The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-23
ALLIES REBUKE
GERMAN ENJOYS
Hun Conduct OF War Scath-
ingly Denounced in Note
7 Continued From Page One

not OF the terms Of peace. but OF the
action OF Germany, and no surprise
can be felt II she In called upon 20
give her share and II In a very mod.
crate ahare@of a i2sa for which her
own criminal deeds have been re.
( aponalhle.
Great stress IL laid on tho pro
poaai that ON the eastern side Ger.
many shall be deprived OF the regions
specially devoted TO the production Of
wheat and potatoes. But the note
falls altogether TO observe that there
IN nothing In the peace treaty TO pre-.
vent either the continued production
~ these commodities In the areas In
question. or their importation into
Germany. Moreover, IL IN fortunate
for Germany that those regions have
lost none OF their productivity owing
10 the rayaEss Of war. They have
escaped the shocking fate which was
dealt out by the German armies 10
the corresponding territories In Bel.
GUM and France on the west and
Poland. Russia. Rumanla and Serbia
on the east.
"Wanton Devastation
THE German note makes special
complaint of the deprivation OF coat.
and asserts that nearly one.third OF
Z the production OF the existing coal
mines viii be Lost hut Il omits
to notice that one fourth Of the pre-
war consumption Of German coal Wa :
In the territories which Il IL now pro
posed To transfer. Iiut should not
| the coal situation be viewed from a
different and wider standpoint
1T can not bc forgotten that
among the most wanton acts o. dew
astation perpetratcd by tho German
armies during the war was the al.
most complete destruction by her Of
the coal supplies of Northern France.
Al entire Industry was obilterated
with "a calculation and ulyngery
which viii take many years 20 repair.
The result has been a great and pro-
iongrd shortage OF coal In Western
| Europe.
There can be no reason In equity
why tho effect Of this shortage
should be borne exclusively by the
allied nations or why Germany. who
deliberately made herself responsible
for the deficiency. should not. TO the
fun limit az her capacity. make IL
good
This allied and associated powers
cannot accept the speculative eati.
mate In tie German note on tho fu-
tur~ conditions OF German industry.
This estimate appears 20 be charar.
tcrtRed by palpable cxawEcraiionH.
No note Is taken Of the fact that the
economic disaster produced hy the
war Is widsHvrcad. and. indeed. uni.
sernal There IL no reason why Ger
many. which wa. responsible for the
war. should no, suffer also.
Claims Fajlarious
Finally. tho German note rashiy
assert. that the peace conditions viii
logically bring abou, the destruction
Of several millions OF persons in Ger
many In addition 20 thosc who have
periahcd In the war. Against IN.
war losses OF Germany nigh, very
fairly be placed the far greater
Ioss~. which her initiative and con.
tduct os The war have inflicted upon
the aIiird countries
The German estimate of future
losses could b. accepted only II tho
premises were accepted also. Butt
they ar. en,ireiy faiiacsoua. There
IL not the slightest reason 10 believe
that population IN destined 20 be
\ permanently disabled because IL will
he called upon In tho future 10 trade
across It's frontiers, Instead Of pro-
ducing what II requires from within.
There IL no reason why Germany.
under the new conditions. should not
build M for herself a position both
Of stability and prosperity In Europe.
Her territories have suffered less
than thos. Of any other continental
bciiigercnt state during IN. war.
Indeed. 20 far as pIliagc or dsvas.
tation IN concerned. they have not
suffered at all.
| Tho share which Germany n he.
Ing called upon To bear OF the enor.
nous calamity that has befaiien the
world has been apportloned hy the
victorious flowers. not 10 her deserts.
but solely 10 her ability 10 bear H.
IL is right that Germany. which r.
responsible for the calamity, should
make good tho losses 10 the utmost
Of her capacity. Her hardship will
arise. not from the conditions OF
peace. but from tho acts OF those
who provoked and prolonged the
war. Those who were responsible |
for tho war cannot escape It's just
consequences"