The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-04

it will mean the ruin Of Germany.
One argument to which none of them
have an answer is that the peace
terms are mild considered in the
light of what the terms would have
been-if Germany had been the vic
tor.
In my opinion the fangs of Ger
many as military power have been
pulled for all time. The treaty when
signed will sign her death knell as
a world power for some time. Her
people must start at the bottom, and
try and rebuild nation, torn down
10y ambitions of ruthless ruler, and
war wanting military caste. Mill
tarism and its attendant evils must
be put out of the way for all time.
The German press has now turned
its venom on President Wilson. The
papers claim that he has given in to
the French and his fourteen points,
and accepted a peace not in accord
with the principles of these much
discussed points.
The leading Berlin papers on the
day that the peace terms were pub
lished contained such headlines as
follows:
"THE PEACE TREATY, AN IN
STRUMENT OF ROBBERY"
peace OF ANNIHILATION."
"THE UNACCEPTABLE PEACE
TERMS"
TERRITORIAL DEMANDS OF
THE ENTENTE"
The Deutsche Tagezeitung using
Reuters press service says in part:
"The peace treaty, now being
transmitted to the Germans, is in it.
self, not the sort of document on
which is based the possibility of re-
constructing the world after the war;
it seems to aim in its first principle
to set forth these conditions on which
alone the Allied and Associated Pow
ers will close peace with Germany,
and on which alone they will set up
an order which the Allies in general
have sketched for the prevention of
future wars and for the lettering of
mankind. On this last basis, the
treaty contains the plan of the Lea
que of Nations and the information
al labor agreement. 1t does not treat
except incidentally, the complicated
problems, presented by the liquida-
ton of the Austrian empire, nor the
matters which concern the two enc
my Jurisdictions of Turkey and Bull
garia, save insofar that it is Ger
many's duty to accept every condi-
ton for which the Allies shall decide
or their account in the future"
"Vorwarts," the official organ of
The Socialist part in Germany, prints
proclamation for the Social Demo
cratic Party of Germany appealing
to the socialists Of all lands" against
the kind of peace that is offered the
Fatherland 1t characterizes this
peace as one prepared by the Imper-
ialists of the Entente which is ac-
cuses of being as bad as "our own"
This peace, it continues, benefits the
capitalists of France, England and
America, while the proletariat pays,
and thus is prevented from rebuild
ing the broken world. Among other
concessions, it says, eve are willing
to repair the wrong done to Belgium
and Northen France, but we want
this to be done unhindered in orderly
conditions"
With all their talk and bluff, it is
my opinion that the Germans will
sign the peace treaty. 1t is part of
their character to try and bluff
awhile, as for example at some of
the .armistice conditions, notably the
matter of handing over the merchant
ships. However, they know they
must sign, there is no alternative. In
case they should refuse, the Allies
will take their ports, advance further
into Germany, thereby Selling their
chief coal and ore deposits. By shut
ting off the food supplies, it Would
only be matter of a couple of
months until the people would be
starving. Thus at the end of short
time, the Germans would be begging
to be allowed to sign the same peace