New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-07
He Says People Can Make
Reparation Only Through
New Representatives
Peace Offer Attacked
Former Krupp Director De-
clares Teuton Triumph
Would Defeat Hopes
of Humanity

Germany's acts Of war in Belgium,
in France and on the sea have disqual-
flied her responsible authorities as
wellmeaning and fairminded. and have
extinguished all hope in regard to the
present rulers OF Germany, in the opin-
ion of DR.. Wilhelm Muchlon, as ex-
pressed in letter the former Krupp
director wrote in May, 1917, to Won
Bethmann-H ollweg, then German Chan
cellor. The letter was published May A
last in the "Freie Zeitung," in Berne,
and translation was given out here
yesterday by the Friends of German
Democracy. The letter follows:
Numerous and great as have been
the mistakes and failures on the part
of the Germans since the beginning Of
the war, | believed for a long time that
might hope that q better understand
ing and sentiment would gradually per-
wade among our influential personages.
With this hope | had to a certain eX-
tent offered my services in Rumania
during the war, and | was ready to
help also in my present abode, Switzer-
land, as long as the object of my eff
forts was to be rapprochement of the
enemies.
THAT l was averse to any other ac-
tivlty which did not aim directly at
reconciliation and reconstruction
showed shortly after the outbreak Of
the war by resigning my position as a
member of the Krupp board of direct
Ors.
Loses All Hope in Rulers
"Sincc the beginning of this year l
have lost every bit Of hope in regard
to the present rulers Of Germany The
peace offer without mention of the war
aims, the extended submarine war, the
deportation Of the Belgians, the de-
vastation in France, the sinking Of
British hospital ships are instances Of
the acts which have again and again
disqualified our responsible authorities
to such an extent that, as I am firmly
convinced, they can no longer be con-
sidered at all for we'll intentioned,
fair understanding.
"They may yet change, as far as they
are personally concerned, but they
of the German cause. AS such they
no longer deserve either patience or
consideration.
"The German people can make repa-
ration for the great wrongs inflicted on
their own present and future, and on
that of Europe and humanity, only
when they are represented by other
men of different stamp. 1t is
not an injustice that they have brought
upon themselves the odium Of the en-
tire world, deficient and imperfect as
the latter may be and remain.
"The triumph of our. military ant
political methods of warfare prevailing
until now would mean the defeat O
the highest thoughts and hopes o
humanity. We need only suppose tina
an exhausted, demoralized nation, O.
one abhorring force, would accep
peace from this same government
which had carried on the war; in orde
to recognize how deceptive AM
wretched would be the plight and tn
prospects of the life of the nations.
GAS a human being and as a Ger
man who has the welfare of the mis-
led and tormented German nation a
heart, l turn with absolute finalit,
from the men of the present-day Ger
man regime. May every ono who i
in n position to do so act in the SAM
| way. May many Germans soon be abl
to do So
"Since it is not possible for me t,
make this demonstration before tn,
German public, have decided that tn,
proper course is to inform your ex
cellency of my standpoint.
CDR. w. MUEHLON."