The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-13

We passed thru scenes that no
rrussian had thought possible since
1906.
All the moro highly must We
value the loyalty OF the officers
Nc.O.'s and men who, even In the
new circumstances. held themselves
at the service Of their country IN
with their old senti
meuts
Army property was wasted in all
directions. and tho defensive power
OF the country completely under
mined Goods Of ineaieulable value
were lost.
The proud German Army. after
resisting VIGOROUSLY their superior
enemies for four years. achieving
fcau OF unprecedented greatness,
and keeping our enemies clear away
from our frontiers. disappeared In a
moment Our victorious fleet was
handed over 10 the enemy. The
authorities at home. who had no,
fought against the enemy. could no,
hurry fast enough 20 pardon de
sertcrs and other military criminals
including In part among these
themselves and their nearest friends
They and the soldiers councils
worked with zeal. determination and
purpose 90 destroy everything mill
tary. This was the gratitude OF the
homeland to the Ger
man soldiers who had blcd and died
for II in millions.
The destruction Of the German
power. achieved by these Germans
was the most tragic crime the world
has witnessed A tidal wave had
broken over Germany. not by ths
force Of nature. but thru the weak.
ness Of the government represented
by the chancellor and the crippiing
of q Iesderioss people.
Compelled 20 Use Force
Those who for decades had con.
fused the people and made them
false promises. who have all the
time asitaied against authority In
state and army. and have now de-
s,royed ~ soon found themselves
forced 20 abandon tho principles
they had hitherto propaKated. A
new authority had now 10 be Great.
"a. new army formed. In order a,
homo TO oppose force to force. In n
manner never Heretofore necessary
IL II not the troops formed by the
but tho voluntary forrna
ions with the spirit and discipline
~ tho army OF 1914. that are res
cuing Germany. an enlightcnlng
glimpse into this fateful time: man.
kind was. all. no, ready for the al.
eyed blessings OF the revolution.
what the revolution thinks that
Z has achieved might have been
won on constitutional lines without,
II was terribly
criminal game that they played with
Germany in her hardest hour. and
Germany l. paying for II with her
life and her ideals.
Before all these events the world
las stood as,onlshed: IL could not
believe It's eyes when II saw the
OF this proud and mighty
Germany. the terror OF her foes.
The Entente feared us even In
,ur destruction. and could not do
.nough In using the opportunity 10
weaken us still further internally by
and 70 force = helots
peace upon u.s.
What Germany Loses
Germany. by her own fault. has
been brought low. She II no longer
l great power: she In not even an
state. Her very exist.
NICE Is in danger.
out OF this world struggle shc
zones weakened and diminished in
very respect, and robbed OF dis
.rfcts and peoples which have been
hers for generations
She loses her colonies.
Her right 10 defend herself In
taken away. The German has lost
he right TO serve his country In
Inc army.
Germans merchant feet dlsap-
pears from the high seas. Her In.
iustrlal strength is broken. and the
fragments that remain are placed
under enemy supervision. The live
ihood OF 10000. 900 Germans stands
Dn insecure soil. They cannot live
Al home, and what is TO become OF
the surplus population no man
knows.
The indemnitics we have 10 pay
IRE beyond our power.
The debt which the revolution has
laid on itself does not end merely
with this terrible peace. II makes
the heavy yoke. under which II has
sent the German people into bond
age. into an absolutely crushing one.
She places a premium on idle
ness. and destroys the feeling that
work IL greater than money reward.
She binders the employment OF ere
alive energy, and obliterates per-
sonality. replacing II by mob rule
and mediocrity. All motive for re-
In government and po-
litlcal economy In reconstruction is
lost for years TO come, or, at any
rate, intellectually weakened.
"Rottener Day by Day"
In Germany there Is civil war.
German property is being destroyed.
The public moneys are wasted and
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