Evening star., 1919-04-16

| made to heed. But again, such a
course would require endless respon-
| s1bilIt1eS which the allies desire TO
| escape. but not escape at the expense
OF in any wise minimizing Germany's
responsibility or weakening demands
| that they abide by the dictates of the
rest of the world
Danger in Old Regimes Return.
The possibility of certain interests
In Germany making the peace terms
| occasion for counter revolt and the
restoration of the old regime Is not
| chimerical Rather is it considered a
! real menace to the carrying out of the
peace terms Immediately. Junker ele-
ments, since the signing of the armis-
tlce, nave kept more or less in the
background, possibly awaiting the
psychological moment to strike. There
could be no better time than when it
might appear to the people that their
Iuture interests Were at stake. How
| Iar the Junkers might expect support
| from the peoples in case OF attempted
counter revolution to restore the old
order is problemical owing to the ex-
tremely chaotic condition of politics
IN Germany today. That even great
! portion of the socialists of the land
| might rise in protest to allied terms
IN conjunction with the junker leaders
) Is likely, inasmuch as many of the
socialists today long for settled order
| with less trying economic and finan-
! cIal conditions.
! 1t is not by any means definitely
esta olished that the present govern
ment it self II not leaning to the old
| oroer ana this view is possibly oc-
most every one of whom were stanch
! dlsclples of the kaiser during his
/ long regime. Always there is. the
possibility that the junkers and so
ciallsts Will join hands. sharing re-
t sponsibility, but both with the
avowed purpose of rehabilitating the
old order. This does not necessarily
mean that there would be attempts
/ to re-establish the kaiser. but a re-
gime along. old governmental lines.
! opinion in Paris, the issue is more
likely to be clear cut between the
present government and those who
would re-establish definite monarch
| ical forms
Should the old elements ride into
possible resistance to the peace
| terms, the allied armies of oc-
cupation would be brought into force
again. and it is frankly admitted that
| under such circumstances there
might be trouble for prolonged
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apparent military prostration.
Bolshevism Menace Worries.
Though other issues have been to
the fore, the question of bolshevism
is greatly disturbing allied states
men in Paris. Even the bolshevist
Felements of Germany might use
narsh , aliied terms as pretext for
German bolshevist is too much under
the thumb of Russia to expect that
any conditions other than those typ
Ical of Russia would result from
their seizure of power. The allies
definite military campaign for the
protection of the rest of the world
against the spread Of the doctrines
OF Lenin as well as military incur
sion. Already the Russian govern
ment is said to have attempted to ef-
Germans whereby their armies will
be united against the allies.
A bolshevist Germany undoubtedly
would accept a Russian offer of this
kind and with co-ordinated forces the
fruits of victory for a prolonged Pc
riod would be denied to the allies. Any
attempt on the part of the allies to
occupy Germany and maintain definite
order against tendencies toward an
archy would lead to actual fighting
according to best expressed opinion In
Paris.
With a clear-cut understanding of
possibilities in Germany the allies are
approaching the final signing of the
peace terms at Versailles. That there
Is confidence that the allies may
ev mutually crush any resistance Is
true, but any peace which imme-
diately brings with it further war is
not in the least desired. 1t Is because
of this allied statesmen have proceeded
cautiously and though the Anal terms
of peace may appear less rigorous
than the allied peoples themselves
may desire, it is safe to say that the
terms will be all that can safely be
imposed upon Germany If the allies
would avoid endless trouble during
the course of the next few years.