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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1922
Page
2
A First Division memorial in White House grounds opposite the Corcoran Gallery will resemble the West Point Battle Monument and cost about 100 000 dollars. It honors 4411 comrades who died in the Civil War, funded by former division members.
The article analyzes the Ruhr tension after the murder of two French officials and warns of potential Franco German reprisals. It notes French aims to keep the dispute on a commercial plane while German actions risk reviving wartime tensions and hints at implications for indemnity payments and European power balance.
Three key events briefly lift hopes for a peaceful settlement. France and Belgium deny imperialist aims while new German money shifts hint at reparations and a deadly incident in Buer where two French officers were shot. French officials vow punishment as hostages are held and fears grow of a renewed Franc tireur style backlash.
A joint statement by France's Poincare and Belgium's Theunis, issued within two days of a double murder near Buer, vows no permanent territorial aims beyond Versailles and promises Allied troops will retire from the occupied zone as indemnity payments proceed. The move aims to blunt international reaction to the killings.
Underground reports claim German capitalists offered ten billion dollars in gold to a French envoy to back an international loan. Acceptance could end French occupation of the Ruhr after guarantees. France may reinforce troops, tightening control over German industry as Cuno’s Paris offer is eclipsed.
The article discusses hidden British aims behind pressuring France and Belgium to retire after debt settlement. It notes diplomats often influence key foreign policy decisions and the monarchy’s advisers favor backing weaker powers until they surpass former foes, with public memory of German aggression lingering.
Seven insurgents were shot last week with four more the following day, bringing recent months’ tally to sixtyone. The firing squad answers the Dail Eireann violence as British rule faces indemnity demands. Canada bars an Irish representative from entering the Dominion, signaling imperial opposition.
A commentator notes Lenin’s passing would test Soviet government, with Lenin having no heirs and no clear election path. The piece mentions Lenin’s advisers already mapping posthumous power, and questions whether extremists or visionaries will prevail. Trotzky’s illness is described as minor by some observers.
Obituary notes the death of Dr George Francis Lydston a leading Chicago physician surgeon at his California home. Renowned for gland transplantation experiments first tested on himself he argued the relief faded after six months and needed renewals. He supported limited use for dementia cases and oversaw criminal sterilization in Michigan. His fame spread worldwide through medical and fictional writings.
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