Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-17

Internal CONDITIONS IN Germany
was the subject announced for the
Forunltes at their session Sunday
evening at the CniyerSailst church.
nut the speaker Of the evening. Dr.
George y. Nasnyth. made II bigger
and broader than that and gave q
most Interesting and Instructive adj
dress upon the subject The Lea CUE
OF Nations The E'or1mites had been
promised inside cope" in the adj
dress-and they soc IL Dr. Mas
myth discussed the pro and the con
u this great topic which IS now con
fronting the Peace Conference. and
both the slgciHc2 nee of me subject
and ne manner in which i vas
handled o. the speaker made The
Forum session one Of extraordinary
interest
TIE church Auditorium vas n,led
20 ne doors. IS vas expected, for
Augusta necPle have been eager 70
hear nr \asr1th. who was connect
ed WIN ire Hoover administration
and also with the Garfield fuel ad-
-1in.sr-at,or. and is N a position 20
present fats and rot nea-say. Al
though 10 showed bot n sides 81 rn"
oroposli,o1. 20 Oil rot laaVe an n
DOUBT OF which sd ~ stood. Ue -
rea--,}y - favor # the i.a-7ie, and
only brought VI arguments against
Ire iaae':- II order - refuse th"H1.
He has an abundance Of Information
regarding national ard l7-e--a''"na
affairs ana i = vert pleasing a77
impressive speaker President -.
Walden Smith 81 he tr!vH-sal's-
Associates preside. 81 tie session.
and at ,hA opening. prayer vas Of
ta7e4 ~ Rev. 4. Francis Wa.ch, pas
.or 81 - church.
II hesinrir- rs address. Dr. Ma
v7,-i7 stated that toda- marks tAe
beginning Of -oH epoch .: HistoT>,
and n iris correction H. referred
- -'I- 900 tons % American food-
erlr- helns shipped from Potter
cam into Cser-carH m start or
-o-thll shipments II SO 20 tons ~
-o--t1 ,lr-il Tie next harvest fio
ne, ASKED - question. why arc vr
feeding Ge--aay, VIII nave ne
Enr',sh ana IN American delegates
- France stood against the Frelj1
ar,' said that this food must % %
the Germans and that The S'ocha10
mus M raised H showed tnat
sack OF that determination Is the IN :
-arnai cor di,ior Of Germany and inc
reaction Of that upon the countries
Of Europe and on America
He POINTED 10 tie fact that the
war ra,iors i'll German! have oo1-
10 <,r
cream and o,he- foodstufs have TI1
SO short that TIE infant mortality N
Germany which vas high DUNG to-
war. has doubled n the past three
months ard thousands + women -ni
children have actually Starved -
death. And conditions are 50 1at
-ha- General P!U1er. = charge
OF the British army Of occupation n
Germany. has stated that lie feared
rnur,.- il he Pr.-:sa sole ers Re-e
compelled y enforce itaa o.o"A4de
1-a-st ,-a Gel mans. II &C. was
rot now allowed % 60 INTO ''tt.n;-T-
the German people would ,lIn 20 the
o-.er extreme AID :" over 70 tn
Rolsf7evek! and all Asa and Eu-ope
would t,e IL tf-a c,-ai,= II re extreme
form 81 revolution and Roisherek'-
ard America wo,:ld have 70 deal WI
a BoIsnev1sr E--nre
TIE spca ker told o: tho revolution
which ras come about II GERMANY
ard sa a mat lie German social DEM
ocracy l-as been prepared for assCHl-
irg rasfor s.oiiity b. long framing
TIE French delegates Al tle corie--
e-ce coul,. not agree UPON ne matter
az German: paving Tor ne t9oI
shipped Saving that France need 81
the gold +o- indemnify. thai france
would Tot want ,a.nenr 20 De n ez-
Cor-s oeca Use il VOL d give t3e Ger
man industries a starr UPON herS. act
that France needed the natural re-
sources oI Germany - i-ieMri'T
s. IL seemed 2 Geaolcrh lad been
reached R..r ire hatred Eairst Ger
many shows ttat this IS the kind 81
a crisis which will come forward in
c-easi7gIy IN ,1e days TO Co7le. Each
-.ne there will De lhe natural Teac-
len To rule Germany CIT. ou- rhe-2
Will Re re necessity % ru-nirG from
these thoughts Of revenge and Cox
:-g toward tie future and % consi!
er.ns -. own veil berg.
Or. Easnyth then brought up he
question il league - nations $ 10
he formed land there seems TO 20 -
doutc out hat il VIII. the Question
being only OF he -.n,e and the "a
---el. viii Germany be admitted .
IL There viii he Ire reaction II -ae
people WHO viii say NJ. German
cannot ~ -rusred VIA. -hc-. Il.
20 be done The alternative : ,.la-
II Germany and Prussia are forced 3ut
81 TIA league. they and some octe-
ra-ions will form a league o: .a,it'
ovn and the world Will again -
iinei up OF -vo SIDES IN answer =
re argument that va can't --u--
Germany. the speaker stated that ws
cant trust Germany outside the
asa AN AAl alaAPa n