The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-11
THE ENEMY REoRcANIzINc.

The enemy is in the throes of devisng government
1t is an extremely difficult task Germany is not onI
disturbed by the that siezed upon all men as
suit of the shock Of war; but confronted with speca
problems beaten nation Still believing that they ar
superior to the other races and still determined to dom
mate the world, the Huns asking these questions:
How save all the territory of the empire!
How far must we go in actual reform Of our govern
ment and how much we retain of our old system b.
deceving eur adversaries?
How retain and reorganize our military strength
while pretending to disarm?
How can we stir up quarrels among the allies?
At the assembly at Wemar there is every evidence Of
determination the part of Germans to constitute
strong single nation and to use evry artce TO
Poland France and Bohemia from recovering the terri
tories stolen from them and annexed to German ant
Austro-Hungaran empires DR.. Eduard David the heat
of the assembly aroused intense enthusiasm when he de
clared for the "sefdetermination" Of AisaceLorant
and for the Incorporation of the Austrans in the German
nation He warned Germans that the eyes of the world
were upon them; other words they must be careful
III eheH WoIk Ol government not 10 DSCTay
to the allies the treacherous nature of the work Ger
many rpe for democracy" he said and while he was
saying this arrangements made for recasting the
cabinet and giving ministers the title of Imperial minis
ter" instead of state secretary"
In the meantime the Huns are using every possible
military and diplomatic effort to defeat the Poles While
Hindenburg makes upon the Poles Prince Lichnow
sky Count Bernstor and other spokesman of Ger
many try to convince the world that the Polish provinces
stolen by Germany would sink into barbarsm is they
should be returned to their owners 1t would be blow
to German kultur, says Prince Lichnowsky. There is
report that the allied powers about to permit Marshal
Foch to squelch Hindenburgs military activities against
the Poles, but there is ntmaton that the allies
taking steps to prevent the Huns from recognizing
their empire, and including Austria therein.
Herr Georg Bernhard, of Germanys gifted spokes
applies himself to the congenial task of discussing
the disputes among the allies. He points to many
of difference that have arisen in Paris He quotes from
Secretary Daniels utterances to prove that while Pres
dent Wilson is in Paris preaching league of nations, the
United States is in reality fearful of Great Britain and
sea power. Then he concludes that Germany may well
satisfied with the prospect that the allies will never be
lble to agree, and adds:
Germany need have fear of being in Paris SIM
ply to object to international policy, for there is
no uniform subject for this policy Germany needs
only to pursue her calm, clear policy upon the
principle of the right of peoples to sefdeterminaton
and the supplementary principles of association.
Then various interests in the entente countries will
of themselves draw near to Germany.
"The supplementary principle of associaton-when
i'd that become attached to the right of peopels to be
rec? The principle of association" covers multitude
evils 1t is invoked by the Germans to reorganize
mighty empire including Austria right under the nose
the allied powers Yet the German empire has not now
nd had the right to exist Its associated" states
designed solely to make predatory war, and its war
ord granted despoc powers for the purpose Of pac
ng Europe under the domination of Germany
No matter how high-sounding the democratic phrases
obtained in the German constitution matter how
ompete may be the pretense that Germany is democra
ized if the allied nations permit the Huns to constitute
luded this will have been lost 1t will be merely the
rst of Germ&nys attacks upon Washington
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