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WAR DEBTS AND DISARMAMENT
(EDITOR’'S NOTE.—This is the first of three
storeis on the world’s twm issues, European
war debts and disarmament).
By MILTON BRONNER
(European Manager, NEA Scrvice.)
LONDON —For 13 vears the nations of the world
have talked about disarming.and today, in net re
sulfs achieved, they are practically as far from
that goal as they ever were,
This fact stands out in bold relief as President
Hoover and President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt
meet in Washington to discuss collection of Eu
rope’s war debts to the United States, and it tends
te minimize hopes for amy real action at the forth
coming disarmament conference at Geneva. Ses
sions are due to be resumed in January with dele
gates from 60 nations in attendance.
Uncle Sam's debtor nations in Europe now find
themselves unable to pay the $247,000,000 that i.«!
due this year. Yet, they are paying 32,500,000,000——-‘
or nine times .that mucl—for the upkeep of huge!
armies and navies. !
For the world as.a whole, the staggering burden
of arms costs is clote to $4,500,000,000 a yedYy. ]
Though numerous disarmanmient conferences have |
been held since 1919—when 55 nations pledged'
themselves, by their signatures to the League of
Nations covenant, “to reduce armaments ty the!
Jjowest point consistent with national safety”’—this
burden remains on the backs of the world's lax-l
payers.
It is not difficult to understand why, “Disarma-l
ment” means one thing in Germany, another in
France, something quite .different in England and
still something else to Italiams. Just as acute as
ever are the national rivalries, fear,s jealousies
and suspicions that have bred wars in Europe for
centuries . .
The Rarrenness of last summer’s disarmament
conference at Gefeva is indicative of this, After
many months of preparatory work and weeks of
plenary negotiations, this session produced merely
an agrecment that “a substantial reduction of world
armaments shall -be effected, to be applied by a,
general convention alike to land, naval and air
armaments.” True, there was an extension of an
armament truce, but this was the net result as
applied to reduction.
Prospects for greater results at the January »es-1
gion are hardly. more promising. Before this ies
sion, as matters stand now, will come two princi
pal proposals. :
One is President Hoover's proposal for a hori
zontal cut of 26 percent in armaments, which was
politely sideétracked last summer.
The other—newer and more involved—is the
French proposal recently promulgated by Premier
Herriott of France. Though it bears Herriott's
name, it i: said to have been evolved largely by
Joseph Paul-Boncour, France's 'dapper and keen
witted little minister of war, and the French army
general staff. - - !
After ‘o fashion, the Herriot plan would give
teeth to the toothless agreements—such as the
Kellogg-Briand pact to outlaw war—that have
arisen from the deliberations of the diplomats, e
Reduced to essentials, the Herriot plan provides:
i-~Arbitration between nations shall be com
pulsory . '
2—All armies on the European continent shall be
conscript armies for national defense, and these
shall be debarred from using certain implements
of war such as bombing planes and heavy tanks.
Professional volunteer armies shall be dissolved.
3--To preserve peace in Europe, an international
ari®y shall be formed under the League of Nations,
subject to direction by the League council, for con
certed international action against any aggressive
nation. Each of mfi% powers would
place at the dizposal of the League, as a force for
joint action, a certain number of troops to be kept
in constant readiness, . "
4—Combined with the joint-army plan would be
binding pacts against aggression, intended to band
the remainder of continental Europe against any
nation declared an aggresser by the League.
No sooner had Herriot announced the new pro
poral than the old fires of conflicting interests,
jealousy and rivalry began to burn anew.
Ttaly reacted adversely because Herriot seemed
to be aiming at' the dissolution of the Fascist mili
tia, w&h the Italians hold is none of France's
British opinion was rather sour, since it failed ]
to clear up points relative to air disarmament in
which Britain is much interested. 4
The Germans and-the italians also objected to the
proposal that nations with overseas possessions
shall retain their colonial forces. France has her
heaviest colonial forces across the Mediterranecar
in North Africa, constituting a powerful army which
could be transported to Europe in short time;
Germany was stripped of her colonies in the war,
Eveve the French public saw objection to the Her
riot plan, because, in a measure, it gave equality to
Germany, their dreaded enemy. But perhaps Her
riot was wiser than they; Germany is straining at
the bonds of military restriction igaposed by the
Versailles treaty, and will have equality sooner or
later. France has a stationary population of 40,000,-
000, Germany a growing population of 65,000,000;
perhaps Herriot figures it would be wiser to give
Germany equality, rather than wait until a day
when :he will burst her bonds and blast her way
into Paris to achieve it.
England, like the United States, is opposed to
any plan which would seek to transfer sovereignty
over her forces to the League of Nations. In mak
ing such a proposal, the French are right back
where they started in 1919 when the Versailles
treaty was written. At that time, President Wilson
and British Premier Lloyd George pledged their
countries to come to the aid of France if France
were attacked. Neither the American senate nor the
British parliament ever approved this.
Equally difficult are such questions as what con
stitutes an army sufficient for national defense in
view of conditions peculiar to each nation; of var:-
ous geographical considerations; of the needs irn
relation to the present ttatus of each nation, with
references to frontier guards , military organiza
tions, ete. )
Italy, which has risen in recent years to menace
_ French power in tontinental Europe. seems deeply
- suspicious -of it alkl. It takesr the view that the
. Herriot proposal, in demanding that internal police
forces be regulated and private armies disbanded
is aiming inot only at the Steel Helmets and Hit
;fi!“l Nazi army in ‘Germany, but also at the pow
] W mflitl;—-—ltaly' ¢ pride and her stropg«
It {8 not unlikely that Mussolini’s representatives
at the conference will insist that the best way tc
disarm ié to get down to brass Mok aod adop th
Hoover plan, at the same time flaying the Herrio
B T Y 0 e complicatsd.
plays with relation to both war debts and dis
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L YN e R e iek e
| SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR
| The people of this nation have mueh to
{be thankful for, and should rejoice over
being spared through another year by an
!All Wise and Kind Providence. W’fifles
icommercial adversities have been visited
{upon this nation, no wars, famines or other
{calamities have appeared to bring on suf
\fering of body and mind. The country can
\and will be rehabilitated and the losdes ex
' perienced by our people will be restored,
‘and times will once more become normal;
land prosperous. That much has been the
Ristory of all panics and periods of de-!
pressions. Time will smooth’ the ruggedl
paths our people have trod for the past
four yvears, and their way in this life will‘
be made clear and lead direct to a new
‘era of conditions that are filled with bright’
hopes and assurances of a better day for
all of these who try to live a life in har
mony with the teachings of the Good Book
that should be our guide and thermometer
in all things. i
. AMOUNT EUROPEAN DEBTS |
STUNNING !
| Speaking in terms of billions, the aver
iage tax payer of this country does not re
lalize the amount of money owed to thig
lcountry by the debtor nations, borrowed'
for war purposes.- This money was loaned
ito these foreign nations in good faith with‘
their promise to pay stamped and written]
’on every note. The war has come to an |
end; the Armistice has been signed and‘
now the payment of the debts are being|
evaded, delayed and otherwise compl-|
cated to an extent that only drastic de
'mands on the part of our government will
‘cause the people of those nations to set
‘up and take notice in a serious manner.
. Overtures are being made by many of
‘these couvntries, seeking the granting of
‘another moratorium, but we do not beheve
ithat the incoming administration will give
heed to or sympathise with any such pro
‘posals. The amount owed to the United
States by various foreign nations is more
than eleven billion dollars. This money
was raised and loankd to these countries |
Ifrom the sale of Liberty Bonds and from
extra taxation imposed upon a tax ridened
public. The time has arrived when these
countries should be estoped from camou
flaging and misrepresenting their financial
‘ability to pay. The tax payers. of this
‘country are in no mood for further bicker-'
ting on the part of these foreigners and
‘self styled “international bankers” in Am-’
‘erica, who are “egging” the officials of
fEumpean countries to cqntinue their dole
ipractices in order that they may be able
to pay these hankers’ obligations that they
‘owe in order that their frozen assets may|
be converted into liquid assets at the ex
\pense of the American people.
' Congress is in favor of immediate action
on the convening of the December session;
the people are expecting action from their
lrepresentatives, and unless something is
{done to collect these war debts, there will
Ibe a howl raised in the United States that
swill shake the foundations of the seatof
jour government. That muech may be ex
pected-—and that is no more than the tax
‘payers of this eountry are entitled too. |
i “The report of the federal treasury of
jJune 30, 1931, lists these seccurities as
follows: |
[Rustria ... ... ......§ 23,752,217.00‘
|Belgiath ~ ... .... .. 400,680,000.00
[Eatonly . .. ...... 13,830,000.00
iFinlage ... ..., 8,604,000.00
France .... .... ...., 8,863,6560,000.00
Great Britain .... .... 4,398,000,000.00
Graame . ... /o 31,516,000.00
Hoummy ... ... .. 1,908,560.00
Italy ... .... ...... 2580490000000
Lateis . . ... .3 6,888,664.20
ngenis ... 6,197,682.00
Yoland ....... ....5 = 17 RERb 000 00
Bumania ... ... ..., 63,860,560.43
Serbs, Croats and Slovones 61,625,000.00
$11,062,897,683.63
President Hoover and his Republican
administration are responsible for the de
lay in the payment of these debts. The
granting of a moratorium last year and
the elastic manner in which these foreign
nations have been encouraged, by a_ Re
publican administration, in their procras
tination, in a great measure, is responsible
for present conditions and for an unbal
anced budget. If this money were paid to
the United States, there would be no de
ficit in the treasury and no unbalanced
budget to balance.
TAKING A CHANCE ON LIFE l
It is surprising to note the thousands oi\
people who annually take a chance on
’losing their lives for the satisfaction of)|
saving a few minutes in their daily rounds.!
i Many of them are not pressed for time on|
iaccount of important business, but possess-‘
= with asdaring and reckless spirit, riski
their chances of living in order to beat a
}train to a crossing or in some other way‘
{““high-ball” the highways at a dangerous!
|speed. 1
. The Railway Employes’ Journal in Sllm-i
!ming up the number of accidents that oec
jcurred in 1931 says: i
| “Few of us ever give a thought to over-|
iwhelming odds such as the remainder of!
fene’s life versus a minute. Countless mo
itorists and pedestrians time ' after ti'ne
within a single day gamble with life with
the stakes offering no more than a minute
|as the prize. 3
i “In 1931 probably more than 35,000
jwere killed and 1,000,000 injured in auto
laccidents. While not all, still the larger
ipart‘ of this tremendous toll was a direet
isacrifice to gain a minute. \ 1
| “Take the average adult 35 years of
jage. From 1932 to 1965 is th'
{years, which added to his present age of
35, would make him 68 years of age. This
should reasonahly be the life span of we
humans. ; o
“These 33 years represent 17,000.000
minutes of life. At the younger ages the
stakes are even higher. No one would think
of risking seventeen miltion dollars to
igain possession of one dollar.”
* THE BANNER-HERALD, ATHENS GEORGIA
DID IT EVER
OCCURTO YOU - -
A Little of Everything,
MNot Much of Anything
BY HUGH ROWE
IDID IS S L . i
Tuesday will be election day
.~ in Athens, at which™“time the
~ voters of the various wards
~ will bel called upon to vote for
| aldermen to resent them
. for the next twr:yean. #3
| Municipal elections, in thése
days and times, are quite different
from the elections for these offices
some years ago. For several \te*.,‘i
prior to the election, the f!'iu'uk]
‘of the opposing candidates would
congregate on thesidewalks, uurehi‘
‘the highways and by.ways for
| voters to see that they were reg
istered and eligible to vote. ’l'hen‘
ion election day there wasasmuch
stirring around as there is on a
'circus day, candidates and their
| friends seeking and urging the
| voters to cast their ballots for this
%or that candidate. The winning of
'an election was always an occas
‘ion of celebration by the success
ful candidates and their friends.
} ———e
| However, those days and
customs have passed and now
an election for municipal of
fices is about as quiet an as.
fair as a holiday with all the
stores closed.
In three of the wards there is
opposition for aldermanic honers,
but so far, interest has not devel
oped to any great extent. TUnless
the opposing candidates work up
more enthusiasm than is now
';shown. it will be a dull election,
notwithstanding that there are a
number of splendid citizens offer
ing for the various offices. It is
well that the customs of former
years have slowed up. No good
comes’ of heated elections, but
usually they leave political gores
' that require years in which to
[heaL ‘
“Jest as | expected. They've
gone to sellin’ fl* weather.”
“Whatcha mean — sellin’ the
weather?” A
“Look at that sign, ‘August Fur
Sale’”
f Rdese Watkins, representa
. tive of Oglethorpe county, in the
General Assembly of Georgia,
and a son of Sheriff Ed Wat
kins, of that county, will take
; a prominent part in the gro. ‘
cedures of the legiglature when
it convenes in January. |
" Representative Watkins Is A
graduate of the University of
| Georgia and ‘enjoys a large ae
quaintenance here. He is a capable
|lawyer and a most affable gentle
iman. His knowledge of the law
!and his experiences in his chosen
inro(ession fits him admifablv for
iservice in the legslature. It is un
iders‘!ood that he will be given a
|rumber of dmportant committee
‘usslgnments which will enable him
[to render wvaluable service to his
constitulents as well as to the
state, ‘
Senator Hamilton McWhor
ter, of Oglethorpe county, is
rapidly recovering from in.
juries received in an automo
bile accident a short time ago.
He is now at his home in Lex
ington,
Senator McWhorter was e¢lected
in the past eletcion for the second
congecutive term as senator from
thig distriet. a compliment seldom
conferred upon a senator, especial
ly where the districts are under
the rotation system. But he made
such a good representative in the
upper house of the legisltaure, the
people of Oglethorpe, Wilkes and
Clarke counties, met and decided
‘that it was for the best interest
of all concerned to keep him in
that office -as long as ‘he would
agkeel to !serde, consequently,
Clarke county stepped aside and
joined in with the other counties
in a movement to retun him to
the senate without opposition.. And,
=0 they did, and everybody is sat
isfied.
We are in receipt of a poem,
from a friend, entitled, “Mak.
ing Others Happy”, which is
dedicated to Thanksgiving Pay.
The verses are appropriate for l
the Thanksgiving season, and i
we are offering them for the ben
efit of the readers of this col
umn: |
Said old Gentleman Gay, *on &
| Thanksgiving day,
“If you want a good time, then|
give something away. 1
So he sent a fat turkey to shoe
maker Price, {
And the shoemaker said, “What o
big bird, how nice! ‘
And since such good dinner's be
fore I ought
To give Widow Lee the small
chicken I bought.”
“This fine chicken, oh see!™ said
the good widow Lee,
“And the kindness that sent it how
precious to me?
I would like to make som2 one
happy as I—
I'll give washwoman Biddy my big
: pumpkin pie!”
“Just to look at its ‘vellow face
gladdens my eyes,
Now it's. my turn, I think, and a
sweet ginger cake
For the motherless Finnigan chil.
dren I'll bake.”
‘Said the Finnigau chidren—Rose,
Denny and Hugh—
“lt smells sweet of spice, and we'll
carry a slice
To poor little lame Jake, -who has
i nothing that’s nice. i
‘v“Oh. 1 thank you, and thank you!w'i
| said little lame Jake;
{“Oh what a bootiful, %@J&
And oh, such a big 1 will
save all the crumbs, -
And give them to each little spar
row that comes.” A
And the snarrows Q“M‘mg
Entries Close For
Dreop-Kicking at Y;
78 Are Taking Part
l The official entry list of the drop
Kicking contest at the Y 7 closed
Wednesday with a total of seventy
one signed up. There were thirteen
more beys added before the entry
list closed at 6:00 o'clock.
‘Red Wood, Paul Brown, Ralpn
Cartledge, C(arl Childers, George
Balley, John Jarrell, John McPher
don, Comer Whitehead, and Burton
{4;, naier entered the two heavy
(weight classes: Jim Kidd, Richara
, dlove, Cecil Owens, Tommy
# ibson and Jack Limehouse signea
@D for the 95 pound group compe
itition in the lightweight class pro
; to be most interesting be
[@Buse this ciass has the greatest
mmber with twenty-eight enterea,
*he uniimited class is second with
gighteen boys listed.
© Many boys were out practicing
on the “Y" field Wednesday as
E:ugh a foothall game was being
yed by the prep class, kicking
before and after the game and be
tween™ halves. Nine of the candr
dates were also able to make therr
official try-outs and several gooa
scores were chalked up. In the Un
;‘med class, Ralph Cartledge led
~ 7 out of 10. John Gordon and
)!d Southerland made 6 each, John
Jarrell got 4 over the crossbar,
George Bailey and F. M. Willians
2 each. Button Chandler got 5 out
of 10 in the 110-125 pound group,
Robin Burnet in the 110-pound
'elass registered 3 out of 10, while !
Jim Kidd and Cecil Owen made the
Lighest scores of the day in the 95-
pound class. Cecil Owen made 8
out of 10 to tie the highest score
}b'._ the entire group, but Jim Kida
‘?v'ent one better to make the highes+
“core that has been made with 3
out of 10, ‘FugW
- All contestants are requested to
‘ma.ke their trials Thursday ané
Friday by 6 o’clock in order that
any ties which may developcan be
kicked off. 3
ATHENS BOY NAMED
PRESIDENT BY CLUB |
AT UNIVERSITY HERE
Tom Dozier, Athens, was elected |
president of the provisional mem
mers club of the~Thalian- Black
frairs Dramatic club 6f the Univer
sity of Georgia Tuesday night at al
meeting in Phi Kappa hall .
. Laura Anne <hinizy, also ‘of‘
Athens, was elected secretary. |
treasurer, and Winton Warren, |
Jakin, was elected vice-president. |
The new/oficers will confer w'itn{
Edward C. Crouse, club director,
regarding drawing up a set of by- |
laws to govern the provisional|
members organization, and the new |
president will confer with nfflce!‘&}
of the older members” club as a re- |
présentative of the provtsionalb
members. : : >
A report on the sale of season f
tickets was heard and plk‘ps for thc'
sale of tickets to the first produc
tion of the year, “Ten Nights in al
Bar-Room,” to be presented in;
Seney-Stovall Memoigal Lhea.t.er‘]
Dec. 1 and 2 were discussed. i
they would say, i
Like old gentleman Gay, on a,
Thanksgiving day, ,
“If you want a good time then
give something away.” |
—The Entertainer. ‘
SEVEN YEARS AGO i
Noviember 24, 1925 l
Cotton: 19 §-8 cents. ,
Weather: Fair. i
Austin, Texas: Governor Miriam
Ferguson refused to see a number
of legislators who caleid at her of
fice Tuesday to deliver a petition
signed by fifty legislators asking
her to call a special session of the
legislature.
Washington, D. C.: His father’s
illness has prevented President
Coolidge from making definite
plans for Thanksgiving.
- Washington, D. C.: All prohibi
‘tion permits, allowing household.
ers to make annually 200 gallons
of wine were ordered withdrawn
Tuesday. !
Although he has retired from aec
tive service the spirit of “Uncle
Dave” Barrow hovers a bo u t
wherever Universily of Georgia
Alumni gather as best indicated
by felicitations sent the Chancello:
Emeritus by “his boys” now living
in New York City. e
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