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Show 'HIE COMING MAN (leneral ('. G. Dawes, head of the International reparation committee, which Ih just completing its laborB after a very thorough study of European Euro-pean conditions, more especially In Cermany and France, is without (lonht tho one man t"day In which the "ntire world has the most confidence. confi-dence. France, Germany, England and the I'nitid Slates are looking to him for the hest plan, the best principal upon up-on which the German people muss settle. One principal which has already none forth and one upon which even Germany cannot help but agree that the "craan people should and must pay as much tax or more per capita than the people of France; and after a thorough examination of tho tax fitu.itlon it is declared that the French people are paying a much higher tax than the Germans; and Dawes says the French, are not nearly near-ly so able to pay as their opponents. This! committee will soon publish a report which is being awaited with Interest by people in every part of the world. j This will not be an official allied report; re-port; but it will indicate the position j the L'nited States takes relative to reparations and coming from a country coun-try that is a creditor of most of the others will make a profound Impression Im-pression upon the world. It is ready :o go the whole way with the rest of ;he world if thore Is shown a proper sentiment of helpfulness and un-elflshnesB. un-elflshnesB. Through it all one man will standi out preeminently and that man is General Dawes. Possibly General Dawes is the most remarkable American that was brought out by the war. To him, more than to any other man, is given giv-en the credit for the international cooperation that overthrew Germany and for the resulting coordination of military command under Foch that finally eventuated In victory. He first! brought about American, British and j French teamwork behind the lines in providing supplies and munitions. This showing forced the placing ot Foch in command of all the allied armies at the front on the fighting line. He has never had an eye on poli tics. He cannot be budged a hair's breadth from a policy or a position once assured they are right. This is why both France and Germany both wished him to tackle their problems of reparations. As time goes by we shall hear more of "Hell Mariar" Dawes, the coming man. |
