Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-06-19
Germans Do Not Understand.
From the New York Times.

1t Is strange that a man of Prince Ltch-
nowsky's knowledge of history should find
in the fact that after Napoleon Europe
did not hold the French people RESPONSE
BILE" anything applicable to the present
treaty. The autocrats and ministers who
were Europe In 1876 did not think any
thing about the French people. or about
any other people. They made easy terms
for Louis XVII. partly because they were
jealous n afraid OF one another and
Talleyrand was adroit enough to play on
their FEARS. and partly because they
thought the Bouf1ons would make. France
a safe neighbor for the rest of Europe.
II there were group Of men in Ger
many today of whom as much could be
said. the task Of the peacemakers would
be lightened. The entertaining Mr.. Har
den tells the truth once more when he re-
minds the Germans that they have not
given Convincing emit guarantees"
that they have. experienced any change
of heart. The present government, he
says, works alike q bad imitation Of gov
eminent under the kaiser.
Nowhere Is this resemblance more ap-
parent h in the reaction of distin-
guished Germans to the peace treaty. The
editor Of Voerwafts calls to ''all the
oppressed people and classes of the
world" Ireland. Egypt and India, of
course getting special mention, and re-
minds them that the German people is
their ally. After the example OF German
beneficence in Armenia, oppressed. peoples
may not greet this announcement with
proper enthusiasm: but. voerwarts is OPP
t~iInistic. 1t, calls on the people of the
United States to rebuke their government
for its attitude, toward Germany, Once
more the bad imitation Of the kaiser's
regime. Bernstorr and his aids did what
they could to provoke risings In the Unit
cd states. as we'll as border wars against
US; their Ill success might have taught
the new government something, but an
parently It has not.
II the Germans will consider the Inn
preston made abroad by the government
OF q nation guilty of the worst crimes in
mooern history. which seems still to place
its reliance on the fomenting OF civil wars.
IN other countries. they may begin to un-
defstand why the treaty provides certain
safeguards against Germany. They have
cried aloud, that Il enslaves IL German
wofkingrnan: leadefa Of the proletartst
classes af1 condemned to serve for the
benefit Of the foreigner. German capital-
lists are untouched. Surely this 10 4 maf-
ter Tor the German themselves; the Ger
man nation Z repair the damage the
Gertnan nation has done. but 1t rests with
the Germans TO decide what classes. shall
bear the heaviest part OF the burden. Il
10 Significant that IN American corre-
spondent IN Berlin reports the old govern.
Ing Glasses. the men who have made pub
lie opinion. - unanimous In protest, but
says that nothing has been heard from
'the underfed bulk OF tho German 8
pie" The German people. from highest
10 lowest. stood by consenting to the de.
vAstation OF Belgium: they refused In
Quiry n the atrocities Of their armies:
they aplauded h sinking Of the Lust
tAnie: they made NO protest against the
hutchery Of tho Armenians. Only when
Il Gomez to mailing Germans pay u their
sense OF Justice outraged.