Evening star., 1924-07-06
European Harmony Threatened
-Bv Stand of French Minister
Announcement That Paris Has Received
No Written Imitation to Dawes Plan
Parley Complicotes Situation.

subservience Of Belgium and the
French chairmanship. The British
representative c%nsistently has been
outvoted in this body. and it is con-
ceivable that If enforcement of the
Dawes scheme were vested in this
body, the plan. which is intended to
make reparations payments possible
by rehabilitation of Germany, might
make the last state of the Reich
worse than the first
The real hope of a safe issue from
the new complication lies in the
moral change which undoubtedly has
taken place in France since the cleo
tions. Danger lies in the strength
OF the forces arrayed against Premier
Herrtot and his policy OF appease-
nent- Can M. Herriot count on public
support II he yields what Poincarists
regard as essential guarantees?"
This in plain words. is continuance
under the Dawes scheme of system
under which France through the rep
aration commission says the last word
on any default by Germany.
With real good will. this new COM
plication. which is fraught with ex-
treme danger to Europe. may be over
come. How unexpected 1t was may
be judged from the fact that the
prime minister was away in his con-
stituency when it occurred.
Britain-Esyptian Dispute.
This new trouble has diverted at
tention from the sudden disconcert-
ing gesture of Zaghlul Pasha, who
demanded cessation of British oc-
cupation of the Sudan and resigned
the premiership after Lord Parmoor's
uncompromising declaration in the
af ~
intention to remain in Egypt. Egypt
has no historic claim to the Sudan
and the Arab and Negroid popula-
tions of that province would refuse
Egyptian rule at all costs. But Egypt
has locus stand in the matter
Of utilization of the water of the
Nile in the upper course for irriga-
tion and other purposes which might
prejudice the Egyptian supply. This,
obviously, is question for a joint
commission and also demands the CO.
operation of Abyssinia, for which
French good will Is all important.
Zaghlul Pasha has withdrawn his
resignation, but his meeting with
Macdonald probably will be post
poned. and with it the settlement Of
outstanding questions between Eng
land and Egypt that is urgently re-
Quired.
English Watching sports
In spite Of these and other serious
preoccupation. such as the world
power conference. London has taken
the keenest interest in more agree
able matters. Golfers are full of
enthusiasm for the magnificent and
imperturabble way Walter Hagen
ed his way to victory at Hoy Lake
after a bad start at the first hole.
At Wimbledon. on the courts set in
an amphitheater of wooded slopes,
tennis play has been most exciting.
Miss Helen Wills passed from rather
slow. dull form at the beginning to
brilliant and formidable play as the
week went on, maintaining through
out an amazing composure.
Great interest also was taken in the
daring. but uneven. play of r. Norris
Williams, and most people were dis
appointed when he went down and
left the finals in the mems singles to
French players. We English have
spread the cult of games over the
world, but newcomers are beating US
on our own ground.
Copyright. 1924)