The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-13
NO AUTOMATIC PEACE.

One OF the slgnlncant developments OF recent Gays
the vote of the British Trades Union Congress demand
ing Germanys immediate admission into the League of
Nations and the early revion of he harsh treaty pro-
visions" The British trades unonsts pledge their CO.
operation with international abores in the agitation to
compel the Allies to up Germany In the mean
time Austria signs her peace treaty and that section of
the German population is we'll advanced toward adms
sion to the League of Nations
What is the probable result of movements that are
now on foot designed by welmeaning persons to facil
tate the permanent establishment Of peace based upon
universal brotherhood? First and foremost, the escape
of Germany from just punishment and disarmament to-
be expected The German people united, usual,
and they are now employing their marvellous power of
organization in the task of working out from under the
peace terms If that be accomplished the plan for
rehabilitatng Germany and then resumng the effort
to dominate the world will be quickly lines.
An army and people like the Germans are not sat
isfed with anything except victory. The defeat will
not remain a defeat if the strong and cunning German
people can find a way out They their way
fairly clear 1t crooked PATH lined with fraud and
force as usual On one side the allied nations to
be wheedled into relnqushng their victory by German
preenses of REFORM democracy and poweressness. On
the other side is Russia be brought under German
control by intrigue and ultimate compuson.
The Ebert-Hasse regime in Germany is closely con-
nected with the old miars regime. The Germans have
not shakesn off their habits changed their nature
They worship the gods of force and fraud and their
determination to dominate the world is intensified
by bitter hatred and the sting of defeat Mentally Ger
many is a more deadly enemy of civilization than ever
before and physically she will work her will as
possible.
The disntegraton of the Allies is going steadily
If this statement be doubted let the doubter explain the
Russian situation Let him read the pending treaty with
Germany and ascertain if he can what the Allies have
planned to save the people of Russia from subsection ia
Germany Let the attitude of the British labor congress
be fully pondered in its relation to British support of
rigid policy of exacting reparaon from Germany, and
also in relation to the duty of the Allies toward the
Russian people British soldiers have mutined rather
than go Russia and the British evacuatng Arch
angel To whom do they Archangel if not to
, the enemies of all civilization?
There is abundant talk of automatic peace out
come of the treaty with Germany. 1t is only talk and
is losing any shadow of FEASIBILITY which may have
had The chief virtue of the peace treaty its dsarm
ing and disabling of Germany, and powerful influences
at work among the Allies to nufy this part of The
treaty; nay to admit Germany into council that will
rip the treaty to pieces because it is harsh toward thu
worlds assassin!
But the treaty alone, if administered up to tn
ht will not keep the world safe at peace. There
Russia dark planet out of its orbit the prey of Ger
r many and perhaps ally of Germany The bolshevik
and the anti-bolshevik both financed by Germany
places according to the methods adopted for the shaer
d ing of Russian economic life When the time is rip
S Germany will take control, treaty treaty Their
e is nothing in the treaty which keeps Germany out o
Russia and nothing which gives Russia any ndemnitie
d or reparatons, The most popuous white nation tn
d globe occupying one-seventh of the earth without
recognized government, 1t is spoil of the Teuton
drifting into position of slavery to Germany and pei
A. haps to Japan The Asiatc autocracy has clearl
shown its hand except in Shanung but that is sucer
s. to indicate what may happen in Russia
Instead of relying upon the peace treaty the Allies
% this moment should be busy rescuing Russia from tn
IS grip of Germany and her Allies, for the of Ru
STA is necessary to the safety and peace of all nations
e The dark forces of the world organizing Leagu
# of Nations of their own while the Allies are actual
N contemplating relaxation of their temporary grip upo
70 Germany.-Washinpto Post
"a The rummies would like to be worrying about the hg
cost of booze.