The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-28
SEES NO
'lEAcE BASIS IN
HERTL|Nc SPEECH
Germans UtteranCeS Called
Zip Service" 10 Wilson,


mons. he rejected the German sugRe'-
tious concerning Belgium and said that
the chancellof's protested acceptance oi
President Wilson's four principles was
only Zip service"
There was nothing 20 indicate that
diplomatic conversations with the CEN
trail powers in their present frame OF
mind would bring a lasting peace. 10
undertake negotiations unless they
would lead to the rightlng OF the
wrongs committed by Germany would
be 'the greatest crime against the III
ture peace OF the world
Changed Policy to Suit Needs.
Secretary Balfour declared that Ger
many changed her policies to suit her
needs and fiat Won Heriling Offered
no new proposals. Discussing the four
essential propositions enunciaied recent
y by President Wilson, Mr Baliour
said
I'VE have had within the last few
weeks a specimen OF how Won Hert-
ling interprets in action the principle
he so sLbly approves in theory 10
take one instance only, the cession OF
Polish territory to the Ukraine. We
would like to know how the Germans
came to make this gross violation OF
their principle.
How to Balance Power.
IF Won Hertllng really wants to
make the balance OF power anllquated,
he can do il by inducing his country
men TO abandon that policy OF ambi-
tious domination which overshadows
the world at this moment
Consider for moment how Won
Hertling desires to see the principle
that the interest and benefit od the popl-
Iations concerned should be considered
In peace arrangements. He mentions
three countries he wishes 20 sec re-
stored to Turkey, namely Armenia,
Palestine and Mesopotamla
"Does anyone think that II would be
- the interest and benefit OF the popu.
lations, ,eoncerned1 Won Hertling ac-
cuses us OF being animated with purely
ambitious designs when we invaded
.Mesopotamia and captured Jerusalem
? | suppose he would say that Russia was
similarly moved when she occupied Ar
menia. But when Turkey went to war
she picked a quarrel with us for purely
ambitious purposes. She was promised
by Germany the possession OF Egypt
Would the interest and happiness OF the
population OF Egypt be best conserved
by Turkish conquest Of Egypt1
Worst Rule for Egypt.
The Germans in the search Tor th'
greatest happiness Of these populations
would have restored Egypt to the wors
rule the world has ever known. They
would have destroyed Arab independ
ence and abandoned Palestine TO thos,
who had rendered it sterile all thest
centuries.
SLOW could anyone preach seriously
profession OF faith about the interest
of populations after the evidence ot th'
manner in which Won Hertling desire
10 see II carried out2 II the reichstaE
had any sense of humor it must surell
have smiled when il heard the chancel
lor dealing in that spirit with the dom
mating doctrine of every important Ger
man statesman, soldier and Germai
thinker for two generations, at least
$50 much for the four principles whlcl
lMr. Holt says Won Hertling accepts an
(which he thinks the British governmen
Iis backward in not accepting l hop
my short analysis may have convince
him that there are two sides to tina
question.
German Methods In Russia.
'T cannot, however, leave Won Herr
ling without making some observatlo
upon the Russian policy which he d'
fines That also is demonstration
German methods He tells us the recel
arrangements with Russia were mac
on the urgent appeal OF the population
for protection against the Red Gual
and other bands and, therefore, unde
taken in the name OF humanity. II
German policy in the east recently h
been directed toward preventing atroC
ties and devastation in the interest
humanity while Germany's policy in I
west is occupied entirely in PERFORM
atrocities and devastations
"Why this difference OF treatment
Belgium, on one side, and other popuI
tions on the other7 | know OF no c
planation except that Germany purst
her methods with remorseless inSl
ency and alters or varies the excuse
gives for the policy
Germany's Warped Ideas,
"Tf she invades Belgium, 1t IS mi
tsry necessity; il Courland, IT is in !
interest of humanity II is impossl
TO rate very high the professions
humanity, international rghteousn
and equity In regard to those popu
tions which figure so largely in !
speeches. ] am quite unable to und
stand how anybody can get up IN
reichstas and claim that Germany
waging a defensive war.
Secretary Bslfour then contrasted
different methods pursued by Germa
and Great Britain in the expansion
their empires nd asserted that u
: manys pc cy 0een more DEM
ately anxious than that OF any hh
since Louis XIV
al am convinced that to begin net
tiations unless you see your way
carry them through successfully wo,
be to commit tbe greatest cr'
against the future peace of the wot
and therefore. while | long for the {
when negotiations may really begin,
gotiations which must have preparat
Tor the bringing of ideas closer toge
er, I do believe should be doing
injury to the cause Of peace if
eoursse the idea that there is any
\ beginning these verbal negotiati,
NTH something like a general agr
--A l. .a.. raxA IN The dieianre .