The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-01
GERMANY NOT
ALONEIN GUILT,
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"Confession Wrung by
Thumbscrews on the PeO-
ple," Cries Premier.
REVOLUTION is UNLIKELY
Nation Intends to Live Up
to Terms to Limit of
Strength, He Says.
REVOLUTION is UNLIKELY
BY KARL H. Won wfEGAND.
Star Correspondent Of TEE suS.

Copyright. 1919: oil rights reserved.
RERL1N, June % (delayed) Gus
av Adolf Bauer, Germany's new Pre-
mier, told me to-day that the two
hardest and unnecessarily humiliat-
ing" conditions of peace that Ger
many was called upon to sign were
hose In which Germany was COM
PEELED to admit sole guilt for causing
the war and calling for the delivery
nf certain German officers, including
the ex-Kaiser, to the Allies for trial.
"The confession of sole guilt wrung
from Germany by thumbscrews OF
the German people," he said. twas
subscribed to because the people were
on the torture wheel, with their ma
tional unity broken. 1t lay within
the power Of our enemies Of yesterday
20 do that. The pistol was at our
breast.
Fanatics Of national honor contend
,hat We should have given the word
shoot. An individual might have
,een able to do that but Govern
,ent responsible for sixty million peo-
e cannot indulge in that sort OF
tavado.
Says History VIII Tell.
"We have signed the confession that
tas writterN,put for US, but that does
nj nonrInna Tho Garp,ap ,naopta TINT
hey are alone guilty, nor does 1t
lter the historic fact that Germany
oes not bear the sole guilt. In law
,urts confessions wrung from the de-
endant under torture threats are
alueless and this applies in the uni
ersal court of higher political
morality.
"A different view will be taken by
storians Of the future"
There is much talk of a reac-
'nnary revolution" suggested.
z hat is chiefly talk the Premier
Led. IT do not believe the Right
onsiders itself strong enough to ut
smpt anything at this time. This Is
hown by the refusal of the parties
II the Right to take over the Govern
BENT In weimar when the crisis was
| its height. President Ebert called
II the party representatives together
nd asked the Right If they would
ldertake to organize a Cabinet and
Ike the responsibility of signing or
siectlng the peace terms. They
.omptly declined the invitation"
VIII Try to FuIAI.
Touching upon the new German
9licy under the peace terms Premier
auer said the severity of the peace
fould compel the Government to
licr upon most extensive nationali-
.trh and socIalizatIon plans as a
seaAs Of fulfilling the obligations
ssumed.
And I want to assure you again."
said, that We intend to live up
the terms to the limit Of our
.rength. Only communal and ma.
onni cooperation can make that pos
BILE. We are going about it slowly
ad scientifically, with we'll thought
at plans, and not with sudden de-
artures and ruptures, as our radical
riends demand. To follow their ad-
ice would only disjolnt the entire
alton and destroy all our chances
reaching the goal we are aiming
pr"
The Premier talked of the Govern
lent's new departure along the line
T attempting TO lower the prices of
oodstuffs by paying the difference
etween the cost and selling prices.
He expressed the hope this would put
an end TO usurious prices, but ad-
nitted 1t was only an experiment, the
uccess of which cannot be foreseen.
lie said 1t was planned TO appropriate
225,OO0,OOO to that purpose during
he next three months, In which period
our Will be sold for 20 instead of 90
cnts a pound, meat at SLIP Instead
$e.75, rice at "a cents instead OF
A, bacon at 81 instead OF $19O and
ota toes at 3 cents each.
only by this means,' he said,
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