The Holly chieftain., 1923-12-06

s.ng Christmas candies, as IL being done
e made cardinal at the secret consist
Warsaw that the Polish government
has protested to Germany against the
return Of the former crown prince and
also against the stopping of the activi-
ties of the allied military control com
mission, asserting that Poland's secur-
ity Is threatened.
FRANCE and her allies are disputing
over the disposition of the payments
to be made under the recent Franco
German industrial accord The factory
and mine owners wish all payments in
kind and taxes collected to be applied
to the account of Germany with the
reparations commission. The French
insist that the net receipts shall be
handed to the commission only after
the costs of the forces Of occupation
in the Ruhr have been deducted. The
British and Italians assert all pay
ments must go to the commission for
apportionment among the allies, and
they expected that America would take
the same view since she has been
promised s25.OO0,OOO for the cost of
the army of occupation at Coblenz.
Belgium, having demanded in vain
that Germany pay an indemnity for
the murder of a Belgian officer last
year. seized lot of railway cnrs and
engines to make up the amount asked
but Berlin had more important things
to worry about 1t Is said the Belgian
government hopes to take home most
OF its occupation troops within few
weeks.
In some parts of the Ruhr last week
there were what were called hunger
riots, but authentic reports from the
region show there is no shortage of
food there to excuse them. Not only
are the crops in the Ruhr the best
since 1912, but food is being shipped
into the Ruhr at the rate of about
thousand carloads day. Figures COM
piled mainly from German statistics
show that Germany is the only country
III iAC "pAlu WuGIc toVu pIlCtS, HIS
figured on gold basis, are still lower
than before the war.
G ENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON actu.
~ ally launched his pre-convention
campaign last week in Chicago, where,
speaking at dinner of real estate
bo lat 1,lo II Al nj, a
declared himself in favor Of soldiers
bonus act because it was solemn
pledge which must he kept, He held
that II the computations Of the Treas
ury department are correct. this need
not prevent the reduction of taxes ad-
vocated by Secretary Mellon. Said he:
''In round numbers 13,6O0,0O0 are
paying taxes on incomes under $4,000.
Only 10000 pay on incomes exceeding
$4,000. BY reducing in the manner
that has been suggested the taxes of
these 13,600,0O0 we would reduce the
governments revenue $14O,OOO.OOO.
There is, according to figures of the
secretary of the treasury, II surplus of
$500, 100000. Upon the basis of every
computation this surplus is sufficient to
justify the tax reduction Immediately
to the 13,800,O00 of our people most
needing 1t and to pay also the money
required under the adjusted compensa-
tion act."N'
Lower freight rates, extension of co.
operative marketing and development
Of Az tOr nv tho
senator as aids to agriculture that
could be effected.
Coming to the subject of foreign rela-
tons, the senator declared his opposi-
lion to any policy that would commit
this country to .'undisclosed European
adventures" He alluded to the pro-
posal for a reEarntions conference,
made by the national government, as
"a transparent subterfuge contrived by
gentlemen who, having notorlously
tried and having n0torIously failed, to
get us into the politics of Europe di-
rectly through the League of Nations
now wish to get us into the politics OF
Europe through the indirect road of n
participation In European economic af-
fairs in a conference called by govern
ments and consisting of the appointees
of governments.
"There are alternative policies. The
| one is intervention in Europe to save
Europe and bring peace and order
an intervention dictated by conferences
| in which we are but one of many. The
other policy is our own, frankly and
| openly avowed, doing justice to all
wrong to none, neither asking nor re-
ceiying benefits or profit. retnining our
| independence of action uniniluenced
by secret conference, undirected by Il
majority of foreigners; in short, an
! American policy"