The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-03

IL 10
Bush of the bureau Of mineralogy of
the state of California.
ID REPRESENTATIVE LANGLEY of
IN Kentucky and five other men
were indicted in Washington for con-
splracy to interfere with tie operation
OF the prohibition law and to defraud
the government.
lust as plans for the peaceful set
- tlement OF the reparatons and
other postwar troubles of Europe
were beginning to move steadily
toward accomplishment, NJ. Lasteyrie.
French minister of finance. pulled
boner" last Wednesday and compelled
Premier poIncare and his cabinet to
resign. There was considerable dis
may in diplomatic circles, but this was
allayed. when NJ. Poincare, after con-
sulting the presidents Of the senate
the request of President Millernnd
and consented to form new ministry.
The incident. after all. turned out ad
| vantageously, for the premier was en-
| abled to get rid of several ministers
whose uIpopularity has hamDered him.
Lasteyries failure to control the
| financial situation had made him the
object of frequent attacks, and when
| on Wednesday he demanded an imnfe-
dinte vote by the deputies on the gov
| ernments pension bill the chamber
sent it to committee for investiga-
ton. Lasteyrie thereupon called for
n vote of confidence parliamentary
| blunder--und this was refused, 2G4 to
2T1. The resignation Of the cabinet
| followed as Il matter of course. Poin-
| care. however, felt that he must retain
| the reins of government until the re-
port of the committee of experts has
been published and also believed he
should carry on the series of conver-
sations with Prime Minister MacDon-
aid concerning French security. There
| fore he undertook the formation of
| new cabinet.
THERE seems to he ground for the
| L hope that the AngloFrench con-
versatIons will lend to IN agreement
giving security to France and. in con-
junction with the Dawes plan, to d
settlement Of the reparatlons prob
lem. II is taken for granted TINT Ger
many will accept the experts report,
| but 1t will urge that the German rail-
ways be heavily mortgaged and put in
the control of board of trustees in
stead of being internationaIlzed. The
Berlin government announced that the
agreement between the Ruhr indus
trlalists and France. which provided
France and the allies with coal, in
exchange for which the manufacturers
were allowed freedom of operations,
could not be renewed on April 10.
when 1t expires. because the govern
ment could no longer puy for the prod
ncts delivered. The Association of
Rhinelnnd Industries therefore offered
the following basis for IA new agree
ment:
The German industrial!sts will de-
liver 1914 per cent OF the coal output,
as called for in the previous agree
ment, provided France and Belgium In
turn facilitate Ruhr production by re-
the cost for the transportation OF
freight on the Franco-Belgian con
trolled railway system in the Rhine
land and Ruhr.
Poincare. according to Paris dis
patches, has an ambitious program by
which he hopes to save Europe. II &
pact for French security can be ar
ranged with Great Britain. he will
soon meet Premier Theunis of Belgium
to consolidate their positions. nnt
then will call three great conferences
!. The first will include the allies, tht
, second the allies and Germany, ant
the third, intended to make n com
plete settlement of the European
tangle, will include the allies, Germany
tral nations.
l Prime Minister Macdonald appear.
! to be working along the same lines
for 1t is stated that he hopes, soor
: after the experts report is submitted
e to bring about n new allied conference
t in which the United States would b'
| asked to participate.
t A I THIS writing the Incomplete re
| "A turns from the South Dakota prl
S maries indicate that Hiram johnson
: has defeated Coolidge for the Repub
, lican preference by small majority
/ Belated reports may change this. bu
( in any case the Coolidge campaign
J. managers profess Indifference. The,