Evening journal., 1918-11-21

( thus at the beginning Of negotiations
to sow discord among the conquerors
OF German mllitarism.
! Nothing more impudent than the lat
est appeal issued by Herr Solf In pur-
suance Of this transparent scheme has
ever come from the diplomatic officials
even OF Germany. Last week the world
was Informed that Herr Solf wants to
send a food commission TO this coun-
! try and In a wireless message TO Secre-
tary Lansing had requested the Presl-
dent TO intervene in favor Of German
civilians remaining in Turkey" whose
enforced departure" from that coun-
try would "cause severe hardship" on
the ground that their expulsion would
"cause new suffering for the Christian
population"
This blasphemous invocation OF
Christianity. comes from a man who
has ever been loyal to the Power that
supported, approved and cOnnived at
the slaughter OF the Armenians by the
Turks in an orgy OF religious persecu-
tion that made the civilized world sick
with horror and Il Is addressed TO a
nation that has not been at war with
Turkey and is not a party to the armis-
tlce mat malignant tool OF Germany
was compelled to seek.
The Sun has already exposed Herr
Solf's lnslncerity1we refuse TO believe
he Is Ignorant OF the terms OF the
armistice between the powers OF civil
lzatlon and his own country-with re-
gard TO the provisioning Of Germany.
We now have the word OF Colonel
Wade, the British military attache In
Copenhagen, quoted In the Polltiken
of that city. that the German authori-
ties suppressed the articles In the armis-
tice relating TO vlctualling Germany,
thus deliberately preparing 10 arouse
the terror OF soldiers and civilians alike
on the ground that the Allies and the
United States planned TO starve them.
Germans would easily believe this, for
it is exactly what they have done and
would do with conquered peoples.
Much Of Herr Soils Characteristic |
German propaganda has centered about |
the proper and reasonable demand OF |
the Allies and ourselves, set forth In |
the armlstice, for certain railroad roll
ing stock. The Evening Post recalls /
the fact that the rolling stock demanded
consists OF engines and cars stolen by |
Germany In Belgium and In France
stolen as was the French train In which
France sent the German ambassador
home I'm August four years ago.
Herr Solfs ingenuity as a propaganda
lst Is well displayed In the messages
sent TO Mrs. Wilson and TO Jane Addams
by certain women Of Germany who
never pleaded for mercy for deported |
Belgian girls OF French girls enslaved
by the German army In It's hour OF VIC
tory.
The people OF this country have
heard enough from Herr Solf and his
Their decetfulness,
their plain object their INSCRIPTIONS
ness, the falseness Of their sudden con-
version 10 philanthropy, are apparent
an d pletely understood. The
bold effort 10 flatter and caiole us by
treating us as II we were the sole re-
posltory Of virtue among the nations
that have beaten Germany is disgusting
TO all men who recognize the high prin-
ciples, the generous purposes and the
good sense that animate Belgium,
France, Great Britain and Italy, the
immediate nelghbors Of the shackled /
bandit OF Europe. The diplomacy that |
seeks 30 divide in order that Il may |
conquer at the peace table is too clumsy
to succeed. Self and his satellites have
already Overplayed their hand.
As the armlstice Of November II pro-
vided, the victualiing OF Germany Is be-
ng considered by the Allies and the
United States. As President Wilson has
aid, The formation Of comprehensive
,rogram depends on the maintenance Of ,
rider in Germany; and the opposition
o diversion Of food for that purpose '
ound to develop iu America will be
Intensified and may be made potent If
Ierr Solf and his copartners in enemy
maintain the irritating, ris-
onest campaign in which they are now a
ngaged. n