The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-03
cERMANY ARMED AND pEFIANr.

Two highly significant incidents illuminate the steady
progress of German preparation for another war One
is the contumacy of Gen. der Goltz, commanding
the German forces the Baltic and the other is the
debate in the French chamber of deputies revealing the
fact that Germany has not been disarmed.
The allies have demanded that German forces shall
evacuate the Baltic provinces and that Germans enrolled
in the Russian army shall be expelled If that not a
reasonable demand there is no validity in victory and
Germany is unbeaten. Yet Gen. der Gotz replying
to the allied commander who transmitted this demand,
characterizes the communication grave insult to his
person and to German national feeling adding that
other such base demand" would result in turning out
every Engishman from territory occupied by German
troops
The stubborn nsisence by Germany in attempting to
gain control of portions of Poland and Russia is proof
Of the actual working Of the eastern PLAN favored by
many leading Germans, including Matthias Erzberger.
This plan contempaes the extrication of Germany from
the treaty obligations and the ecuperaton of the country
by taking over Russia nterrory and man power The
supreme council do nothing else than send an uti-
matum to the Germans, commanding them to withdraw
Immediately from Russian territory, and to quit the prac
tice of smuggling Germans into Russian uniforms, to
fight against genuine Russian forces Now the German
general engaged in this treacherous business virtually
defes the allies and the prospect that allied armed
force will have to go against the Germans and thrust
them out of Russia.
In the meantime Premier Clemenceau is confronted by
demand for the effectua disarmament of Germany as
condition of the ratification of the peace treaty Dep
uty Lefevre insists that Germany is not dsarmed and
armament of the Huns. He demands that France shall
negotiate with the allies for the purpose of creating
some effective method of disarmng Germany Premier
Cemenceau insists that Germany has been compelled to
cease manufacture of highpower cannon but he does
not deny that Germany is still armed In fact he admits
the contention of Deputy Leevre when he declares that
he will open the desired negotiations with the allies but
only after the treaty has been ratified He suggests that
he cannot accomplish what is desired unless the treaty
is first ratified
How much the United States is directly concerned in
this matter is conjectura There is reason to be-
eve that Premier Clemenceau is under pressure from
Washington and that further assistance from the United
oVoVCo
ratification of the treaty by France The situation re-
voves usual around the league of nations and its
manifold enangements France docs relish the league
and does not trust in its efficacy, NJ Clemenceau has
said this in the chamber of deputies language which
no man could misunderstood. The proposed treaty of
alliance is essentially confession that the league of
nations is not capable of preserving peace 1t is real
peace preserver set up behind the himsy makebeeve
world peace organization, The alliance will command
guns and men, while the league will command only Ian
guage and scraps of paper.
If Germany is still armed and still working toward SUBJ
lection of Russia, what the use of wasting words upon
treaty OF peace that is neither treaty nor peace? It
IS already nullied by the traitors and barbarans who
affixed their signature to it June 20 at Versailles
But that should not be surprising for all the Huns gave
ull warning that they would break the treaty if they
oud-hat they signed it under compulson without men
al or moral adherence to it. As soon as they discover
he impotence of the supreme council" they violate the
realty openly having already secretly violated it BY re-
aiming their arms and keeping their troops in Russia
There peace. The treaty made at Paris does not
ecure peace. The developments are compelling the
ations to understand the simple fact that a piece of
framed for the sole purpose of creating an ideal
new order does not dsarm Germany stay its revenge
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