Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-17
Push Ahead With Peace Ter

tFrom the Philadelphia fnquirer.]
The, Importance of signing a treaty
of peace with Germany is at last
fully recognized in Paris. Boun-
daries of other nations may wait.
Terms for peace settlements with
Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey are
not pressing. But the situation in
Germany is so alarming that delay
is dangerous. Says Frank A. Van
derlip from his viewpoint in Paris:
Unless terms of peace can be
speedily agreed upon, and unless
these terms ars such as will permit
the resumption of something ap-
preaching normal industrial life,
there is not merely n chance, there
is a strong probability of Russian
Bolshevism overrunning Germany
Every day of procrastination, says
he. makes the prospect of indem-
nifty less possible"
Tremendous injury has been
wrought by the armies of the Huns.
For that injury Germany must pay
to the extent of her ability. But
you cannot draw one drop of blood
from a turnip. nor can you exact
financial contributions from n coun-
try that is fiat on it's back and en-
gagged in internal strife.
Secretary of State Lansing, dele
gate to the Peace Conference, de-
clares that 1--WE must change the con-
ditions upon which social unrest
feeds. Two words" he insists, tell
the story-food and peace" He
adds:
ITO make Germany capable of re-
sisting anarchy and the hideous
| despotism of the red terror, Ger
4, ~ 81 a1,n CO
! food, and to earn that food, indus
trial conditions must be restored by
n treaty of peace. 1t is not out Of
pity for Germany that this must be
done. and done without delay, but
| because we, >the victprs of the war,
will be the chief sufferers if it is
not done. We have reach
ed crisis in the affairs of the
world"
In all this there is no desire to
| let Germany down easily. AS q
military nation she is to be elimi-
mated. Her frontiers are to be rec
| titled. Against her late foes she will
| be rendered powerless-at least for
the present. But unless she is to
be given over to Bolshevism, and
unless her Bolshevism is to extend
its ugly system into France-all over
| Europe, for that matter-underlyin g
causes must be removed. Germany
must be allowed to get food-to buy
it. She must be permitted to start
up her industries and put the idle
at work. She must earn money if
she is to be expected to pay the
heavy indcmnities that are to be
| chalked up against her.
She is going to have a hard enough
time of it in any circumstances. Her
shipping is trifiing compared to the
proud position which it occupied
before the war. France will not buy
of her. Nor will England. Nor
will any patriotic citizen of the
United States. Her markets, there
! fore, must inevitably be restricted
for many year to come. CONNER
cially she cannot for a considerable
time be a competitor. There is lit
tie to fear in that direction.
But while she is disorganiZed she
cannot produce wealth, and without
wealth production she cannot make
suitable repara ton. What is more,
she is a hotbed of anarchy and Boa
shevism. Il serious danger to all
civilization. So the news that peace
articles are about to be submitted
10 her is received with satisfaction
Let us get her off our minds first
and then proceed to the other mat
ters.