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...power of Germany to pay, a collapse will of course result, which will extend far beyond Germany itself. But Germany's ultimate capacity to pay must not be judged by her present capacity, when, together with the rest of Europe, she is still struggling to recover from war exhaustion. Genoa cannot serve as a final word in dealing with the problem of reparations, because Genoa is too close to the present to obtain a proper perspective. But Genoa can serve as the repair shop in straightening out the wrecked machinery of international exchange. Lloyd George points out that Russia must...
...whole problem is tied up in a knot, and the Genoa conference, if not a panacea, can be of great usefulness in untying it. The words of the prime minister may be prophetic: "I do not know who will succeed us, but whoever does will find it impossible in the present state of Europe to go on without conferences. The world is so battered, bruised, and crushed that the cure will be a slow one and will need many consultations of its leading physicians...
...ignored. Many critics agree that the inevitable result of the latest Allied demands would mulct Germany of every pfennig, destroy the small remaining value of the mark, and open the door for Bolshevism. Their opponents answer with a different suggestion. They assert that the whole affair will sour the Genoa Conference on the hands of Lloyd George, leaving him in disrepute, an opening the way for a triumphant Lenin and Wirth to come forward with counter demands quite in the manner of Stalky himself...
Meanwhile there seems little to do but await results. America has elected to stay out of Europe and apparently has taken all international confidence our with her. It is hard to imagine a stronger contrast than that between Genoa and Washington...
...Greek cities of ancient and modern Italy, Rome, Milan, Genoa, Naples, and Pompeii will be among the principal places of interest included in the Italian Tour, under the auspices of the Italy America Society. A three-day sojourn through the Italian Lakes and over the battle-fields in the Dolomites will be followed by stops at Florence, Pisa, Padna, and Venice. A feature of this trip will be a visit at Oberammergau to witness the production of the renowned "Passion Play...