The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-21
A SPOKESMAN 70 RDEFEATIsM.

We have been expecting some one prominent on the
lied side to take the lead in advocating policy of sec
eltatlon toward defeat Of the work of the allies on
battlefield and pave the way for another war against
same people who have just failed to destroy free 90
eminent This spokesman for dsntegration and defes
ism has now appeared He is Gen. Jan Christian Smut
who acquired prominent position in Great Brita
through his weladvertsed loyalty to the British crow
after trying to destroy it in the Boer war Gen. Smu
was delegate to the Paris conference from South Afrc
and he signed the treaty under protest because he houg
It was too severe upon Germany His protest stands as
masterpiece of pro-German propaganda disguised as
appeal to idealism.
| Now Gen. SHUTS issues farewell adhesive hor
It really is farewel-n which he acts again as an il
for Germany He asks for special considerable
for the present German government, which he guarar
tees as perfectly honest and working in behalf of the
lies by keeping down anarchy. Above all things Ger
SHUTS anxious to Germany member of the eagu
Of nations although he knows that Germany has serve
notice through Count Bernstor and others that he
first act if admitted to the league will be demand 70
revision of the peace treaty
Gen. SHUTS draws fearful picture of England a small
island confronted by great nation of 10000 900 Ger
mans. 1t is calculated to brighten Englishmen, but il
will not succeed When have Englishmen been won owe,
by appealing to fear and cowadce? They faced the Ger
mans and them their beyful of British steel Does
Gen. SHUTS fear that the allies cannot or will not rally
again and put down the Huns if they should run amuck?
Does ne think the breed of grave men has been killed off
in England, France, Italy, Russia or America? If SO
his sojourn outside of South Africa has not taught him
much, and he may as well return to the veldt.
All of this special peaders concern is for the Germans
lie says nothing of the hardshps of the French beside
which the German hardshps holidays. Germany is
not devastated her factories looted of machinery
de says not word of Italy, which is living on insufficient
auons without possibility of recovering indemnity for
he ravages by the Germans and their helpers AS for
'ussia Gen SHUTS strongly urges leaving Russia to
ete her own affairs the ground that "a sobered soviet
ystem may be better than barbars to which the pres
mt system seems inevitably to be tending He declares
nat Russia ca monty be saved internally by the Russians
themselves working on Russian methods and ideas. He
rges the allies to leave Russia alone remove the block
de and adopt policy of friendly neutrality and impair
atty to all factions"
In Short treat the murderers and their victims inst
like. Rely upon wise bolsheviki Help GERMANY. Int
ont help Russia Soften the peace treaty so that Ger
any may recover, but never mind France, Belgium.
ally and the other allied sufferers Let down the block
lie SO that the boshevd may import ammunition as free
as patriotic Russians. Treat all Russian factions alike
cause the boshevik are strong and should not be an
end hoichak OF Russia, for fear of Lenine and Trot
y Curry favor with your strong enemies desert your
ends ignore allies and put your trust in the posi-
ity of the bolshevki becoming "sobered"
Is that your best for the cause of the allies and of hui
unity and civilization, Gen. SHUTS? Is that the ripe
III OF your craftsmanship your loyalty to democracy
ur abandonment of all ties that incompatible with
atty to the allied side in this war?
1t is well that Gen. Shuts alleged influence in Paris II
exaggerated in view of what he now advocates 1t
well that he is not in position to speak officially or
commit the British empire South Africa to the poll
ne outlines The great allied powers have pledged fiji
mselves to keep Germany chained to the treadm of 81
laton They have pledged themselves to keep Ger SIX
~ dsarmed They have promised reparaton to allied %
PIES They have given their solemn pledge to aid the
sian people who trying to throw off the boIshevi -
rything that the allied powers have won in war or
ICED in peace is attacked by this South African Boer
advertses his loyalty to the cause of the allies
INST Germany. Washington Post
hose twenty three wars going on around the adges