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THE HORXIXG OREGONIAX, TUESDAY. DECiJUfBEIl 26, 1D22 EUROPE IH DESPAIR. DIRECTOR OF LONDON'S MILITANT UNEMPLOYED, ENGLAND CHEERFUL .SUMS. HEM DESPITE TROUBLES Not a Clearance Sale Not a Year-End Sale Not a Close-Out Sale Catastrophe Near, Declares Medill McCormick. All Skeletons Put Away for Happy Christmas. HATE CONTINENT'S CURSE CRITICAL DAYS AHEAD f Plight Held Hopeless Unless Peo ple Can Be Moved by Chris tian Will Toward Peace. If Poincare Pursues Policy of Ruining Germany, Entente Ends, Says Writer. se o ens m u mm - mm R .A ' n It I - f J But the Direct a Great Purcha t Result of M rv. BY GRAFTON "WILCOX. (By CMc&ffo Tribunfl Leased Wire.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 25. Senator McCormick, republican, Illinois, who has just returned from Europe, declared today, in com menting upon conditions abroad, that the financial situation of the governments of Europe Is so des perate that most serious events may befall -within a short time unless the victors of the great war inject more wisdom and prudence Into their policy of dealing with the problems in the wake of that con flict. The Illinois senator declared that agreement upon a sound and "real izable" programme for settlement of the reparations problem was im perative or the franc and lire would soon follow the mark, crown and ruble in decline and economic con ditions abroad would be crushing. "The financial situation of many of the governments of continental Europe." said Senator McCormick, "is bo desperate, the economic con dition of the people who support them is so serious, that we may expect the gravest events before the end of the winter unless the European victors in the late war act with an economic wisdom, pru dence and foresight hitherto for eign to their policy. 1 Ruhr Occupation Perilous. "France has suffered terribly. France seeks Indemnities for her losses and security for her fron tiers, but they can only be found conformably with economic reali ties. The contemplated occupation of the Ruhr as far as Essen by five divisions of French troops or by foreign troops at all Is nowhere approved in Europe, outside of France. "The proposal is disapproved by the overwhelming majority of re sponsible and representative Amer icans in all the European coun tries which would be affected by its consummation. They share the opinion of European economists and financiers that no economic ad vantage would accrue to France from such a course, but that on the contrary it would inure to the hurt of France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Great Britain, Scandinavia and America, through the injury to Ger man credit. Industry and trade. "It is the Judgment of impartial and informed persons that the oc cupation of the Ruhr must result in the sabotage of industry by the populations of the .basins, which will further delay and diminish the pay ment of reparations. Hunger Riots Forecast. "It may be said in this connec tion that French military authori ties In Germany, American and j British diplomats, together with ' German ' officials, agree that there will be hunger riots in Germany this winter. Germany needs more than $100,000,000 worth of Amer ican wheat, which she has no pres ent means of buying. "If the governments cannot agree upon a sound and realizable pro gramme for the definite and final settlement of the total sum of repa rations which Germany shall pay and can pay, if they cannot agree among themselves and with bank erg and investors upon a plan which will stabilize German currency we may expect the franc and the lire to start down the declivity in pur suit of the mark, the crown and the ruble. "The terms of the new reparations settlement manifestly ought to in elude: (A) Priority of payments for the reconstruction of the ruins of northern France; (B) a moratorium to Germany for several years, con dltlonal upon an adequately secured bankers' loan to stabilize the mark, to balance the current German bud get and to contribute to French con struction this year; (C) the prompt withdrawal of the barbarian or semi-barbarian Mohammedan troops from the Rhine and the progressive withdrawal of other troops as the terms of the moratorium and repa rations agreement are fulfilled by Germany. Mutual Hate Most Go. "A plan devised upon these gen eral bases is Indispensable to the solvency and credit of the state in France and Germany alike, to the rehabilitation of industry in Ger many and so to the recovery of rep arations by France. "More Important to the rehabilita tion of Europe than any conference, than any agreement between states men and financiers can be, is the exorcism of the spirit of hate which animates governments and peoples. Unless the peoples are moved by a Christian will to peace and by Chris tian comity there can be no real peace in Europe." Indications today are that the lines in the senate are becoming more closely drawn over the resolution by Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, for the president to call an inter national conference to consider Eu rope's economic ills. Conferences of admln'stration leaders on the sub ject are to be resumed tomorrow and Senator Lodge, republican, Massa chusetts, who opposes the resolu tion, la expected soon to address the senate on the subject. Senator Mc Cormick is also expected to express himself on the proposal in the near future- Senator Smoot, republ'can, Utah, today declared opposition to the Borah plan. WILSON TO PLAY GAME (Continued Frojn First Page-) mm , j j us-;" if f'h i? 153 f- je- Sk, f m I I A KM 1 I I 4 tt 'ft I 1 ' A - ' i" I A-wjii-ALiniitlc Photo.. This recent photograph shows Wal HannlnKton, wko is in charge of Lon don's Rrreat army of unemployed who have been staging demonstra tions in London's buny thoroughfare. This photo shows a fighting pose of Mr. Hannington taken at n recent meeting In London. ending of his term .in the White House was natural enough as a means of avoiding complete subs! dene of activity on the part of a man who had, so to speak, been geared to intense acti'.'ity in his years of public life. But is was equally natural that a man of Mr. W llson s meticulous standards of propriety should have discovered that his position as an ex-presl dent was a liability rather than an asset in the practice of the law. A man with different standards might have found that his public career would bring to him a volume of the most important practice. But it is equally easy to see that to a man of Mr. Wilson's sense of what is fitting, it was precisely the most Important part of that practice which might raise questions of deli cacy about his participation in the cases as an advocate. It is undoubtedly true that the coming freedom from even any slight preoccupation about his law office, coupled with the marked im provement In his health, will bring about further activity in public af fairs. Just how far this activity may go is a subject of frequent and acutely interested discussion on the part of Mr. Wilson's friends and as sociates. To a certain extent, also, It is the occasion of a different sort of comment, in which sympathy for the man .is mingled with emotions not distant from apprehension on the part of his political opponents. Some of Mr. Wilson's friends do not hesitate to permit themselves to Indulge in a vision of him as "so vital and active a leader of demo cratic thought as to be dominant in the party. The better Judgment' of his friends, however, is that their meticulous consideration for his health will cause them to hesitate about urging him to undertake the responsibility that would neces sarily accompany anything in the way of active dominance. Place Grows More Elevated. On all sides it is agreed .that Mr. Wilson's place In the world grows more elevated daily. In a dramatic ally unique way, of which it is dif ficult to think of any parallel, Mr. Wilson's position is curiously and impressively on the border line be tween potent activity In present events and the thing that Is com monly phrased as "his place in his tory." Not only locally in Washing ton, but throughout the . world, there is a steadily-rising valuation of the personal part that Wilson has played in history already past as well as of the dignity with which he has carried himself since his re tirement. There cannot, of course, be any authoritative reliance on the au thenticity of things which Mr. Wil son is quoted as having said in pri vate conversation; but tt is permis sible to quote the things ascribed to him, which are part of the cur rent gossip of the capital stories that constitute, so to peak, the local picture of him, which grows steadily more appealing. Silence Is Explained. For example, in explanation of his silence about the policies and acts of the republican administration Mr. Wilson is quoted as having said that he "proposes to show Mr. Hard ing how an ex-president should be have." Not only that, but In the Judgment of Washington, Mr. Wil son is credited wlthii the disposition to contribute Something concrete and valuable to our national tra ditions in the shape of a standard of good taste for ex-presidents. As regards Mr. Wilson's refrain ing from criticism, either private or public, of the present conduct ' of our foreign relations, so different from his own vision, and his refusal to Join in the opposition to the administration's four-power treaty, ne la credited with having coun seled his followers that if the re publican administration has a plan in wmcn they believe, thev are entitled to the chance to try It out without embarrassment, that if this plan is not inherently best, time wiE show it, and that If his own plan of the league of nations is right, time can Ibe trusted to bring tne worm around to it. Fund May Be Completed. On of the several cerebratiome of Mr. Wilson's birthday may take the snape ot a formal completion of the collecting of 11,000,000,- for what is to be known as the Wood row Wilson j-ounaation, wnich is officially de scribed aa "created bv public sub scription in recognition of the na tional- and International services of Woodrow Wilson, twice president of the United States, who furthered the cause of human freedom, andi wae instrumental In pointing out effect ive methods for the cc operation of the liberal forces of mankind tnroughout the world." The purpose of the foundation, to which the Income from the fund is to be devoted, is officially described in the following words: "The awards from the income of the foundation will be made from time to time by a nationally consti tuted committee to the individual or group that has rendered within a specified period meritorious service to democracy, public welfare, lib eral thought or peace through Jus tice." Ban Pat On Building. In the gossip of Washington It Is said that, while Mr. Wilson was finally prevailed upon not to forbid the creation of this fund during his lifetime, he gave his assent onlv upon one eondltion and said that this would be the only condition he would impose that no dollar of the income should ever be expended in the shape of stone for building or ment, but must be confined exclu sively to a living institution, so that every outcome of the effort should express itself in stimulation to thought and achievement within the world of human minds and hu man spirits. About this Wilson foundation, assuming that it shall be completed by Mr. Wilson's birthday, three days before the end of the year, a pro posal, partly whimsical and yet partly serious has been made as to who might be the beneficiary of the first annual award, assuming this first award should be made during the coming year. If it should turn out during the coming year that President Harding should bring about something in the way of an association of nations or make some other equally definite advance toward, "peace through justice," or if the results of Mr. Harding's Washington conference should turn out to be as valuable as is hoped, then the suggestion is that it might happen-that the first annual award would go to the head of the polit ical party opposed to Mr. Wilson. Wonder Frequently Aroused. There is frequent wonder why Mr. Wilson has not directed his ac tivity into the form of memoirs of his own career. To this effect he has been made the object of fre quent solicitation, accompanied by proposals of almost extravagant re muneration. In the gossip on this point, the common assumption is that the fact that Mr. Wilson has not done any thing of "this kind is caused by a personal point of view on his part as to the propriety of this sort of thing. The great majority of per sons see not the faintest possibility of impropriety in it. But In this sort of field Mr. Wilson is a man who has his own standards and It would be characteristic of him to express those standards wholly by living up to them and never by stat ing them as a reason for his course of action. TOILERS IE GREETED CHRISTMAS MESSAGE BX MR. GOMPERS. SENT Cause for Rejoicing Is Seen by President of American Federation. any other form of material monu- Guiana. (By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.) NEW YORK, Dec 25. "Labor has vindicated once more the maxim that truth crushed to earth will rise again," said Samuel Oompers, presi dent of the American Federation of Labor, in a Christmas and New Year's message to the workers. ' "To all members of the trade-union movement, to all wage earners wherever they may be, to the masses of our people, greetings of the sea son. Labor has cause to rejoice at this Christmastide and .upon the threshold of this new year. Labor has vindicated once more the maxim that truth crushed earth will rise again. "Labor has come out of the valley and today its hosts are encamped upon the hills. Labor looks forward with confidence and courage. "In union there Is strength and there is wisdom. "Labor under the banner of trade unionism organized, knit together ana iinany in one great federation, knows now its own invincibility. "Labor knows today its own cour age. Its own self-restraint, its own great philosophy, the eternal truth ana rignteousness of its cause. "Labor is marching on. "Hail, 1923. Welcome, new year, greetings to all who toll." JUNGLE EXPLORERS SAFE Robert Exsbaw, , Sculptor, and His Wife at Settlement. NEW YORK, Dec. 25. Reports that Robert Exshaw, sculptor, and his wife had lost their lives in the Jungles of upper British Guiana were disproved in letters from the couple received by Ralph 8. Crockett, New York publisher. - Mr. Crockett said that the Ex shaws had a number of close calls in their unsuccessful search for diamond fields, but the sculptor, who left this city last May, is now safe at a settlement near the mouth of the Esqueibo river, in British BY A. G. GARDINER. Britain's Greatest Liberal Editor. (Copyright, 1922, by The Oregonlan.) LONDON, Dec. 25. (Special Cable.) The indomitable spirit of Christ mas spreads over the land. London never has been more cheerful. Never has it seemed more prosperous. The streets are full of people laden with parcels. The shops are Jammed, the aters are overcrowded, hotels are full. All skeletons have been put away for the season. The Turkish skeleton is securely buried at Lau sanne, doubtless with the proapect f an early resurrection. The Ruhr skeleton has been put in the cup board until Christmas is over. The unemployment skeleton most sinister of all facing England is not to be permitted to cast a shadow over the feast. The entire nation is determined to enjoy an old-fashioned Christmas despite these skele tons in the various closets. Indeed, we have got so accustomed to skel etons that we almost have ceased to be afraid of them. They seem to belong to the very nature of things.. Coalition's Passing Relief. Undoubtedly one cause of the gen eral cheerful feeling throughout the country is the recent political ex plosion. Everybody seems relieved at the, disappearance of coalition and the return to straight, clean politics. The public, realizing the evils of the late political dictator ship, rejoices in the restoration of parliamentary government. Even the liberals agree that Premier Bonar Law is acting with moderation and wisdom. -He displays no disposition to imitate the stunt methods of his predecessor or to make himself a sort of Barnum showman. 'Moreover, Law's quiet, decent method of gaining prestige by a succession of disclosures which Is making havoc of the remnants of Lloyd George's reputation has won the approval of the country. Al most daily new light is thrown on the ex-.premier',s responsibility for tne Greek disaster. There is a deep ening realization that this country nas been involved up to Its neck in one of the most deplorable tragedies of history. The attempt of Lioyd George and Birkenhead to throw the blame on Curzon has. ended in a grotesque fiasco and apologies. isever was an engineer so complete ly hoisted with his own petard. Serious Aspect Seen. ' The public is always more inter ested in comedy than tragedy. It is rocking with laughter over the priceless pantomime staged by Lloyd George in collaboration with the Hearst press in the United States. It is agreed that there Is a serious aspect to the "matter. British statesmanship never before has-been mixed up in an affair of this sort. But the comedy aspect commands the chief interest. The circum stances in which Lloyd George first contracted for publication of his memoirs at a fabulous price and then after' public criticism waxed warm, announced his Intention of giving the .proceeds to charity after ward entering .into this new under taking, has resulted in his action being mercilessly criticised by a united press here. Plea of "Poor Man" Fails. The plea of the ex-prime minister that he is a poor man and must earn a living has-not helped him. Even poor men, erpeclally ex-prime ministers, are expected to observe certain traditions. Moreover, it is being pointed out very plainly that he is pot entitled to call himself a poor man. Apart from anything else he receives an annual income of $1-0.000 under the Carnegie will. This is not a great fortune, but enough to keep the wolf from the door. This incident has done more than anything else to complete the Amaz ing discredit under which the light of the late premier has been eclipsed. His prospects of political resurrection are rapidly reaching zero. He still apparently clings to the hope of restoring his personal party, but now the loaves and fishes of office are no longer In his gift and there is a marked tendency on the part of his followers to fall away. Critical Days Faeed. His attacks on French policy are unappreciated even by those who deplore the attitude assumed by France. He is not in a position to make them, for he was more re sponsible than anybody else for giving France the impression that England would support her in ex travagant demands or. Germany, It has been left to his successors to disabuse France of that idea. This is now being done, with what effect the next few weeks will indicate. It is the impression here that, while military occupation of the Ruhr will not be attempted, economic occupa tion will.-.This is the same thing under a disguise. France cannot work the Ruhr without bayonets or -without the good will of the German people. It cannot control German customs or forests without the same conditions. England will have nothing to do with such pwlicies. She refuses to treat Germany as a bankrupt to be maintained In a condition of eternal bankruptcy of Europe and the bank- ... V ... New Suits and 0 vercoats Telegrams have been passing to and from our men's clothing buyer in Chicago, Roch ester and New York. We were prepared to receive some extraordinary merchandise BUT we were astonished we were amazed we never believed it possible to secure such high-grade clothing We doubted that merchandise of such extreme ly high quality and style would be avail able at this time NEVERTHELESS hundreds of New Overcoats and New Suits Are Here . TODAY 7:30 A.M. 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