The sun., 1919-06-26
GERMAN NOTES STIR
PEACEMAKERS IRE
Attitude Reveals Adhesion to
Old Dogmas-''Tiger"
INDICATED.
MAY NOT GET IN LEAGUE
French Writers Ridicule Sug-
gestion Of Admitting
Perjured Race.
MAY NOT GET IN LEAGUE
BY sfa6 Correspondent Of THY suS.
For,tJokf 1914. all .vfoAfs .vsSerpsd

Copyright, 1919; oil vfphfs 'ressyued
PARIS, June 2S.-The character Of the
last German notes has aroused the re-
sentiment of the Allies apd, has con-
WINGED many here that there has been
little real change in the German Govern
ment. Some of those who had been
disposed to be more lenient in the treat
ment Of the Germans have changed their
views now. This Is true OF the, advocates
of the immediate admission OF Germany
to the League Of Nations, which. as is
we'll known, was favored by Premier
Lloyd George and President Wilson and
vas prevented only by tho frni attitude
Of Premier Clemenceau. = ';-'
0ermany's final act OF wantonness In
Striking her surrendered ships In Scapa
Flow has caused chagrin and humiliation
here. In the midst of .the expressions
Of INDICATION, particularly by the French,
there is On occasional tibe at,the states
men who were innocent enough to trust
the Germans to guard the vessels after
they had become ostensibly the property
Of the Allies.
This final action of the Germans is m
direct violation of clauses XXI. and
lated the surrendered ships were to re-
main under the supervision OF the Allies
and the United states While the coun-
ell of Three is awaiting the opinions OF
its experts as to how Germany can be
compelled to make amends now that the
treaty is all ready for signature, no less
than three Investigations either are In
progress or soon will be under way. The
armisttce commission at Spa Is to make
an inquiry, both Premier Lloyd George
and the British Admiralty are looking
into the question whether sufficient pre-
cautions were taken and me French Par
hament has. asked Premier .Clemenceau
to conduct an investigation on behalf Of
France, which is the country hardest hit
Recall Danieis's Statement.
It is recalled here that Secretary Dan
iels after his recent visit to Scapa Flow
said In a published statement that the
thing which impressed him most was to
see the feet guarded only by three small
patrol boats.
France is incensed particularly be-
cause while she has lost the warshlps
she expected to acquire Italy is to get
the Austrian feet She 10 determined to
exact reparation, but obviously is DIT sea
as to how this can be done at this late
stage in. the peace negotiations. The
Petit Journal says:
"'"France should be compensated by
receiving the full ownership OF the SUB
, marines which have been entrusted TO
her keeping and should receive also n
number Of merchant ships ready for sea,
OF which she stands in urgent need"
The Nodro says. :Once more. Sur
enemies show themselves unchanged, a
perjured race with no respect for the
I n A Garh "a q a q G
proposed to us In the League OF Nations,
and that at an early date"
/ In. f4rt. this act of outlawry, In con-
Junction with the latest German notes.
has convinced nearly every one here that
Germany cannot be trusted yet and that
she must undergo a long period of pro-
bstion before she can be admitted TO the
League of Nations on an equal footing
with the other Powers.
In denouncing the treaty as an act of
violence and virtually declaring that
they sign it under duress, the Germans
| have made 1t plain that the Allies must
exercise continual vigilance for an in
definite period II they are to make Ger
many live up TO the terms of peace.
The Presidents spokesmen we're, quick
to point this out to-day as another argu-
ment for the League of Nations, contend
ing that only the combined moral and
| physical forces OF the nations OF the
world as represented in such an organi-
cation could accomplish the task which
the German attitude now Imposes. The
I more practical French statesmen, how
| ever. keen TO he putting more faith In
the promised engagement Of the United
| States and Great Britain to stand by
| France.
See Adroit Diplomacy!
with all their insolerce, the German
notes seem to have as their basis a
fairly adroit diplomacy Plainly, che
Germans play upon the differences In
views which they knew to be hold by
! the chiefs OF the Allies. Waving aside
the question of generating Germany
from the charge OF bringing ON the war
and the question ofs sivihg up those
deemed culpable, which the Germans
! now contend were points of honor. there
was the third question of having the
League OF Nations review the territor-
ial and economic clauses OF the peace
treaty in two years time. which is'ex-
actly what many of those well Informed
in American circles had been predicting
would have TO be done. That the Allies