New-York tribune., 1919-05-09
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"St. Louis Globe Democrat" "Severe
as the terms are, few can say they are
not essentially just With the payment
of It's debt, the eradication of militar-
ism and the development of a govern
ment upon foundation of humanity,
there will be nothing to prevent the
restoration of Germany to high place
IN the affairs of the world"
''The Milwaukee Journal: "The
treaty is not a treaty of conquest of
territory, but of restoration. May it
not be hoped that Germany's compul-
sorry disarmament, when completely
carried out, will encourage voluntary
disarmament by general consent of the
nations? The league is an essential
part of the treaty. Not to have a
league would be fatal"
"The Rocky Mountain News: "The
supplemental agreement, if affirmed,
will be a triple alliance, holding the
balance of power as against world in
arms, including II Germany returned to
her imperialism. This supplemental
document is the hope of peace-loving
countries"
"The Cleveland Plaindealer": "a
hard peace it is, but not an unjust one.
Germany saves more from the wreck
than she has any moral right to claim" "
Louisville "Courier-Journal": "a
summary of the exceptionally volumi-
nous treaty reveals the terms are Sc
verer than had been forecast by those
who have been trying to forecast them
Tor months. There is in them no senti-
mental softness. There is in them the
purpose of justice rather than of
mercy"
The Springfield Republican,: "Some
OF the issues which seemed most
threatening have been cleared away.
The spirit of justice appears conspicu-
ously in the treaty"
''The Minneapolis Tribune: "Out-
standing in the treaty is the fact that
Germany is to be thoroughly de-Prus
slanized, and hence denatured as a
state; Outstanding from the American
standpoint is that the treaty and the
league covenant are Joined in such
manner that the United States Senate
apparently must accept or reject both"
The Kansas City STAR: "They are
such terms as only victors could die
tate, and that none but the vanuuished
would accept"
THE Kansas City Journal: "No
American can feel the terms are un-
duly harsh. 1t is altogether probable
that even the league of nations will be
relegated to secondary place in the
thought of the American people when
they study the enormous and imme-
dlate significance of the more tangible
and concrete provisions of the treaty"
The "Memphis Commercial-Appe
Let there be no maudling sentiment
about the hard terms. If the burden
of the treaty destroys Germany, then
ch
the. world is yet far away from set
tied peace and order"
"The St. Louis Republic: "If Ger
many, the mighty and the naughty,
wishes for peace and protection under
the treaty it must beg for peace and
protection. 1t will not have the power
to enforce either. The losses and bur-
dens inflicted mean that Germany sinks
tor time at least to the rank of a
second or third class state. 1t is a
safe conclusion that the treaty as pub
i,shed Will be substantially the treaty
that Germany signs"
"The New Orleans Times-Picayune":
The terms presented are such as could
be imposed only upon thoroughly
beaten foe. 1t does not follow they
are unjust or too severe. There will
be angry protests and complaints from
the Germans, but their spokesmen will
find it difficult to point to a provision
which commits actual injustice"
"The Providence Journal: "Thc
terms of the treaty are rigorous en-
bodiment of the stern principles of
reparation, restitution and indemnity.
The vast majority of the civilized peo-
pies of the world will read its demands
with JOY and gratitude in the realiza-
tion that the great war has not been
fought in vain. The Allied statesmen
have risen nobly to their task The
treaty has teeth in it. The crime of
the Lusitania is avenged"
"Charlestcn News and Courier: at
is not soft peace which is offered
Germany. 1t is the just and merited
end of constituencies brigand."