Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-06
HARDEN NOW
AGAINST EAST
LAMENTATIONS
But Would Favor a Referen-
dunn in Alsace Three Years
After Peace Comes.

) The Hague, Feb. 6.-Maximilian
Harden, in an issue Of Zukunft, has q
long protest against the annexation of
Poland and Ltthuania-, He says at
the outset: b.,
S VI. do mot know, nor have II ever
diplomat who would have been ready
to cooperate in the separation Of
these lands from Russia, because they
would bring us no advantage, since
the German empire could not provide
the money for their economic devel-
opment. Moreover without their
natural economic outlet to- Russia
they would simply go into a decline.
Bismarck would have rejected the
scheme as lunacy."
\. Harden then argues that the only
result Of occupation would be to es-
tablish a larger and more dangerous
Alsace-Lorralne in the east. involving
a perpetual condition of armed peace
at best.
In a long historical review Harden
shows how the political interference
Of even Germany.s best military nren
has always been disastrous, and how
sternly Bismarck fought against it.
He insists that the occupation of
any pretext whatever would be oppos-
ed by the political conscience of the
whole world. In@conclusion he refers
to the views of Lloyd George and
President Wilson on Alsace-Lorraine.
saying:
"Doubtress neither believes in Ger
many's readiness to restore Nolun-
tarily Alsace-Lorraine to her neigh
boz, but perhaps they believe in the
possibility Of a proper settlement. not
today when the old and new wounds
still bleed and the seed of hatred has
produced fertile crop. but three
years after peace is made. when ref
erendum, which should Also be ex-
tended to Ireland and Egypt. is con-
ceivable Then. too. it would not be
dangerous for the German empire.
seeing that these peoples, the AL
satians and Lothringians. who have
naturally nothing in common and
never belonged together. would have
the choice Of becoming two lndepend-
ent and federal states of the empire.
each having the right to settle its owsa
form Of government. or of returning
to France fearfully weakened and
under constant threat from her era
tered channels" ~
:, He concludes by saying that even
Germany's pride might consent ITO
reconsider and to do the right thing
not as penance for q crime which
Germany and the world Of yesterday
did not regard az such.
The January 26 issue of Zukunft
republishes almost in full Preside ent
Wilson's, and Lloyd Georges speech
es There are two short pieces OF
comment by Harden. The first runs:
The two programs, which differ
from; each other In no single import
ant point. have been approved in
much wider. circles than was given
even, before any announce
ment Of the possibility Of peace--not
spoken, from Lansdowne to Hender-
son from Carson to Redmond: from
Bryan to Roosevelt. and In the few
neutral landsS that are left, but by al
parties iii sal the countries at war
with the German empire of 914.
After brief reference to the import
ance of the support of President Will
fson by the irish inSz,America. Harden
concludes & n
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