The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-30

1" discuss peace !h"y would HAY" laid
before the world tn" terms which ;hat
peace. III their opinion should follow. and
the objects that p"Hc" is int"nd"d /"
secure
They hay" oSt"ntatiuuSly refused 20
do anylhinI: 81 tn. Kind. and il you read
IN" German papers y"n Will So" that
even lhns" whh represent III" Socialist
majority ar" full AZ Sp-rula linn as To
whether il would nr w"plh not ie wis"
u impose lnd"n mites an The Allies in
order II pay thu crushing load ~ debt
which is accommodating German
shoulders.
German Socialists.
/: is one ~ tn" pcrllS 0f IN" SitlIa' ion
that tn. majority nf the Socialists 81
ti"rmany. and in Germany alone. are all
instrument in IN" hands OF m absolute
government in way In which Socialists
in no other country are.
TIL" German Socialists stat" that they
will he content with nothing but Ger
man peace Mr.. Snuwdcn knows what
that m"ans.
The settlement after this war must
be different from any that ha. pre-
coded il.
You must consider tho psychology OF
the German people. II in not prejudice
To say that the Germans have n con-
ception OF International relations and
the rights and duties Of powerful states
differing from tina, Of any other com
mlnity in tho world
do not suggest that other nations
have. not abused their power. hut W"
ought t" took a, ratcs ~ they are
PEussian Theory Of tho state"
wha; dn "" find"
Sine" lSG3. and In Prussia long before
1862 Their" has Developed this peculiar
theory Of ih" state tina, is held In Ger
any. it ha: net h,"n allowed TO remain
a ;h"nrv. hu; has gradually perrolatcd
through III" Who'll" strata Of society. re-
sisted only partially hv the Socialists and
completely dominating large sections Of
the immunity.
German though; has been illustrated
by recent German practice. ls there a
single on" Of tn" Id"uls which were crro-
ncuuSly supposed /" BE- fnstrrcd by mnn-
kind which Grrrnany has not. by her
principles and i'ractIr". thrown II the
wind whenever she would?
"" know her htrnci"ua doctrines.
Pure Germany.
The Hon iMr. Mcdonald and his COL
lagu.S have talked as If tho rrat ri tho
world had entered into Il conspiracy to
co"rcc p"ur innocent Germany.
Thu fac, IS that no state has moro de-
liheratrly sol out FOR unive renl dom alma
tinn and mower in The last 1000 years
W. tried Ia realize before tho war the
aims that hav" been put before US. Who
resisted then" Germany.
Nsr"r would Sh" accept single pro-
pns;l which would diminish her power
to strik" n, ono" or ut any moment
against any rival she desired TO sup
press or rnrrrr.
w. are told sh" is now a concert to
tn. views ri international Aroitrat ion
and n league or nations. She IL. at ALI
events. the most recent convert. and In
my opinion. the lraSt sincere.
Has any body tn. hArdihood t. pretend
TIA, wy security could pc obtained by a
treaty?
IL thcr" a single treaty. however, i'm
portaut, associated with civilization and
humanity. which Germany has not
broken without hesitation, when 1t suit
cd her.
Those are traitorous doctrines. They
are the teachings Of the military party.
When wc see Germany truly democra-
tiled l believe different creed will come
in. and when It does we hope TO see Ger