The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-16
sop TO THE. MAssES

NVs ~ SA-AAoIN1T
1t was sep TO the slAh1Rirx
masses all over the world, dNsi6 ffSU4o
show them that Germany alone 4el4
them irporr3nr enough TO take d.
cisive hand in the peace making "A
was an attempt 10 rally to the hM4-
ner of German lea Iership the radicA1,
maleouteut labor factions in all togli1e
tries-~the elements that constitute IL
sole factor, short of Boishevisul. upd&ss
which Germany still pins hopeA fofso3
modification OF the allied terms. ssss
II was an effort 10 bring diSHate4.l
! faction, wherever II exists, To head
! TO give II concrete, authoritative forr
make II assert itself AMI II pcssihlS
/. overrulc tho decisions OF the rulers
Clever IS this scheme was. dang.
erous as II actually might have BEEN
had ii fallen OF fertile ground 1t va
easily seen through by the big four3
and Clcmenceau as president of tlle
peace conference, in a firm, though
/ courteous note, relegated ii to tN1
discard by telling the Germans whAtr
| 1IcE ts=aad - cnnta inued in their inter-
national labor program is already prGe
vIded for hv the peace treaty itaNlfsr
With his irrepressible directnesS ~
| tets them. incidentally. that indus~
try. In the future will be relieved of
the burden of armament which Gers
man militarism has imposed upon tt
He shows further. hv clever i
iuxta position that the allied pro- d
gram for international labor legis-
lation is in essential points ahead II
Of the German The latter he 4
frankly calls deficient One 4As
sJT0ng po1nt nc TsaKes e That tEa Z
German plan providessfor an in.
ternation1l abor conference 70
meet at least every five Years.
while the allied program calls for 8
an annual meeting.
SAME Old BOAST
The aristocrat who wrote the nQsDs
tn Ciemencesu could nor 'fbrs&o ~
i chance to boast OF the ..Hxemp1Mxae
manner" in which the working claws
! have been and are taken care Oks n
Germany. He adds that this Is ke8ss
orally Acknowledged" all of which ~
but a part Of tho campaign to riS.l
| ture Germany TO the ewes OF th0s
worlds laborine masses as the5f sor11s
inal and pcrnetuAl santa Claus.
Eut there was another diplomAt11
would be coup in Rantzaus rt0fU8
which went afonl Its closing pAyaes
graph contains an effort to line ~
organized labor Of all continental -
! rope as against England. the cuul4
, enumeratinS the countries WNqt4
trade unions have adopted the ee(bf1s
| tions Of the FEBRUARY labor c0lee&s
! ence at Rrrne. those hsing BohGAA1A.
| Bulgaria. Denmark. Germany. Francs
| Greece. Holland Italy, Norway. AIS
| tria, Switzerland. Spain and Hun1Arv
| SPARK OF HOPE
Ciemencsau's answer contains aSl4s
/ point which may give tho GArnEfGn
/ hope-~thouyh no definite. asAurAneGsS
Of being admitted TO memhfrshih m
/ the league OF nations hefprey 4ox4
! October. It points out that's thu AlRtls3
! session of the International labor cor
/ ference viii he held Ing WAshinx&cI8E
! in that month, and at the tame tl)35H
+ sag; xss
| In the future the rights TX M
your country 20 participate In thu Ms
labor organization will be 80
/ cured, as soon as she is admitted M
into the hague OF nations In ac-
! cordance with Article /, al the
treaty. s8s31hS44
! -Four German notes. dealinfR Mfk
| other treaty issues still reniAn ,sIPllNs
/ answered. The general predi0ttQ4xl1
/ they will he disposed or ~ clen{4 ~
ceau in similar fashion. More G&R@
/ man notes are lin preparation. sSs
/ LIE Petit Journal today claimed nn IN
/ tive information that the German Aky
! egafes will have handed in all 4a&[6
| counter proposals by May 20. wht&H
| the date stipulated by CleM6I
when hi. GaLIa- the.n-the -peaeA IT. Z
| There is absolutely nothing VT
thentic so far to permit y NAl -
| statement rs TO whether1 thas ytV11I6
will sign. All Is guess .w94kN NV
/ matter Of fact. most of athoa4
i inside here think the 4etm4Mg
| not yet know themselves. IheE<
(! no question however, that On ~
| of everything that has been 1o3
probabilities point 20 reflS1a& N1&
!, signatures. ~ ,xSz III 3SBl ~
In that case the allies AHak&4
/ tighten the economic 1e4o4@(Ej