New-York tribune., 1919-02-16
Too Many French Peasants Starving
Now While the Conference Takes
Time to Talk of Future World

and desire to assure you that millions Of
Germans living, we do, under new law
and new constitution, revere the monarchical
idea and repulse all that might basely turn
US from the ideal of imperial Germany and
Prussian royalty"
All of this indicates the not too distant
probability that William II might be rein
stated upon the throne. There are not only
words to indicate this; there are very sig
niicant acts While the peace conference
was naming commission of inquiry to visit
Poland for the study OF questions already
perfectly clear and we'll understood by a
hundred experts in Paris, but still un-
consulted, Hindenburg concentrating
eighteen divisions against the Poles, the
Bolshevki were advancing from the East
and an enormous effort to increase the
strength of the Bolshevik army was re-
ported.
The Germans of Austria, also heartened
by the declarations of the peace confer
ence, are now declaring for the unity of
Germany and against their projects in Cen
trail Europe. The Austrian Minister Of
Foreign Affairs. Bauer, has gone so far as
to suggest an alliance between Italy and
tory there exists the possibility of a lasting
friendship between Italy and Germany"
Such an Itao German alliance could only
be directed against the Savs of Central
Europe and France Even though it is
clearly impossible that it could come to
pass at once, nevertheless, it deserves to be
seriously considered.
At Budapest the declaration of the confer
ence, which has the air Of being directed
against the Slavs and Latins of Central
Europe, has been promptly utilized against
them. The Magyars are mobilizng against
the Czecho-Slovaks. The Importance and
concordance of these movements have been
made known to me by letter received from
French officers on duty in various parts OF
Central Europe. They show clearly that
demonstration against the Allies is being
everywhere organized
In Bulgaria, where such republic as
was announced in the American press has
ever been established, the situation is by
no means satisfactory from the point of
/ view of the Entente. AS for the Turks they
are once again becoming aggressive. Their
newspapers are openly threatening Chris
! tians with new massacres.
All of these symptoms make it clear that
we are soon to assist at an effort looking
toward the reconstruction of Pam Germania
While this great movement is preparing
Count Brockdorff- Rantzau, Minister of For
eign Affairs in the government at Berlin,
overhows in praise of the society of nations.
As for the German colonies the vulgar
idea that they should be partitioned was
simple 1t thus has been decided, provision
ally, if you please that these colonies should
pass under the guardianship of certain
countries, which shall receive their man
date from the society Of nations. This So
ciety while it exists, will exercise the right
of control in order to see that the rights
of the Hottentots and other native tribes
are respected. The intention is excellent,
but the guarantee is not secure, as might
be thought if remembers how often
guardians have despoiled their wards de-
spite all legal precautions.
Let US admit, however, that this decision
in regard to the German colonies is excel
lent The "Matn" of January 81 calls it a
Notable Fact" will not deny this, but
find in the same number Of the ''Matn' the
announcement Of another fact still more
notable. 1t is sufficiently described in the
headlines, which l copy textually: "Misery
in Cambresis Exhausted Peasants Return
ing From Exile to Take Up Work Again in
Devastated Districts Are Not Even Assured
Of Their Daily Bread" This is the afro
cious situation existing in all those parts OF
France that suffered invasion
Doesn't it seem to you that the peace con-
ference would have been inspired in first
doing justice to those victims Of Germany