Albuquerque morning journal., 1919-05-29
Trainers of Peace Treaty Call
ed Short sighted and in Ac-
cord With French Ven-
geanCe and British Greed.
AMERICA LOST POWER
WHEN FOE COLLAPSED
Arrest of Kaiser Would Be
MonstrouS; Quotes General
Sheridan in Defense Of
. RuthIeSSnesS in War.
BY Cyril Brown.
Copyright, 1919, by the Press Pub
fishing Co.
ITbe Nau ynrly yKy1cId
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Berlin, May 2S,--"G nave never
doubted that the entente, in its policy
of annihiliation, would impose its
stern will upon us in the event OF
victory Therefore. in the stadium OF
war in which the leadership of opera
tons was so-intrusted to me | never
gave myself up to dreams of a peine
of mutual understanding and equal
rights Now | am less surprised than
are the majority of my countrymen,
who had lulled themselves with illu-
sions"
SO spoke Field Marshal Ludendorff
in an exclusive interview with The
journal correspondent today. He
wore an undeeorated double breasted
blacb eli sui with Nohnr lA,ih u
trimmings, and he gave 10 me ffeeIy
his personal judgment of the terms
of the pending treaty.
He Sees Our Power Over Allies Lost.
For reasons which | will not here
discuss" he went on, "the decision of
the war fell against us. | can under
stand why President Wilson was un-
able to put through his fourteen points
and the other measures which he ia
vored as the basis of the peace treaty
AS | assume, he could not withstand
the pressure and insistence of his
much more seriously wounded com
rades in the battles that had been
fought. Why was this so? IT was
because in the present, situation the
United States no longer had the nee
essary power over its allies.
"Amerca's power has not been in
creased by our collapse" the German
commander said laconically: con the
contrary, conditions have turned
against it, and they will so remain
for long time to come. The presi-
dent maintained his good faith but heI
could not make effective his idealism
in great business transactions of the
nations Now his power is scorned.
The help of the United States hasI
not been regarded as essential in thei
arrangement of terms, showing that
brute force is not to be displaced byI
even the noblest idealistic aspirations
However, the difference betweeni
the fourteen points and the peacei
terms is SO far beyond anticipationsI
that I must suppose that your presi-
dent will not be satisfied with the i
result of the conference.
Thinks Terms Can't Be Enforced.
conditions imposed in the treaty.
are extraordinarily hard and they dis |
play shortsightedness on the part ofl
the trainers of that instrument. InI
the main, the terms appear to me to
be more in accord with the French
thirst for revenge and the needs of
English commercial operations thanl
with the great interests of humanity. |
I'm my opinion, the peace terms as
drawn cannot be carried out As a SOL
dier the provision for the army lies
closest to my interest OF course |
am now a private citizen, but I may
hope that competent authorities will
take care to correct what may be
necessary in respect to the terms.
appealing to experts, I can
not think that | need to prove, even
to half way educated laymen, that un-
der present conditions Germany can
not and does not think of setting up
4 new war army. But with the num-
Der of troops prescribed by the Ver-
5ailles treaty, internal order and quiet
be restored and maintained in
Germany For this work in my opin-
on 100000 men will barely suffice.
Reduction of that number may he
possible later. and for financial rea-