The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-02

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although It has been in close political
connection with Germany for more than
$50 years, is instinct with German life
and forms the very foundation Of in
d%ustrial life throughout East Germany,
tKreise) must be coded to Belgium
without sufficient guarantees that the
plebisclte which Ia only to take place
afterward, will be independent, The
purely German district Of the Saare
must be detached from our empire and
the way must be paved for its ,subso-
quent annexation to France, although
we W her debts in coal only. not In
men,
For is years Rhinish territory must
be occupied, and after those Is years
the allies have the power to refuse the
restoration OF the country; In the in
terval the allies can take every meas
ure to sever the economic and moral
links with the mother country and H.
nally to misrepresent the wishes OF the
indigenous population.
Although the exaetion Of the cost
Of the war has been expressly re-
nOunoed, as yet Germany, thus cut in
pieces and weakened, must declare her.
self ready In principle to bear all the
war expenses OF her enemies, which
would exceed many times over the total
amount Of German state and private as
sets. Meanwhile her enemies demand
In excess Of the agreed conditions rep
a~ratlon for damage suffered by their
civil population and in this connection
Germany must also go bail for her al
lies. The sum to be fixed is 10 be fixed by
our enemies unilaterally and to admit
Of subsequent modification and In
crease. No limit Is fixed save the ca
pacity OF the German people for pay
ment, determined not by their standard
Of life but solely by their capacity to
meet the demands of their enemies by
their labor. The German people would
thus be condemned to perpetual slave
labor.
Reconstruction Barred.
In spite OF the exorbitant demands
| the reconstruction Of our economic life
Is Mt the same time rendered impossi-
Bile, We must surrender our merchant
fleet, We are to all foreign
securities. We are to hand over to
our enemies our property in all Ger
man enterprises abroad, even In the
countries Of our allies. Even after the
conclusion Of peace the enemy states
are to have the right of confiscating
all German property. No German ira
der In their countries viii be protected
from these war measures. We must
completely renounce our colonies, and
not even German missionaries shall
have the right to follow their calling
therein, We must thus the
realization Of all our aims in the
spheres Of politics. economics and IDEAS,
Even in internal affairs we are to
give up the right to self-determtnation.
The international r%eparation commits
sion receives dictatorial powers over
the whole life of our people In eco.
nomic and cultural matters. Its author
ity extends far beyond that which the
empire, the German federal council and
tho ~reichstag combined, ever pos
sessed within the territory of the en-
pire, This commission mas unlimited
control over the economic life OF the
state, OF communities and Of individ-
uals, Further, the entire educational
and sanitary system depends on 1t. 1t
| can keep the whole German people In
mental thralldom. In order to increase
the payments due by the thrall, the
commission a hamper measures for
the social protection Of the German
worker.
''ln other spheres also Germany's
sovereignty is abolished, Her chief
waterways are subjected to interna-
tional administrations; she must con-
struct In her territory such canals and
such railways as her enemies wish; she
must agree to treaties, the contents OF
which are unknown to her; to be con-
| cluded by her enemies with the new
states on the east, even when they con-
Germ her own functions. The German
people Is excluded from the league Of
nations, to which Is intrusted all work
Of common interest TO the world,
Must Sign Death Warrant. I.
Thus must a whole people sign the
decree for Its own prescription, nay,
It's own death sentence,
Germany knows that she must make
sacrifice In order to attain peace, Ger
many knows that she has, by agree
ment, undertaken to make these sac
| %rifices, and will go In this matter to
the utmost limits OF her capacity.
"One-German offers TO proceed with
her own disarmament In advance Of all
other peoples, In order TO show that
| she will helm to usher In the new era