The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-19
Victory" Over
Foch Used to Win
Support In Russia

THE HAGUE, April lS.-All Ger
man observers agree that whatever
NAV be the motives of DR.. Schiffer's
resignation as finance minister, or the
policy of DR.. Dernberg, his success
sor. no individual changes can at this
hour affect in the slightest degree the
part the Weimar government is call
ed up on to play until the ruling pow
ers decide whether Germany shall
sign or not sign the draft of the
peace treaty at Versailles.
Behind the government, behind the
new mushroom republics, behind the
rumors of strikes and riots. behind
the screen of bolshevism that with
the word of command seems steadi-
" to advance from Moscow to Buda-
pest, from Budapest to Munich, from
Munich to Holland itself, there are
at work two positive, memorable
agencies, the German army headquar-
ters at Kolberg and the German peace
Bureau at Berlin.
Working for Restoration.
The former is under Won linden
burg and Gen. Groener, neither of
whom has comprised himself in any
political sense, while the peace bu-
reau is directed by Won Bernstortf,
who has committed himself ony to a
sort of by-play, which he imagines
may prove acceptable to the transat-
lantic gallery.
Both of these agencies are work
ing hand in hand for the restoration
of Germany's position in eastern Eu-
rope by every military and diplomat
ic means at the disposal of the old
regime.
Herr Erzberger's personal account
of his tete-a-tete with Marshal Foch
at Spa makes it clear that the Ger
mans consider that over the Danzig
question they scored all along the
line. Erzberger claims to have made
Marshal Foch climb down from his
pedestal. The so-called railway
strike at Danzig and the subsequent
military occupation of the lower Wis
lula railway system are designed to
make doubly secure the success gain
ed at Spa.
Stirring Irredentist Spirit.
While Won Hindenburg is assuring
communication across the Vistula,
Won Bernstorff is actively engaged
in creating in the two Prussias the
irredentist spirit which has already
proved its efficacy as DOGGY.
Thanks to the respite gained at
Spa, the Prusso-German patriots, un'
der the general direction Of Won Hin
denburg and Won Bernstorff, are ex
9rting every effort in order, first, tt
consolidate the military position il
the eastern marches and beyond
secondly, to recapture Riga and hole
it as a pawn; thirdly, to conclude
prejudicial reciprocity treaty witt
Lithuania; fourthly, to secure a lieI
IN Jewish and Protestant sympathie
in Poland; filthy, to dispute the 20
fish claims to Posen, and sixthly, t.
neutraize eastern Silesia.
Prussian Discipline Paramount.
For any of these aspirations ther
is ample authoritative evidence: A
the Allies failed to occupy Danzi
, simultaneously with Cologne, Prus
sian militarism has had every oppol
tunity of concentrating its resource
along lines where it is at home an
most redoubtable. The survivin
flower of Prussa's broken armies an
the pick even of submarine crew'
with Won Lettow-V orbecks East Al
RIGA veterans, are now concentrate
on the Polish front, and this yer
week, the chief of staff of the Pru!
sian guards corps resumed in the sen
official Geramn Gazette his appea
for more volunteers against the Pr
ish hordes.
The discipline and equipment {
these troops fully conform to Pru
sian war standards. While the Allie
are soicitly engaged in feeding Be
lin, supplies which ought normally
reach the capital from the easter
provinces, are being consumed loca
ly by the army. II ever the Prussia
Patriots should seek to repudiatl II
odium of concluding what they ca
western peace, they would find
THE eastern army a weapJa read
for their Jhnd.
Promises Land to Volunteers.
Won Hindenburg is not making tt
mistake of bottling up his forces
the narrow neck of East Prussii
they are well forward along the who
Of the Meme and have pushed up b
hind the Lettish and Lithuania
screen toward the Divina. The il
mediate object is to deliver" Rig