Evening journal., 1919-03-18
HUNS ARE CRAZY,
HARDEN DECLARES
Continued from page one.)

I
can be trusted TO make a clean breast
Of Germanys guilt and establish a
basis upon which Germany can begin
anew. Harden's friends urged the for
eign ofilce TO send him to the peace con-
ferehce 10 confer with President VIII
son personally, II possible, and to admit
Germanys mistakes and TO clarity her
present position. Harden agreed to go,
but the foreign office refused TO con-
slider the proposal. despite the fact he
Is one OF the few Germans. who are
not compromised in foreign eyes.
I'VE were to blame for the war for
many reasohs," Harden said. i've con-
sistently said that not only about the
beginning OF the war. but about our
conduct Of II throughout. Germany's
navy was a direct danger 70 England
at a time when we were getting rich
by her free trade policy. The English
colonies had as many made-in-Germany
goods as those made in England. Ger
many started the war, as ] pointed out
In November In Zukunfut We fought
Ia a guilty way and by means Of propa-
ganda made our people believe they
were justified In the defense Of their
fatherlahd. The German people were
honest in their belief. The militartists
claimed steadily that we were right and
would win. I pointed out we were
wrong-the fact that four-flfths Of the
world was against us was a sure sign
we were wrong-and that we would be
defeated. But the government stupidity
refused 90 see the lisht. II is still re-
fusing 10 see the light.
'When Wilson's fourteen points were
frst announced everyone said we
couldn't accept them because they were
too harsh. Now they are trying TO
twist the fourteen points to meet Ger
many's views. There is no doubt in my
mind that under the fourteen points
Alsace-Lorraine goes TO France But
the Government demands a plebescite.
II would be the same even II a plesbes-
cite were held, as il would go over
whelmingly in favor Of France. Then
Germany would claim the plebescite
was unfair because the French were
occupying that territory.
There will always be something 90
agitate about until we break entirely
away from the old and start a brand
new policy. The German people think
abnormally now. II they think at all.
The war and hardships have made them
crazy. They are gambling. dancing,
seeking every pleasure possible and
spending money like water figuring that
either the Bolshevists or Schiller (the
minister Of flnance) Will get IL anyhow
II they don't spend II. The people are
ready to do anything in their fanatisism.
If the emperor were not so cowardly
and would return and call his 10000 Of
flcers about him, everybody would hur-
rah and say the old times were better |
than the present and demsndhim back. !
"But a genuinely liberal movement is |
coming. Machine guns cannot wipe out
radical IDEAS Give the people food
and work, and Bolshevism will be
avoided until a solid and reformed
State is established"
Harden anticipates close and lmpor-
tant relations between the German re-
public and the United States.
I'VE desire close relations with
America more than she needs US at
FIRST" he said "and, frankly, IL would
benefit us more than America, but
eventually the advantages would be
equal. ! have the greatest faith in the
league Of nations. But it's success, and
world peace during the coming CEN
tury, depend upon close and friendly
relations between Germany England |
and America"