Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-14
Hun Writer Says Ebert Rule
to Influence Wilson
German Leader Charges Anti Kaiserits With Fail
ure To Proclaim Innocence As To Starting of War
Declares Germans Responsible for Terms.

Of this campaign Of abuse levelled
at the American president. But 1t
is most foolish for German news
papers to initiate the Italians. We
cannot compare our position with
Itaiy's because we do not belong
to the allied family. The answer
ever ready for US will always be:
Germany brought on the war, it is
ton
THAT Germany is considered
guilty by all the world is the fault
Of the German government from
Prince Max of Baden on. The pur-
pose Of bringing about revolution
the parties on the left have been
aiding and abetting in convincing
even the German people of the guilt
of the kaiser's government. Trey
blamed the kaiser for the We in
order to get rid of him, and now
they must not be surprised if they
see the guilt fastened upon the Ger
man nation by our foes. j..
THE German government, since
Prince Max, has done nothing to
combat the theory of Germanys
guilt. The enemy's charge remained
unanswered so long that it is now
too late for any effective refutation.
Long ago the German view of pre-
war history should have been prop
agated in all the world. That would
have been genuine German propa-
ganda. Again and again the charge
has been made that the German
general staff and melted war. Why
has this accusation never been re-
futed? There must be documents in
the military archives. that prove the
falsity of the charge.
Brest Treaty War Measure
when Germans. complain Of the
severity of the conditions the al
lies seek to impose upon US the
answer is hurled back at US: If 4
Germany had won it would have
dictated a much severer peace.
Look at Brest-Litovsk.' The peace
of Brest-Litovsk was merely a war
measure, made for the purpose OF
relieving the German army from
any danger in the east and giving
it a free hand in the west. OF
course, at the, time we could not
proclaim this from the house tops.
Speeches and writings of pro-
Germans are cited fof, the purpose
of proving that the dominant power
in Germany intended to annex Bel
gum and northern France in case
of German victory. This is false.
The Pan-German agitation meant |
to combat the campaign OF extreme
pacifsts who advocated giving ev-
erything away. Because they were
too lenient we appeared to be too
harsh. Our object was stiffening |
the governments backbone, for
there was danger Of asking too little
just for the sake Of an early peace.
"As al matter of fact, Germany |
never really thought Of debating a
peace to England, France and Rus.
sia that would have ruined any of
those countries, although Germany |
would have a better position of
proving the culpable guilt of the
enemy coalition. The best proof |
we still have today, every power,
Of the triple entente entered the war
with strictly defined aims, witness
the secret treaty Of London and all |,
their aims were pre-supposed upon
the utter defeat and destruction Of
Germany. Germany had no war l
aims. 1t merely defended itself. The
enemy's war aims were our destruc-
ton. In this they never faltered
during the whole length Of the war.
Blames Condition on Revolt.
"But the conditions Of peace to
be imposed upon us would mot he
so severe had it not been for that /
glorious revolution Of ours, Our