The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-20
GERMAN DRIVE
AGAINST PEACE
TREATY IS SEEN
Campaign Waged for Imi-
tatiOn of Russians at .
Brest-LitOvsk.
PROTESTS NOT ENOUGH
Delegates Must Refuse to
Sign Except on Basis of
Fourteen Points,"
LITTLE HOPE IN AMERICA
French Policy Of Revenge En-
Observation-Disclosures Bluff
Called Too Weak.
Special Gable DespdtcA to THs Sun from the
London Times Services.

Spec'd! cdois DespdtcA TO THs Sun from the
London Times Services
Copprt0hf, 1919; oil rights reserved.
LONDON. March 19.-There are many
indications Of a concerted effort by
German propagandists to suggest that
Germany should refuse to sign the
preliminary peace terms. This devel-
opment appeared more than a fort
night ago when that accomplished
propagandist, Prof. Hoetzsch of Ber-
lin, published an article in the Vienna
Neue Frete Presse suggesting that
unless the fourteen points OF Wilson
inspired the treaty Germany should
adopt the attitude Of the Russians at
Brest-Litovsk and refuse to sign. The
propagandism became moro evident
Immediately after the rupture in ne
gotiations at Spa.
The Hamburg Ndchrichten, for ex-
ample, announced that 1t had now be-
come clear that the Allies were mask
ing ferocious policy of revenge un-
der pretended League of Nations. 1t
attributed this chiefly to France, as
French statesmen recognized that
France had received a mortal blow
many, however reduced in territory
now, would be twice as strong as
France, who wished therefore to take
from Germany all her coal, iron and
potash and prevent her having either
necessary food or necessary raw ma
terials. .
There was still faint hope that the
| Anglo-Saxons would see reason. de-
clared the Naohrichtcn, but II not,
Germany would bow to force for the
present and prepare for the future.
Guarantees Are Urged.
The Deutsche Taoes Zeituno said the
Government must insist upon absolute
| guarantees that German ships would
be returned for in the well known
duplicity OF the English no reliance
! could be placed on the statement OF
| Admiral Hope that these ships were re-
quired simply for feeding Europe.
The Hamburg Fremdenblatt declared
! it had little hope in America, that the
few reasonable voices in England were
! drowned by the brutal accents OF Win
| ston Churchill, and that France was
led by the Chauvinistic Temps.
The Deutsche Tuoes Zeitun0 also ex-
pressed appreciation of the object OF
| German propasandists In proclaiming
| the danger OF Bolshevisn, attempting
! TO frighten the enemy into making the
| conditions Of peace lighter for Germany,
but It doubts the wisdom OF the policy,
as It does not think the enemy will
be ''bluffed as easily as Marshal Foch
has bluffed Erzberger.' The enemy
knows all about the danger of Boil
! sheyism, but thinks it will be able
| to cope with It at home, II only Ger
many is first thoroughly destroyed.
Georg Bernhard's Advice.
/ Georg Bernhard, in the Berlin Vossiche
/ Ze,t,,,o, repeats Prof. Hoetzsch's allusion
/ TO Brest- -Litovsk. Germank, he thinks,
must pursue a more active policy.
unfortunately Erzberger and some
members OF the present Cabinet think the
| utterance Of protests is an active policy,
! but this will not suffice" he explains.
Protests are all very we'll In their way,
but what is urgently wished Is that II
the Entente proposes to commit at Paris
the folly the Germans showed at Brest-
Litovsk, German plenipotentiaries must
refuse to put their signatures to any
peace that goes outside the fourteen
points of Wilson"
The Hamburg Ndchrichten says It was
| generally believed that the removal OF
German professors and men Of science
from the British learned and scientific
societies was mere symptom OF alb
normal mentality during the first few
months Of the war. - has learned to
its dismay that the English have not yet
recovered from this departure from the
high traditions of international learning
and that even now they are not in the
least willing to resume relations with
the Germans. This should be taken as
a warning. It says. by those optimists
who expect a renewal OF tolerable rela-
tiorI with England as soon as peace Is
signed,
1t may be added that it should bs
taken as warning OF much more and
chiefly of the fact that the Germans have
yet much to learn about the present and
past history OF the English and theiI
feelings in regard to them.
Question OF Cooperation.
AS a matter OF fact It was not in the
carly months OF the war. but much latei
wnen it had become cleaT that German
literary and scientific men were ap.
plauding the worst excesses OF German
warfare that active steps were takcr
against them and not until there is clear
evidence that the German attitude