El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-06

fof German cruiser at Agadir. No.
rocco Caillaux, prime minister. ne
gotiated with Germany a shameful
Surrender OF French interests without
the knowledge Of his cabinet. it now
appearE And at the foot OF one OF
the secret messages appeared the
sentence written by the German am-
bassador. baron Won Schoen. and
Idsmning If it be genuine; "Cailiaux
urges strongly that nothing about
these cVerrures should be commune
Gated 20 Cambon-"
England was prepared in 1911
to back up France In resisting
German aggression. To the sur
prise OF the world. the crisis was
ended by France ceding Germany
Important portions OF her colonial
empire. Nobody has ever been
Z able To understand why this WIS
done until now these kilograms
reVeal-if Eenuine-thut the
French prime minister vVus will
ing to give Germany anything
that England would allow France
20 give away!
Here are extracts from two OF the
/ kilograms dated Paris, July % and %.
1871. sent TO the German foreign Of
Z flee and signed by the German am
Ibassador:
Two Damning TeIegrams.
TN discussion between Fondere
and CaillauX as regards compensa-
ton, the prime minister intrenched
himself behind England's resistance
TO the important territorial concess-
ions which would be made 90 US, but
at the same time expressed the opin-
ion that France would, even against
the wish Of England. cede 70 US
French Congo territory west OF Cam
Groom, with the Sangha as the new
frontier to the south as far as the
Congo"
"Caulaux asks for an inquiry to be
made in Berlin as to what would be
desired in the most different possible
directions. What he is thinking Of
although these would be but small
concessions-is a German chairman Of
the Ottoman debt commission. the
placing back on the Paris Bourse Of
80 per cent OF the stock Of the Baedad
railway. and an agreement about
railways IN the east. He has also con-
sidered the possibility Of ceding Us
the French possessions in Oceanica."
The second telegram-if genuine
Proves. according 10 Callauxs enc
miles, that not only did he betray his
country 20 Germany in peace time.
but used the betrayal 10 clean up an
enormous fortune in the stock eI-
change Juggling with the shares OF
the Basdad railway and other gigan-
tic deals made possible by these ne
gotiations 10 which CailauX alone
possessed the key, made many mill
lions for the prime minister. It is
said.
No doubt that the three teIegrams
have been correctly decided exists in
the minds OF Callaux's accusers- His
the minds Of Caulauxs Only an open
trial can decide.
One Of the most brilliant gen
~ nj
e, was dragged from hfa post as
head Of q group Of armies in
1916 and sent TO the east because
he was said TO be Caillaur man.
ready TO lead his troops nEainst
the capital when the master trail
tor gave the word.
what is the case Tor CaillauL.
Every FrenChman is a bitter partisan.
Most Pprislans would either see Call
lauX shot or made prime minister.
But Americans like 20 hear both
sides An associate and warm parts
an or the accused man, who sincerely
believes him innocent gave me this
defence.
"Greatest Nan In France
"Caillaux is the greatest man in
France. he saved the republic from
financial collapse before the war by
operations so brilliant that duller
minds. unable to follow hfs mastery
finance, thought him busy covering
up traces Of his own corruption.
"CailauX was pro German. before l
the war, only iu the sense that he :
believed peace could be preserved and l
the interests Of France by a Franco l
German understanding He was op- I
posed TO the entente with England /
Accordingly, In 1911. he offered Ger
many great concessions, 70 prevent /
the European var that he foresaw- /
Germany and France, he believed, /
should forget their ancient teuQ.
This policy failed. and when war /
came Callaux did his duty like /
Franchman. lie did not negotiate /
with the enemy, in South America or I
elsewhere. II be advocated peace ne 4
gOtiations, remember he was a for I
ner prime minister and the head OF a I
powerful party; Il has his duty 20 do I
what he thought best for the inter- 4
asts Of France II in italy he suggest !
5d the possibility OF peace, which I 4
10 not admit, it would have been be- I
sause he despaired Of victory and I
wanted 20 make the best terms pos /
iible for France. not because he was 4
pro German what the government I
ais a plan for a military revolution I
10 1917 was merely an election cam
laign scheme, 10 was votes and not .
.rOops that CainauU plotted 70 use .
against tire government, and all the I
activities Of CalllauX during the war
we're I'm the interests Of France. as I
he believed.
1T IS now time this miserable feud /
we're dropped. The case against Call /
aux Is a personal vendetta this
great minister now iu jail is a finan-
,ial genius, the foremost in Europe,
and his abilities are needed 10 save I
France in the delicate reconstruction I
period He must be brought from his I
eel to lead Us 10 new hope and a
future"
Deciding His Fate.
These remarks Of a leading Call i
autist show what Clemenceau meant 4
10 the dark days Of 1913. when he /
said What these battles are de- 4