The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-30
NEW GERMANY Is
SATIRIZED BY WOLFF
Editor Of Berlin "Tageblatt"
Strips Camouflage From
Present Government.
Special Cable Despatch TO TEE suS from tie
London Times Se,1tce.

Copyright. 1919: oil ~ohs reserved.
LONDON, March 2S.-The official case
put forward by Germany is that the
old Government with its Prussian DOM
nance, it's reliance on force and its lust
for world power by unscruplous meth
DDS disappeared at the revolution and
at present It's Government represents a
new Germany with whom free nations
con cooperate In the establishment Of
a new world order. Tho Allies are not
yet able to accept this view and Theo-
dore Wolf, editor OF the Berlin Tooe-
blatt, is also unable to accept IT.
Herr Wolff Is not a fatterer Of the
Allies but denounces US roundly as the
most truculent Pan-German. He COM
pares the Allied departure from the
fourteen points outlined 1y President
Wilson, ION their faith by which the
Germans accepted the armistice,~ with
the historical scrap of paper episode
which he admits disgraced Germany
throughout the world.
He Is convinced Germany will refuse
peace which will rob her Of the
Rhineland. the Saar district, Danzig
and upper Silesia, but he Is dissatis-
fed with the survivals OF the old regime
with their obvious continued influences
and the mode by which they creep ba -
into power.
Longing for New Men.
There is a lasting and continually I'M
satisfied longing in the nation for new
men, he says. Plainly he has In mind
the disappearance of the old gang which
would help Germany, not only directly
but through its effect on the Allies. He
says: That the German Republic does
not give the impression either at home
or abroad of being the tower OF a new
dawn comes from the fact that 1t has
retained most of the old figures, who
seem just as fiourishing in the new at
mosphere as they did before
The writer approves Count Won Brock
dorff-Rantxau. the German Foreign MIN
lister, who did not become a democrat
only when democracy had its victory,
but who has sound political views and
acts on them with energy" The Count
Is attacked because Of his dealing with
the Independent Socialists. but he is
quite right in urging support for his
Government IN all quarterly But he has
bad people round him, elegant opponents
OF the old diplomacy and so forth.
Herr Wolff observes: There are still
secret service bureaus and other con-
trivances Of the military system which
have no longer any utility but are the
cause OF much unpleasantness and serve
as refuge for parasites Of the school,"
Herr wolff gives examples and dis
cusses the case OF DR.. Schwarz. German
Vice-Consul at Prague. who is accused
Of having bribed stenographers in the
service of the Cxecho -Slavok Govern
- ., x,t, 81 Iat
ments and engaged in propaganda
against the Government to which he was
accredited. Possibly. says Herr Wolff.
the charges are exaggerated, but there
IL far too much that 10 true and DR..
Schwarz must certainly have had official
instigators and supporters
Second Case Cited.
The second case cited is that of the
appointment OF DIR. Heinrich Albert in
the office OF tho Imperial Chancellor.
Dr. Albert was sent to America before
the sinking Of the Lusitania and there
is abundant evidence he used large
funds for stirring disaffectioD in America
and afterward In Mexico against
America.
Herr Wolff writes thai It must Make
the worst impression when It Is found
this man has received an important post
in the new German Government. Herr
Wolff next turns to the Prussian Min
istry of the Interior and fnds the new
Republican regime has nominated as
Councillors such persons. as Won Rich
thofen. Won Munchausen. Won Northern,
Won Hoebeii. Won Lettow-Vorbeck, Won
Engelbreacht and Ihlow and only three
commoners
1--WE may rejoice" he says sarcastic
ally, that 30 many stalwarts OF the old
regime are content to serve under the
republic, but there are far too many OF
them"