The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-03
"Save Germany's Good Name" Is
Cry Raised By Group of Teutons
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NopCsla W IuO Il huVSsJ
BERNIE, Switzerland, May 25.
There's a small, slowly grow
ing group of men in Germany
who, thinking of the future, are
trying to clean up" the Hun
and make Germany presentable
before the world.
They're trying to pound 1t
home that Germany's world
standing must be considerable,
indeed. it is not already too
late.
These missionary efforts are
apparently having no general eff
feet.
However, they do show that
some men in Germany now see
the handwriting on the wall
From there you can draw your
own conclusions.
PRINCE MAX WARNS
Prince Macmillan, amiable
heir to the throne of Baden, who
made the kaiser angry in 1917
by protesting publicly against the
Huns brutality, still appears to
have hopes Of saving "Germany's
good name"
Germany must declare that
she recognizes the rights Of other
peoples, and that she Is deter
mined to satisfy those rights he
says in an interview.
"It is not within our own
borders solely that our name
should have . good sound.
Germany may not risk losing
her moral position in the
world. IL she did all her
victories would bring her but
shame, dishonor, and, finally,
disintegration and DEATH"
GERLACH, TOO.
Herr Won Gerlach makes. In
Die Welt am Montag, another
blunt appeal to the kaiser:
1--WE must without delay show
the men OF good will across the
sea that our will, too. is good.
This, however, cannot be done by
means of dubious speeches, but
only by deeds.
"The kaiser and his immediate
councillors must be made aware
of this IL they do not already
realize 1t. Then, il they fail to
act, the most terrible responsible
ity for what may befall will fall
WITH CRUSHING WEIGHT on
their shoulders"
AND HARDEN
Macmillan Harden and DR..
Nauman sound the same warning.
The Eberfield Free Press looks
ahead to the day when future
generations reflect calmly on the
wanton butchery for which Ger
many is responsible and says:
Germany will emerge from
this war without any really de-
pendable allies in the east and
southeast.
1.-THE question that faces us is:
WHENCE SHALL WE PROCURE
THE POLITICAL FRIENDSHIPS
WITHOUT WHICH NOT EVEN
THE STRONGEST NATION CAN
CONTINUE TO LIVE?
I'VE must admit once for all
that on friendship in the west we
can depend even less than we can
in the east. The only thing,
therefore, that may still be pos
sible for German policy to do will
be to prevent this war, on the
very day of the conclusion Of
peace, from resolving itself into
merely postponed enmity."
Ex-KRUPP CHIEF
Perhaps the most interesting
document Is a statement which re-
Gently was given publicity here,
signed by DR.. Wilhelm Muhlon.
former director OF the Krupp
works. II follows:
"Since the first days Of 1917 I
have abandoned all hope as re-
CARDS the present directors Of
Germany.
"our offer OF peace without in
dication Of our war aims, the &C
centuation of the submarine war,
the deportations Of Belgians, the
systematic destruction in France
and the torpedoing Of English
hospital ships have so degraded
the governors of the German en-
pire that I am profoundly con-
vinced that they are disqualified
forever for the elaboration and