Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-06
Harden Urges Huas
to Confess Sins

milan Harden published sort OF ap-
peal to the German government to ap-
proach the allied powers with assur
ancos that Germany really placed al
her hopes on the abandonment OF her
militarist ambitions and tho creation
of new world" that sho was quite
ready 10 fuinil all her just obligations
and to give absolute guarantees with
view to her admission TO negotiation
about the future"
Harden suggests that Germany "
gradually drifting toward the certain
danger OF nn armed invasion and u
dictated form Of government, with tue
object Of securing payment for the war
and also proving to the German
people that their submission Is ap-
solutc. lie reprints relevant dcc,arit-
tons OF President Wilson and Premier
Lloyd George about the attitude OF thc
allies toward a reformed Germany AID
looks TO the fulfillment OF their prom"
Uses. but he maintains that the German
people arc stili falling to face the facts
about their own plight and about
enemy opinion. Just as they have al
ways failed to face them. The Ger
mans. he says, do not really UNDER
stand what an account Is being made
up against thcm-an account which ne
describes rs follows;
'Iifty-one months OF brutal rule In
Belgium. where administrative" unity
was broken and raw materials. ma
chincry. goods Of every kind. and three
milliards In cash and banknotes alone
were carried away. All law was
broken. forced labor imposed, civilians
were deported. and at the eleventh
hour industries were stnl destroyed
and towns plundered.
THE devastation Of northern France
and the destruction OF ca'hedrals
monuments mines. factories, ana
orchards.
Air raids against all law and I'll
customs.
The sinking OF passenger ships and
hospital ships:
secret agreement with the Irish and
the Flemish:
The smuggling Of explosives. baciili
and incendiary instruments into neu-
trail countries;
Everywhere bribery, fraud, and
theft:
"a cloud Of witnesses brought "a
answer every accusation:
"A country fortified with the blood
Of the Armenian people. and all over
the earth hardly voice for Germany.
Harden says that the German people
simply do not understand the situation
that they have TO face. and that since
the revolution they have beer mud
ding along and INDUCING In all sorts
OF political and economic follicH, mere
" waiting for The peace which they
suppose TO have been secured by the
acceptance of all Of President Will
sons points" The only result. Harden
declares. Is that the enemy countries
become more and more suspicious.
II is WORTH while says tho Times -
quote Harden's account Of the enemy
attitude toward Germany as he sees H.
He makes the enemy say that this
stupid copy of Russian disorder is no:
up to the standard of German cunning
which for three years has made the
war-hell so hot for US. II Is new
trick to deceive us. They still have
6, 900, 900 or 10000 men under arms.
They can quietly replace the heavy
artillery that they have lost, and Their
fire "A refreshed and reformed army
with the cry that the soil of the
Fatherland must be defended.
Our Socialists would fall upon us
and ask whether the army is to be mis-
used for the purpose of conquest. The
boches have driven away the kaiser
and his fellows because the promised
victory could not he had. Yet only
children believe in their revolution.
THE walls Of this empire were nat
80 loosely built that puff OF vino
could overthrow them. Nowhere has
there been the storming of bastile or
even an attempt at serious resistance
4 naval or military strike which was
either ordered by admirals and gem
erals or effected by Foch's blows is
given, but as a German revolution IT
is the usual Berlin trash.
From the old field marshal down
to the young prince in the diplomatic
service. all offer their services to the
new government government In
Prussian Germany. containing men
who before yesterday were accused OF
high treason. Behind the sham front
the old officials sit at their old work,
and no legation. no center of propa
Eanda. has cleaned out HindcnhurS
and Haase. F.rzberger and Lodebour
Solf and kautsl1y. That Is the ap-
pearancc OF the much advertised rcvo-
luton.
Official language Is unchanged. 1t
is still tho boast that the army is 'un-
defeated and as rcgards-the approach
Of starvation. mentioned only to d.
Ceive US, where should starvation come
from. since IL the war won't on, the
last years harvest must suffice until
spring?
There Is no trace Of repentance or
OF an attempt to separate the innocent
from the guilty, nor can there be, be-
cause SO many sharcrs In the guilt are
partners in business. They ragged when
tho Bavnrian published the report by
their Berlin minister and said that
such disclosures could only help tho
en- envy II Is put-up game"