The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-21
A BETTER PROSPECT IN GERMANY.

BETTER PROSPECT IN GERMANY.
Marshal Fochs stern attitude on armstice terms and
the deaths Of ebnecht and Luxembourg seem to be clear
ing the atmosphere in Germany The enemy knows that
he cannot fool Marshal FOch and has stopped the at
tempts to break through the meshes of the aristce
Germans generally also convinced that their welfare
does not demand the demolition Of all existing structures
by boshevism and the erection Of new order from the
situation in Berlin safe against any outburs of the Spar
tacans The latter indeed are in hiding and through
out Germany they are distinctly losing ground The
elections yesterday gave rise rotag and reports of
boodshed but probably it will be found that considering
the number Of persons voting the election was as orderly
as could be expected in these uncertain times There
good reason to believe that the Ebert government will
proceed with the preminaes for holding the constituent
assembly February 18TH although one report has
that the government will not cal 1.-THE assembly This
report however does not take into consideration the
alternative, which turmoil bolshevism and occupation
by the allied armies. The Germans, to avoid this will
insist upon the holding of constituent assembly to frame
new form of government.
This suits the allies Not one of the allied powers isl
in love with the situation which eompels it to keep large
of their mtarsm of sef-defense SO that the workers
may return to their work If the Germans will proceed
to organize stable and responsible capable
of giving and executing guarantees to the allied powers
the allies will doubtless be glad to assist in the process
Apparently is foot by the allies to prevent
the organization of Germany as a whole and perhaps
there will be such action Nevertheless there is no
denying the force Of the proposition that it the sol
idarty Of the German people in one nation that const
tuted the greatest danger to the world The Bmarckan
empire designed for aggressive and it fulfilled
its mission until it knocked pieces by superior
force The obvious warning to this superior force that
it should not permit the creation of another union or
empire of blood and iron in Germany.
For the immediate future, however it will not matter
much whether the Germans organize or dozen gov
ernments, so long the governments stable and
responsible If league of nations should emerge from
the peace conference Germany will either join the league
eventually be outcast with every nations eye upon
it, and thus in either event will not have opportunity
to organize for another assault upon the world.
The efectua enforcement of the terms Of the armis
ce is the first duty to be followed by the formulation
Of such terms will compel Germany to make full res
tuton The military side of the problem is in the strong
hands Of Marshal Foch Great Britain may be depended
upon to look after the naval side of the problem The
economic questions arising from peace settlements
extremely complicated but there is no reason to suppose
that they will not be mastered. Mr. Cemenceaus
nonsense admoniton to all the peace delegations that
unity of action is almportant must be borne in mind
all through the delicate period between military collapse
of the enemy and actual performance of the obligations
imposed upon him.
Russia will present much easier problem If Germany
destroys bolshevsm. The allies solve the Russian
problem, whether it difficult easy That nation must
eminent Until that task is accomplished there will be
no of peace whether the peace conference
launches a league of nations not Imagine league
of nations actually existent, with Russia sunk into saw
agery and anarchy Would not the league be compelled
to Russia arm itself for another world war?
Is it not easier to Russia than after she has
sunk deeper into the sough If the allied nations have
not the ability to extrcate Russia they surely will not
be able to create league of nations worth scrap Of
paper.-Wa Washington Post