El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-25

GERMANY having agreed 10 the peace terms the next
" task is keeping Germany to complying with them That
VIII be difficult The signing Of the treaty IS fornaty
The hard reality the compliance Herewith One
wonders whether viii be possible hold Germany TO the
terms of the treaty without perpetual threat Of the
bayonet
Germany in agreeing sign the treaty, yielded to
peror force those being the exact words Of the German
government representatives entrusted with communicating
to the sss the of the German national assembly.
Therefore Germany yielded because the German forces were
inadequate for resistance the allied army under
command of marshal Foch ready to move at a mo-
ment's notice to complete the occupation Of Germany
The treaty having been signed and the allied army hay
ing time been reduced to Peacetme proportionsBritish
soldiers in the army of occupation tired
of their task and anxious to home the Amer
icans-wn Germany begin violating the terms Of the treaty
long discussion to whether she is COM
plying with It streand in the meantime prepare to re-
In al the allied countries there is an active distrust
Germany It has not been diminished by the action Of the
Germans IN sinking their surrendered warshps in Scapa
Flow declaring the time Of the armisce had expired That
obviously pretext seized upon to purpose the
purpose having been to prevent the warshps remaining
the hands Of GeTmanys enemies when trckery might
move them
There seems to be very general feeling outside of Ger
many that the real and secret leaders Of Germany and the
German people themselves whether military or civilian, are
not to be trusted to keep any promise they may make; that
they as ruthless IN 1914 More IN fact for
their ruthlesuess was as prelude to victory while
it world be actuated by bitterness desperation
WI the peace treaty therefore, be another scrap Of
paper? Germany heretofore has not observed treaties when
ucn observance Idn counter 10 the interests OF the state
The world has nothing to indicate the change of
form Of government L Germany the birth Of national
honor That would have to start with the individual The
individual German, whether not he the red band
Of socialism, TO be pretty much the same kind Of
German that he IN 1e14-ls
Indeed such changes have occurred Germany have
The look Of superfiay. The army is down underneath
the army Of the old regime The CORPS of officers is par
ticulary loyal the former empire and the house Of
Hohenzoern; much that told that repre-
sensations have been made by the officers body to the
Holland government requesting that the present courteses
continue be extended the former emperor and that he
be not delivered the enemies of Germany for trial The
officers declare they willing to defend William with
their bodies and souls but would prefer presented
with that necessity
The officers Of the navy recalling order in the open
ing days Of the from emperor william not to let the
German navy fa into the hands of enemies have scuttled
the fleet and sunk It The ships with the crews
cheering and with the old imperial ensign flying
The delegates to the national assembly resented IN the