Evening star., 1919-11-30
MANG|N PREDICTS
. GERMAN RECOVERY
Strong as Ever in Two Years,
Marne Hero
SAYS.
BY WILLIAM E. NASH.
BY Cable to The Star and Chicago
Daily News. Copyright, 1919.

Daily News. Copyright, 1919.
PARIS. France. November lin
two years Germany will be as strong
as she was before the war; said Gen.
Emil Mangin. the hero of the second
battle of the Marne. to me today
The present socialist regime has
done more for national unity in one
Year than the kaiser did in twenty"
Gen. Mangin has been variously re-
ported as intrusted with missions to
Morocco and the Baltic provinces.
and recently he was relieved of his
command on the Rhine. i found him
IN a simple apartment in the Rue
Nerneuil much mystified over the
talked to me freely. not only about
Germany. but also about his recent
personal history.
Says Country Is Unifying.
Here are a few details which the
In 1914 Germany was divided into
twenty-six federal states, some of
which. like Bavaria, Wurttemberg and
Saxony. possessed a large measure
of autonomy. They maintained dip
lomatic representatives abroad and in
Berlin. They enjoyed special priv
ileges over the railroads, telegraphs
and taxation systems within their
territory. Bavaria guarded jealously
the right to keep a separate army.
Now all that has disappeared.
There are no longer twenty-six diff
ferent governments. but one. 1t has
done away with all state privileges.
Instead of collecting one-fifth of the
national taxes and leaving four-tfths
to the different states as the kaiser
did. the present government absorbs
nnetenthS of them Do unlntormed
people realize what this means
Moreover. the false socialists now at
the helm in Berlin are working con-
scientiously for future war From
that comes their plan for socialism
and state control over industry Ihey
have already a monopoly over elec-
tricity and the immense range or
trolley lines. railroads and factories
which are run by that power. In GER
many electricity has reached greater
development than anywhere else IN
the world.
Control Over Mines.
Furthermore. a bill has passed the
national assembly to give the govern
ment control over the mines ana
through them over the iron and stee!
industries Finally, if the so-called
socialist program goes through, all
business in the country Will De SUP
jected to the surveillance OF tne
state This will give small group oa
men in Berlin more power tnah 'H
kaiser ever dreamed of possessing. IL
will make Germany more censraI-
lied nation than are France, Eng
land and Japan. A.. .ha
III is foolish to believe that tne
idea of revenge does not exist In Gel
many, Only those ignorant OF popular
psvchology can believe such state,
ment. Herr Noske, the minister OF
war is the nominee OF the great gen
eral staff. The munition factories an
over the country are continuing prox
duction. more or less secretly. VI
these facts / gathered indisputaole
proof in Mayence. The peace CONFER
ence has shown unbelievable stuploily
in its misunderstanding OF German
psychology. The easiness OF tne .eIlus
and the length of time 1t has taken
to elaborate them have had just the
opposite effect from what most peo-
pie suppose. They have made the Ger
mans think the conference IS power,
less. We ought never to have treated
with a united Germany; with Bavaria,
Baden, Wurttemberg and Saxony. yes
but with Germany, no. II the Ger,
man rulers did not like this we could
have marcheGNon Berlin and ami
hilated Prussia. Then all would have
been well.
Real Peace May Be Possfble:.s@-a
But all is not lost yet. Imperfect
as the treaty is, 1t can be used to
produce real peace. For instance,
not want to stay Prussian. Their am
bition is to become autonomous states
in the bosom of a liberal democratic
Germany. / was accused of backing
the Rhensh leader, DR.. Dortcn. when
commanded the French forces on the
Rhine Some say this was the reason
why l was removed from the command.
] do not know whether this is true, for
NJ. Clemenceau has not given any reason
for my dismissal. But this l do know:
DR.. Dorten ought to be supported by all
parties So long as Prussia remains
on the Rhine she will constitute
menace for the peace of Europe. Like
wise the autonomist movement is fas
vored by an overwhelming majority OF
the Rhinelanders themselves. Even the
social democrats are beginning to come
few clear-sighted men in GERMANY
general?" ! asked. why were you re-
lieved so suddenly from that?'
II was never officially appointed" re-
piled Gen. Mangin. Marshal Foch
brought up my name before the su-.
preme council and told me later that it
was favorably received by all the al
lies. Later the marshal told me to go
and see NJ. Clemenceau. This i did.
We had a long talk, at the end Of which
NJ Clemenceau announced that l would
not go to the Baltic the head of the
interallied mission. He did not explain
his reasons for the decision. That lis
all l know.
THE Morocco report was pure myth.
Personally | never heard a word about
it At present ] am simply a general
on the inactive list at the disposition