Show THE TI-Ig LATEST PROPOSAL One more otter offer on reparations has been made by Germany The v hole boIe purpose e of the Berlin ma ma- maneuvers seems to be to get France and Belgium to allow outside na- na na nations lions to enter Into Inlo the dou S lIOn of at the issues involved m Ith Great Britain and the United states makIng the final decision Way down deep there may ay be a to control the politics of oC the United Slates States it the fixing of the reparations is left lert to this coun- coun country coun country try German diplomacy Is crafty and stops at nothing Hut But the whole bole movement is being blocked by Franco France and Belgium concerned the he two countries most l 1 ey have answered without heat heal hesitation tation that the last offer otter will wilt re- re re receive no consideration for tor before proposals from Berlin will be an any considered the tho Germans must cease passive resistance in the An American who has been tray trav hug In Europe says sava the rench and Belgians are determined to compel Germany to make good on reparations Il and d they further are re solved to so safeguard their future cam cant campaign campaign zig RS to make another mother aggressive by the poli pol politics He declares that all 11 European tics Is based on on business In other words worda tim the struggle l for tor r existence Is Ia Isso so intense in the old world that the jealously means to a livelihood arc are regarded not alone by the people I but by the governments If Jt tile the I material welfare of oC vast multitudes Involved Europe would VI as aa not have no serious quarrels I Today Great Britain is laboring unemployment in Eng Eng- Eng England to overcome land hand and is ready to France it If by so an doing English com corn commerce merce with Germany promises better bet bet- better better ter business and greater industrial expansion I France and Belgium equally ar are dc devoted to their own ends The They distrust Great Britain's for for- foreign foreign eign sign policy Immediately after the war they discovered that Great I Dr Britain aln h-ad h had bad taken over the German I colonies in South Africa aud and was asserting a mastery over the sear Near Cast fast almost to the exclusion of all other powers This was the cen cen- cen- cen centory century tory tury old rivalry for colonial posses posses- possessions possessions lons offering ottering an outlet for sur aur surplus surplus plus population and a greater field for Cor commercial expansion Then the allies became divided and Ger- Ger to nany seeing an opportunity the breach began makIng the friendship friend friend- friendship friendship 0 while courting ship of or Great Britain This III continue so long as Berlin belle behie es esthere esthere there Is a chance by procrastination tion to weaken the tho French an and 1 Belgian forces Germany in the latest note pro pro- proposes proposes proposes poses gual on the federal nay ay s stem and a gold mort mortgage gage based on the physical hold hold- holdings holdings ings tugs of or Industry agriculture and shipping When th the time lime came for Germany to repudiate repudiate the agree agree- agreement agreement ment merit ot of what value alue I would auld the guar guar- guar guarantees be and how would they be enoi Whenever France and Belgium gh e up the thou theli 11 grip on Germany their prospects of at o collecting reparations reparations will disappear unless a better plan is presented than has come out ot or Berlin nr |