davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-11-24
II DEF mi svaty pokoj

i deJ mi svaty pokoj Sc
svymi vecnymi namitkami, !"
utrhl Sc spurne starry, "coz ne
Wis, ze We vasi rece jest dosti
hlubokych der a prohlubni, a
re by Sc v nektere z Mich mohl
nahodou utopiti. Aneb jak
snadno mohl by Sc dostati lee
kdes ma silnici pod kola vozu
nakladem? Treba take, az
by. nektery den vylezl ma W.
sokou tresni v zahrade, aby
pro. milou kmotfinku svou PRIV
Mich tresnf natrhal, mohla by
sc nahle vetev pod MIN llama
ii a on spadnuv dold, zla1nal
by 81 vaz. Neb az odpocivaje
ma lavce pred domem, tam u
sne, mohla by mu taska Sc
strechy spadla - tvrdou leb-
ku jeho roztfistiti?' HE'D ta-
kovych' q jinych jeste prle-
zitosti naskytne Sc denne ma
sta. A jakmile by Sc takova
prilezitost nahodila, tn muse
10 by Sc j. rychle pouziti. A
k, tomu potrebf jen trochu
rozvahy, chladne krve, odva-
zliyosti a doyednosti, ma
me vyhrano..''
Rozumim otce! Uvidime,
CO Sc da delati!" zahuhlal te-
mne Frank.
''Poslys mne dale" promlu-
vii Ease stary, .ssja dnes vecer
odejdu vaseho divorce, ale
neodejdu daleko. Zde We vasf
krajine nezna mne ami ziva
duse a proto zastanu v Arte-
montu, Terroise, aneb v ktere
koli blizke vesnici. Zde mann
v kapse tislc frankG, kterez
jsem 81 byl Cd stareho Nellie
ra ma ucet pristiho naseho de-
dictvi vypGjcil. S temi VISTA
cim dosti dlouho, moha poho-
dine cekati ma vhodnou prile-
zitoSt k odstraneni Rouvena-
ia. Ale po celou tn dobu ne
smi mas nikdo pohromade, vi
d6ti. Mimo ito ia 81 dam iine
jnleno, nebot' opatrnost Jest
matkou moudrosti. Kdybys ty
mpe snad k enecemu potrebo-
vaJr tedy Vsak Sjeste dnes
vefers prye rez odtud- ode1du,
jeste Sc uvidime promluvi-
me 81 spolu,- jakym zpusobem
bychom mohli byti spolu We
stalem styku a dorozumeni."
Po tech slovech hnuli Sc O.
ba a vychazeli> pax rozmlou-
vaj1ce z lesika do poll. y
Asi deset krok6- cd toho mi
sta, kde cisti ptackoveN tito cel
ne plany sve byli osnovali, Wy
LEILA hned pc jejich odchodu
housti jakas rotrhana, mad.
miru bleda .hubena jako ko.
stlivec zenstina. Bylat' tame
Sc ukryla a odpocfvala.
v ocfch teto zenstiny swift
la .jakas neobycejna zare.
Pozdvihla ODE vyzable rucs
k nebi a zahuhlala ten1er hrt
bovym hlasem:
.'Pane ma nebesich, mnoho
Ii network ziie posud mezi lid
mi zde ma zemiw
Zatim kraceli oba sctihodn
Parizaci blfz a blize k Seuillt
nu.
Prave sli kolem domku pa
styre dvorskeho.
N1nejsf pastyf Seuillonsk.
byl $voboden a pochazel Ell
saskf. III po nskolik noci ne
spal " domku SVEN, nebot
prave bylo ma jare, v dobe to
kdy v on6ch krajinach v noe
stada venku Sc pasou.
"Podivej Sc sem, otceW pr
mluvil Frantik, stanuv pre-
domkem pastyfovym.
"A proc!"
"Sem pohled', co zde vi
dis prave pred sebou?"
"Vidim zde jen starou, pc
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sM PROKLETA. ~
Roman Emilia Richebourga
Voln6 pfelozil Frant. Lad. Click.

yeti, aby treba Sc zde nejake
nestestf nestalo. Nuze a proc
tedy by sc nemohlo stati zde
|nestesti? Pohled' sem jen.
Rumpal jest praskly a nalo-
meny, provazu Cd okova zde
neni, kameny obrubne jsou jiz
polo zpuchrele, rozviklane a
|vydrolene, potrebi jen pone-
kud silneji nohou do nektere
no z Mich strciti a Timed sku-
|tali Sc dold do hlubiny."
Starry Parizak Sc dsklebne
zasmal a kyval ma syna, re
1nu porozumel.
AHA, jiz pocinam ii rozu-
meti, zaseptal ku Frantisko-
vi.
''Precasto sedava zde stary
Rouvenat,'' jail Sc mluviti
Frantfk dale, "kdyz 81 byl
|pozde vecera svou obchdz-
ku po hospodarstvi vykonal,
ma okraji studny a kourfva re
sve dymky. A kdyby jei tax
jednou z rama nasli dole We
studni zabiteho nebo utope-
neho, kdoz NIUE "a to. Nej-
spise ze kamen, ma nemz Sc
Gel, spadl dolu a on "a MIN.
- Neniliz pravda?"
"Tys prece jen chytra hla-
va, hochu," pochvalil jej s
chloubou stary, 'veru re mi
IdelaS cest a radost'."
ga miluji a nenavidim, "
lvece Frantik zvolna.
"a ia Ease nenavidim rad
bych zbohatnul," zahucel sta
~ Parizak.
Takto byl Rouvenat temito
bidnymi padouchy takrka k
smrti odsouzen. go Y 9eS
rss2 sl.l
XVIII.
Bylo druheho dne rama:
Slicna Blanka ubirala Sc
! divorce Seuillonu, mat1c ma ru
ce hezky maly kosicek.
Bylo asi deset hodin rano'
Ubirala sc do Frenicourtu,
ably tam rozlicnych veci ma
koupila.
Kracela po pesinre po lu'
ikach, kteraz vroubena byla
ftopoly, vrbayni a olsemi, KITE
frez byly po oboll stranacE
|fitky Sableusy vysazeny.
Tato cesta byla mnohen
krasnejsi nez po silnici, kde
bylo plno prachu; nebot' n.y.
! nj bylo Sc rozvilo jaro v pine
sve krase; vse Sc We prirode
bujne zelenalo, " povetrl
bzucela hejna vcelek, ssaji.
cich med z vonnIehAvitkq 3
vesele ptactvo poletoValp pre-
izpavujic v povetrrK
,Bylot' tn milo init y salno
It9 a oddati sc snivemu duma
mi.
! Mezitim, co Blanka tudy
!; takto zamyslene kracela, OBJ
jevila Sc nahle pred nj po
!, stava mladeho muze.
! Byl to Leon.
Uzfevsi no, vykrikla Blan
| ka radostnym prekvapenim.
! Mlady muz zdvorilou poke
nou il pozdravil a oba mlad
I tito lide hezkou chvili mick.
lproti sobe stall.
Blanca zdalo Sc, re slys
tlukot vlastniho srdce sveho
"Jak vidim, jest vam, slec
'ino, velice podivno, ze Sc I'd
.ise mnou setkavate, nenili.
pravda 2" tazal Leon tire
isoucim sc hlase1n. "Ale mu
, sim Sc vam prece vyznati, Z,
i jsem doufal, re Sc S vami Sc
ltkam. ia jsem vam vypravo
), val o sve st'astne hv6zde. vi
dite tedy, re nlne sem tato "
dla jako druhdy tri mudrce o,
Ivychodu pri narozenf Spasite
ilovu."
"A tez ia jsem 81 prave nj
Twas myslela,''. pravila k nemJ
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nou, ze ma vas myslim. I"

|nou, re ma vas myslim."
'..Kterak jste dobra a laska-
va slecno! Kdoz by vas ne
miloval?" tazal Sc Leon vrou-
|cne ma nj pohlednuv. IA on
vas take opravdu kazdy milu
|je. Vzdyt' Sc ma vas potrebu-
|je clovek jen. podivati a ia
|prvni pohled sezna, re mate
srdce i dust andelskou. Vyt'
jste nejenom nejkrasnejsfm
tvorem Bozim, nybrz We vas
spociva jakesi tajemne, neodo
|latelne kouzlo, re -dovedete
kazdeho, kdokoli Sc k vam
ien pfiblizi, oblaziti a okra-
|sliti. Jiz luzny usmev koralo-
|vych rtik1 vasich dodava ce-
|lemu svetu nevyslovneho pd-
vabu, vase oko vSecko oZaru-
|je, vas libezny hlas zazniva
hudbou nebeskou. Prve nez
mi nebe popfalo vas uzfiti,
|byl jsem nevyslovne nest'a-
listen, ztracen, nemaje k nice
mu odvahy bloude bez cile
,pustym svetem osamele. Tu a
lie objevila jste Sc Wy v mem
zivote a ia citim, re nejsem
vice osamelym, cftim v sobe
silu, odvahu, zmuzilost a ne
bloudim jiz svetem asamele
"a nejistym, neznamym cl-
lem, mamt' nyni pred sebou
ell a ten jest, abych CO MONA
brzy dosahl stesti, po nenn2
prahne duse ma"
Po te mladik umlkl a Blan
ka blazene ma neho pohlizejic
nemohla ami sloya promluviti
"Hled'te slecno," pokraco.
/, val po chvili, "my Sc jedva
zname a posud promluvili
jsme spolu jen nekolik male
slov Wy jste jiz tolik pre-
mne ucinila. Vase jmeno jest
Blanka, ale ia vam dam, slet
no, jmeno iine = ia nazvu
vas vilou. me dobre nadeje
Neodpirejte tomu nechte
mne vymluviti, nebot' elm srd
ce preplneno, tim usta pre-.
tekaji. Cd te DOLBY, co jsem
vas seznal, zmizely z duse
me vsechny pochyby, ia Ease
ddveruji v Boha, ze me ten.
to, jak jste' mne potesila, jistt
nikdy neopustt. Ont mi We
!, vas seslal sveho strazneho ar
della, ktery mi prinesl stesti
Ano, stesti provazi vsude krt
;, Ky vase. Kdekoli sc nalezate
,vse kolem vas stestim dySe, kl
dykoli kraeite, i We vzduchu
kterym dychate, kazdt
kvetine, ma kterez utkvi kras
ne oko vase"
! Rlanka slysic tato slova,
rozkosf nevyslovnou pohlizel;
!. ma blouzniveho jinocha.
J A kdyz tento konecne city
svymi premozen, chopil Sc +,
ky jeji, nebranila mu ton
! "Zdrzite-li Sc dlouho v tett
krajine?" tazala Sc no.
"Kterak Sc mizete tazati
. ia nikdy nechei jiz z kraje
: kde Wy zijete, odejiti," odve
ce jinoch ohnive.
Tu sklopila Blanka, SLOW.
temito, ponekud pomatena
zraky sve k zemi a vytahl;
! zvolna ruku svou ruky je
no.
"Vy jdete nyni do Fremi
; courtu tazal Sc Leon.
| "Tak JEST
"Dovolte mi, abych va
smell doprovoditi az ma kone'
pesiny po lucinach vedoucf?'
Ona mu neodpoyedela M
| to ami slova.
:, Mladik povazoval toto mi
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mind. In the frst place the court was
to convene on the following Monday,
70 that her one-room office was not to
be hers for a few days. To Wilbur
Smythe, who did her the honor Of call
Ing occasionally, she remarked that
If they didn't soon build the new
courthouse so as to give her such ac-
Communications as her Office really
needed, they might take their old
oficeAso there!"
Fair woman" said Wilbur, as he
creased his Prince Albert in a parting
bow, should adorn the homel"
"Bosh I" sneered Jennie, rather
pleased, all the same, suppose she
isn't fair, and hasn't any home!"
This question Of adjoining a home
was no nearer settlement with Jennie
than it had eve been, though In
There were two or three men-rather
good catches, too-who, if they were
encouraged-but what was there to
any of them? This is what Jennie
asked her paper-weight as she placed
1t on a pile Of unfinished examination
papers. And the paper-weight echoed,
mot a thing out of the ordinary! 7"
And then, said Jennie, "Well, you little
simpleton, who and what are you so
out Of the ordinary that you should
sneer at Wilbur Smythe and Beckman
Fifeid and such menu" And echo an
swered, "What?'-and then the mali
carrier came in.
Down near the bottom of the pile
she found this letter, signed by a
southern state superintendent Of
schools, but dated at Kirkville, Mis-
souri,:
II am a member Of a party of south
ern charlottesville superintendent
In the main-en tour of the country
to see what we can find of an instruc-
tive nature in rural school work.
Withers of Ames suggests
that we visit your schools, and especial
the rural school taught by a young
named Irwin, and / wonder II you
will be free on next Monday morning,
II we come to your Office, to direct us
to the place? II you could accompany
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lay n the fact that TIE worf toI71 On
was the same sort, but of q more IN
tense character. It was 80 utterly IN
like / school al Jennie understood the
word, that she glanced back at the
group Of educators with a little blush.
The school WA in a sort OF uproar.
Not that uproar of boredom and mis-
chief Of which most Of us have famil-
lar memories, but a sort Of eager up
roar, in which every child was In
tensely interested in the same thing F;
and did little rustling things because
of this interest; something like the
nun at a football game or a dog
fight.
On one side Of the desk stood Jim
Irwin, and facing him was a smooth
stranger of the old-fashioned lightning
rod-agent %type-the shallower and lax
er sort of salesman Of the kind whose
sole business is to get signatures on
the dotted line, and let some one else
do the rest. In short, he was a
CLOSER"
Standing back of him in evident dis
tress was Mr.. Cornelius Bonner, and
grouped about were Columbus Brown,
b. b. Hamm, Ezra Bronson, A. b.
Talcott and two or three others from
outside the Woodruff district. With
envelopes In their hands and the light
of battle in their eyes stood Newton
Bronson, Raymond Simms, Bettina
Hansen, Mary Smith and Angie Tai
colt, the boys filed with delight, the
girls rather frightened at being en-
gagged in something like a debate with
the salesman.
As the latest-coming visitors moved
forward, they heard the schoolmaster
finishing his passage at arms with the
salesman.
you should not feel exasperated at
us, Mr. Carmichael" said he in tones
of the most complete respect, "for
what our figures show. You are un-
fortunate in the business proposition
you offer this community. That is all.
these children have the facts to
prove that the creamery outfit you
offer is not worth within two thousand
dollars Of what you ask for it, and
it Is very doubtful II it is the
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A School DlstrIc. Held Up.

Colonel Woodruff was on his feet as
Jim made his way through the crowd
about the door.
Mr.. Irwin is here, ladies and gen.
tlemen," said he, "and | move that we
hear from him as TO what we can do
to meet the offer of our friends in Pot
tawatomie county but before l yield
the floor, l want to say that this
meeting has been worth while just
to have been the occasion of u all
becoming better acquainted with u
friend and neighbor, Mr.. Simms. What
ever may have been the lack of under
standing, On our part, of his qualities
they were all cleared up by that speech
of his-the best I have ever heard in
this neighborhood.
More applause. in the midst OF
which Old Man Simms skunk away
down In his seat TO escape observa-
tion. Then the chairman said that If
there was no objection they would
hear from their w~ell-known citizen,
whose growing fame was more re-
markable for the fact that it had beer
gained as a country schoolmaster-he
need not add that he referred to Mr..
James =. Irwin. (MOre and louder ap-
plause.)
Friends and neighbours" said jim,
'you ask me TO say to you what want
you to do. l want you to do what you
want to do-nothing more or less.
Last year l was glad to be tolerated
here; and the only change in the stu
alton lies in the fact that l have an
other place offered me-unless there
has been a change in your feelings to-
ward me and my work. l hope there
has been for l know my work is good
now. whereas I only believed it then"
sure it isl" shouted Con Bonner
from a front seat, thus Signalling
that astute wirepuller's definite choice
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NJ en- the trip, and perhaps show u
some q your other excellent schools,
we should be honored and pleased"
And then came the Shock party
Of state officials were coming into the
county to study Jim Irwin's school !
They would w come to study VIII
bur Smythe's law practice-never In
the world-or her work as county
Observation-Disclosures and Jim was
getting se~venty-fve dollars a month,
and had a mother to support. But
there could be no doubt hat there was
something to Jim-the man was out
Of the ordinary. And wasn't that just
what she had been looking for in her
mind7
Jennie wired to her southerner for
the number of his party, and secured
automobiles for the trip. She sent a
note to Jim Irwin telling Of the
prospective visitation. She would show
all concerned that she could do some
things, anyhow, and she would send
these people OH with a good impress
sion of her county.
She was glad of the automobiles the
next Monday morning, when at nine
thirty the train discharged upon her
q dozen very alert, very u~p-to-date,
very inquisitive southerners, male and
female, most Of whom seemed to have
left their RS" in the gulf region. 1t
was eleven when the party parked
their machines before the schoolhouse
door.
There are visitors here before u.s.
said Jennie.
Seems rather like an educational
shrine" said Doctor Brathwayt of
Mississippi. How does he
date so many visitors In that small
edilceT'
IL an not aware" said Jennie,
."that he has been In the habit of re-
ceiving so very many from outside the
district. Well, shall we go in?"
Once inside, Jennie felt a queer re
turn Of her old aversion to Jim's
methods-the aversion which had
her to criticize him so sharply
on the occasion of her first visit. The
reason for the return of the feeling
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Of a place in the bandwagOn. Tell us
what you want, Jim !"
What do / want?' asked Jim.
More than anything else, / want such
meetings as this-often-and q place
to hold them. Ii I stay in the Wood.
ruff District, l want this meeting to
effect a permanent organization to
work with me. 1 can't teach this dis
trict anything. Nobody can teach any
one anything. All any teacher can dc
is to direct peoples activities in teach.
ing themselves. You are gathered here
to decide what you'll do about the
small matter of keeping me at work as
your hired man.
IF I'm to be your hired man, l want
8 boss in the shape of a civic ~organiza
ton which will take in every man an6
IN In the district. Here's the
place and now's the time to make thai
organizstion-an organization the OBJ
ject of which shall be to put the whole
district at school, and to boss me in
my work for the whole district"
Dat sounds good" cried Haakor
Peterson. Ven do dat!'
"Then / want yeu to work out 6
building scheme for the school, jim
went on. we want a place where
girls can learn to cook, keep house
take care of babies, sew, and Learn
to be wives and n@thers. There's
somebody right in this ~neighbOrhOos
able to teach anything the young PEG
pie want to learn.
AND ! want q physician here once
In q while to examine the children az
to their health, and q dentist to lool
after their teeth and teach them how
to care for them. Also an oculist ts
examine their eyes. And when Bettins
Hansen ONE home from the hospita
a trained nurse. ] want her to have s
job as visiting nurse right here in tho
Woodruff District.
II want q countiDg-room for thu
keeping IF the farm accounts and the
record Of our observation in farming
] want cooperation In LETTING ns hav'
there accounts.
II want 0D manual training equip
AA1f for wood working and meta
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APTl Bet You a Thousand DolIarAs
Cried Carmichael Holly.
In Mr.. Carmichael. We have been
reading up on the literature Of
the creamery promoter, and it is a
very fine thing to have one In the flesh
with whom to-to-demonstrate, IL
Mr.. Carmichael will allow me to say
So"
Carmichael looked at Bonner, made
an expressive motion with his head
toward the door, and turned a. II to
leave.
Concluded next week.
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ort OF OUTFIT ve should need.r

sort of OUTFIT We should need..r
TN bet you 1 thousand dcllarser
began Carmichael holly, when jim
waved him down.
"Not with me-" said jim. Your
friend, Mr.. Bonner, there, knows what
chance there is for you to bet even Z
thousand cents with me. Besides, We
know our facts, In this school. We've
been working on them for 4 long
time"
BET your life we have!" inter
polated Newton Bronson.
Before we fnish,' said Jim, ri want
to thank you gentlemen for bringing
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CHAPTER XXX

Theory and Practice.
superintendent Jennie sat at hen
SEEK In DC very s~stisfsctOry frAne 81
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CHAPTER XIX

Continued from last week.
Evening star., 1923-11-10
VETERANS TO GIVE BALL,
High Officers Of Army and Navy
Will Attend Fete.

Ihe Veterans of Foreign Wars of
the; District of Columbia are to hold
their annual military ball tonight
al the city Club. Many prominent
military and naval guests will attend
IN Uniform, including generals of the
Army and aumirals of the NAVY. mil
itaiy and naval attaches Of the for
eign embassies, members of Congress
and their wives. District Commits
sloners Rudolph and Bell, the COM
manders of the veterans organiza-
tions in the District.
The music will be furnished bv
the Navy Band, under direction OF
Band Leader Benter The reception
committee and receiving line in
cludes Admiral Henry T. Mayo, Ad
miral I. J. Cowie, Brig. Gen. Anton
stephan, Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeuue
Brig. Gen. Amos A. Fries, Brig. Gen.
samuel 7. nsell. Brig. Gen. Smedley
Butler. Co John Scott. Col. Wallace
Streator, Judge Charles McChord
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Fred Cox, Louis v. Carmack. Com
mander J: NJ. Harrigan and George
e. McGinty.
Evening star., 1923-11-10
would join with Belgium, Italy and
Great Britain in an informal inquiry

would join with Belgium, italy and
Great Britain in an informal inquiry
into German capacity to pay.
Stnce the original purpose OF the Brit
Quiry started as would result In 2lac-
ing before the world the facts about
reparation and the best methods OF get
ting an international loan fioated to
help Germany recuperate, the main OBJ
ject could be served by commission Of
experts from Belgium, America, Britain
and Italy. Possibly when the commits
sion reported France might then find in
the recommendations suitable basis
for a settlement. AS 1t is now the
French are in the position of blocking
an inquiry into the facts and there is
nothing in the Versailles treaty to pre-
vent the other allies from making esti-
mates whenever they please.
II the purpose Of the allied move was
TO crystalline world opinion so as to
persuade the French people that a re-
auction OF the German debt is essen
tial. the French have recognized that
6ua purpose pose and have felt justified in en-
deavoring to Illustrate the parley. But
the ,nnuence upon world opinion can
SUN De exerted by an interallied inquiry
without France.
resident Coolidge and Secretary
nushes have indicated that they be-
lieved unanimous action was essen
tiai 70 hnal settlements. Nations can
not De compelled to give up treaty
rights or make any other conces-
sions without their consent. Already
there is political backfire here against.
the Coolidge administration for ven
turing into the reparation problem at
all The action of France affords the
ashfngton administration a grace
1ui way out eof what might have de-
Veoped into serious politicaI quar-
rel on the eve of Mr.. Coolidge's own
campaign for the presidential nomi-
nation.
America has been nearer In the last
two weeks to participation in Euro
pean affairs THIN she has been for
three years. Europ has been plead
ing for American Lslo. The United
States has offered IL, - it France has
blocked the way large because she
did not believe the united States
would give any substantial aid, but
! would merely lend moral influence to
the British position. and the distrust
or Brftain's policy by the French Is
by no means denied either in London
or Paris. The failure of the United
states ito ratify the Versailles treaty
or to approve the three-power pact
FOR the defense of the French against
Germany, together with the ins.stence
or Washington that the allied debt to
the United States must not be mixed
up with the German debt to France,
mas made the Poincare government
teei 1t cannot EXPECT much from
america and that policy of isolation
ana direct dealing with Germany is
best, after all, for France.
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1923-11-10

that Ludendorf. dictator of Ba-
varia." was about to take Berlin"
Before Friday was over America read
that Ludendorff was in the hands of
reich troops and his dictatorship"
come to n sorry fzzle. The French
argue that Germany in 1924. or 1926.
or 1928, or even in 1880, might not
be found by international experts to
be capable OF paying heavy INSTALL
ments Of reparations. But at any
time within the next six YEARS, or at
the end thereof, she might have re-
her capacity to pay would be vastly
greater than it is today. Nobody
knows-that's the French position.
And because she insists nobody can
know France will not mortgage" the
future and make 1T impossible to
which Germany happens at present
not to be able to pay.
Ready for Compromise.
France. it can be said authorita-
lively, does not say that a repara-
period Of six years. finally and once
for all. She Is ready to have another
examination of Germany's capacity
at the expiration of that time or in
the midst of 1t, If that seems desir-
able. But she is determined that just
because Germany may happen to be
fiat on her back In 1928 II shall not
be possible for that nation. on the
basis of that condition, to have her
whole future capacity now assessed.
The French claim such an assessment
could at best be only a guess. To
such an examination" they have no
mind to submit
The French case, Americans are re-
minded. rests. as it always has rest
ed. on the belief that the trouble with
Evening star., 1923-11-10
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