rrr-r-Tr ' -iy ,v. W? EVENING PUBLI(t tLEDGER PHIXJADELPHIA', WEDNESDAY, APtHE 27, 1921 i . M 'ft K' & .t :i HOUSE ACTION SHIFTS POLITICAL SITUATION Overthrow of Speaker Sproul's Forces Has Philadelphia llv OKORfiE NOX McCAIN .. '. . ...... .-.- rr. ui.Ho.ut. tiarri.suurg. .Mn -.- ." """' nhlanx the moM Interesting o.ii'tloti ,n 'onncetioti with the npheiivnl in the Home of Representative Is that of the ffect It will hove upon the city's Im mediate political future. There was. n rilMlnrt line ot cieav .... , I '.iHlilninimi I Mayor Moore lor tniiurc in uuu Infl'urnce Into the Sproul balance. Au not have the opportunity. "'"l r pointed out last week In my l rlsburg dispatches how the 1 en Har rose. l-tfd Nation "", TO,C I nt! combination. Mayor Not Consulted At the same time I outlined their nl.nns to organize under leadership of ilnirr Trainer and cut loow peruia i.iitU from the control of C'crW of (Courts Cunningham. Thl is juM what was done l in decision n arrive! nt. 1 understand, without consultation with Mayor Moor. The linr- are now nmre closely ";" between the rival factions In I'hllndel pbla than ever before. It is Mwc. Grundv nnd Trainer on one side, and Sproul. Crow, Vnrc. Urown and Cun ningham on the other. Senator Vare once more resumes tne undUputed leadership of the opposition to the Major. He is the presldine of ficer and directing genius of the trium virate with Clerk of Courts Cunning ham nnd Municipal .iiiucc v-nancs w. Tlron as the other members. The whirligig of event- has made them the representative and upporters of the Republican i-tatc committee, n well as controller of the Philadelphia city committee. Mayor Moore will occupy n Mraicg icfll poition from now on only so 'far a he everts hlmelf to jtrcngthen the hinds of Mr. Trainer. After all. the solution of the whole xed problem lies lu the nanus 01 rrn- ' . ii,,...l ,tor Penrose i 'Xectll or ! by all the faction, either ,1 Irectly or , as "keeping hands off. Thore was noonetosp-ak authoritative y for him His name was iran-n m- name was traded upon i" the most unconscionable fashion. ! Ig I lie nre-lirois ll-v miuii-p,"-.--- i;ieru atim- uvi'tiuuicui .- ......... ... ... omblnntlon arrayed Itself compactly I Governor Sprout, around which the behind the Governor and flenntnr Crow. I battle of jenterday mnlnl.v centered. Harrv Trainer, friend of Mnvor Moore. , wnut not hnve been put to the front heplterdrd the leiiroe followor. nnd -lt no, j,een for the offensive tactics led them from the chamber after fc-penk- of ,,e orumiv. Oliver tenders, r Srnngler fled. , Kverv effort, every underhand scheme. From this time on the logic of ",p;an( the most desperate nnd uuparllo situation would demand that "" n,ctry tactics were adopted by the tver patronage the state 'mln ft""." i nnti-ndmlnlftrntinn people to club tills may lime t 'n'r'cL nl ",lrI , bill to death in the subcommittee beaded phln so to the - t-C mbi,,ntl;". , by Duncan St. Clair There Is whip illspnsltioii to crittclzi These tactics were carried out. in Penrose Against Turmoil details. The situation, crudely put. resembled 7hdnrsht wlr'' ,hP V"nrni" u"me "'REVENUE MEASURES ' In the' ultimate nnnbsis thee .ll h. j Tf) pj JJOTISE TODAY fl , l.;.lMHn T rtt rnnrnp Vnnr rrnl nolltleinn would rather fix riirrnt "-u ij" 'i' '" t'"'1.' ....v. than light. Pnro despises turmoil and clahing. So far ns Philadelphia ts concerned, anil indeed the state, too. he will probably bide his time and then lake the entire situation 'n hand, nnd bring about a semblance of harmony at least. Cither that, or lie will extend a help ing hand to the controlling power in Philadelphia politir. the Varc-Cun-nlnghiim coinblnatiou. wliifh is in con trol of the partv machinery With n ilcaring :wa of the nofce and din of legislative buttle in the ilniiM' ii wider viion of the rcM.lts is possible thi' morning. If is now pe-. feetly oppatent timt tuc administration forces delibernteh -ct n trap for the It rundy -Oliver fnciini). nrd with n 1. Ul lpck of perci'jitii.ti :hey walked right ; into it. I The dcpooit'iin of S.iealtei Spangler i by a vote of the Hmiw i,tnl t! Icvsti m "I Major Saimii'l A Nliita'.ir to tha (isition wrc not the '.! of the dra Whtic feat,ire of tin fiacn. I The fact th.it the entire state He- j publican organization wit lighting the. Grundy .Olii or minorlt places the lnt- ' ter in the position not onl of making war on Governor Sproul. but upon the .tte committee us we1!. I find that there i a ei general1 feeling of sjinpafliy for the deposed speaker There is u disposition to re gard him n the victim of reprehen sible counsel .tnd the scapegoat of u faction. I hpangler Well l.lkrd Persoonlly Mr. Spangler is well i liked. As the session was drawing to j a close, however. I nm informed by n n , I lini II1HMI1MM! II personal touch with him. members in he grew to believe thai the Grundy Oliver forces were invincible. It wa this thnt led to his downfall. From all exterior appearances the Grundyites have accepted the situation, nnd, although the bitterues of defeat nll FBnblis fhrv a - hlni,if tn .!( note of tho firm' u-orlf nf th uessinn There is less talk this morning of; 'egal measures to nullify the activities ( "f the midnight session Nobodv seems , to know uhit can be done. They are. all at ecu as to methods. I have talked wiih h nun her of an- ' ers on the ub.ieci Tlnv uie at lo- to suggest nny ".vsipin of reprisal, or' any legal step tha' will i hnllenge the i 'ight of the majorat to net as ir did One of the tinent '.gal mitiiN in the1 state thi morii'tig tetiiurcd tlie opinion1 nnr Speaker Spangler anil the other) enrier of th'- Gnjnilt - 1 1 1 v r opposition forces have not a foot 'o tand on in ontrstlng the action of -he majority. N Court Would Interfere The General .Wemblj represents the people I' is the 'a making power of the stale anil mere 14 not u Supreme nidge thai ., i', hn . th" temerity t.i interfeie v i i l lie legislative branch, a loordina'e di pnritneiit yf the govern ment in ipiestinping itj, power or ac tion In the premises Tl ere hn- bun "irpri-e expressed in I hiice of ii.h snoiition by ihr defeated 'action I' " ii fjet tht a hitter Four,ru'!,',', 'M'h l"rlinps a resort lo physl i al tiolene ttas anticipated Tin- nd mlDistration people ere prepared to A'lncet ibis nunc hs ene'tuaily as thej - T carried out the rctt of their ijii erne Not the lent surprising fenmre of ' ninpttje insurre. uoii is tin. (solution of .lohn ' ninrFlynn. Imocruiii lender of the House i Dayand ptrsonui friend of .losepli If. i this 'irutidv I fissi The Democrgin member witiiout ex- Aieption iepudiiied In leadership ntnl , wartodat lo is n mosi iso'aU'd nan in ih . .t'-' flolJe, Mr. Fit mi is a political and l.'gislatnc orphan ln'iiir.t deielops noilung to indnnie tnat Sen.itor Penrose was Helping me Sproul-Cruw mnjont.t. There reinnilis. howetei. a rather de risivo belief thnt the srnntor did keep hands off and permit the tactions to fight it out bet ween ihcuiscle As ngninsl this is the further ques tion. Why did not Mcnulor Penrose -import hi "tntc i iiiiiniittc ' l.d .ueanw 'nIc t. ii i, do , h -ti.n-a Hot. of Senutoi P ('. Kni' lo ijc, i , tiunself repose. m ihe ti'in.i.ili or th Sproul t'row Uepuhlii-mi 'late cum. nilttpe orgsnirntion? The I'hilndrlphiails were in liar:e nf the strnteji nl work of getting posses Spangler by Governor! Far-Reaching Effect in and Elsewhere 'sion of the Home, iind placing Whltaker : in the neukcr'i chair. jftmoVA. Walker wn the floor leader. with Leopold C. Ola!" and .Inmi-9 A. Dunn handling ninHon.n and resolutions that kept the machinery moving. Tried to Beat Hill T hnve it on the ver.v hichrt nuthor- ity that the much-ndvcrtled and crlti ..I - . ... .lann (..MAM. ft M'A rnin mil .1, --!.- - .!.... t .. ,,!... .....1 ..'flu n fltfi I tinef understanding, had In the office of the attorney general, to report the hill and give the members a chance to The GrU"oiivcr faction evidently . . . ,,.(., , i,.ln- ,hp silt overplayed Its decision to brine the bill out of committee and force it to an issue. I understand that it is the Gov. crnor's purpose not to play politics with thin measure, as the opposition has all a'ons dec'arcd be would do. Will Choose (food Man It will be the purpose of Governor Sproul to place nt the head of the new Department of Welfare the highest type of a man familiar with nnd capable of organizing thin sort ot a burenu. As in the case of Dr. l'inegan, state superintendent of public schools, it is not improbable that the Governor will go outside the stnte to get a commis sioner with the highest possible at tainments for the position. It can also be said positively, and ns a finality, that the (.overnor a private secretary. Harry 8. McDevitt, will not be apiwlnted to the new place. Oovemor Mprotil mmscii lens nir that Mr. McDevitt has never been thought of in connection with the ap pointment, and that all rumors to that effect ore absolutely baseless. The House yesterday and this morn ing lm brn working with the .smooth-, ness and swiftness of a Diesel engine. The state prlntery is working to its highest capacity in trying to keep pace wltll "ne worn ot inc .ssrmui;, " "'' wuW ' fnM'r if ,I,e -iri,,t (, k wll u Th appears to be no reaso: fc , h i.Hature will oil with the work of the Assembly. The son ; -, l1on tomorrow with the ad- mimstration's Program completed in nil " - - -' - - lij n Sictr fo"Mii'ifMi 1l.irrl.sbui-g. April 27. --Final pnssaga of the Sproul administration revenue raisers, which will bring in from $10, OOO.OOl) to $1.000.000 annually in ad oltionnl revenue. Is expected to be one of the high points today when the big end important measures will bo on thin! .leading in both houc. The passage .if the revenue program i made pass!- ble by the reorganization of the House.' i Thii reorganization penult amend i ments to he mndu in the Semite which I arc certain to be concurred In by th" j IIous,-. As it wa. the iiromise. if not the threat, was that any measures amended in the Senate, no mutter bow vital to the progress of the common I wealth, could not posjbly be concurred ; in by the Houe. The House, under j the old regime, was to be. the insupcr ' able stumbling bloek. I.'nHer the mw order the .tnte ad- minixtratioo. having in mind, it was enplained. the enhanced needs of the J people, and especially the deinnnils for I wider public instruction, is in n posl- ' lion to act on revenue raisers in rcla- i aiou to the projected Improvements of the "tatv. A'oordingly, senator Uaii, chairman of the Senate finance com mittee, ha- reported out of Ids commit- ' tee three big revenue raisers. In doing t-o. he automatically dropped two of ' the propohed taxes, thnt on umuscnicnta and that on billboards. The three reported ou' will he up for I Mnul pnstuge in the Senate today. Tliey are inheritance, gasoline and hard coal taxes. The inheritance tax bill as amended Increase" the direct tax from 2 to 3 . i ., it . m . 1 g" Mn.- ,aml ""-' collateral from o to S per cent I The nnthra"ite cna' tax bill levies 1 '.j j per cent nt the mouth of the mine I One of the big bills up for final piss I nge in the House is the Woodward measure creating a Department oi Welfare nnd abolishing tlie state hosrd I i charities, the Lunacy Commission and the Prison Labor Commission. Thi" wns one of Governor Hproul's favored measure. and hi advocacy of it precipi tated the situation resulting in the Sproul-Crow forces taking complete control of the Legislnture. The opposition to the welfare meas ure whs so pronounced thnt tlie ndinin istration tin forced "to ti u in." An uinendment intioilmed provides mm institutions wmii ihpiw state nid shllll Im sllllii.it Ii. nii.stii.nlii.n nnlr' to tlie same extent a- under the present n- nppiymg to tin- -tntn board of rliiiiities. tuner nmeiiiiinent accepted ' i"uiiii cihimi noi uc settled by an in (ommiltee, exempt institution not I agreement which ignored the present rcn'irlng state aid from supervision ' economic conditions. Hpokesmen for the by the department, nnd in'-rense the "aeitii' coast owners cxprrHseil ugree alary of the director nf mentul hygiene I 'l'nt with Mr. Thompsnn. tiom tin- .."iImhj provided in the original Charge. that American steamship bill to ST.'ilK). jouneis were In collusion with British ',' I. ,' I. . I.. .1 ...1... Illt. A If ,..- tn ..If... .-... ..' i iii wovrrnor, n ivui iHitrneii hhiu.i . ; believes the commission will siive innne.i for the state through systematizing more thoroughly, the distribution of appro- prlatiout to rhuiiuble nisi itution-. i Uuring the last yfiir. it ns annouueed. "he believed 0 might lime sav,-d from $.V)O.00n to Sl.0iKI.lKMl." "The hill." snid tli ijuveri.oi. "does not confer nm power nm hum estiii in the stiite lionril of chuntii'i, and the other boards which it propose to con solidate. It does not interfere with the local management of stale of private ii stitntlnns I believ.. that if I lind the n-istance of smli a svstem us tlie wel fare bill provides il would have saved tlie state from ..'l.000 to .HI. OOO. 000 iu ting the la -I ear Unrii S McDevitt. seiretary to the i in rii.ii-. declared tudfl lie neither cek n-ii' will no ept the position o direcloi . to which it has been repot led he would be appointed SP4GLER AND VARE j DIWER COMPANIONS n i n Ntaff CorrMpodtf ILirrUliiirs, April 27 - F.mbitteri-I jrsiiMim in factional strife. Houe tiieiiihri-s nice more an- mingling to gptli'"' toila.t in good fe'lowshtp. I'iie stirring incidents which marked the tinsliiip of StnenUpr Snanffler Almost .rsuseil the men slirned with nnnosltx factious to come In blows vcuterduy, bu . today they are shaking hands nnd laughing. Much of the spirit of goodwill which now prevails is attributed to Speaker Samuel A. Whltaker nnd former Speaker Itobert S. Spangler. Friend nnd foe have voted Spangler a '"good sport." Following his disappearance yesterday after his Impassioned plea to tne Mouse Spangler remained In se clusion while lie got some much-needed rest. Last evening the former sneaker dined with Senator Edwin H. Vare, ot I'hlla. delphin; Senator Heaton. of Schuylkill, and Paul Houck. of Schuylkill, member of the Workmen's Comnentlon Ttoard. They prevailed upon Spangler to re turn to the House and take the seat allotted to him. Senator Vare, although every one of his followers voted to depose Spangler, makes no secret of it thnt he admires the former speaker. Such loyalty ns Spangler exhibited to his friends, going even to the limit of sacrificing the high office of speaker, tins aroused the utmosj admiration of Vare, who ennnot cease talking about it. Spangler took the advice of his din ner friends and accompanied them to the House. ' He walked in unobtrusively and took n seat. Speaker Whltaker saw him. Surrendering the gavel to Dlthrich, of Allegheny, Whltaker went to the rear of the House where Spangler. who once occupied the rostrum down front, now sits. The two smiled, greeted ench other cordially, shook hands aud chat ted. Spangler was at ease nnd exhibited none of the suppressed emotion which marked his demand yesterday for his rights ns speaker and later IiIk plea to the House, probably one of the most Impassioned nnd brilliant plesn ever made before that boay. After the love feast with Whltaker Spangler arose and wandered around the House. Friend and foe arose to ttbakc his hand. He was greeted cor dially on nil sides nnd showed no re sentment over his removal ns speaker. It was one of the grentet climaxes to n fnciioiiul light ever witnessed in the Capitol. While underneath it nil there seethe. the begluntng of one of the greatest statc-widn fights since the turbulent dnys of Quay, the actors In tbo big drama are greeting each other as friends. There are some irreconcilable, hut they remain away whllo the more friendly disposed greet each other. Meanwhile, rumors persist that there may be pome other developments. FIREWORKS MEASURE MAY YET BE PASSED Hv o Staff Corrttpovdtnt llarrlsburg. April 27. With the blockade of legislation in- committees ended pj the administration control of the House the Daiv. fireworks bill popped out of committee nnd is on the calendar today. Suspension of the rule by which the Grundy-Oliver faction bad bottled up much legislation In committee by requir ing 101 votes to get a bltl out is re sponsible for the Dnix bill's reaching the floor. The House manufactures committee, of which Representative Aaron P.. Hess, of Lancaster, who wa one of the Grundy-Ollvcr leaders in the famous fil ibuster fight, was chairman, was dis charged Inst night of further consider ation of the Dnlx bill. The Daix bill give cities the right to vu"iv . 3. ' uii'ttUIJIS, . It passed the Senate, but wns bottlctC up in tne iioue committee, and prob ably would have stayed bottled up if the revolution which put the Grundy Oliver faction out of business hod not occurred. Under the changed conditions the bill may pass the House nnd be placed upon the statute books. Seamen Will Resist ' 15 P' C' Wage Cut mtlnad from Tiiia nne the porccntagc drop in the cost of living. "I have given much thought to thin mntter. 1 want to be fair to the in terests of the men and officers who are manning our ships, lo tlie operators and owner who nre looking to the shipping board to protect their intorests In tho merennnt marine. All of us should con sider the interests of the prlvntc owner In foreign trade who is manfullv carry ing the burden of competition una's Mstcd by the government." Engineers Ualk on Reduction William S. Urown. speaking for tho Marine Lnginecr.' Hencflclnl Associa tion, declared the engineers were will ing to negotiate on working rules, but they would not willingly nccept a reduc tion In the present wage scale. Mr. Furuseth said deflation in sea men h w;ages took place ten dnyg after ,h. ',rralt(:(, the 50 per rent increase allowed during the war being cut off without complnint by the men. lie added that there was no excuse for nwrtim nt sea, but that the reduction fo 15 per cent in wagec. plus elimination of nrr nine nuu rruucuon oi subsistence al lowance, niennt n 150 per ccut reduc tion In the seamen's income. Cut Acceptable to Owners William A. Thompson, of the Texas Steamship Co.. Hpealdng In behnlf of the ship owners. Indicated that t 10 per cent reduction in wages would be acceptable, but he snld the owners could not now treat with the men as they were out of court. I " W ITC neCCSlSOrV tO hr n t llo tun t . If it were necessary to hrin ' ,01- ,0 "" l''it' now. he added, much " "T ""' ""' womu legrct it, tne ililp owners to effect ll leillllllnn nf wages in both countries was made by Mr. Brown, of the engineers, mid de' nied by Mr. Thompson. Chairman Ben son said that the (mention of foreign shipping was nor nt Issue and that lie would not consider the charges. Virtually no progress in the negotia tions wns made nt tlie first session. The conference will bt- continued later in the dnv. ''''''''''''''''''''''lllllilllilMiiilllliltiiilllllllllllNNiMMninqiiiiiiiiiillllillllllllllllllllllllllllllll EVEN THE VERY BEST FOOD can be ruined if improperly prepared. THE HOTEL VENDIG 0 prides itself upon all its Special 90c in particular. You'll like everything about the Vendifr. homelike hotel in Philadelphia. 13tK and. JjlgL Filbert Sts. 2, HELD AS ROBBERS, FREED Court Decides Hold-Up Was Drunken Quarrel Speedy justice teemed to benefit Wit llnm Cummlngs, 5520 Sprngue Htrcot. and .Tohn Stern, or Stcen. formerly of Cnrncys Point, X. .1.. who wr ac quitted today before .ludgo Sbull, in quurtcr Sessions Court, on robbcrv charges, the prosecutor, .Tohn Hosklns. 0011 Summer street, admitting tho al leged hold-up was a fight or drunken quarrel, ,, , . It wan first charged Hosklnn was i,i.i ,.n .nj -niiitci of hi. watch and chain, early Sunday morning, at Hutch inson nnd Callow-hill streets. They were nrralgned later thnt morning before Mogistrnte Merleary, and half nn hour later were indicted. , NEGROESjyTACK JAIL One Killed and Guard Wounded In Attempt to Resoue PrUoner Ilirmlngliam. AU.. April 27. (By ,, P.) Five Xegrocs stormed the Jail nt Fairfield Inst night In n attempt to release n'Xegro prisoner. One of the attackers wns killed by officers guarding the prison, one of whom received a bullet wond In the leg. Launch House Fight Against Avon Bill Continued from Vt One to set back the work of municipal street cleaning for many years." Senator Vare has been disclosed as the real power back of the Aron street cleaning bill, Director of Public Works Caven said today. The director con- "In the confusion at Harrisburg the Aron bill, which was Introduced in the Legislature toward the lost of the ses sion, and which means the death of municipal street cleaning, wns slipped nut of committee and pissed first rend ing In the House last night. "This means thnt it can be passed before the Legislnture adjourns unless Hn proponents nre unable to muster suf ficient votes. The fact that it has reached first rending would Indicate that their army has been recruited and is in action. "Good mil," Says Vaw "With the reappearance of the bill the power behind it, its real substance nnd its renl beneficlarv also came to tho surfnee Senator Vare. He freely admitted his interest by declaring that 'it i n god bill.' nnd otherwise prais ing it. "Ten minutes' serious analysis of this bill will demonstrate conclusively to the most skeptical its real meaning, ltf renl purpose, as well an its real ef fect. It means the nullification of nil provisions in the charter thnt would per .mlt the city to clean it own streets. It menus nn end to the present admin istration's: efforts to give the people wtint they decided they wanted, mu nicipally cleaned streets and, in short, and probably what Is of indMdual In terest, it menns n return to the con trnctor system, greater financial bur dens upon the tnxpnycrs, dirty btrccts, increased disease nnd death. No Use Mincing Words "There i no use mincing words and trying to becloud what this bill menns. Thnt wc have had clenner streets nt a less cost In the centrnl section of the city under municipal operations and management. I think ! generally ad mitted, nnd. the effect of this from a health standpoint an effect thnt would be general when the city would tnke over nil the streets Is attested in the public prints this morning by no les a medlcnl authority than Dr. Howard S. Anders, who. referring espeoinll" to the section of the city where the city this year has been doing the work, says : " 'The lo.st winter was an open one In which dust, carrying the usual com municable diseases, was free to bo scat tered and engender sickness in the most populous part, the central district of the city. Tho fact, however." that the mnrtnlity rate was extremely low and ' mild a comparntively healthful sea son, in fact le more than a mere co incidence with the cleaner strcetn ef fected by the municipal administra tion, inspection and methods.' " .Tumes W. Follln, engineer In the Tturenit of Mun c nal Research, said today the burenu strongly supported the views expressed in the telegram of the charter revision committee. He snid the burenu tins nau a repre sentative. K. T. Pnxton, nt Harrisburg for severnl days looking nfter the in terests of those opposed -to the Aron bill, which would require city officials lo advertise every year for street clean, ing bids. Mr. Follln rcrred on the Mayor's street cleaning commission last yenr nnd i thoroughly familiar with street cleaning conditions. City officials, the Municipal Hesearch IJureau and the Philadelphia charter committee probnblv will concentrate in demanding a public hearing on the bill in order to lay before tiin legislators the sweeping condemnation expressed ngalnst it. U. S. Will Refuse Plea by Germany Contlnotd trnm Tut One life. Already the coal of the Parre i in the possession of France. The coal of HUesiu will be awarded to Poland. The coal of the Buhr Is all Germany ha left and that on the first of May will be taken over by France. . The parallel with 1018 is complete. The final milltnry blow was about to he struck in IMS. The final economic blow Is about to be struck next week. The negotiations will not be con cluded until ofter the Buhr Is taken over. Thl German offer will prove the final fii.-inr in deciding England tn sup port Franco in her forward move. It will be felt now thnt nothing but actual pressure upon Germany, such as the seining of the Buhr, will bring her tn trrin Tlie Allies will put the pres sure on while this country ucts at a medium of communication between them and (icrnuiiiy. Tlie report from Berlin that Mr. Hughes lias already proceeded with negotiation by nsklng Germany to ex plain and amplify its proposnl is flatly denied here. It is said thnt this roun- cooking in general, and its Luncheons It is the mobt try has had no communication with Ucrlln since the receipt of the note. The mite Jtsclf is stilt being studied by Mr. ungues. I'Vance Insists on Iletier Terms The summary given out at Berlin mnkes It. sufficiently clear that this latest ttronncnt wilt ha k. ... nldered bv France, which feels that she can obtain better terms from her lnte inc nucr occupying the Ilubr. The note, as It is published In the press is vague. Hut It appears clear enough that Germany s latest offer is no consider able advance upon the offer to which Ilrifltifl nnrf T.ia1 afl...-. ...nu 1....11. Hvten to in Tiondon. 000,000,000 gold marks, principal and interest, hs the early report from llfti'lin IntUflntnA tt f . .fr mi . 000,000(000 gold marks capital sum, w men. h in sain vaguely, may amount jylth Intertrt before lt Is paid to 220.- 000.00fl.000 mid ma.t,. i i. im possible to sco how 60,000,000,000 gold unless Germany, in Its calculations, had used nn -extrmAl.? 1,11. In,.., mm.m or unlers Germany plans to pay little V. I'i;1- lr" PJ" on payment or tne 50.000,000,000 marks long into the future. Neither condition would be acceptable to the Allies. And neither the inter est rate nor tha annual Installments nre made clear in the note. Vtttr lllltlnn i.nt.1 n.o.1.. 1. !.. .. ,...r. num limine in viiii 11 little more than Brland refused In the iasc nours or the London conference. nat uermany lias done is to slightly ImnmVA Vlnn Tnrlnn nd'nv nml tin In n process pf arithmetical legerdemain iiiukc it iook aimosc rquai to tne amount demanded by tho Allies. Frane Won't Hemove Penalties Other conditions of the German note, such as freeing Germany from the exist ing penalties, will be rejected by France. The international loan proposed will mi km & ill m 1 ;-S m m 4mi HR " V.S.VJ1&.1 You tne and II Want to save money II HI i a stf,Kf;7v'TyW'JT'??jV 2SISBe3S.& hardly appeal to the United States, for this Is tlie only country where mone.v to meet it could be obtained. The proposal to rebuild the devastated regions with German materials nnd labor has already' been rejected' by France and will surely never be ne-" cepted, In effect, it Is a plan to find employment for German Industry ns n result of the hnvoc wrought by the wur. The suggestion that Germany would take over the allied war loans held by this country will not be nceeptabtc .to nriy one. The I'nlted States does not wish to be interested in Germany's) property ns ngalnst thnt of her late Allies. And those allies will not desire to girc this country nn interest in Europe running counter to their own. In the note Germany seeks not only to keep the negotiations open, but, fol lowing; tbe diplomacy of the wnr, to drive a wedge between this country and the Allies. She asks Mr. Hughes to give his opinion ns to how.Ocrmnny's proposal should bo modified. ,If Mr. Hughes gives an opinion differing in any way from the allied demands made at Paris he nt once separates himself from England and France, and if Ger many agrees to his suggestion Gettnany and tho United States will become diplomatic partners against the Allies. RUHR OCCUPATION FORECAST IN PARIS rarisvAprIt 27. (By A. P.) Ger many's proposals relative to rcpnra tlons are still being considered by Prc- mier Briand, and It is probable a de cision will not be reached beforo tonight regarding their acceptance or rejection. When such dcclsldn is reached It will be communicated first to the United States Government, nhd until such time Ambassador Jussernnd will be given no Instructions whatever regard on clothes? THE long wear in Hart Schafl ner & Marx clothes will do it for you Are Doubly Insured at this iiart, bchartner ik Marx Guarantee our ownStrawbridge & Clothier ing the French attitude toward Ger iniuiy'K terms. i Offirlnls here were reticent todny t'ojrntdlng the, German proposals, but In political circles cIoho id i'i premier there was a belief ihrt t'1 . , district, of Germany would b occupied Immediately after May 1. Germany's proposals arc entirely In sufficient, it Is declared in authoritative circles here, being nt least 100,000, 000.000 marks below the terms fixed by the Supreme Allied Council In this rlty Inst January, ttho demands decitlefl upon nt thnt time hnve been consid ered us a minimum, amounting to ap proximately 22fl.000.000.0tl0 mnrks. In discussing the German tcrln", It I said In well-informed circles! thnt in offering nn Installment hf one billion gold marks Germnny fnnde no mention nl the 12,000,000.000 marks held by tho Allies to be imynblc before May 1. Germany nlno nsfcj the nbntidoutncnt of the penalties decided upon in London early In March, as well ns those stipu lated by the treaty of Versailles. Assertion Is made thnt should Ger many be exonerated of all other repara tion obligations she would he given nil ndvdntngo greater thnn would accrue to thi' Allies from her future payment. Newspapers of this rlty were unani mous today, in demanding further pro posals nnd guarantees from Oerinnny, or the occupntloii of the Kuhr district of thnt country. The caption used by IIIumanlte. orgnn of the Itndlcnl party, nnd most persistent critic of the Brlnnd government, ,nt the head of its comment otvGcrmnny'H new proposition declnrcd : "First ot nil seize the security, and talk afterward," and this npprarcd to sum up the. trend of editorial opinion fn this. rlty. "In the presence of the failure of nil appeals looking to conciliation," said IIIumnnite, "and formal refusals by. recalcitrant Germany to IJstcn to the requirements of the reparations commis sion, how ran one fall to be convinced thnt Germany !s resolved to pay us only mnssmmmMmmi&immmmm hccordlng to Marshal Foch'a fammipi .. 'i Prraslon, In 'monkey.', currencf'!,t, ', V ... .."'h victory," ,,: f-iiloi"rMe I'lbrc' orBfln of former P?!' mlet ;l Clcntenccnu and his folL'V "only four days are left before CV,' lo scctlrc reparation or snfet S.n'J no longer hnve any meaning:.' Germs. l.ns four dn,s In which tn .net nmU",' give pledges, for wo know the win? mlcr Brlnnd said. 'Wo nre Venify.'.f' IiOndnn. Anrll fT in.. . The British Government todny rem Lb 1 ts rcpvesentntlvcs In Berlin t HI l"1 I Infonuiilly regarding th fw?oS?m.r 1 clearing up, the ambiguity co Si ,J' term 3f yVars ,f which the S S would be tunde under tlie offer nl" ?fL''l,"LnJJtodan;b.,n,dh4;.lfc published here."0 1,er"n w""-nt ., The newspaper expressed it, i . that the Germa.. note'wns not Peiil.0a but added: "On the tan "of this AV' nre not terms tvlilnl. i. "'.lnl tntv "To concede flrrmnn..'. .... penal restrictions on trade1 be w hfi 'h'1 would be nn act of JiiMlrr " nn, un on the pnrt of the' Allies. tmH ought, perhnps. to to belter !, V tnnn festlv lu nir-.i u.!'cr u,'t h son more thn ii France could eveciulh by Invading the Huhr district." ,ct . .""viyiiik juugiuent as to the im.i. blllty of tne proposals until fflS? more fit ly examined, the Chronicle nu. "Obyously the Imminent fear f, J: occupation of tho Ruhr region prodUCM n degree of repentnnce lu Berlin ,1!k no amount or appeals to renson i3 Justice ever prodifccd. If Oermanv l make these offers now, she couhf 1?". as easily have made them months which prove. that force is the onfy .' guincnt she respects." ' " '.ii 8.i 1 h 1 fti3 m T.i vv urn fl U 1 Store, . A i 4 M r 4 J ' y.i- y..it Via ",.imU ', lP4:
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