The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-01
HARDEN BARES
GERMAN SHAMS
Warns People Entry of U. s.
Must Be Taken
Seriously.
DEFENDS WILSON'S DEEDS
Strongly Voices Demand for
Democracy as Surest
Road to Peace.
DEFENDS WILSON'S DEEDS

CoPENHAoEN, via London. April 30
Haxamilian Harden. the German ''enfant
terrible." publishes in the latest issue Of
Dc 1ukuwft another daringly frank arti-
Gle exposing to German readers the
'shams. pretences and mistakes" of their
Governments policy.
"Put the German house in such order
that tomorrow II will be habitable and
rot sn eyesore to the world. The United
states won't Aght . German Empire
WAich 10 guided BY fresh men and head.
ing for the goal Indicated by President
wilson, says Herr Harden.
"Dsmoeraey is the word Of the hour.
A lesgue OF nations IL on The way.
Shan Germany freeze without. and in
tAe err Of coming Deaee shall militarisn
remain The root and branch Of German
Political lifeS Responsibility for Ne
coming peace can be borne not BY any
prince or any family. but only By the
hacks Of the whole nation"
The article is devoted to the entry Of
the United States into the war. which
Herr Harden warns the people must be
taken most seriously. both from the
moral side as a symptom Of the weak
tral world and the failure Of her foreign
policy. and because Of the physical
aspects Of the weight which America
will ultimately be able to throw into the
SCALE He reviews the steps leading to
the German and American peace pro-
posals, the proclamation Of Unrestricted
submarine war and the American dec
laration Of q state Of war. and declares
With q daring to which probably no
t. AtSA%
oermanys peace overtures ware put for
ward only a. a bridge over which Ger
many could pass to relentless submarine
warfare.
Gives Praise to Wilson.
Consistent with his earlier attitude
Herr Harden has only words OF high
praise for President Wilson and his
policy, and reveals in various passages
. sighting opinion Of DR.. Alfred Zim-
msrmann. which ne did not conceal at
The time Of Zimmermanns elevation to
Ministerial rank.
Another article by Herr Harden cul-
ninates In an appeal to Germany to put
introduce democratic conditions, which
the writer says is the only sure basis
for future peace.
Scarcely less noteworthy than his
ocathing criticism Of German diplomacy
(but not that of Count Won Bernstorf.
former Ambassador to the United States.
whose work he praises) is Herr Har-
den's justification to German readers OF
Americas attitude during the war. and
his demolition. for example. Of the favo-
rite Pan-German arguments that the
United States was inspired solely by
dollar chasing and looked upon war
only A. a source for enormous profits
from munition supplies.
The United States, Herr Harden de-
elares, could have continued to amass
unmeasured riches not from munitior
contracts, from which only . minute
part Of its income was derived. but az
a worlds source Of supply. Instead. he
adds, the United States chose for ar
ideal TO reject a continuance OF It's prof
table neutrality to load itself with
burden Of expenditures which no otheI
country could safely bear. Those wht
would proft, Harden tells his readers
can be sought nearer home, In the rank
Of those waiting to retain Belgium, tn'
Briey iron district Courland and 1.-Two
MIA.
Condemns Peace Offer.
Herr Harden condemns the limit tation
Of the peace offer of the Central Pow
ers, whose purpose was. he says, to paw
the way for a declaration Of submarine
war and the rejection of President WI
sons offer Of mediation. and the Ger
man official efforts to deceive and mis-
lead the President regarding the cominl
Submarine campaign.
A rupture Of relations was inevitAbl
from President Wilson's notes the mo
ment this was proclaimed, but Her
Harden believes that 1t might have bee
limited to this and armed neutrality II
had not been for the overtures looiin
70 an alliance with Mexico and Japar
upon which he lavishes all the languag
of ridicule and contempt. He lament
that this did not lead to the fall Of tn
Imperial Chancellor, DIR. Won Bethmanr
HollveR, and the Foreign Secretary. D.
Zimmerman, which President Wilso
may perhaps have expected.
Coming to the lessons for the Gel
mans. Herr Harden declares that n
impotencs Of the Reichstag Is not due
the weakness OF the German consttl
tion or franchise. but to the delibera
choice Of members who refuse to u'
their control credits TO force accounts
biflty and who are therefore c.
responsible for any guilt In the orig
Of the war and any misfortunes In !
sndings.
"What is now needed" ne continue
.1s not longing whimpers for peace. n
the crazy peace missions OF Scheid
mann. Ergbergcr and other amate
d diplomats, but a bold attempt to reco
nize again the plain truths Of the stu
alton and restore worthy freedom
criticism and decision"