El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-28
GERMANS ARE
BABESINDEFEAT
Do "Booby Act" in Hope
Of Gaining the Sym
pathy of Congress.

definitely. on the whole. this seems
20 be his main line Of attack.
As to the Saar settlement. German
attack here is in fact designed to give
the impression OF departure from
president wilson's fourteen points,
rather than TO make serious resist
ance. The area affected is so small.
the amount Of coal involved IS 50 lit
tie necessary TO German industry that
the whole Saar question would oe un-
important, except that the German
feels that It is good ground on which
TO maneuyer-
As TO the Polish problems. the Ger
man seems ready now 70 surrender
accepted the cession Of Alsace-Lor-
ralne in the west but the loss Of
West Prussia and upper Silesia are
almost fatal blows TO Prussia
II the Germans reject the treaty
OF peace it viii be on the whole
because OF the Polish provisions,
toEther with the paragraph about
PREPARATIONS. These remains vital
issues
But il is wen 10 understand IL
America that debate in Germany nov
is over the question as 20 whether it
viii be profitable TO sign and not per-
form. or merely not TO sign
The German has no Intention Of
performing. He has announced in
advance that the treaty OF peace
will be for him another esernp Of
paper He does not recognize
that responsibility for the war il
his. He does not admit that the
war was lost on the battlefield.
He is building I'd a national belief
that Germany was tricked into sign
ing the armistice BY false promises
made By president Wilson, that, hav-
ing laid down its arms. Germany has
been s1amefullv betrayed and has no
terms Of the treaty Of peace.
Germany Must BE Forced
In sum. therefore. the actual sign ]
Ing Of the treaty OF peace. by Ger 7
many Is Of relatively less Importance +
han it would seem.
whether he SIGNS or not.the Ger
man means 10 evade- He means to
continue TO compel the allies 10
maintain armies in Germany. He
viii bubble and resist the arpli-
cation Of every provision I'm the
treaty OF peace and he hopes that
the alliance will ultimately dis
infeErate before he has been
forced 10 comply with the fcrans
Of the treaty OF peace
IL is clear, then. as I have said so
ave not reached a settlement in Eu-
'Ope.
IL is plain that no settlement
with Germany was possible. he
cause she German. now as At all
dimes, declines the responsibility
for the past and intends to avoid
obligations IN the future. His
mentality remains Incompetent
sible, his purpose menaclnc, his
signature worthless.
A past master AZ propaganda, free Il
nee more 70 resume the tvpe Of cam +.
'alEn familiar 70 all Americans. the
ame Germans who a year ago were
.utllnlng peace OF violence. sur
'asslng anything in modern history. 7
re now endearoring 10 create public
eminent against the allied peace l.
erms, in allied countries. by con-
rasting these terms with their own
nterpretation Of president Wilson's
ourteen points
ArroEant in victory.
~ men they were victorious these
Terrnans frankly affirmed their pup
.ose 70 annex al OF northern France.
VOW that they are defeated. thew are
rociaiming TO the whole world the
ypocrisy OF the allies in such cases 4.
s the saar valley arrangement.
IYnlempluous OF every purpose. 4
tely consideration Of humanity.
Y men u seemed TO their interests
7 ltu-y interpreting president WILL
On slateemhts as il they had been
s-lsanlee lhat Germany. by sur +
enaerlng might escape. not punish
asnt- put the duty OF reparation.
rms IS the situation as 10 exists At
ne present time. This IS the n1eanfn--
y me German tactics. They can best
le understood by remembering fha4
ne old gang is still in charge IL Ger
aany, that they are animated bv the /
~ rplIlt ano that they are cndeav- /
ring 10 use the PRINCIPLES 10 --hicl, 1
.Aey never subscribed TO save then
rom payment OF the costs Of rhef
.Ar 70 which they universally COM /
-Aeess Or which they unhesffatfneI1-
'lareq. Herself unchanged. Germqny
= e4aeaForlng once more 10 use ne I
g -.-sm and liberalism OF the me-
ions she attacked 10 save he-eaTf
no enable herself TO play her IA
sa 5ll IN the world again.-Copvrich
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