Show washington firm on oil european debt stand i washington DC N P S our ou r friends abroad in high diplomatic posts are reported to be disturbed over the lathat messages from washington that the time has w arrived when vi hen they should begin to either cither pay pa us its what they owe or explain the de la 1 av y their criticism voiced in fien official papers is is that we have re adopted the old plan of shirt sleeve c democracy they admit the debt but argue that it is is not nice on the part pait of the united states and that it is in in violation of diplomatic usages for H n demand for payment to be made in in such form president C olid gc for his hia avni ai t is ih nut apt to be disturbed distri bed or ni affectedly affected by an charge of this nature if asking a debtor for payment or at leat least his plans for payment is is shirt sleeve d diplomacy i avo L would iid seem it was r P vic nise move the motley money loaned to these several nations was va earned by b mon inen in shirt lilt t sleeves and at times avith even lobs less clothing clo lhing ind and there tl i c is n a anse s ne n e of fitness in going after the recovery of f thi bonev after tle tl t n manner in v r hicle it wa fir fust t ea eanie raed 1 A loo too lenient ci editor creditor cun can ilo to more r 0 harm to the delit delator r anan ahan one it v ho 1 1 kiei s fyr fin his accola accoma t is n biet ii ei m rals in the v N 1 ole ok nn n i diwi in but os s at al least last ont one man v N ho has is li imn en mado made ti useless seles ui c have hoepel 1 him d have tailed failed to 0 o as av aggregations of humans li and the martir rul rula hoth tile the poop e in in till all the count es in ir quE quenion tion are faan ly up atan ain fing in in then their own nil iiii are hi to pay pai but it is is the thrpo po iti itic ians over ove them vvhs are making thi j jafair gesture e of disinclination to eriq it the obligation france fiance has been suffering fro from a case of her hei goliti biti inns have n nt nit t played placed the V 0 ine fair ich mih me lie citizens citi of france fiance the french a sturdy anti ami anlu in race of people when one talks falks with them ire aie not in in favor of the evasion of any aly daht it bt ahe ahe politicians in france incredible as it may beni em have not realized t the lie moral sternness alei aness of purpose of the french deolde this 13 where their psychology psycho loy is at fault the pathway of minister of finance caillaux is is not one of roses for he has assumed office after the socialists communists and oth other e r iii dial fore forc I 1 lance rance have placed upon the backs of the french p people ople a burden for which eli there wa wane no necessity it is is not to be thought for foi n moment that the lie reported plan of the pa payment ament of our debt di bt belli contingent upon the payment rn ide do by Gr germany to france will b be accepted ai by the debt commission of this country were the united slates 0 become a party to such an azree ane ment wo would be placed in the pa of collect or of reparations f orn germany the Anle rican position as outlined by mr coolidge Coolid go consists of sympathetic consideration of E europe tir ope but it nevertheless tile fact that europ must cease orating ind and help shoulder her own responsibilities s she must put siide si ide the dalia of war and must pai garb 1 hei herself self in in the gart garments rients worn when industrial and economic rc babi il lations are to be effected 1 abs subscription criP fion the year |