HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1921-04-14, Page 7NTENTE NATIONS MUST PAY
FULL DE rf TO UNITED S
Repayment of Indebtedness of Over Ten Billion lollars is
Insisted on by the Harding Government.
A despatch from Washington
saye:-The United States Gowen -
anent will insist that the powers pest).
elated with it in the war with Geri -
many. replay, principal and interest,
their indebtedness of more than $10,-
000,000,000 to this country.
This le the first fiat pronouncement
of the Harding Administration on the
question, of the •allied indebtedness. It
iefutes peemanently all reports to the
,effect that the new Administration
might agree to 'cancellation.
The President let it be known
lowing the Cabinet meeting on Friday
that the question of the foreign leans
heel occupied a large rart of the dis-
cussion end that, while the nature of
the discussion was not to be made
• public, it could be stated as the policy
• of his Administration to count upon
repayment of the peineipal and inter-
est of the vast suns advanced by this
leountry to the allied Governments
during the war. The loans of the
United States to these Governments,
exclueive of interest, which hes not
been paid, total $9,450,000,000, divided
as follows:
United Kingdom $4,210,000,000
France 2,750,000,000
Italy 1,625,000,000
Ituesia 190,000,000
Belgium ....... „ 400,000,000
Serbia and Jago.
Slavin . . • 100,000,000
Other Allies . , , 175,000
Accrued interest on these loans al-
ready ,amounts to over $1,000,000,000,
which. brigs the total of allied- la-
debtedness to date up to ten and a
half billions. No payments of inter-
est have been received by the United
States from any debtor Governments,
except where they borrowed more
from this Government for that pur-
pose.
The Treasury Department, clarin,g•
the Wilson Ad:ministration, and with
the approval of Congrese, agreed to
the deferment of interest on them
debts fcr three years, ending in 1923.
In,ather words, payments of interest
on the debts in all probability will not
begin for over two years, by which
time another billion dollars in interest
payments will have acerued.
By that time the total allied debt,
principal and interest, will closely ap-
proximate the enormous total, of
$12,000,000,000.
As yet the Heeding. Administration
has gone no farther than taking the
firm and final -stand that the allied
debt must be repaid.
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General Degonete
French General -in -Chief, who is con-
ducting the military operations in the
occupied German territory.
140 000 JEWS
' PERISHED IN 1920
NEW VICEROY COLDLY
RECEIVED BY PRESS
Talbot Appointment is Com-
mented on Unfavorably by
Dublin Papers.
Dublin, April 8. -'-The • Freeman's
Journal, tonne:en:Mg to -day on the
appointment of Lord ceEdinund Ber.
nerd. Talbot as Lord-Lieuteneat and.
Governor-General of Ireland in suc-
cession to Viscount /Tench, says it is
to be claimed as e recoenmendation
that Lord Talbot is a Catholic. The
newspaper -adds:
"But it is an insult to kriseh intelli-
gence to think that fact will mauls
a welcome from the Iriseli people to
this rabid Tory partisan. For fifteen
years the new Viceroy has been the
principal organizer of the anti -Irish
forces in England."
The Freeman's Journal says it
thinks the motive of the pointment
of Lord Talbot was the desire of
Premier Lloyd George to keep the,
Vatican in good humor, but officials
here.. ,declare a likelise 'explanation*,
that the Viceroy is appointed for the
whole of Ireland and therefoxe it wee
London • -Populace Pr o t e S t necessary to appoint a Catholice
whose
Against the Pogroms in
Central Europe. •
• London, April' 8. -Thousands of
persons attended a huge maze •meet-
ing held at Mile -End Pavilion, in the
East End of London, to -day •and pro-
tested lagainst Jewish pogroms in the
Ukraine and other parts of Russia
Among letters eeceiled from prom-
inent persons unable to attend the
fieeleting was one from Lord Wear -
dale, who wrote: "Feme has so deaden-
ed the conscience of the nations of
Europe that they have not done what
they ought to • this wholesale
massacre of Jews. It is to be regret-
ted that England is not poss.:eased of
a Gladstone to take up the cry •of
pees:station going on in Eastern Eur-
ope."
Lord Swaythling wrote that he
hoped Great Britain would wake up
and .clo something to stop the terrible
pogroms in the Ukraine. Loyd Par -
and Col. Wedgwood wrote sim-
ilar- let tee.
Dr. Saltzman, recently rammed
from Central Europe, described - ,"the
horrible butchery- going •on against
the Jews
." He said 140,000 Jews were
Slaughtered in 528 pogroms in 1920;
itiaut the Jewish pepulatiion was com-
pletely wiped. out in 124 townie while
eleven towns were completely de-
Vastarbed.
Thousands of .small children were
bayoneteil, while bloody scenes ,defied
description, he said. The Jews not
killed in the pag,rome, he declared,
were dying of ;starvation and misery
economic peplum.
•
Thirteen epistles in all are ascribed
to the -Apostle Paul.
political record would len= him
agreeable to Ulster.
The Irish Times congratulates Loyd
Talbot on his courage :and says:
"Under happier ,circumstances„ we
should give him a hearty 'and unre-
served welcome. Unless vanity and
patriotism reform the entire situation
-during the present month, Lord Ed-
mund will have a thankleee and.
ridiculous task in summoning a Par-
liament which will never sit, and an-
other which will be disowned by the
large majority •of • its electorate.
Neveatheless, his proclamations will
unloose a fresh. storm of violence and
aniger in our distraeted land."
The Irish Independent remarks that
Lord Talbot is a .strong Unionist,
"One does not know what to expect of
the new regime," the newspaper eye.
"One thing is -certain, it cannot be
worse than the ' last."
The Independent says it eseleames
the change because it believes it will
involve also the departure of Sil-
l -Imes Greenwood, the Chief Secre-
tary for Ireland.
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Police Raid Sinn Fein Club
in Manchester
London, April 3. -Following several
daylight fires, the police of Man-
chester early this morning, raided the
Sinn Fein Club, of resistance and after
a• pitched battle in, which one was
killed and another seriously wounded
and three police wounded, twenty men
were arrested
In the raid Mat-erials for fire rais-
ing and plans for future fires were
discovered, the police slay.
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A FLYING AMBULANCE
This latest British aeroplane ambulance is capable of carrying ,Your
patients. The picture shows a, patient being admitted to the cabin.
GERMANY AGAIN DEFIES THE AWES
IN MOST IMP DENT OF NOTES
After Refusing Point -Blank to Meet Allied Demand to Pay
One Billion Marks Gold by March 23, Germany Also
Refuses to Obey the Disarmament Orders
on Apr il First.
Konon.
A despatch from Paris says: -Ger-
many has again defied the allies.This
time it is with regard to disarmament.
Having refused point-blank to meet
theallied demand to pay 1,000,000,000
marks gold ley March 23, Germany
replies refusing to put into •effect the
disarmament measures- ordered to be
completed by April 1.,
As Berlin proposed to arbitrate the
question of the amount of hew pay-
ments to date to prove she rowed no
balance of 12,000,000,000 on the 20,-
900,000,000 marks due May 1, she
now asks that the allies arbitrate the
disarmament matter. That is, -on .aill
except one paint -Germany refuses
point-blank to disarm her fortresses
on the Polish herder "'because of the
danger from the east."
Germany, in her. note, which is
dated March 20, replies - that sit
handecl over all arms -really -due, and
that the allies' calculations . were
wrong by 1,000,000 rifles. For dis-
armament of the • eastern fortresses
the note saes:
"The pieces of artillery conserved
by Germany for the defence of the
citadls are absolutely necessary and
their surrender is impossible, in View
of present events in the East, The
.senee- applies to the light equipment
of these forts."
• As for regulation of factories en-
titled to manufacture arms-, Berlin
presents a most reinarka:ble plea,
Article 63 of the treaty says: -
- "The- ,,manefacture of arms, muni -
tient or any war material shall only
be 'carried out in factories or works
the location of which shall be com-
resinicated to and approved by the
Governments of the principal .allied
and associated powers and the num-
ber of which they retain the right. to
restrict." •
Gerinany supplied the names of the
factories she chose. The allies ap-
reree-ed them, and declared that,
therefore, arms could not be mane -
featured in other factories, of which
itgave a list, including the Krupp
waxhs, Garina.nees. new note declares
'5reateeegives the allies no right
to fonbid..the -riumufacture of arms in
all these factoraes, and that the allies
have power to act only with regard to
the_ factories named by the German
Government as official aims maim-
factoTies.
This is considered as perhaps the
most inipudent of all the impudent
notes Germany has sent the allies. It
'v'irtually a defiant teouble-maker.
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HERDS OF SEALS GREEKS SUFFER.
SCATTERE* BY STORM DEFEAT IN TURKEY
Total Catch of Newfoundland
Ships Amounts to 80,000.
St. John's, Nfid., April 3. -The
-catch of seals in the Gulf of St.
Lawrence and the east coast is 80,-
000, Owing to ie -conditions the
sealing ships were unable to locate
the mein herd until March 28, and
procured the above total in two days.
The fiercest northeast blizzard in
many years stripped the lee, scatter-
ing the seals, which took to the
water. Many thousands of sealskins
were lost 'and the prospects aye poor
for a further catch. The ships are
now searching for another catch and
hope to complete their lo -ads: by kill-
ing old eeals. • .
Nine steamers are prosecuting the
voyage. The sealing :airplane!, which
was - seriously delayed by engine
trouble, made its first flight of 500
miles from B•otwood to the iicefielde
yesterday, but was unable to lecato
•
any seals.
• "We sleep, but the loom of life
never stops; the pattern which was
weevily when the 'sun went down is
Weaving when it comes up in the
morning." -Henry Ward Beecher.
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BRIDE COAL ENE S DROP ThOLS
• AND TEIREATEN TO FLOOD NINES
Emergency Act InVoked to M eet Industrial Crisis -Feared
That General Strike May Bring About a
National Calamity.
A. despatch fram. London sitys:By
a Royal proclamation issued en Thurs-
day night Great Britain is deeliseed to
be in a "state of emergenCy" in view
of the coal miners' strike,
Thia is the -first title in British
history that an industrial crisis has
been so qualified.
The deelaretion of this "state of
emergency" empowers the Govern-
ment to apply 'certain special mea-
sures provided for under the act
which was. passed by. Parliament last
October, and which was introduced at
the period of another mining - diffi-
culty.
The last coal strike was settled be-
fore the Emergency Act became a
law, and this is its initial application.
Labor leacieesof all. shades of opin-
ion had protested against the bill, but
it was put through Parliament, and
then.practicallyforgotten. News of
its application, in fact, came as a
great strprise, _even to many poli-
ticians.
There are certain indications that
the coal strike may develop into a
general strike, a warning of which is
conveyed by the summoning of a con-
ference by the two other members of
the "Labor Triple Alliance" -the
railway men and the transport work-
ers.
'The . coal strike :alone, apart from
its grave social .consequences, will
completely paralyze British trade and
industry, but a general strike would
be a national calamity at this time.
Efforts for a campromise are still on
made toward a solution of the prob-
fict,but
e:ons.no progress has so far been
The cosi problem is extremely (In -
cult of solution, because while every-
one :admits that the miners have a
grievance in facing a heavy reduction
In wages, no one can suggest how it
may be obviated except by a Govern-
ment subsidy. This seems to be out
of the question-.
It is also admitted that the diver-
sion of the coal to overseas trade was
due mainly at first to the exorbitant
prices fixed by the coal owners, who
were determined to maintain their
After:Nine Days' Battle They
Are Retiring on Base
at Brusa.
New York, April 3. -The reports
from Constantinople indicate almost
beyond doubt that the Greeks have
met With a first-class defeat hi Tur-
key. The -flower of their field army
has been beaten in front of Eiki-
Shahr, and the remnants of it have
retreated more than 50 miles, for that
is the distance from Eski-Shehe to
Bilajik, which the Turks report they
have recaptured. The Greeks are re-
tiring on their main base at Brum.,
which is about 50 miles northeweet of
Billajik and almost 100 miles north: -
West ef Eaki-Shehr.
As the battle lasted nine days, and
the Greeks then retreated hurriedly
harassed by cavalry, the losses to
Constantine's army were doebtlese
very laage. In this difficult country
most of the artillery and store § must
have been abandoned. The forces to
the south of Eski-Shehr also were
placed in danger, iand here another re-
treat must prove tostly.
inunense profitain addition. temeeting
the increased -wages. • • -•
-Now by reason of the United States
cerepetitiori and -the hiercasing
ras-
tvicbion of the Freneh demand because
of her coal receipte .froei Gerrnanee•
the situation demands a saerificeabut
neither the Mixers nor the owners are'
willing to face it.
The coal miners, in determining the
existing wage contracts, gave notice
to all mine employes, including the
enginemen and pumpmen, who were
the chief .beneficiaries ander the- war
wage scale, and this notice which tile
coal owners contend was only a ferin-
slay, these workerare now threat-
ening to accept, thus allowing the
mines to be flooded and ruining the
industry for an indefinite time.
Success or failure for the strike, is
expected to depend won the results
of meetings of ths railway and trans-
port workers called for early next
ireek
A later despatch from London
says:-Beitain's monientoas teal war
leas entered upon its first phase with
1,200,000 men idle. All coal produc-
tion has stopped, and the 'Government,
Which has declared that a condition
of "National emergeney" hes arisen,
has placed an embargo on all •coal fax
export.
The fatal step of ceasing to pump
• the mines has, however, net been
taken, and several unions, comprising
the bulk of the engineers and pump -
men throughout England and Scot-
land, have decided to remain nt work
in defiance of the es -der of the Miners'
Union. This most important decision
probably ds not imwelcorn.e to any but
the extremists, such as those of South
Wales, as flooding the mines would
cause well-nigh irreparable damage.
Among the inventions since Con-
federation are: Teleelionies, -wireless
telegraphy, airships, automobiles,
tractors, gasoline engines, electric
light, fireless cookers, motor boats,
sulky plows, oil-prepelled boats, par-
cel post, rural mail delivery, themes
bottles, typewriters, moving pictures.
Weekly Market Report
Toronto.
Manitoba wheat -No. 1 Northern,
$1.88%;. No. 2 Northern, $1.85%; No.
3 Northern, $1.81%; No. 4 wheat,
$1.72%.
Manitoba eats -No. 2 CW, not quot-
ed; No. 3 CW, 88%c'rextra No. 1 feed,
38%c; No. 1 feed, 36%c; No. 2 feed,
33%c.
Manitoba barley -No. 3 CW, 80e;
Na. 4 CW, 68%,e; rejected, 56%c;
feed, 56%c.
All above in store Fort William.
Ontario wheat--F.o.b. shipping
points, according to freights outside,
No. ?. Spring, $1.75 to $1.80; No, 2
Winter, $1.85 to $1.90; Na 2 goose
wheat, $1.70 to $1,75.
American corn -Prompt shipment,
No. 2 yellow, track, Toronto, 90c, nom-
inal.
Ontario oats -No. 8 white, 43 to
45c, according to freights outside.
Barley -Malting, 80 to 85c, accord-
ing to freights outside.
Ontario flour -Winter, prompt ship-
ment, straight run bulk, seaboard,
$8.50.
Peas -No. 2, $1.55 to $1.65, outside.
Manitoba flour -Track, Toronto:
First patents, $10.50; second patents,
$10.
Buckwheat -No, 2, $1.05 to $1.10.
Millfeed-Oarlots delivered, To-
ronto freights, bags included: Bran,
per ton, $36; shorte, per ton, $34;
white neiddlings, $41; feed: flour, $2.30.
&naked meatse-Haras, med., 35 to
36,o; heavy, 27 to 29c; cooked, 50 to
55c; rolls, 31 to 32c; cottage rolls, 33
to 34c; breakfast bacon, 43 to 46c;
fancy breakfast bacon, 53 to 56c;
backs, plain, bone in, 47 to 50c; bone-
l
e
s
s,
r4ecln
9tiea.
to 53c.
Cu-Long clear bacon, 27
to 28e; clear bellies, 26 to 27c.
Lard -Pure tierces, 19 to 19%' c;
tubs, 19% to 20e; pails, 19% to 201,4c;
prints, 20% to 21%c, Shortening
tierces, 12 to 121/2c; tubs, 12% to 13e;
pails 13 to 13e; prints, 1414, to 150.
Chi1h
sice heavy steers, $10 to $11;
good heavy steers, $8.50 to $9.50; but-
chers' cattle, choice, $9 to $10; do,
good, $8 to $9; do, med., $6 to $8: do,
cone, $4 to $6 butehers' bulls, choice,
$7 to $7.50; do, good, $6 to $7; do,
come $4 to $5; butchers' cows, choice,
$8 to $9; do, good, $6.50 to $7.50; do,
corn.'$4 to $5; feeders-, $7.75 to $8.76;
do, 900 lbs., $7.25 to $8.75; do, 800 lbs.,
$5.75 to $6.75; do, -come $5 to $6;
canners and cutters, $2 to $4.50; milk-
ers, good to choice, $85 to $120: do,,
cern. and med., $50 to $60; -choice
springere, $90 to $130; lambs, yearl-
ings, $10 to $11; do, spring, $12 to
$14; calves, good to choice, $12 to $13;
sheep, $6 to $10; hogs, fed; and water-
ed, $14.25; do, weighed off care,
$14.50; do. f.o.b., $18.25; de, country
points, $13.
Montreal.
Cheese -New, laige, 3 % o Oats, Can. West., No. 2, 63 to 64e;
do No. 3. 60 to Ole. Flour, Man.
twins 34 to 341/fac; triplets 34% to
35c; old15,aaze, 34 to 35c; do, twins,
34to3
Butter-Fresh cleiry, choice, 48 to
49c; creamery, No. 1, 58 to Ole; fresh,
60 to 63c.
Margarine -29 to 31e,
Eggs -New laid, 33 to 34c; new
laid, in cartons, 36 to 37c.
Beans -Canadian,, hand-picked,. bus,,
ja tans 8e' tirnas, Madagascar, Butcher heifers, choice, $8.50 to $9.50;
Spring wheat patents, firsts, $10.50.
Rolled oats, bag 90 lbs., $3,85 to $3.40.
Bran, $36.25. Shorts, $36.25. Hay, No...
2, per ton, en lots, $24 to $25.
Cheese, finest easterns, 29 1-3 to
30c. Butter, choicest creamery, 55 to
553hc. Eggs, fresh, 35e. Potatoes-, per
bag, car lots, $1 to $1.05.
Butcher steers, good, $8.50 to $10;
t $3.75; primes, $2.75 to $3 25; med., $8 to $8.50; com., $7 to $8.1
$3,50 o .
i0/c; California Limas, 121e,'c.
Maple procluets-Syrup, per imp.
gal., $3 to $3.10; per 5 Mir. gals.,
$2.75 to $2,90. Maple sugar, lbs., 19
to 22e.
1Ioney-60-30-1b. tine, 22 to 23e per
The 5.2% -lb. tins, 28 to 25c per lb;
Ontario conrb honey, at $7.50 per 15 -
section case.
med., $7.75 to $8.50; cone, $G to $7.50e
Butcher cows, choice, $7.50 to $8e
meth, $5 to $7; canters, $2.50 to $3;
cutters, $3.50 to $4.50. Butcher hulls,
good, $7.50 to $8.25; *one, $6 to $7.
Good veal, $9 to $9.50; med., $7 to,
$8,50; grass, $5.
Hogs, off -car weights, selects, $16;
heavies, $14; Sows, $12,
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