Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-22
Ne " REVOLUTION
IN GE RMANy SURE
To CONE HARDEN
Socialist Editor Says If Kaiser
Was Not Coward He Could
Easily Come Back and Re-
gain the Throne,
Especial Cable DespatchD

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Berlin, March 10, 6py Courier 70
Paris - Macmillan Harden. editor
of zuk unfit and Germany's most out
spoken citizen, declared today that;
The present government should be
and will be overthrown.
The kaiser if he were not coward
could return TO Germany and regain
the throne.
Success of the league of nations
and world peace depend upon close
and friendly relations between Ger
many, Great Britain, and America,
Harden, who just recovered from
several weeks illness, discussed con-
dltions in Germany freely and frank
ly. He is now in bad repute with all
classes-with the old regime because
he continually fought them during
the war and with the revolutionaries
because Germany has not benefited
SO far by following President Wilson,
as he advocated,
Faith in Wilson Undiminished.
Il am flooded with letters from
people asking me why | told them TO
follow Wilson and why Germany Is
still starved by the blockade" said
Harden. II don't understand the lat
ter, but my faith in Wilson is undi-
minished. | realize the tremendous
opposition and difficulties he has to
surmount. | am confident he will
prevail. But 1t is hard to satisfy
people who are hungry or others who
are using the situation against Will
son and us liberals.
"Germany's new republican gov
eminent isn't anything to be proud
of. 1t is entirely too much like the
old regime. But for the time being Il
ought to be recognized and dealt with
literally by the entente, to prevent
Germany from falling into the hands
of the Bolshevists.
The present government thinks 1t
must build bridges from the old to
the new regime, instead of making
the transition clean-cut.
Demands Honest Government.
The government must be over
thrown in favor of one that is hon
est, aboveboard and Trustworthy 1t
is pathetic that no che was elected to,
the national oily who possesses
both ability and the confidence of the
people. There are brains in Ger
many, if they are only given a
chance. Election of Frederick Ebert,
the saddler, for the first president,
was sad mistake. Why should Ger
many have to make such a mediocre
start as a republic? He is pndoubt-
eddy honest, but so ordinary. 1t is
told he wears flashy pearl stick-pin
and is becoming a professional poll
tician. Nor is Philip Scheideman q
man who is able to get a good peace"
Harden is heartily disguised with
the methods the German foreign Of
flee has been practicing since the ar
mistice has been signed. He con-
dennis the foreign officials strongly
as he condemned the war and Ger
many's war policies. He wants to
see Germany deal squarely with the
entente, sending delegates to Paris
who can be trusted to make a clean
breast of Germany's guilt and estab-
fish a basis upon which Germany
can begin anew. Harden's friends
urged the foreign office TO send him
to the peace conference to confer
with President Wilson personally. IL
possible, to admit Germany's mis-
takes and to clarity her present posi-
ton. Harden agreed to go, but the
foreign office refused to consider the
proposal despite the fact he is one of
the few Germans who are not COM
promised in foreign eyes
1--WE were to blame for the war for
many reasons" Harden continued.
Ive consistently said that not only
about the beginning of the war. but
about our conduct of 1t throughout
Germany's navy was a direct danger
to England at time when we were
getting rich by her free trade policy.
The English colonies had as many
made in Germany goods as those
made in England. Germany started
the war. as I pointed out In Novem-
Der, in the Zukunft
I'VE fought in guilty way and by
means of propaganda made our peo-
pie believe they were justified in the
defense of their fatherland. The Ger
man people were honest in their be-
lief The militarists claimed steadily
that We were right and would win.
pointed out we were wrong--the
fact that four-fifths of the world was
against us was sure sign we were
wrong--and that we would be defeat
ed. But the government stupidity re-
fused to see the light. 1t Is still re-
fusing to see the light.
Fourteen Points Twisted.
when Wilson's fourteen points
were first announced everyone said
we could not accept them because
tney were TOO harSn. NOW they are
trying to twist the fourteen points to
meet German views. There is no
doubt in my mind that under the
fourteen points Alsace- Lorraine goes
to France. But the government de-
mands a plebiscite. 1t would be the
same even if plebiscite were held,
as it would 90 overwhelmingly in
favor of France. Then Germany
would claim the ,plebiscite was unfair
because the French were occupying
that territory.
I'VE ALWAYS have something to agi-
tate about until we break entirely
away from the old and start brand
new policy. The German people think
abnormally now. II they think az all
The war and hardships have made
them crazy. They are gambling. dane
ing seeking every pleasure possible
and spnding money like water, fisur-
ing that either the Bolshevisfs or
Schiller (the minister of f.nance) will
get it anyhow, if they don't spend it,
The people are ready to- do anything
In their fanaticism.
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