The Arvada enterprise., 1923-05-10

an international committee. Obvious
| ly II Is reasonable To suppose that
hyphcnute German bankers in foreign
countries viii float most OF the loan
Obeying instructions from Berlin they
viii manipulate the operation into :,
failure and automatically the whole
question Will be taken from the hands
of the allies and hanG~d to financial
experts or bankers who are interested
in their own affairs and utterly indif-
fercnt to reconstruction Of the devas-
tatcd regions or the payment of obli-
cations which Germany Incurred
when she was defeated.
IN THE Ruhr the most interesting
1 development Of the week was the
arrest OF DIR. Gustav Krnpp Won Eohlcn
und Iialbach. head OF the great Krupp
works. by the French. He and three
OF his directors are accused of re
sp0nsibility for the fight in the Krupp
plant on March ~. when French sol
diers killed II and wounded 20 Of n
mob Of workmen that attacked them.
II they are found guilty. the penalty
may he death.
TRANCE and Turkey still are threat
L cning ench other in Syria. The
former relies on the full support OF
according to reports. is being egged on
by representatives Of Germany and
soviet Russin. General Pcllc. head of
the French delegation at Lausanne.
told Ismet Pnsha that unless the Turk
lsh troops concentrated on the Syrian
frontier were withdrawn. France
would quit the peace conference. The
Turkish governments only reply was
to Increase the troops on the boundary
from 10000 /" 30OO. Only the .xer-
else of the utmost self-restrnint by
both sides will save the Lausanne par.
ley from disruption.
Trouble over the Chester concession
Is fading away. To the French pro-
tests were added those Of Great Brit.
ain against the Chester grants giving
American fnanciers powers to work
the railways and mines within the
borders Of Irnq." Then Minister Grew.
the American observer nj Lausanne.
gave General Pellr reason to believe
that the American government would
not support any part Of the Chester
concessions which infringe on any
French concessions which had been
legally acquired at some earlier date.
The American conception of the open
door In Anatoia. Mr.. Grew explained.
means the open door TO the other ma
lions aS well as the United States.
INTERNATIONAL misunderstood.
Ings and retalln,ory measures by
foreign nations are likely to result
from the decision Of the United States
supreme court concerning the eNt.n-
Sion OF the American prohibition law
To vessels at sea. Tha, Is the belief
of Justice Sutherland who. with Jus.
tlce McNcynolds. dlSscntcd Summur.
iscd. these are the chief points In the
decision,
American ships may carry liquor and
sell IL MS Il beverage 10 passengers be-
yond the thrrc-mllc limit
Foreign vessels may not bring liquor
within III" thrr"milc limit. even II
sealed MS ships stores.
III" claim thn, prohibition follows
the dag" heretofore maintained ny
the government. Is not sound and
must be holstcrci up by additional
law 10 make IL effective
Congress has power. which IL may
exercise nj viii. to prohibit in'nNIcnt.
ins beverages an American vessels
anywhere nj any time
Attorney General Duuchorty Hu-
uounccd 'hui every agency nt his com
mHnd would he used In enforcing the
law against liquor on ships ns inter.
prcicd hy the supreme court the en-
forccment to begin at the expiration
NJ IN" n-daN period when the man.
date nf The court becomes effective.
lie said there would be no favor. par
iiullty or discrimination. Tn" dry
leaders ALREADY are preparing bill
To bc introduced In congress ns soon
as II convcncs. barring liquor from
American ships everywhere. Mean.
while. Chairman Laskcr of the ship
ping board will not issue orders for
the resumption OF the sale OF ilouor
on American vessels without lnstr,,c.
tions from prcsid.n, Harding or the
entire shipping board. AZ first It was
thought the court decision would put,
crimp In the governments plans for
naval action against the acct os rum
runners that has been lying OF the
Jersey const. but after = revenue cut.
! ter had gone out there and searched