Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-30
ry DR., GUSTAV sToLPEE,

gv Radio To The Star.
BERIIN. September 2e.-Europes po-
litIcal skies are darkly clouded. Hence
II is hardly 10 be wondered at tndC
scarcely a ray Of sunlight EEL on tne
sessions OF the League OF Nations, JUS
closed. The beginning was gloomy ~li"
the end was gloomy ...-
No brilliant session had been expect
ed since Foreign Secretary Chamber
lain and Foreign Minister Stresenlalln
could not attend, but 1t was an espe.
ciaIlv important meeting, since IL Iiau
fine task of clearing IN Germanys reia-
tions with her for Ter European op-
ponenSs and establishing the posslDnl+f
ties of disarmament. But lnstead Oh
coming closer together. the memoirs
talked themselves farther apart.
Tj,e meeting ba2an with an astound-
i,e conflict between Foreign Minister
Briand and Chancellor Mueller ana
closed with a hopeless discussion pc
tween Peul Boncour and Count ven
Ths alteration Of French policy Is
ro longer denied The French press Is
usine the same language as IN lSza.
Never in recent years has there peen ~
much talk about war as In tns 49,
following the signing OF the kenogs
pact. which was allegedly to OUTLAW wal
What Is Expected:
Germany asks futilely what Is ex-
rected of her. She is subjected to one
kun1iiistion after another, and tnen
neoule wonder when the natloIlallss
hotheads again sound the alarm, Anu
this alarm naturally furnishes Welcon.e
material for the Nationalist press Ai
Paris. n, ,, oolicv
which deliberately forgets German as
armament, the Locarno pact ana tne
Keiiocy pact, is undoubtedly the new
Anrio~French alliance. The German
chancellor learned i'll his talks Win
lord Cushendun that England mas
riyen France a completely free mana Oh
the continent. uo+;.
However. nobody knows how negotla,
tions over Rhineland evacuation gnu
reparations can be carried OUT IN tI.lo
atmosphere. The commission OF "a
perts of six powers, which G LEI, va. nc he
named before the American electlon
THE direction which their lahors VIII
take will depend on the extent to Wnlcn
America is willing to interest nerseI'
paris and London apparently are WoFk-
inc for complete or part cancellation ol
debts by America.
New Interpretation.
THE English attitude still is the OLD
thesis of the Balfour note OF 1872, not
to demand more from continental denI.
crs than England herself must pay the
United States. h.-
Uhar is nav is that France nov pc
gins TO give a new Interpretation OF tIlS
note. She also declares she VIII oenndLa
from Germany the sums she pays Eng-
land and America, but also, IN aout.LEri'
part of the expenses OF reouHoIhs nols
ern France. But this aoolelon Hlsa &c
the formula practically valueless, iot
France estimates those expenses a.
so 600 100000 gold marks, ana per
cent thereon would alone amour. We
four billions, or almost three ana q na -
times as much as France Is enCiVleo W
receive under the Dawes plan.
Naturally nobody in France taxes Inls
sum earnestly. but the most moues'
sums named in France are lar IN eA
cess of what Germany can assume 90
a lasting burden. However, Germany
has no reason to oppose the me-
relation of international debtors. Sne
can deduce therefrom the demand ina.
ali arguments which the allies presenI
in washington in their own oenan APP
nIv still more for Germany.
This means first of all moratorium
If IL to 90 years, such as washington
hos in fairness granted the European
dshtors Except for the English agree
went all these date from a time sup
senuent to the Dawes plan, wnose moute
fication will have to ADJUST iVsen "
them. .,;s.,.A press)