Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-08
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AHEad ths terms imposed upon Ger
many BIZ the treaty handed her
heen based upon revenge, Of even as
retrIhntlye punishment Tor her crimes,
one would say that they we're too se-
vass, and that M nation or people
should bs called upon TO pay such
penalty
An examination Of It's provisions.
however, Indicates that thsre II not i
term In Ii which II moi necessary -
clear matter of Justice to some other
nations whose rights and property
have been invaded, ar which ID nor re-
uulred as an assurance Of safety N
tie future The keynote Or the whole
treaty Ii the conviction that Germany
snust De made powerIesa To wage war
agalnat anyone until dlferent spirit
anlmates her. and the nations which
h hes wsongsd must he the judges 81
when that time has arrived.
Germany deliberately played for big
stakes when she vas preparing for
the war and making IL She committed
her people TO war Of unequalled hor
ror and disregard Tor human riglita In
such 8 manner a. 10 deliberately Gre
ate the situation where they must wage
II 10 victory OF be utterly undone IS
nation The people of Germany ac-
eeplcd these conditions. and with very
few axcapticna, stood behind their rIll-8
asa, they have lost their wager and
now profess to see gFigiltful injustice
In the fact that they must accept the.
losers end 81 the fight, the terms Of
which they made themselves,
Two thIngs had TO he accomplished
through the terms made hy the Allies.
The wronged people had 70 be com
ponsatad and restored to the dagree
possible and GeFmany had Ia be made
poweriasa for future aggression To-
accomplish this. the most drastic terms
ever Imposed III modern times had to-
30 given her but they we're no more
BIT tess than the situation demanded.
20 make the terms any weaker would
have bean to throw away DIT the peace
table what had been won by the I'M
PARALLEL EFFORTS ana sutgeFIngs of tho
soldiers n the Held
1T ii true that Germany IA dismem-
bered as natlon and stripped Of many
10 the things which have appeared 10
be ths essentials at strong nationality,
but these things have not been done
ina indicative spirit, but because ius
lice ID the attacked and the safeguard
lng of their future demanded #.
Territory has besn taken from Ger
many on all sides but Il must be re-
membeTed that these areas which Ger
many AZ different times III her history
bad taken BY force, and In which the
original peoples aud their descendants
had never been satisfied To remain mn
DEL German control Doubtless. but
for the war, these wrongs would never
have been Tighted. but IN the good
time ot Providence. the way has been
opened for their restoration 10 union
with people Ol their own blood The
Incidental loss to Germany il one that
she muats bear as d Just punishment
for the wrong she has done them. isat
other tinaes Is In the present
Slermany Ii 10 be without an army
or navy pable 81 any act 81 aggres
al0a ahe raconstrncts and develops
SCI commerce. she must trust
b TIE Elce and salrness of her late
enemies u prosee Il % the seas and |
to Insure fairness and justice Ia her
relations with ether nations. This il
bitter, without doubt, but Germany
need have nd fear. II any nation seeks /
10 bind Germany too strongly and &C.
cord her j treatment which VIII snaoth-
eg her people. the United States wsal
not permit ii. This nation does not
believe III bullying even Germans
and no nations are going 10 try 70 vio-
late our feelings for long.
The sitQation Imposes tremendous
nhllgatlNu apon Germany's late enc
niles. That nation ans It's people. ID
naittedly highlY capable and progres-
siye along many lines. and whose con-
tributions IL tie worlds advancement
hare been great. will Eor q time be re-
duced % the level og 4 nati0n utterly
helpless III the hands Of those who are
not friendly 70 II The spirit og I'M
position must not grow with the power
which q IN the bands o9 the nations
who havn hesn her enamy. The only
hups Tor final reconciliation ard CO
operation IN the work os the world lies
u according snch justice and fairness
that GaFEnany's people vii finally see
that she herself hes iEap0ssd the terms
wbicl ATE nov resolves and that II
Hes wlsh her g advance the date when
slae go ~ received back among the
Nalpa IS natipnas "a eqpAl am0ng +
uals
The 0a tec6natrucklOn will moi
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