The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-17

HlOuhlCatlOnS III detail ana MAJ
execution are made, The reply
ing letter and seriatim discuHsic
The changes include:
a plebiscite for Upper Silesia. with
guarantees Of coal from that territory.
Frontier rectitication in West Prus-
sia,
omlsslon Of the third zone in the
Sehleswig plebiscite.
A temporary Increase of the German
army from 1000 to 100000 men
Declaration of the intention to sub
nit within month OF signature list
OF those accused OF violation of the
laws and customs Of war.
offer to Cooperate with a German
commission on reparatlons, and to re-
celye suggestions for dtscharging the
obligation
Certain detailed notifications in the
finance, economic and ports and water
ways clauses, including abolition of the
proposed Kiel canal commission,
Assurance OF membership In the
league Of nations in the early future,
II germany fulfills her obligations,
The covering letter IL from NJ Glenn
encsau. president of the peace con
Ference, to Count Won Brockdorff-
Rantzau, president of the German dele
cation, In this letter, NJ Clemenceau
NH1ht
9The allied and associated powers
have given the most earnest considera-
tion 10 the observation of the German
delegates on the drafted treaty OF
peace The reply protests against the
peace on the ground that II conflicts
with The terms upon which the arTni-
stiee of Nov. IL, 1918, was signed, and
that ~ Is a peace OF violence and not
fs6rt,iaf N n dalaoaflnt, elxfYt,a that thAv 10 n
TO u1f fesaRd the position In which
issRs gsllt Ntanda a Atlsst They seefn 20
ti1ssF That Germ asas ~ 5sNlse
sacrifices In order to attain peacS' as
II this were but the end Of some strug,
gle for territory and power. The allied
and associated powers, therefore feel 1t
necessary, to begin their reply by a clear
statement Of the judgment Of the world,
which has been forged by practically
the whole of civilized mankind
Greatest Crime"
I'm the view of the allied and asso-
ciated powers, the war which began
on Aug, l, 1874, was the greatest crime
against humanity and freedom OF the
people that any nation calling itself civ
ilized has ever consciously committed.
For many years the rulers OF Germany,
true to the Prussian tradition, strove
for position of dominance In Europe,
They were not satisfied with that
growing prosperity and influence TO
which Germany was entitled, and which
all other nations were willing to ac-
cord her; they required that they should
be able to dictate and tyrannlze oyer
a subservient Europe, as they dicta<ed
and tyrannized over a subservient Ger
many.
In order to attain their ends they
used every chanqel through which 20
educate their owh subjects in the doc
trine that might was right In inter-
national affairs. They never ceased to
expand German ornaments by land and
sea and to propagate the falsehood that
1t was necessary because Germany's
neighbors were jealous OF her prosper
ity and power.
She sought to SOW hostility and sus-
picion, instead bf friendship, between
nations, The Germans developed a
system OF espionage and intrigue
through which they were enabled to
stir up international rebellion and even
to make secret offensive preparations
within the territory Of their neighbors
whereby they might, when the moment
came strike them down with greater
certainty and ease. They kept Europe
in a ferment by threats Of violence,
and when they found that their neigh
termined to assert their predominance
In Europe by force.
"As soon as their preparations were
complete, they encouraged a subservi-
ent ally to declare war on Serbia on
As hours notice, n war Involving the
control Of the Balkans, which they
knew could not be localized and which
was bound to unchain a general war,
In order to make doubly sure, they
refused any attempt at conciliaton and
conference, until 1t was too late and
the world war was inevitable, for which
they had plotted and they alone among
the nations were adequately equipped
and prepared.
"Germany's responsibility is not con-
fined to having planned and started the
war She is no less responsible for the
savage and inhuman manner In which
II was conducted. Though Germany
was herself the guaranty of Belgium,
Germany violated her solemn promise
to respect Belgium's neutrality.
mot content with this. they deiber-
ately carried out a series OF promis-
cuous shootings and burnings with the
sole object OF terrifying the inhabi-
tants into submission by the very
OF their action. They
were the first to use poisonous gas
the appalling suffering
and long distance Smelling OF towns,
for no military object, but solely for
the purpose of reducing the morale OF
their opponents by striking at their
women and children.