The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-15
THE ALLIES BOUND, THE OUTLAW FREE.

What League of Nations worth that does not include
suggested by the announcement from Paris that the
SUPPER council, so called has adopted Marshal Foch's
draft Of letter to the German government notifying
that the food material and financial facilities to be
extended to Germany will be withdrawn according to
previous warning, unless the German forces forthwith
mate Eshona, Letva and neighborng provinces Mar
shall Fochs communication also advises Germany that
allied commission will go to the spot to watch the Ger
mans and make that they obey the allies orders.
The Germans, when the warning given that they
must desst from their ntrgues in the Baltic provinces,
could control their forces and also begged the allies
to consider the ptfu condition of the Germans in case the
food blockade should be resumed
The German government, in short, has of
shame, to say nothing of of honor The German
reply the curious mixture of shamelessness
dacty impudence and defiance that has marked all Ger
man communications since the Huns found themselves
beaten Their spokesman contrve to insult their con-
querors while abasng themselves and they make
cealment of their intention violate any obligation i'm
posed promise made. They incorrigibly vile of
heart and corrupt of purpose. Unfortunately the Ger
people support these spokesman and adopt their
Plans thus making it impossible for allied governments
peoples to distinguish between the German people and
the Williams who manage their affairs and concoct their
national plans.
Now the cornerstone of the proposed League Of Ma
tions is cooperation by the great nations Unless all
great nations belong to the league and subject them
selves to the agreements reached the league will speedily
become greater jest than the present supreme council
Paris which has become feeble that it must turn to
Marshal Foch for the strength needed to put Germans
back in her place. But who to sit at council
table with the mscreants who control Germany? Who
will make engagements with liars and assassins? The
League of Nations with Germany member would be-
breeding place of treason to humanity. There
fore, if there is to be eggue it will exclude Germany
not temporarily but permanently; for the German beast
does not change its spots.
Thus Germany remains an outsider, outlaw, refus
ing to cooperate and seeking to destroy. Is not the
league then simply an alliance against Germany? 1t
ism in considering any European question: for Germany
will exist and cannot be ignored Germany will always
be the principal obstacle peace good neghborhood and
The nations, in order to be safe must hold
down German ornaments and build up their They
must checkmate German commercial and territorial
schemes They cannot avoid dealing with Germany, and
yet they must to it that German profits from COM
merce are not utilized to build up German military
machine.
The covenant" of the proposed League of Nations is
poorly adapted to the accomplishment of these pur
poses any instrument that could be devised The
tons in this covenant handicap and restrict themselves
without restricting the outlaw They limit their own
action while leaving the marauder Free They an
nksome machinery for preventing themselves from being
prompt and effective in war; but they do provide any
means whatever for preventing the common enemy from
becoming efficient Their plan provides that if this out
slider should amuck he shall be invited to join the
eague If he refuses thc league meet and consider
what it shall do If it obeys the spirit of the covenant
will try to end the matter by adopting resolution
thanking God that it is ri dof a knave.
While the German unbroken in spirit while he gives
he world every warning that he is plotting and planning
recover his fangs and claws to do destruction it is
lot time for civilized nations to tie their hands with
ntangling strings which prevent them from being eff
lent in An out-and-out alliance of defense and
fense and oense against Germany, providing for the
Use of overwhelming brute force whenever necessary
he only League of Nations that can compel Germany to
eep the peace.-Wa8hngton Post.
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