South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-05


Since Ludendorf, a German. says It. II must
be true and acceptable such by servants of
Germany's cause: so true indeed. that one might
almost stoop to wonder if the fact that lot Of
American lives were spared by the Siberian
petition is the reason for the Johnson-Borah hys-
terra having become so pronounced
A ND now word from the Hindenburg head
n quarters in Berlin.-the headquarters of the
new Hindenburg; Imperial Prest Ebert.
spokesman. 1t given out through the Ger
man press the other day as official quetus to
German anxiety and note how well it dove-tais
up with the solicitude of Sens. Knox. Hoke
Smith, Watson. Thomas Fall. johnson. Borah.
and other Hindenburg lieutenants:
Germany must mark time at least until
the United States has ratified the treaty.
which she probably never will in its present
form The majority leaders in her senate
are friendly Germany. regarding the
terms Of the treaty hard and cruel.
treaty of force, punshments and burdens
out of keeping with American ideals of gen
crosby to a vanquished foe.
Very evidently Germany understands the SEN
ate majority leaders then. and understands them
her allies, adding:
Besides in the United States you can al
ways count political considerations from
somewhere when there is a large vote like
that Of the erman-Americans to serve as
reward
quite significant indeed Read on and you may
get light what Sen. Lodge driving at when
he asked the president at the white house confer
what he thought of a separate peace. IN
France, England, etc. refused to accede to
American amendments and reservations to the
Paris treaty and league. Imperial Prest Ebert
anticipates it this way;
Failure to ratify the treaty means that
the United States will come to Us for sep
arate peace did Russia and Rumania.
and as in this she will stand alone divorced
from England and France, demand
a number of things and insist upon her as
sisting in carrying them out. particularly
the return of certain of our colonies, includ-
ing Shantung Also the return of property
and Patent-rights Incorporated by the
alien property custodian during the war in
vestigation of which is already under way as
instituted by Sens. Frelinghuysen and Calder
in our behalf.
Can you beat it2 Can you see the new Hin
denburg line and distinguish who the
Huns--the Bochee-on the German side of IT'D
VI
Y JON TIRPITZ, indeed. !aments too soonl
V Ludendorf has spilled the beans too anx-
iousy. The kaiser's exile was premature Hur-
rah for Hindenburg-and his accommodated
army, invaders of Washington it never be-
fore invaded by foreign foe since the British
did it in 1872
Behold Germany triumphant while Uncle
Sam, knitted in the back and his flag soaked in
saffron, beggars his way to the feet of Ebert with
petition from the majority leaders Of the United
States senate, imploring separate peaceT'
Can you imagine tp Well, if the treaty and
league not ratified, you will not have to. for
Germany when it comes to a revised treaty and
have something to say, whether England and
France accede to the revision and revamPing
not
The next peace will be a negotiated peace, not
dictated peace, and Germany will have just
much to say as any other one power about the
boards, and whether it be separate peace" OF
an allied
Which puts it up to you and up to you directly.
Unless you of the same yellow-streaked tribe
that Imperial Prest Ebert anticipates Uncle Sam
to be-judging him by the United States senate
Of their school,-you'll protest. and protest be-
fore another sunset; Sen Harry Stewart New and
James Eli Watson, to the contrary Of your rights
in the matter notwithstanding.
The whine of Sen New spilled on the floor OF
the senate the other day, to the effect that
has any business interesting themselves IN the
senate now. merely brands him possessed Of one
OF those Prusso-autocratic minds, that better hts
him for exile with his kaiser at Anerongen.
This nation is still fundamentally democracy.
and the people hire and pay United States sena- I
tors to do the peoples work. with presumP
ton whatever that upon the election of senator.
he becomes the master of the people he is elected
to serve.
Sen. New is your friedman You are not his