French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-13
SAYS FRENCH DEMANDS
WILL CAUSE MORE WAR.
Prominent TeutOn Writer Says Dc
manlS Mean Industrial Slavery for
German Nation, and That Territory
Seized VIII Cause Future Conflict.

Seized Will Cause Future Conflict.
Berlin, Feb. Eff the allies persist
IN imposing upon Germany demands
!. which will make that country the
wage slave" Of it's enemies, the allies
must keep Germany in subsection for
decades by armed forces, against
which the Germans would rise at al
opportune moment and again plunge
the world into war, Professor Hans
lDelbrueck, historian and publicist, de-
Jared to the correspondent today dur
ing discussion of the Paris peace
conference. Professor Delbrueck said
THE question of what constitutes
peace Of justice can best be answered
by investigating the last separate Ge-
mand made, to see whether it is calcr-
lated to light the fires of war again at
some future day or whether It serves
the ideal Of an enduring peace. Let
me single out some of the questions.
1t is proposed to impose upon Ger
many a burden which it cannot throw
off in a short time, but which would
make the country the wage slave of its
enemies for decades. This could be
carried out only if Germany were to
be kept subdued by armed force all
this time. But there cannot be any
doubt that Germany would rise
against such slavery at the first op>
portunity and the world would again
be plunged into war.
Another example: France plainly
indicates that it intends to take away
the German territory of Saarebrucker,
with it's coal field. This territory was
ceded to France through the first Par
is peace of 1914, but only year later
was given back to Germany in the
second Paris peace. The inhabitants
had unanimously in repeated appeals
and petitions, especially i'll a greac
memorial, prayed for liberation from
L
German fatherland' and solemniy
vowed to do everything they could to
serve this end. This land belonged toll
Germany for a thousand years, ex~
cepting the very brief temporary Pc
RODS Of French domination.
The problem Of nationality Is
much clearer and more certain here
than "a Alsaca-Lorraine Even if the
German portions OF Alsace-LortGinu
are given to France, ii can safely be
prophesied that a German 'irredenta'
will spring up there very soon and |
threaten the peace Of ti1o world. This
is true to a still greater deg:ee in the !
case when territory like SaarebrucH- |
en-, where nothing whatever rht.* 70
French exists, ) claimed by France |
, Ut of naked greed for power in opro-
sIion to the priLIple ot Ill. peoples !
right to self-dnterr
GA third examp q The French die
lot occupy the territory giTcn hem Gy
tie armistice with native Erenchmen.
but for the greatest part with their
aI.red allies T-.e5e negrccs are bill
leted on the citizens. AS long as the
war lasts we must endure this, ter
rible as it Is, for the inhabitants.
indicaf es that the French
plan a very :oLg occupation r5d after
peace as we'll. until Ga-'raaH hR'
paid off the war indemnities. II this
should really come to pass, it would
not only be barbarity but also an in
suit and maltreatment of the German
people which might leau at any NOM
eut to an al: eak a:ld new armed
conflict. &C IS clear the world cannot
come to I'll enduring p9asc that is.
4 peace OF justice-by the road which
French policy is following today.