The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-12
LONDON PRESS
ALIVE TO RISKS
Delay In Peace Parley Gives
Germany Opportunity to
Make Mischief.
F0cH QUIETE D
Turn of Events in Enemy
Country Menacing-Amer-
lea "Lukewarm."

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(By H. J. Learoid.)
Nondon Times-Phil. Ledger Cop. Cabie.) <
London. Feb. 1.-THE Sunds .
newspapers here generally recogne
the effect of the slowness Of
peace negotiations in Paris and~~I
opportunity is thereby afforded Ger
many to make mischief. The Obser-
yer. in q Paris dispatch sent Sat-
urday. says Marshal Foch is dis
quieted at the turn OF events inside
Germany. adding: "Some well In
formed people are even limiting that
Marshal Foch might resign unless
certain measures Ito prevent Ger
many from making use Of unavoid-
able delays at the peace conference),
we're indorsed just now. Whether
this is true or not, there In no doubt
that French opinion is at present
exceptionally alive to the risks in
volved by the slow progress Of the
peace proceedings"
In another conspicuous article.
which has a close bearing on my
reference to Secretary Daniels re-
cent utterances. the Observer says:
1.-THE Germans have not given up
hope that they will go to the final
congress. in a position to play a
strong hand automatically on ac-
count of the differences they think
they discern among their victorious
foes. A recent article in the Voss-
ische Zeitung, by DR.. George Bern
hard, dwells upon these hopes with
gloating candor. We are in danger
of leaving Germany out of our cal
culations in discussing the questions
pending before the conference, and
Chancellor Ebert's speech in OPEN
ing the assembly at Weimar should
warn us Of the folly of doing so. Ger
many must in the end come to the
conference table. but II the world is
to have peace and security, she must
come as a criminal to hear the sen
tence delivered. not as a sower OF
tares, hoping to reap harvest OF
confusion from the seed she mas
sown.
Press American Friends.
I'VE earnestly press on our Amer
ican friends the urgent needs OF a
most complete and thorough CO.
operation with the European allies,
especially between the English
speaking peoples II a league OF ma
tions- il to be aAreair effectires sinstsli-
n1ent Of peace. Every possible et-
fort will be made by elements hostile
to a good understanding between us
to breed mischief"
"The Hamburger Nachrichten Is
calling for the untiring use OF the
German wireless for propaganda
purposes in the United States. where
the Germans believe they still have
friends and the cry is still the same
England, England, England. Eng
lands selishness, England's lust OF
Why? Because the Ger
mans know if they can once divide
the English speaking peoples. II they
can only make the American sus-
picious and luke-warm, there viii
still be hope that German ambitions
which by no means died with the
downfall of kaiserism, may be rea-
lied.
1--WE have given such proofs as no
other power has given, OF our SIN
cerity and earnestness in forwasding
the league Of nations idea We have
risked the discomfort of Great Brit-
aims overseas dominions. We nave
shown our willingness to pool what
our arms have won in the interest
of the worlds peace and security.
We don no halo Of saintship on that
account: we merely are living up to
our pledged word"
The Observer appeals to America
tn make an unselfish decision now
as she is at the parting of the ways
"a new universal Monroe doctrine
;s about to emerge which will cast
the aegis Of its protection not over
the American continent alone put
the whole earth. Its spirit is essen
tally the same as that In which the
United States has conducted its IN
relations up to the pres
emf. but it needs to make effeco-
I've, before all else, the whole-hearteo
co operation Of the American people.
Will that be denied? We Will not
believe it. When President wilson
returns to this country to make
things clear which up to now may
have been dark or distorted we look
IN him to awaken the American soui
TO a full sense of responsibility