| Show GETS I READY READY TO OPEN i FETE OF PEACE But Some Believe Sucha Such a Celebration Is Premature By A it G C GARDIER Greatest Liberal Editor FAltor S Special I to The Tito Standard Copyright 1924 by the Consoli Conoll Consolidated dat dated fd Pi Pr MS tea Association While London I ondon Is ts getting ret reedy y for tb the opening of ot It Its treat great peace exhibition later In fn tIe the month Eng EnS- England land Ens-land land Is wondering If It It it is not a bit premature to celebrate c peace Lit Lit- Little Lit Little tle tie hope Is entertained that the Imminent report of ot the tho th experts will a solution of the tho apparent apparent- apparently ly Insoluble ln says a sai Gardiner dispatch toda today and there Is great creat tear fear that Germany wilt Hill III turn again to a a monarchy monarchy and precipitate another war LONDON April The 6 f 6 The chief of interest t in London to- to to today day is the opening on April 23 22 by bv bythe the king of the th great exhibition at Wembly north of th the tho metropolis The magnitude of the exhibition exceeds all precedent The cost co t of construction on is 18 pounds Pound sterling All AU sections of ot the empire are taking part and preparations for vl visitors to London ar are being el 1 made mado on a scale Reale Construction has been In progress for tor th three ree years but it has been ben subject to I much Internal conflict and it la Is i still till seriously Incomplete This Thi week workers en- en engaged engaged Cred cn-Cred on the buildIngs started a lightning strike without the au- au authority au authority i of the union in order Older 01 der to compel an Increase in wages This Is a symptom of ot new strike meth meth- methods methods method od of sabotage sabot ago In seizing lle ties of the public to force surrender surrender dr der GRAVER CLOUD H U GS But in this case cac the union executive tive refused to be and the strike Is lu collapsing j I A graver cloud on the exhibition is the th Euro Iuro- European European situation When the exhibition exhibition tion was as orl originally arranged it was as assumed that the th sky ky of ot the world orld would have havo cleared a few yeara ears after the war ar but the thc situ situation situ situ- situation atton is as ominous as over ever vr Great events are r Imminent There are arthree three In elections elections in France Germany and Italy Premier Mus- Mus has nas v vade made nade ade the result In Italy I a foregone on conclusion lon but the Issue In France Franc and Germany G Is li awaited an anxiously r Th The opinion here Is the Ocr Get Germany many will go rho The tide or of nationalism long foreseen here bere Is rising a as a 11 rs r's lt of French pol pol- pol icy ley policy polley The Th ominous feature of the government is that It le Is I largely popular fro In tn character springIng To fro mth conviction com that de destruction destruction truc- truc tion of Germany Is tho the Irrevocable purpose se of Premier Poincare STRENGTHENS Meanwhile American and Brit Brit- BritIs BritIs Brit I Is in rehabilitating France has rehabilitated M bf Poincare Ills altitude remains remain Implacable and opinion reigns here her that Prime I Minister Macdonald's Macdonald attempt to town town wn win France to a more moro reasonable re course coue by kind words and gentle genUe I will III be b unproductive of result results re- re sult and that will 11 add another British primo prime ministers minister's scalp calp to those tho o already adorning Isis his belt The experts expert r reports ports are aro expected immediately ly but there ther are no great hopes that they will III provide a so- so solution solution so solution lution of an insoluble In riddle There Therl Is much dIscussion of the tho question ot of complying with the th French do- do de demand mend mand tor for British military security but there le Is I powerful hostility to the Idea of England Ingland backing any continental militaristic bills a again lain gain The Th only security that will com com- com com- command command command mand support of liberal and labor opinion Is I general security and peace of ot Europe Europ under unter guarantees of the th league leaeu of nations But Polo Polo- PoIncare care does not accept the Idea Ide of organIzed peace and regards the league as a pretty toy for tor the tho ser ser- service Tice er-Tice vice oi or of old diplomacy c while Ger Ger- Germany Ger- Ger Germany Germany many has bas h come came to regard the league as the tb Instrument of ot her enemies under und r control of o Franco ranco OPENING OPEl SEEMS Under these menacing conditionS the of ot London s II peace ex- ex exhibitions ex exhibition seems dangerously pre pre- premature premature matur mature Nor Is I the th Internal l situ situ- situation situ situation atlon much more mor favorable The labor government g flounders along along unsteadily bythe byth now held uprIght ht by the TorIes now by the tho Liberals while their 01 own n extremists ra rage r ec ge against g in t Labor playinG the th role of a bourgeois government The Tha Th situation of ot Macdonald t made more mor difficult by labor dis- dis dis contents outside The rhe Th only people who strike effectively are ar those In public employment or in com om command command mand ot of o 1 public en Ice while skilled killed workers In trade are fall t ipg Inc fall behind unskilled workers work r In wages W Skilled engineers In Lon Lon- London London don are re ar getting 61 01 I shillings weekly while tram conductor now have forced their wage wae up to 73 78 shill chill ing hlll chilling and nd bus bua men are nr paid 80 SO shill- shill ings shill shill-Ines The result Is l that Skilled on- on on er are ar leaving the th country In thousands for America ThIs Thi is I creating grave graTe concern or th the Ule future but a remedy In the present in Industry is expected If U the tho th situation in Europe Europe- took tooka a turn tor for the th better the problem would be b solved but thero there Is la noth noth- noth- noth cu ing log nothing ingin in the th present circumstances that prom ses that Solution FINANCES STRONG Meanwhile the th finances of the Country are ar remarkably sound The financial year ear close cloe with Ith an unexpected unexpected un- un expected balance of pounds on the tho right side eldo What will llor Snowden do with it Hp HI H is I strongly ly urged ed to apply It to debt redemption Tho The most interesting personal nal event T it of the th week Is the announce announce- ment announcement that Oswald Moly Mosley Lord law In and 1 one of ot the youngest and nd most brilliant men In parliament m nt has left the conel lv and has hall formally Joined ol the Labor party part J J |
