Evening star., 1924-01-26

While ''Hell-and- Maria Dawes
fumes and frets because he cannot
make his fellow experts. who are
trying to determine Germany's capac-
ity to pay. quit golf and formal
parties SO that they can hold three
sessions daily and one on Sunday.
American editors are lavish in their
praise for the generals general atti-
tude toward his task. When he an
nounced. in initiating the conference
that the time was gone by for pretty
phrases and diplomatic talk and
urged all concerned to get down to
business and restore tranquility to
the world, Dawes enunCiated, editors
are agreed, the sane-and American
attitude which must be followed if
economic stability is to be brought
about in all Europe. And editors are
convinced that Dawes and his asso-
ciate Americans on the committee of
ton of the difficulties which have
held Europe in chains ever since the
armistice.
AT the same time the Louisville
not spoken by an official spokesman
of the United States. 1t was the
language of private citizen. Of Hell
and Maria Dawes. who backs up
what he says with work" Yet. in
the opinion of the Atlanta Journal.
"the facts ascertained and presented
b. the commission will do much. no
doubt. to bring a SOLDERING sense of
realities to those who have been
prone to see only what they desire
and much to arouse the best thought
of the world to the need for action
that is economically sound and inter
nationally just" In the view, how
ever. Of the Lincoln Star, sit Is for
tunate that Gen. Dawes is enabled
to speak as a private citizen" At
any rate the main thing, according
to the New York Times, "is that we
have at last got vigorous American
cooperation in the endeavor to bring
something like order into European
public finance and commercial eN-
changes between nations More
over, the Chicago Daily News claims,
"any step, however small and mod
set, in the direction Of genuine paci-
fication and cooperation in Europe
is to be welcomed. and it is not TO
be denied that the appointment of the
international committee Of experts
was gratifying forward step
though a very short one
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The Portland Express. however. is
skeptical about Gen. Dawes and his
associates being able to inject the
quality which the American member
SAYS will alone save Europe, into the
chancelleries of the continent, be-
cause 1t wonders whether they have
not lost all capability Of hearing, see
ing or thinking. but unless the
European problem can be solved,
there will come a cataclysm
that will all but wreck civilization
to avert this impending disaster the
world now waits upon this commits
sion" But it is absolutely essential,
in the opinion Of the Detroit Free
Press, that 1.-The committee cut loose
from the whole inane tradition of the
last five years." and Dawes speech
had the merit, we think, of opening
Europe's eyes to the gaping chasm
of economic ruin toward which the
cabinet has been heading" moreover,
I'VE may hope for reign of common
sense, crowned king by Dawes, and
that the momentum he has impaired
to his committees work will lead to
sane, practicable and early measures"
Because. as the Springfield Republi-
can sees it, his vigorous personality
and direct, blunt way of attacking a
problem give reason to hope that
results will be forthcoming" but
even though the committee for one
reason or another Shouiu not succeed
in the larger aims sought. it will be
Of real advantage to have a specific
problem dealt with in a way calcu-
lated to yield fresh and authoritative
information"
The Miami News regrets that "the
government has no backbone" in al
lowing these men to leave after
whispered conferences, instead of
sending them commissioned and en-
powered to speak with authority, as
of the greatest ma
ton" nevertheless, this conference
will open the gates to a better
Understanding of colossal inter-
national problem-namely, Germany S
in an economic manner to