Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13

ullng clothes. Like all infants, il is
sure to have spells of collie. And
when various statesmen, represent
ing various governments without the
restraining influence of the American
nurse, rush to the side of the crib
to apply panaceas mostly noxious ma
tionalistic theories, then the Dawes
babe is in for a terrible half hour
Each government, answering the con-
f1icting political currents within re-
Spective realms, is sure to have a diff
ferent remedy. And the fight for the
right to administer chosen remedies
is yet to begin. There is grave ques-
ton whether any one nation can ad-
minister its remedy. There may be
agreements by consultants which will
force the babe to take a conglom-
crate mess. wrecking it's health and
even changing the whole course of
the infants life. And before the
'chee-ild" has persisted completely
undoubtedly there will come to
America frantic call for the gov
eminent, officially or unoficially, to
send surgeons and men of medicine to
save the situation. Whether America
will do SO remains moot question
with every sentiment indicating that
beyond unofficial advice and the ad-
ministration of dollar tonics this
country will go no further.
Faces Many Difficulties.
Pessimistic as it may appear. the
report must run dangerous shadows
d
voice at hearing during the present
week. The Germans must accept or
refuse. Certainly they cannot make
the report a foot bail and procrasti-
nate as to what they may or may
not do, and particularly in view of
allied unity in regard to the applica
ton of the measure. Then the allied
governments will begin their deliber-
atoms as to how the machinery may
be placed in motion. And here it is
that the greatest trouble may be met.
France will seek some sort OF reas-
surances from England to compen
safe for the removal of economic and
financial guarantees held in the
Rhineland and the Ruhr. England.
though it would appear at the mo-
ment unlikely, may insist upon the
withdrawal or curtailment of the
number of French and Belgian troops.
On the other hand the amount Ger
many eventually is to pay, matter
not fixed in the Dawes report, may be
preached and with it the very grave
question of allied debt cancellation.
All of these things will have direct
bearing upon actual initiation of the
Dawes plan of Germany's economic
recovery, and inasmuch as they are
founded directly upon the rocks CT
national prejudice, there is sure to be
much pickering. heeing and having.
before allied nations agree upon work
ing plans. However, if the German
government accepts the report and
pledges itself to abide by its dictates.
then there is every reason to believe
that greater progress will be made in
bringing about definite workir-
agreements between the allies them
selves
Germans Expected to Agree.
There is every indication that thu
German government will agree T.
abide by the Dawes report and con-
sent to the application of it's provis-
ions, even though the sum total OF
payments is not fixed The
Dawes commission declares that Ger
many can only be expected to pay as
the exports exceed her imports and
though this sum is fixed at 100000
600 gold marks a year there are n"
facts to prove that this sum can b.
raised. However, after weighing tn
whole German economic and financia!
situation it is thought that the bur
den will not be too great and Ger
many can well afford to pay this fig
ure provided her economic machinery
is we'll oiled with initial international
loans and other nations refrain from
throwing sand of nationalistic de-
sire into the cogwheels.
Allied nations are watching, and
justly so, the reactions in GERMANY
Though the government appears to be
on the eve of consenting to the appli-
cation of the Dawes plan, the real CON
Germ exists as to the junkers. German
nationalists, predicating their campaign
Il
dictates. are continuing to progress.
and there is grave doubt that even
though the German government should
o. K. the Dawes scheme, the national
ists-if they gain control of the reichs-
tag, set up dictatorship, and eventu-
ally effect a restoration of the mon
archial order-would make the agree
ment foot ball, and therefore initiate
their schemes of non-fulflIment
Inasmuch as this is possible it can
not be expected that even England
will resist retention of Belgian and
French troops in the Ruhr until ii
has been pretty definitely proven that
the Germans mean to comply or there
is little danger of the nationalists
undoing what has been done to re-
store Germany and continental order
generally. The fact that many of
the chief industrial leaders of Ger
many, those most affected by the pro-
posed settlement have Endorsed the
Dawes report, pointing out the idiocy
of further resisting if the nation is
to recover, may weaken the national
lists cause Most certainly indus
trial support is necessary to any pro-
1onged junker tenure of government
The Dawes report is a feat credited
to American common sense and disin-
terestedness, but now that it has been
made and it is about to be placed in
the hands of individual governments
for their action, the road toward sue
cess is beset with powders and
thorns. European politics will beset
il at every side and il the nlan as