Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-23
SAYS K0LL.WEG'S MIND
HAS A CROOKED TURN
Former German Chancellor is
Played for Making Toul-Ver-
dun Demand on France.

London. (by iraiD. -Coneerning oX-Ci'n-
tollor Iiollwee's demand OH France Toy
foul and Nerdnn as guarantees Of nel-
trality. made at the %tcginuing Of the
war, the London Times SAYS.
Herr Won Eethmitnn liollweg has been
giving his explanations c' TIE passage ~
his telegram of july 81. lgll. which tho
French foreign minister has lately re-
Vealed to an ulcdified world. II was time.
Not only tho tame Norwaeris but ia"
tanner Nossischc Ieituus hayc held up
their hands al The naked immortality OF the
chapcollor's secret Instructions to the
German ambassador in Paris. MlJoiit.y
socialists in the roichstag are ashamed Of
the policy TIE disclose. and IN" under sec
rotary for foreign affairs, Herr Won loin
Eusschc, was reduced to plead ia cXtenu~
alton tlat, after all. the passage Wa neV-
81 communicated tn the french. and that
therefore ii could not nave influenced
events, anc remained u sort of diplomatic
'dud.'
w are bound in fairness to say that
we think the last chancellor but one
makes n good defense upon his own prln-
ciplcs. Herr Won Bethmann liollwcs IS
the fallen chancellor Of occasipnlly frank
avowals. He Is the statesman who de-
ecribed neutrality IA JUS II word and
the treaty by which Germany and En-
hland guaranteed tle h'ut'alt'! az p'i-
gum as Just II scrap Oh pdi'I. n' =
'io MIN VINO prH'l'h"" 'na' j ~ "tV's
and Illegal for Germany u hack her way
through that de1enscless little land, but
VINO jus'ii1ra 'n' SteP nee'us' nor,sS'.E
KNOWS no law III II sllhIfN Stup't ~
express surprise u, any ACTON IA WITCH
u man liil"uc" WIN uiis Hot'rire Hi'' -"
h''ected' PROVIDED ihal ne may nave
thought that il would further his ends.
Nov, when Herr Won Hethuanu Holt
veg instructed Baron Won Sch"h 70 ue-
thahu thr neutrality Oh France III IN"
a"arroi "hlch hermann hAa uo'c'ihiie'
To 'asten upon RUSSIA, ne thought as &c
now tells us. 'hai lerhaps France fniisHt
miNe acceiNd 10 'He ueltialiu' ahh 'ntN'
then made ready under cover of THIS
sham neutrality to STAB Germany III Tn"
BACK when Geimany was deeply engaged
~ lhe east 1hat doubtless Is me poitE
"iilch ne would nave ~ioilo"ea' had ne
pcth d'rectihs the affairs oil france ana
not those OF Germany. RE judgcd France
by himself. lie was a. soreiy mistaken
as when ne 1udse' ENGLAND 10y me same
standard. tie was aifahi tiat France
would promise neutrahty anu then treat
me promise as Just a WORD. lie was
AFRAID mat she misnt begin hacking her
way suddenly into Germany on the plea
maj the step was necessary TO hef saicN
and that necessity knows no law!
hentlemen. saiu the Sfeat fr'de'AcN.
on the eve of his raid upon Siiesia. i give
you u problem TO solve. When Il man II
HI an advantage. ought ne 10 use II or
not? Herr Won Rethmann Hollwes. brei
IN the Frederician tradictlon ard consci-
pus OF ITS corroding influence upon his own
conception OF trutniulncss ard honor.
may naturally nave suspected that the
French might do as ne would nave done.
il ne held TINS view, IT was merely com
mon prudence upon his part to Fake MS
precautions. mat. ne explains. is why he
Instructed the ambassador to require the
delivery OF Ioui and Nerdun as material
guarantees. Germany. Baron Won Schon
was to say. would hand them back when
she had finished with Frances ally. Pus-
yia.