South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-16
WOULD SUPPRESS
PAPERS SHOWING
GERMANY s GUILT
kautSky Documents, Contain
ing Exchange of Notes, NOT
to be Published.
By United Press

By United Press.
BERLIN. March "a CBy MaiD.-
The so-called Kautsky papers from
the German foreign Office, showing
the EXCHANGE OF notes that finally
led TO the outbreak of war in 1914.
viii probably not be published. The
discriminating papers are no longer
kautsky papers. anyway. They are
again German foreign Office papers.
Herr Karl Kautsky has been
quietly bounced By the foreign Of
fice. since he belongs 20 the radi-
Gals and Is their platform writer IN
January Kautsky. still working on
the papers, went TO switzerland 10
attend the international socialist
conference az Berne. He was re-
quired TO give an oath that he
would not divulge the contents OF
the papers he had worked with.
When Kautsky returned 10 Berlin
after the conference he found that
the papers had been placed in oCher
hands. and that the foreign office
no longer spoke Of publishing them
Count Rantzau. fOreisn secretary.
opposed publication. Kautsky no
longer had any connection with the
foreign office
Cannot Ignore kautsky.
AS matters stand, though the
foreign office cannot ignore Herr
Kautsky. who knows too much in
eliminating evidence. Though Kaut-
sky could not tell what was in the
fOreign office papers, he had no OBJ
Jections TO telling the United Press
his own convictions. which ne
frankly admitted were strengthened
BY his own inv est cations.
KautsKy is convinced Of Ger
many's guilt IN wanting and pro1ok-
ing the war I'VE ought 10 publish
these papers and make clean
breast OF it," he says 1T would
rot only show the world who is 10
blame. but it would snow the Ger
man people how they were duped.
The German people are not 10
blame. They have been fed withi
propa ganda and DO not realize Ger
manys guilt Publishing these secret
papers would set everyone right.
But j doubt IL the papers viii be
published now. The foreign office
no longer fears the socialists. as it
did directly after the kaiser's over
threw.
TO me the most interesting fea-
ture OF the papers was the nota-
tons made by the kaiser in the
margins as he read documents 1t
is onlightenins. The kaiser the
,niiitary leaders and government
heads at the time war broke out are
directly responsible for the war.
and sought it when they could have
prevented it"
Denies Responsibility.
Asked regarding Russia's share in
starting war. Kautsky said definite
Is: Russia is not responsible for
the war. Before hOstilities broke
out she car sent a telegram To the
kaiser pleading that the whole mat
ter be laid before The Hague tri-
burial The Telegram. was received,
bat never answered. though there
was time TO answer u before rela-
lions we're broken. ii was ignored
and war started"
Kautsky thinks Ludendcrf's head
should be heaped with blame for
the policy of the war. Lddeudorff
was the advocate OF frishtfuluess
who convinced the government
along with the kaiser. 70 agree on
the submarine war Hindenburg is
not so guilty. according 10 Herr
Kautsky. because HindenbUrg was
merely a soldier. and never entered
politics.
FRAU kautsky. who helped her
husband in his foreign office inves-
tigations. enjoys the distinction OF
being the first woman ever TO serve
in the foreign office. The employees.
from the lackeys TO the state score
tary. were aghast and held aloos
when F.err Eautsky brousht her 10
the Office TO receive his guests