to and from the interior. It Is
to be observed However; that the prosperity is
more less artificial, due to preferential im-
port and export arrangements.
= On Aucrss ~. tn"- >f1-.ora assembly ratified