The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-04-25

Dawes plan. The German reply makes
no reservations and says the govern
ment as ready to assure its co-opera-
ton In the experts plan" Marx after
ward said Germany would expect "com-
plete and unrestricted disposal over
the whole reich territory within the
boundaries set by the treaty of Yer
sallles," and suggested that fulfillment
of the report would be endangered If
'the immediate threat of disturbing in
reference" continues to exist.
Oppressive and peremptory guar
antees for the fulfillment Of the plans
provisions are demanded from Ger
many, and they will be granted" Herr
Marx said, adding. 'hence | deem IL
not improper IL Germany wants to see
that II will not be threatened with
military interventions which, even with
the best of intentions of fulfillment
would form a serious hindrance to an
attempt to convert the plan into
deeds"
Premier Poincare In public speech
virtually declared France would hold
on to the Ruhr and the Ruhr guaran-
tees until the experts plan Is execut-
ed. French officials feel that the al
lies must reach an agreement on
Frances security before the Dawes
plan Is accepted, and that all the al
lies should agree upon the measures
to be taken by them II Germany de-
faults again on its obligations. Poin-
care, II Is thought, will demand the
continuance Of the operation and con-
troll Of the railroads In the occupied
zones until military necessities are
protected and a certain number of pay
ments are made.
British officialdom was worried by
the attitude of Poincare and II was
said Mr.. Macdonald warned the
French ambassador that its main
tenance would endanger the continu-
ance of the entente. Probably France
will acquiesce after the demands Of
domestic politics have been satisfied.
One thing that Is worrying the
French Is the fear that they will lose
the full fruits Of the Dawes plan by
a nationwide German plot to cut down
the proposed revenues to the allies by
ceasing the use Of tobacco and beer
and reducing to the minimum the con-
sumption Of sugar and matches.
DEMOCRATS and insurgent Repub-
~ licans In the senate are still
seething with something like indlgna-
ton over the rebuke administered by
President Coolidge for the manner In
which the investigation of the internal
revenue bureau is being conducted and
for the resolution of the committee to
employ Francis ]. Heney as investiga-
tor at the expense OF Senator Couzens
of Michigan. The President agrees
with the secretary of the treasury that
the investigators are devoting them
selves mainly to efforts TO implicate In
tax lodging the concerns In which Mr..
Mellon is interested, and says the hir-
ing of Heney was improper. His ad-
mOntion to the senators to conduct
their Investigations In accord with
constitutional guarantees aroused re-
sentiment, and all through last week
there were hot debates on the subject
between the Democratic and insurgent
leaders and the Republicans who sup
port the administration. Governor
Pinchot admits he suggested to Sena-
tor Couzens the employing Of Heney
and defends It, Couzens was III and
the work Of the committee was sus-
pended.
A TTORNEY GENERAL STONE, II
"A is said, has carefully examined
the evidence upon which Senator
Wheeler of Montana was indicted In
Great Falls and has found the action
Of the grand jury was justified. De-
partment of Justice officials say the
evidence was turned up by chance
while investigators were working up
cases Of violations Of the postal laws,
and the United States district attorney
III MOuthud uCtcu Without my susscS-
ton from Washington.
Among the witnesses heard by the
Daugherty investigating committee
last week was the delectable CASTOR
b. Means again. He told story OF
how the late Jess Smith had collected
at least s250,OOO from bootleggers and
had split with the former attorney
general. He Informed the committee
that the night before Smiths mysteri.
Gus death In the Daugherty apartment
In Washington he asked Means TO re
turn a large sum Of money to New
York bootleggers, who were threaten
ing exposure and TO whom Howard
Warrington already had returned $40.