The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-21

be admitted to the league Of nations
as one of the conditions Of peace, pu'
/, that the allies are unable to accede
to this request. It adds that the Ger
man revolution was postponed 10 the
last moment of the war and that there
| is no guarantee that it represents g
permanent change, and that it is i'm
possible in the present temper of in
ternational feeling to expect the free
nations of the world TO sit down i'm.
mediately in association with those bJ
whom they have been so grievouslJ
wronged.'
It is added that the allied and as
sociated powers believe, if the German
people prove that they intend to fulfil
the conditions Of the peace and thai
they have abandoned forever those
aggressive and estranging policies
which caused the war land have nov
become a people with whom it is pos
sible to live in neighborly good fel.
lowship the memories Of these pas
years will speedily fade and it viii
be possible at an early date to com
i.plete the league Of nations by the ad.
mission Of Germany thereto.
+ Clause VII refers to the denuncia
ton by Germany Of the blockade o!
the allies It declares that the block
ade always has been legal and rec
the allies imposed a blockade OF ex-
ceptional severity on Germany it was
because Of the criminal character OF
the barbarous methods adopted by
her in prosecuting it."
| Clause VIII said: "In conclusion
the allied and associated powers mus,
make it clear that this letter and the
memorandum attached constitute their
last word.
! They believe that it is not only a
just settlement Of the great war but
that it provides the basis upon which
the peoples Of Europe can live to-
gether in friendship and equality"
The clause adds that the treaty
creates the machinery for the peace
ful adjustment Of all international
problems by discussion and consent
and represents sincere and deliber-
ate attempt to establish chat reign
of law, based upon the consent of the
governed, and sustained by organized
opinion of mankind' which was the
agreed basis of the peace.
It is a6ded that the treaty in it's
present form must be accepted or re-
jected and seven days are given for
this after which the allied and asso-
ciated powers will take such steps as
they think needful TO force their
terms"
The intercourse between the Two
groups was rather confused No pro-
visions for an Interpreter had been
made. Secretary Dutasta spoke in
French, and Herr Simon replied in
German. Neither Of the principals ap-
parently was aware Of just what the
other said. So it seemed fortunate
that the details as to the period al
lowed and the nature Of the reply eN-
pected were indicated Clearly in the
covering letter.
The Germans plainly intimated
their intention to demand an exren-
sion of time. On receiving the treaty,
Herr Simon said:
Il must observe, on behalf Of my
government, that the time allowed in
which to answer is rather short y
The detailed reply follows exactly
the scheme Of the original conditions
of peace which was in turn followed
by the Germans in their counter pro-
posals 1t says that it can not be dis
puted that the allied statesmen have
never expressed a desire cor any 9TH
er peace than one which would undo
the wrongs Of 1914, indicate justice
and reconstruct the political founda-
tions of Europe which will give lib
erty to all its people and therefore the
prospect of a lasting peace.
The German claim of a contradic-
ton between terms Of the treaty and
President Wilson's promise OF justice
to the Germans is met by n quotation
1.-The destruction Of every
arbitrary power everywhere that can
secretly and of its single
choice disturb the peace Of the
world.
If. similarly, it says. the Germans
claim contradiction in territorial
claims it must be borne in mind that
this is not the result of any purpose
to act unjustly toward Germany but
rather Of the fact that appreciab bic
Of German territory consisted
of districts unjustly appropriated by
nnr in the past
The economic objections are an
swered by the statement that Ger i
many's economic condition is intact
md is no wise crippled by devasta
ton like that brought up the allied
peoples German contention that peo-
oles have been bartered about is de-
,lared to be similarly confounded, as
very territorial settlement has beenj
cached after most careful and labor