The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
M. CHERADAME'S NEW BOOK.

on Germany. Moreover lie seems to believe that
he is the sole pOSsessor of all the knowledge there IS
in the world about that nation its affairs and pur-
poses while the rest of the allied world is babe IN
arms in respect to the wiles of Germany S states
men and economists. This we learn through the
pages of his latest BOOK entitled The Essentials OF
an Enduring Victory New York: Charles Scrlb-
ner's Sons $3.50 Mr. CHERADAME's chief con-
tntion in his book is that "a considerable number
of the Allies believe that the conclusion of the arml-
stice with Germany on November 10 sgnlficd that
all over that we were assured Of absolute VIC
tory and that the general rehabilitation could be
immediately begun As this is an erroneous belief,
it constitutes source Of immense danger. The
object of this book is to show this danger in. the
strongest light and to convince public opinion that
it is urgently necessary to guard against 1t with
out delay. shall show that our victory may be
very seriously compromised during the armistlce
preceding peace" This is to say that the combined
wisdom of LLOYD GEORGE, CIEMENCEAU. ORLANDO
and President WILSON the civil side and OF
FOCH HAIG, BEATTY, DIA and PERSTIING on the
military and naval side are as nothing. Unless the
profound wisdom and advice of Mr.. CHERADAME IS
hcarkencd to the Germans will very soon be in the
saddle again with poor France. in particular, a
hapleSs victim at her feet.
BONE OnWlSe AGSulncHtdtlOI
Mr. CHERADAME INDUCES himself in such plal-
tudcs as 1--WE must first understand that the arm-
stice signed by Germany is not identical with
conditional surrender Who believes it is? We
may ask He declares that thu German army is
not demobilized, but makes mention of the ig-
nominous surrender of the German fleet. He sol
emily repeats many of the runners printed in the
papers in the few days Immediately after November
H. quotes Dr. SoI.Fs appeal to the President to
mitigate the fearful conditions of the armistice,'
but does not record the manner in which Mr.. WILSON
turned down SoLF's appeal. he states that France
gains little by retaining Alsace-I Lorraine, as if
that were all of her claims, and declares that 1.-The
advantage resulting from this restoration will only
be real one for France if the peace conditions
such that she can keep them permanently" Does
Mr.. CHERADAME believe that France in her wisdom
will have any other peace condtionsH
lie bases this contention on the grounds that
France has suffered more financially and through
loss Of man power from the war than has Germany.
AS to man power losses he makes such loose state
Incnts this: Besides not to speak Of the num-
berlcsS wounded who may recover later,
France has about million cripples and invaids,
and one and half millions coming out of the
with serious and permanent forms Of illness; say
four millions destroyed or reduced to the most seri
Gus incapacity" ANDRE TARDEU, who is much
more reliable authority than this writer, gives the
figures for the losses of France as 2,500,000. lie
repeats and keeps on repeating that unless France
binds Germany tight III very little while the
Hun will be able to take up ATLAS trail again
and, this time, end France for all time. II is
curious point Of view.
Worse and Worse.
Other of Mr.. CHERADAMEs decisions are that
Germans understand allied psychology (Which they
don t and never willy that the Germans can fool
the allied peoples and play with their morale chow
about Mr. BAKERS ROLAND for that OLIVER in his
German morale Chart that we believe it was
diplomatic discussions and not military actions
in the Near East which drove Germany TO conclude
an armiStice on terms dictated by the Allies He
cIingS to his idea, so wearsomey expressed in Gre
ated statistics that up to October 1918 the Central
Powers still had the advantage in man power. He
cites foolish stories, printed in the American
papers only for what they worth, indications
Of The fact that the German General Staff can fool
us with their propaganda, Yet he quotes unblush-