The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-17

pay?" and "How much can she pay
each year," the experts ''hnve respond
Ell positively and clearly. They have
said Germany can pay and how much
she can pay annually. Not only did
they answer the question but they
have constructed a machine for pay
ments which is a remarkable piece of
clockwork. Tomorrow, II desired. the
machine can be put into movement.
If it is desired! That means Germany.
What is Germany going to do? The
only question for the reparatlons com
mission to put up to Germany is de-
mand yes or no answer And the
only thing France has to say to her
allies, DO you underwrite the work of
your experts? II you underwrite 1t.
will you help to make 1t work? VIII
your pressure go to the extent Of us
ing force'?"
The Temps thinks the Dawes plan
offers the best basis of settlement of
the reparatons problem which has yet
been proposed, and says the French
army is ready to back 1t If necessary.
Great Britain is pleased with the
Dawes report, generally speaking, but
doubt Is felt in London that France
will agree to the abandonment of the
Ruhr control and the four years par
| tial moratorium for Germany.
II UGO SHINES, the richest man
in Germany, If not in the world.
died Thursday after several opera
tions In Berlin hospital. He was
4 only fifty-four years old, but through
relentless methods and extraordinary
business genius he had built up an
enormous fortune that made him the
most hated and most feared man in
Europe. He took every possible ad-
vantage of the misfortunes of his
country and his countrymen, and so
far MS is known never did anything to
relieve the distress which soft-hearted
| Americans have given and are giving
millions to alleviate. The passing of
| SHINES may have some effect on the
reception and success Of the Dawes
committee plan. 1t was believed in
Germany that his peculiar talents
qualified him especially to take lead
Ing pnrt In the economic readlust-
ment of the country.
SHINES has been prominent mem
ber of the National party. which last
week scored big victories over the So
cialists and Communists In the Ba.
varian elections.
CENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON of
- California sustained severe blow
in his fight for the Republican presl-
dental nomination last Tuesday, when
Illinois In Its primary election gave
President Coolidge plurality OF
something like 100000 Michigan and
Nebraska Republicans also declared
their preference for Coolidge emphat-
cally, the three states adding at least
40 delegates to his column, MFR. Cool
idge was thus placed within % votes
of obtaining the nomination on the
first ballot In the Cleveland conven-
ton, according to the estimates of his
| managers.
There were rnn,ors that Senator
Johnson was nbout ready to abandon
his campaign to the extent of stop
ping his speechmaking. but this he de-
! MED In formal statement. asserting
he was "neither discouraged nor de-
+! sDairing" johnson had banked heav-
| lily on the three Middle West states
that have so heartlessly turned him
down. To dnte he has the 10 dele
| gates from South Dakota, and LaFol-
lette has Wlsconsins 2S votes But
the delegates already chosen instruct
ed for Coolidge or favorable to him
are 533 in number, and only 555 votes
are necessary to choice. Twenty-one
states still have to elect their dele
gates to the convention.
Michigan Democrats expressed a
preference for Henry Ford over Sena-
tor w. N Ferris. In Nebraska they
chose an uninstructed delegation, and
In Illinois their Irregular" organiza-
tion succeeded in preventing the elec-
tion of any McAdoo delegates.
MUCH publicity having been given
lVl recently to the huge contributions
made by Doheny. Sinclair and others
to help pay the campaign expenses of
both parties in the last presidential
campaign. Senator Borah and some
progressive Republicans and Demo
Gratis of both houses are preparing n
law to put an end to excessive election
expenditures and to secret and large
contributions to party funds: They