The Arvada enterprise., 1923-10-25

account are falling through because
Herr Stresemann has stated publicly
that the industrialists need not look
to the German government for pay.
ment Of such material. especially dur.
Ing the reorganization Of the nations
finances. A memorandum to this ef-
feet was delivered to Premier Poin.
care, who declined to discuss the mat.
ter at all until the occupied regions
resume work and payments In kind.
The French intend to continue the ex.
plOitatiOn OF the seized Ruhr indus.
tries. holding that the German gov.
ernment must find q means OF paying
the owners. II Poincare persists In
his present course there is revived
danger that France will be isolated
against Germany. The British authori.
ties have been studying the Belgian
reparatiOns plan known as the tech
nicnl studies" and are said to approve
Of 1t. and 1t Is believed the Italian and
japanese representatives on the repa.
rnti0ns commission are OF the same
mind. So far the French have been
able to sldetrnck any formal consld.
GRAFTON OF this plan.
The Belgians estimate that by
means OF mortgages the allies can
raise 2.S70.OOO.O0O gold marks (s7l7..
OO,OOO) annually for cash reparations
payments, leaving the German govern.
ment the balance to cover the bulge,
and also to pay for coal and other de.
llrerles In kind. This total Is slightly
less than the original reparntions
schedule. which amounted to 1000.
100000 gold marks $500 OOO. .OOO) In
cash plus 2G per cent OF the exports
annually. an estimated grand total Of
$500. 100000 gold marks.
COR several days after the American
Legion opened its annual conven.
tlon In San Francisco last Monday II
seemed there must be n quarrel over
the ku Klux Klan question that might
split the Legion wide open. Delegates
from Michigan and other states were
determined to force the issue by offer.
ing resolutions fatty condemning the
klan. Others were awake to tke grave
danger involved In this and sought TO
avert such action. Finally the com.
mlttee on resolutions came to agree
ment and submitted to the convention
resolution which. while not specif.
cally mentioning the Klan, condemned
all organizations fostered by racial
and religious hatred.
THE Oklahoma house OF representa-.
1 tlves tabled resolution providing
for an investigation OF every member
Of the body to determine whether he
belonged to the ku Kiux klan and au.
thorizing the expulsion OF all mem.
bers found to be klansmen. The house
committee on Investigation and I'm.
peachment Of Governor Walton and
other state officers proceeded with its
work vigorously.
ISRAEL ZANGwII.L. famous Jewish
l author and publlciSt. appeared b.
fore the American Jewish congress In
New York and asserted that the Jews
must forego their political hopes re-
Gnrding Palestine "rather than throw
match into such a powder factory
ms the world hns become" The con.
gress formally dlsavowed this view.
Next day Mr. Znngwili said he never
had seen an audience slower to under
aa % l.
vital Issue. '"Thc trouble today" he
added. aside from n weak British gov.
ernor. Is the fact that the Arab under.
stands politics and the Jew does not,
because he has lost contact with m.
tionnl politics through 800 years sb.
sencc from his national home"
TT ISN'T necessary TO tell anyone the
1 Yankees won the worlds champion.
ship nor how they won 1t. but the
event must be set down MS part of the
record OF the week. The receipts for
the six games played We're more than
Sl,ooo.0oo. OF which the players divide
up nearly $4,000. The series was
more than commonly dramatic In Incl.
dent.
CEEkING some measure OF relief
~ for American farmers. the Inter.
state commerce commission has or.
dcrcd nm investigation into rates and
charges on grain and grain products.
The inquiry affects nil roads carrying
those products. The American Fnrm
Bureau federation has asked n 20 per
cen, reduction In rates ON wheat and
Hour for export. and Secretary Wal.
lace has recommended n 25 per cent
cut In rites on farm products