Show J r F STORM TORM CENTER ENER OF G GERMAN RMA FINANcE INAi FINANCE M MathIas Erzberger vice president r and minister of finance of the German Gennan republic Is apparently the storm center cen cen- rJ a r 7 sa Y ter tel of the German financial problem r. r 7 ic He Is apparently Germanys Germany's s strongest public figure with the possible exception tion of Gustave Gustavo An Anyway way waybe beIs hoIs ho he Is probably the most discussed man man man- a if not the most execrated execrated In in Germany Germany Ger Ger- many today r There Is a widespread belief beller t S amon among financiers bankert bankers banker s and financial financial finan finan- t 94 v cial dial writers In Germany German that if two of Erzberger's Erzberger s plans are put into eft effect effect ef ef- t feet Germany will nil 1 face actual ruin n The most im Important of these two measures measures Is the emergency levy on property which they assert win wilt reduce Industrial fortunes of marks markst t r to less than In fn a decade The second measure is the Income tax which will beggar every modest Y fortune as as' well 1 as every great treat for tun tune e. e Erzberger as well as his enemies looks to America for financial help Ho He says We will til make our Investments attractive in every Va way for Americans I will guarantee that the only tax on the he capital of nonresidents will be an income tax not to exceed 30 per cent I |