Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-18

aboveboard and trustworthy. 1t is pa
thetic that no one was elected to the
national assembly who possesses both
ability and the confidence Of the peo-
pie. There are brains in Germany, If
they are only given a chance. Election
of Ebert, the saddler, for the first
president, was q sad mistake. Why
should Germany have to make such a
mediocre start as a republic? He is
undoubtedly honest, but so ordinary.
am told he wears a flashy pearl stick
pin and is becoming a professional
politician. Nor is Scheidemann a man
who is able to get a good peace. Poll
tics prevail when common sense
should. The government doesn't real
ize the difficulties of the peace prob
lem or Germany's position
Harden is heartily disguised with
the methods the German foreign office
has been practicing since the armistice
was signed. He condemns the foreign
office officials strongly, as he con-
demned the war and Germany's war
policies.
URGES CLEAN CONFESSION.
He wants to see Germany deal
squarely with the entente, sending del
egates to Paris who can be trusted to
make clean breast of Germany's guilt
and establish a basis upon which Ger
many can begin anew.
Hardens friends urged the foreign
office to send him to the peace con-
ference to confer with President Will
son personally to admit Germany's
mistakes and to clarity her present po-
siton. Harden agreed to go, but the
foreign office refused to consider the
proposal. Despite the fact that he is
one of the few Germans who are not
compromised in foreign eyes.
I'VE We're to blame for the war for
many reasons" Harden continued. "Pve
consistently said that, not only about
the beginning of the war, but about
our conduct of it throughout. -
'Germany's navy was a direct dan
ger to England at a 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 the zul1unkft.
FOUGHT in GUILTY WAY.
I'VE fought in a guilty way and by
means of propaganda made our people
DSiicNc lilcS WSiS5 JuSliliSu III tliS We
Tense of their fatherland. The German
people were honest in their belief. The
militarists claimed steadily that we
were right and would win. l 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 defeated. But the
government stupidity refused to see the
! light. 1t is still refusing to see the
| light.
When Wilson's IA points were first
announced everyone said we could not
| accept them because they We're too
harsh. Now they are trying to twist
the IA points to meet German views
| There is no doubt in my mind that
under the IA points, Alsace- Lorraine
goes to France. But the government
| demands plebiscite. 1t would be the
same even il plebescite were held, as
it would go overwhelmingly in favo'
of France. Then Germany would claim
| the plebescite was unfair because the
French We're occupying that territory
There will be always something to
agitate about until we break entirely
| away from the old and start a brand
new policy. The German people think
abnormally now. if they think at all.
PEOPLE GONE CRAZY.
1.-THE war and hardships have made
them crazy. They are gambling, dane
| i,u saalx;po ayory plaaSllre pOSSibl,