Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-12
By OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

| Germany today is perilously near
| allied world.
Germany's hope that she can sepa-
rate allied governments and peoples
and bring such paralyzing state OF
Misunderstanding and friction that
| the peace terms, no matter now
stringent, cannot be enforced in their
letter grows. German agencies never
| were more active than at the present
moment, and prejudices, radical antip-
ences are today being emphasized
more than at any time in the past
with the hope of frustrating allied
purposes. The danger is not chimeri-
cal. but real. according to students of
international affairs in Washington,
who, during the course OF the past
| week, have been more than ever
alarmed at the outlook.
Cause of Differences.
Personal differences among allied
peace delegates have been. in meas
ure, due to the Vaccinations of Ger
| man agencies. which have been bent
upon stirring discord, it is claimed
Emphasized disagreements and STIR
ring of hatreds among peoples gen.
orally is a direct result of activities
of the Teutons. Through the social
list organizations of Europe-which
| hold an entirely different position on
| the continent than they do in Amer
lea, they being more determining fac
tors in the destinies of governments
the Germans are working diligently.
1t is even stated in Washington
that such scant divergences of opin-
ion as have made themselves mani
fest between Premier Lloyd George
and Premier Clemenceau of France
can be traced directly to the activi-
ties of socialists of the international
stamp. who during the earlier days
of the year met at Bern with Ger
man delegates to determine the So
cialist attitude on peace terms.
Ramsey Macdonald and Arthur Hen
derson of Great Britain. who. 1t may
be stated. profess to hold the labor
ers Of England within their palms,
attended the sessions. They have.
in large measure, been instrumental
in stirring up much Of the labor diff
Guilty in England and are taking a
forefront position in demands for
mitigation of the terms to Germany,
they having accepted, more or less.
the arguments of the German dele
gates at Bern that allied socialists
must stand together in lessening the
sufferings of the German peoples,
sufferings which might be occasion
ed by too rigorous terms of peace.
Seize Their Opportunity.
With the labor situation delicate in
England, with strikes in many quar-
tiers and a spirit Of unrest, with con-
f1a and growing danger. for the
son and Macdonald have taken adj
vantage Of the situation and undout-
eddy tried to force the premier,s
eeose at i. IN mo po.o %he 70 h 1ssy.
firmly. They have at least caused Mr..
eLloyd George to intercede for less
sharp stipulations. Premier Clemen-
bs has
he himself is being assailed by both
socialists and the more militaristic
groups of the French population. frst
by the latter for failure to get enough
for France, it nevertheless remains a
fact that Premier Clemenceau is
aware of the overwhelming senti-
ment of the. French people against
French have lived in mortal terror
Of the German for many decades. This
fear was proven justifiable in 1914.
They have suffered tortures Of the
no class, except the sheltered war
workers. who labored at what in
France IL excessively high pay, has
escaped the tremendous rigors Of the
struggle. Recompense, no matter
how severe to the foe, Is the popular
demand Of the French people. and as
consequence Premier Clemenceau
stands for German acceptance of the
treaty without change, whit or jot.
How far. however. he will be able to
continue to resist certain socialistic-
ally inspired pressure and still retain
his position at the head of the gov
Influence on Parlaments.
If Germany can bring about col
lapse of either the Clemenceau or the
Lloyd George government she will
have accomplished one of. her mis-
sions However, what is more impor-
tant still is her influence upon the
Legislative bodies Of France, England
and Italy. If the German plans are
carried out the fight for mitigation of
German terms will be pressed to q
finish. Everywhere there will be de-
mands in the British and French par
liaments for new adjustments along
lines suggested by the Germanophile
socialist groups.
If the socialists of the French, Eng
fish and Italian parliaments should
resist the international body and de-
crees of the Bern conference, or
spurn the new agitations that are
being carried on by the extreme So
cialfstic leaders who have been hob
nobbing with socialists of Germany