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anese colonization, in common insist
ence upon the stigma Of the "yellow
race" as evidenced In the discussion
OF nations debates, all combined to
arouse a Japanese resentment which
no one In Paris misunderstood.
Such, then, are the materials out OF
which Germany will seek to construct
n new world alliance to counterbalance
the association between the United
States, Great Britain and France, Con
comitant with this strainlng to erect Il
new combination OF powers will be the
effort to undermine the solidarity Of the
existing alliance between the three ma
tinns which combined to defeat Ger
many in the last war, Nor can anyone
mistake the fact that Germany has at
least a fair chance Of success, growing
out OF the peculiar circumstances that
| nave narrated. II Germany desires
her Polish provinces back, Russia will
some day ask for hers and seek to re-
gain Finland, the Ukraine, Lithuania,
Esthonla, Austria n Hungary con-
the Jugo-Slavs, Bulgaria still clamors
for Macedonia and Italy will never pa
tiently consent to see n strong Slav
power grow up along the cas- coast OF
the Adriatic.
Now. In this situation, what Of the
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| The league OF nations. from the Ger
man standpoint, Is that association o.
Great Britain, France and tho United
States which, dominating. h Paris CON
ference, has dictated II VIII now un-
dertake to impose the treaty OF Yer
antor Of the treaty which no German
accepts, 1t IL the organization which
has undertaken to hestow Posen n
East Prussia upon Poland and deprive
Germany OF pansig and the Sarre basin.
Must Enforce Terms.
Fol- Austria 1t Is the alliance which
has reduced the Hapsburg state from
a nation OF 80, 900, 900 to a third-rate
country OF barely 1000, 600 for Hun
gary Il Is the alliance OF western ma
tons which gave Pennsylvania, the Ba-
nat and Croatia and its adjoining SlaV
lands to tho Rumanians ana the 3
Slays and guarantees TINS cesslon, Lo ~
the Bulgnriana II Is the force which
preserves Serb rule In Macedonia, which
n year ago was safely In Bulgar hands,
For Italy Il In the combination or the
western nations which has c~nAlenBeu
Italian claims to Fume, given us SUP.
port to Slav aspirations whlcn eonii,ct
with Italian from Trieste TO san Juan
do Medua, to Greek possession OF Smyr-
ma and Hellenic aspirations IN Aegean
Islands now held by Italian garrisons'
Neither the Germans, the Austrians
nor the Hungarians, to say hothlhg Oh
the Bulgarians. accept the settlements
Of tho Paris conference which deprive
them of territories long held by them,
as more than decisions to be ndure
while the powers making them retain
the force to impose them. Italy re-
cards the league OF nations as al G-
ISOLATION OF unsympathetic, powers,
which have rejected ltaly's claims and
| -, ~ Ya.t.vN.. aAE.ytnAu and g1NE1-
fees In the war. Therefore by none OF
these peoples Is the league OF nations
| accented In fact, the acceptance today
il an acceptance imposed by necessities
existing AT the moment but likely to
pass within a certain time,
But II tho German policy will obvious
ly be to capitalize the dissatisfaction IN
The nations which have suffered Justly
hut terribly by the eefeat, to exploit
the disappointment of Italy, to stimu-
late the flvalries, the iealousiee. the
MISUNDERSTANDING between the three
nations which have won h war, made
the peace, constitute the single solid
guarantee for world peace In the future.
Is II less plain how imperative Is the
need that the United states, Great
Britain and France shall continue 10
march together until the menace OF a
new German attack Ia passed--and pass
II will, II tho new nations we w
| called lntn existence Chn HhNc llHlo ~
organize and add their strength TO ours
Ms a guarantee ofHworld orderr
but what concern has America IN
this3" again and again since | returned
from Paris | have heard the same dues-
ton asked. Wen, four years ago, three
years ago the same question was asked
with respect to the world war, yet IN
struggle under conditions which very
nearly involved us IN a losing var, We
should not he loas but more affected by
any new German attacN. We shall mol
be less concerned II Germany, by en-
listing American championship de
faults upon her obligations to France
and plunRes France into bankruptcy
and revolution, II by her p~ropagandS
and her maneuvers she separates u:
from Britain and attacks Britain.
Must Pay Price.
The treaty OF Versailles does no
accomplish German te:eat In this war
II merely provides a basis for the &C
complement Of the fact German.
will have Loaf the war only when Eh'
shah have paid the price OF her devas
tations, II France falls, Germany vii
yet win the war; II abe separates III
from the French and tho British, sht
win prepare the way for n new anl
successful war. She VIII accept thi
peace "a a settlement only when sht
understands that II IL permanent,
guaranteed by the nations which com
t, bined to defeat her and IN combination
can always defeat her.
German policy for the next month
and years Is obvious, Vi may succee,
and " ii does It will make all the sac
ritices OF the last War IN vain, for til
German spirit, the German ideals, III
German purpose remain the anne !
= will fall the victory will>be maintained
II the friendship. association, under
standing between Great Britain, Franc
and the United States endure and In
crease with the years. This association
! was the rock OF which tho German at
[ tack broke, II Ia the corner stone o
world peace and world freedom for IN
. future, It is the fact, the only fact |
the dream OF a league OF nations, 70
J. which II may become the foundation