Evening star., 1919-05-11

ucuariF WITH the other powers promising to
pledge themselves to her protection against
Germany.
Taken as whole. there srounss for
making the charge that spois dominated the
settlements and territorial adjustments the
western frontier of Germany.
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IN the east the allies were confronted with
l the erection OF firm. well protected Polish
state. whose economic existence should be in
sured. How to do this without encroachng
upon admittedly German rights and territories
was problem. and in this section the allies
have laid themselves open to the charge of
"spoils'' settlement more than in any other.
Parts Of West Prussia. Posen and Silesia will
so to Poland in order insure safeguards for
Polish outlet to the at DanZig, which.
though a German city. will be made free port
for the benefit of Poland Admittedly German
territory is wrested from the Germans
The allies were forced to erect eastern ter
ritorial barricaGeS against the extension of
German influence. protect Poland economically.
and, consequence. the decision they reached
is the only that could have been aimed at
in the interest of right and justice.
In the creation of the limits of the new
nations of Czechoslovakia and Jugoslavia, the
latter be incorpora ted in the kingdom of
Serbia. the allies will have to hew sharper
into enemy territories than at any other point
on the continent. Austria Will be dismembered
to such extent that power she will be a
shadow of her former self Here the economic
rights of Austria as regards direct outlets to
the have not been considered. But the
allies have been bent freeing long-oP-
pressed nationalities and in doing this they
have had to curtai Austria in the fashion soon
to be revealed in the formal peace terms to be
presented to the Austrian peace delegation
IN the separation of the colonies from Ger
| many and removal of her influence in Africa
the of he q lies hay m
part of prudence. This not only Immediately
ends dangers from Teutonic intrigue, dangers
made manifest during the course of the war,
and even before. The Germans will not be able
to use these territories TO the benefit of their
own selfish nationa1istic interests. Methods of
exploitation which they have so long engaged
in to the complete disnterest of millions of
native peoples will forever end. Under the
more unselfsh allied mandatories old German
colonies may be expected to leap forward with
the impetus of fair and square government
These territories more than a million miles
in extent. If this settlement is not just. and
few question 1t, it is at least an application
of punishment we'll merited by the Germans.
and throughout the world possibly Will
complain though there may be some disputes
among the allies to the extent of their own
influence, such in German East Africa, where
Belgian troops were largely employed with the
British in the fighting of the war in this
quarter.
Taken as a whole the territorial adjustments
in the treaty are made In the upnoioihs u prih-
ciple The taint of pelf is little SEEN
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1NASMUCH as the financial and economic ar
| rangements. exactions and demands are less
than the world would desire to see imposed
and far less than the crimes Of the Huns dur
ing four years of warfare warrant, it may be
said that principle and square dealing have been
eminently to the fore in these. The allied
statesmen have proceeded along financial and
economic lines with constant desire not to
break Germany in the imposition Of financial
arrangements. though destrous of imposing the
greatest amount that Germany could pay. That
they have drawn safe line between financial
exploitation and adequate reparations generally
must be admitted.
Cry out Germany will. there is little
justification for her walls. The peace imposed
would have been far worse had old methods
of diplomatic settlement been followed.