* * * * Turning to the question of joining
the League of Nations Herr Luther said that he must adhere to the conditions laid down by the Marx Government. He also said that as a preliminary Germany must also be freed of the unjustifiable accusation contained in the Versailles Treaty that she was responsible for the War. This is a really foolish demand. It leads nowhere. The only judge whose opinion will matter in a few years is History. Finally, Herr Luther dealt with home affairs and sketched a large scheme for the reconstruction of German industries and agriculture. He confessed that if Germany was simul- taneously to pay for these reforms and meet the obliga- tions of the Dawes scheme, heavier taxation would be necessary. He did not say exactly how new taxes would be levied, but he suggested that they would be flamed so as to avoid hampering industry or putting too heavy a load upon wage-earners. The statement had a rather cool reception. * * * *
