The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-06-04

without sufficient guarantees that
the plebiscite, which is the only to
| take place afterwards, will be indie
pendent. The purely German district
of the Saar must be detached from
our empire and the way must be
paved for its subsequent annexation
to France, although we owe her debts
in coal only, not in men.
Rhine Country is Imperiled.
For 10 years Rhenish territory
must be occupied, and after those 10
years the allies have the power to
refuse the restoration of the country;
in the interval the allies can take
every measure to sever the economic
and moral links with the mother coun
try wishes of the indigenous popula-
tion.
Although the exaction of the cost
of the war has been expressly re-
nounced, as yet Germany, thus cut
in pieces and weakened, must de-
clare herself ready in principle to
bear all the war expenses of her
enemies, which would exceed many
times over the total amount of Ger
man state and private assets. Mean
while her enemies demand, in excess
of the agreed conditions, reparation
for damage suffered by their civil
population, and in this connection
Germany must also go bail for her
allies. Fhe sum to be paid is fixed
by our enemies unilaterally and to
admit of subsequent modification and
increase. No limit is fixed save the
capacity of the German people for
ltNs 1a%<, al L., L.,
standard of life, but solely by their
capacity to meet the demands of their
enemies by their labor. The German
people would thus be condemned to
perpetual slave labor.
No Chance to Recuperate.
In spite of the exhorbitant de-
mands the reconstruction of our eco
nomic life is at the same time rem
dered impossible. We must surren-
der our merchant feet. We are to
renounce all foreign securities. We
are to hand over to our enemies our
property in all German enterprises
abroad, even in the countries. of our
allies. Even after the conclusion of
peace the enemy states are to have
the right to confiscate all German
nEOpCIbNs ANO NCIIHdH IIduGI Ill IIlClT
countries will be protected from these
war measures. We must completely
renounce our colonies, and not even
German missionaries shall have the
right to follow their calling therein.
We must thus renounce the realiza-
ton of all our aims in the spheres of
politics, economics and ideas.
Even in internal affairs we are to
give up the right to self-detcrmina-
ton, The international reparation
commission receives dictatorial pow
ers over the whole life of our people
in economic and cultural matters It's
authority extends far beyond that
which the empire, the German fed
eral council and the Reichstag COM
bined, ever possessed within the ter
ritory of the empire This commits
sion has unlimited control over the
economic life of the state, of COM
munities and Of individuals. Further,
the entire educational and sanitary
system depends on it. 1t can keep
the whole German people in mental
thralldonl. In order to increase the
payments due by the thrall, the COM
mission can hamper measures for the
social protection of the German
worker.
"In other spheres also Germany's
sovereignty is abolished. Her chief
waterways are subjected to interna-
tional administrations; she must con-
struct in her territory such canals
and such railways as her enemies
wish; she must agree to treaties. the
contents of which are unknown to
her; to be concluded by her enemies
with the new states on the east, even
when they concern her own Functions
The German people is excluded from
the league of nations, to which is en-
trusted all work of common interest
to the world.
Must Sign Own Death Warrant.
Thus must whole people sign
the decree for its own prescription, !
nav, its own death sentence.
"Germanv knows that she must |
make sacrifice in order 10 attain |
peace. Germany knows that she has, |
bv agreement. undertaken to make /
these sacrifices, and will so in this |
matter to the utmost limits Of her |
capacity.
"0ne-Germany offers TO proceed /
with her own diarmament IN ad- /
vance of al other peoples, in order