Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-17


ment question by Germany has revive
the debate on debt cancellation and re
vision, with the possible economic an
political effects viewed by the America
press as q matter of extreme interna
tional importance While there is som
disagreement as to he ability Of tn
Germans to meet the payments re
quired by the Young plan, there Is
new tendency to take into account th
possibility Of political overturn 6
Berlin based upon economic dificultis
and its consequent effects upon 9th
nations. The debt as means to fos-
ing disarmament is considered as g
tor in the stand Of the United SITES.
The German situation is discussE IN
its relationship to the world deprS lon'
both as. to cause and effect, and SO
luton is conceded to be majQproo-
lem.
Should Germany be unabl 70 pay
or postpone o part Of her anda1 pay
ments," asserts the New Y6 11mes'
the intimate way in which repara-
tions and the war debts az Douno up
together would be clear teeveryDouy'
but that paper denies thu tn1S Is an
argument for reducing or1ancenng war
debts" The Albany ening news
thinks that while IT oeDts ana
reparations should be faoe as oonga-
tons, yet If it is provo tnat Germany
cannot continue, thA some 1eVASlon
may be necessary"
W
"The American treasury situation"
in the judgmentM the Philadelphia
Eveninp BuiIetin IFS little propitious
for revision. AS gently as the gather
ing of the International Chamber of
Commences. thu administration indt-
Gated ifs I,naitaed stand against seal
ing down war ebts and the linking OF
those debts 9TH reparations. Inc
eeeI,nc Naturalization in the emer-
0encv. and bints to the theory Of the
9masters internationalism" that
president flowers remarks on arma-
nents werE actually related directly to
tha NOR d1tS" and that "iis intent was
tn saw tethese nations that II they
mould std spending on arms he would
remit tn debts they owe to the tax
ravers dsthe United States" The Sun
conciudS: under existing lcircum-
stances-the debt settlements being
fixed u acts of Congress-it is still
more Ahicult to accept the remission
lists, kopaganda" The Sioux Falls
ArpuALeader feels that "the nations re-
pardkhe United States as an extremely
weakly and soft-hearted Nation and
are willing to play upon our SYM
patties to the fullest extent The
Opkn Standard Examiner offers the
anIraisal. eff Germany Is TO be re-
Ieaed. the United States will be asked
tngdo its part in making the burden
las dificu,t to carry. but there has
a divided sentiment in this coun-
~ over the question of our foreign
(ebts growing out Of the waTd
F"If Germany does not pay France
ind England" according to tie Rock
ISLAND Argus, France and England
vim not pay us. The result would be
nat we would have to pay The war
debts of those who made upgthe CEN
raj mowers In the WorlA i WARM
,ther words. we pay foH Ehe war.
probably the best course yotld be for
Ne to take loss and aGee to re-
vision of the reparatiOnE settlement. \
) The only thing appaently certain
Is that America win be fflnd holding
the bag" kA
sThe present emereenSy should not
be made the basis for a rad ustment
On the assumption that col1itions VIII
not improve" advises the ndianapolis
star. pointing out that Tdemany and
Rhe allies are not along III Ac!E imam
nj difficulties" and oiIerin the opin.
IA that .the reparations burden Of
| O. former and the war dbts Of the
LAIR are not the cause ( all their
embarrassment" The Chflotte OBJ
servv declares: 'Eventualescape Of
GerAny from the penaltieaf1 the war
Is a.oubtful proposition. Var is an
expen&e enterprise and ae nation
| that los has to face its shat OF dnan-
cial resAnSibility."
The Nv York Times seesGermany
as only De of the nations othe world |
suffering rom the aftermal OF war |
and the weld depression, ansuggeSts:
THE powes Of self-presertton and |
Of western, h,rope since til war win |
bear compariAn with the p04rs Of de-
struction they developed in be course
of the war. Possibly theyare now |
catching for th nrst time thfuli eco |