Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-21
CHAOS IMMINENT
IN GERMANY SAYS
MINISTER N0SKE
Fears New Revolt in Country
With Only Steadily DeCreaS-
ed Army to Cope With An
archy, Says in Interview
BY Cyril Brown.
(Staff Correspondent of the Albu-
querque Morning Journal and New
York World)
Copyright, 1919, by The Press Pub
fishing Co.
(The New York WORLDLY
(The New York Wor'dD
Especial Gable DespatchD

(Speclai 1dDle IeSpdlSil'J
Berlin. Sept. 20.-"The allies are
treating us like dogs. They should
hurry the ratification of the peace
treaty and leave me enough troops 10
maintain order, or the consequence
NAV be catastraphal for Germany.
perhaps for all Europe"
Thus. Gustav Noske, minister of de-
fense. summarized the situation 10
me today. He continued:
my heaviest problem is to main
tain order. and at the same time 10
attempt loyalty to fulfill that part OF
the peace treaty that concerns me-
namely, the military terms BY oroers
already issued the German army VIII
be reduced to 100000 men pY Oet9'
her / next and to 100000 by January
| /.
J "The most critical period will come
hetween January | and March 81, dur
| ing which the treaty compels the r. ,
| duction of the army to 100000. II
| This requirement is not modified ana
I am forced to comply with it, II VIII
mean that | shall not have singh
| intact battalion on which | can rely.
.This at the most dangerous perlpa
of the year, for our radical friehuS
are already talking about the comm Z
winter being ripe for a reVolutloh II,
/ Germany as the forerunner OF Wo, ~
revolution. If they succeed, reVo'u-
ton win plunge Germany INTO chaos
from which it will take decades 60
emerre But the revolution VIII ho'
4 half at Germany's boundaries, aee,i
as an irredueible minimum 2oV w,
troops to maintain internal order
hone TO make this clear to the enteh''
military mission"
Puzzled Over Americas Beiay.
Minister Noske is anxious anu ptA'
zled over Americas delay IN ral'IS
ing the treaty. He regrets thal ~
little reliable news from AMER" .'
reaches Germany to explain me Seu'
ates deliberations ana the ptoeihs'i
nation by America rms uelay ~, ~
longs an abnormal cohditloL -.
neace nor war--thus serving 10 IT,
70 and aggravate the inter- al condl
tons Of Germany. Noske also see,
Eangar in what he called the ailles
, ,merrv-go-round" policy - :,
1T am wondering" he said. VINO i
running the show at versailles VIZ
|! is debating or giving tone TO u, Ih'
/, allies' nolicy toward Germany Ih'
, French apparently, are still atraiu y
Germany. in my opinion madly any
foolishlv afraid. SO they continue
nolicv of pinpricks and dos"hip'
. "Their demand that we change ou
! constitution caused widespread popu
Ior indignation and irritation. Ih'
mon of Germanys present govern
" mont do not want another war bu
If they continue to treat us hke uos
: thew will strengthen and play lhu
:. tho hands of those elements VINO sa
: that sooner or later we must max
q front and take firm stand aealhs
:. that sort of treatment,
Minister Noske called the treat
with Austria "a parody or peac
treaty" particuialy, he said. necaus
III "violates President wilson pfii'
picle of self-determlnatloh'
America should Stay In.
"America ought not to disinteres
itself in Europe he continued; SIM
America incurred obligations by en-
tarinp the war and winning it. Amer
loo heat us without America as
enemy we should never have bee
. heaten by either France or Englan'
= America entered the war as IN
strong man comes, to see justice oon
- therefore America ought not 10 pu
out now ,,,,,
Noske does not understand WI
there are no American representauv'
& on military missions and conhl'
sions here. whose doings now,
II Noske sees it, can have no vaiidi'
since the treaty expressly provides r'
American representation on tnen
Regarding Upper Siiesia the minist'
of defense said: +,
! ~ am not going to sit by ana i
- ACCOMPLISHED facts be brought apo'
~ there because the peace treaty D
- comes effective. I hope Amerlce
! troops will be sent to Upper Silesi
= | would rather see American tfool
~ there than any other"
"a Noske paid a grateful tribute
al ''the work of American represent
es tives in Upper Silesia, who secured u
is release and return of many Germt
IT, inhabitants who were carried OFF
9 the Poles"
l. He charged that this alleged ia
Oh proves that the Poles started &
u whole trouble. Noske is still the on
le strong man in power in Germany I
a. day and is to be reckoned with a
cordingly. He is still strong for Z
su league of nations.