The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-04

sumo Of the revelations made by Cen
eral Ludendorff, Of the German army,
appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer
of Thursday morning)
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-Germany
still might be pouring out it's blood in
the cause Of German militarism-and
shedding the blood Of the world-if
Ludendorff had had his way. If the
German race could have been whipped
to further sacrifices and if the German
army could have been held under
forced discipline, he still might be try
ing to compel the world to give him a
peace Of justice"
That feeling cannot be escaped in
reading General Ludendorff's book,
My Thoughts and Actions" recently
published In this volume the chief
of the German militarists. the man
who practically was dictator of Ger
many in the last two years of world
war. gives to humanity an inside reve-
lation of that ruthless worship of
force which successfully surprised.
startled. frightened and then steeled
civilization.
Ludendorff Is a Junker uncovered.
Driven from power by the revolt of
the German race against further sacri-
Ace and bloodshed he returned to find
himself execrated.
Friends Fear Mob Rule.
His friends would not take him in
for fear Of the mob. From all sides
criticism and reproach were hurled at
him for having brought Germany to
such a pass by his ruthlessness and
greed Of military power.
The man who for years had felt
that he need give no reasons for his
actions was stung to reply. He re-
tired 10 Sweden, and there wrote his
ppi-eie1 of those who attacked him. He
filings back at them the charge that on
them-not on him-the blame must
rest.
Had the citizens been willing to suf-
fer more for their emperor and their
Tatherland had they worked harder,
had they been willing to live longer
or short rations, had they put aside
their foolish" ideas Of democracy and
shut their ears to liberal thoughts
from outside, had they been willing to
comb the nation more thoroughly and
give him more fighting men-let the
women do more-then he could have
gone on and forced victory, or at
least better terms than those that
came in the end.
lie has only scorn for the men who
we're Al, the head Of the German gov
particularly for Chancellor
Won Bethmann-Hollweg.
Lack Of Frmness Seen.
None showed sufficient firmness in
flyl}line the German race to stand be-
hi,G the army and think of nothing
eIco
"rno monarch on whom such re-
sroruniIity lay" he laments, " did
not, Ike biz Imperial grandfather, find
Dtcy,1 o-al-
were resolved TO demand from the
country everything needed for the
prosecution Of the war
To these who say he was a hind.
r+nce to peace he replies that for two
vars at least, he always was favor
in2 peace plans~--that he backed the
;Gc2 Of having President Wilson urge
rc2cc on the Entente in 1916. But he
never felt that Germany could obtain
a "l1eacc Of justice"
What that peace of justice" meant
With him can be found staring from
his pages.
Eei&ium must he harrcssed to Ger
man trade and made unable 10 defend
herself Most of Poland must be TAX
en. so that Germany could have a
wide strip on the eastern bank Of the
NiatuIa for strategic defense The
Baltic states We're TO he ruled by a
Hohen2ollern prince. Frances coal
and iron deposits and her mountain
frontier were to be under German
domination.
In all these lands, in Alsace and Lor-
raine, German soldiers We're to be
settled. so that they might rear chill
dTen who would carry on the work
Of Germany.
These are a few Of the things he
sets out as Just
But not with the entente alone did
he have his troubles over peace set
elements. He was Quarreling with
Austria because that country desired
to have its own king on the Polish
throne. and he could not trust the
Austrians to have control Of the Ger
man outlet to Russia. Again he was
quarreling with Bulgaria, because
that country desired the whole Of Do
brudja, which had been taken from
Roumania. and he was not content be
cause that would put all the routes Of
the near east under Bulgarian con-
troll and Germany must hold the Con-
tanza outlet to the Black sea. More
over. he was sending hot rebukes to
Enver Pasha because that dictator of
Turkey was interfering with German
plans to obtain the oil and gold and
other riches of the Causasus and was
sending troops there instead Of fight
ing the British in Palestine.
THAT would not suit Germany's war
industry, everyone knew he re-
marks So he set up the Georgians to
be rivals of the Turks.
In the end, his army, pressed to the
limit of sacrifice, distressed by the
news of the conditions at home, learn
ing of the spread of democracy else
where, no longer would bow to his
harsh yoke.
The Russian revolution. he reveals,
saved him from almost certain defeat
in 1917, but it had its back kick"
in Germany.
American Influence Evaded.
That. and the coming of America
into the war a factor he dismlsses
with the fewest possible words,
brought such troubles into his forces
that he had to carry on a great pro-
paganda to stir up national feeling