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Differences Among Allies VIII Not
Enable Tcutons to Secure Diplo-
matte Victory.
COUNT REvENrLow is BITTER
= Declares Berlin Government Has
Made No Attempt to Rcfute Charge
That Fatherland Is Entirely to
Blame for World War.

low. leading Pan-German frebrand.
: counters in his Deutsche Tages Zeitung
the allied coalition may collapse and
! Germany might still snatch a diplo-
. matte victory out OF the jaws OF mill
severity OF the peace terms" is the
/. main thread Of his logic. He bitterly
governments since Prince Max of
, Baden in admitting Germanys war
Euilt. instead OF proving her innocence.
which. he says. would have been an
: easy thing.
Allies Convinced Wilson.
Thus. he AYERS. Germany allowed the
FRENCH and English TO convince Presi-
force him to abandon his fourteen
points. His article follows:
our foes are bound together by
economic ties. One is dependent upon
the other Italy may, kick and shout
%iii agree and take her share OF the
Spoils. 1t is the spells that are hold
NE the allies together. at least until
the spo!ls arc divided
Now the Italians are mad clean
through. They are denouncing their
allies and they are abusing President
because they belong to one family.
They are allies. II is the proper policy
Tor the Italians and Italian newspapers
to abuse Wilson. No doubt the Italian
aEer Of this campaign Of abuse levelied
at the American President. But it is
most foolish for German newspapers
TO initiate the Italians. We cannot
compare our position with Italy's. be-
cause we do not belong TO the allies
family; The answer ever ready for us
the war. It is guilty and deserves no
consideration.
Fault of German Government
That Germany Is considered guilty
by an the world is the fault 0, tho
OF Baden on. For the purpose OF bring
ing about revolution, the parties on
the left have been aiding and abett!ng
IN convincing even the German people
OF the CUNT OF the Kaisers government
They blamed the Kaiser for the war
In order TO get rid OF him. and now
they must not be surprised II they see
nation by our foes.
p. Tho German government, since
do 5anee s m.s ts. has dons nothing TO
The enemy's charge remained un-
answered SO long, that 1t is now too
iate for any effective refutatIon. Long
tory should have been propagated in
all the world. That would have been
genuine German propaganda. Again
melted war. Why has this accusa-
b ton an never been retutsd? There mus,
nc NoSuHIcUts IN the FNlIltaTS aTCHlSeS
that prove the falsity OF the charge.
Allies Ready Re.ponse.
When Germans complain OF the
severity Of the conditions the allies
won it would nave dica;e ed'"a"y m neh
The peace OF Brest-Litovsk was mere
~ war measure. made for the pur-
pose OF relieving the German army
from any danger in the cas-: AMI giving
a IN q
at the time we could not proclaim
this from the housetops.
c.E speeshe IS. and writings from the
nrovins that the dominant power in
Germany intended 10 annex BELGIUM
a. and northern France In case Of
pan-German agitation meant TO COM
bat the campaign OF extreme pacifists
who advocated giving everything
we appeared TO be too harsh. Our OBJ
1ect was stiffening the governments
backbone. for there was danger OF
asking TOO little just for the sake Of
Intentions Really Very Fine.
AS matter of fact. Germany never
to England, France and Russia that
would have ruined any OF these
countries although Germany would
p 1se e' the cupaS Bitter su ne'' of tSe
enemy coalition. The best proof we
still have today: Every power of the
triple entente entered the war with
strictly defined aims, witness the
secret treaty Of London. and ali their
aims were pre.supposed upon the ut
ter defeat and destruction of Ger
many. Germany had no war aims
She merely defended herself The
enemies war aims were our destruc-
tion. In this they never faltered dur
ing the whole length of the war.
But the conditions OF peace TO be
imposed upon us would not be so Sc
we're had it not been for that glorious
revolution Of ours. Our weak gov
eminent. the fruit Of this wonderful
revolution. is responsible for Presid ent
Wilson abandoning his fourteen points.
1t is true that Wilson deserted the
high Ideals proclaimed by him. The
league OF nations is remarkably free
from high-sounding principles the