New-York tribune., 1920-01-23

cipal reason why, according to him, 1t
was necessary to pursue it to the end.
eve had to take into consideration"
he specified, "that our special duty was
to end the war as quickly and favorably
as possible by every means in our
power. and not for one instant did we
forget that we were confronted by q
superior adversary"
He then expressed this further con-
sideration:
"If there had been united action be-
tween the people and The army we
would have possessed the means of
conqucring. In the case of our enemies
the more difficult the situations be-
came the stronger became their union
and their determination to triumph,
while with US, already inferior in num-
bers, party considerations won the day
and discond followed In connection
with every important decision we had
to seek the cooperation and power from
different parties and met only faint
nesrtedness and feebleness. And then
here had been attempts which secret
r. undermined force and discipline in
the army and the navy even in the
lays before dissolution had become
Cbv.ors. 1t was thus that our military
onerations ended in failure and disas-
ter c9ne bout"
Military Necessity Ruled
In closing, the Marshal replied as
follows to the last question os the COM
miss ion:
stortf," he added, "has shown clearly
submarine war America had already
decided to come in. AS for the po-
litical objections which the govern
ment made Enown to US we considered
them, but the arguments Of military
necessity appeared to us of greater
weight"
Ludendorff. replying to remark
made by the President, said that he
feared Count Bernstorff had not in
formed the Chancellor exactly accord
ing to President Wilson's intentions at
the time of the latter's mediation Of
fer. Ludendorf them made references
to the reproaches which had been
showered upon him for having pushed
the submarine war and for having
spoken and argued against peace. He
showed intense emotion, banging the
table with his fist and burning defiance
at his detractors. Am mbassador Bern
storff, who was there, took occasion
to reply in a calm tone that Lden-
dortf was mistaken and that he (Bern-
storff) had made no such criticisms of
him.
Upheld by Hindenburg
II make SO bold as to declare" nut
IN Hlndenburg from his side of the
table, that l am indignant that any
such purpose should be attributed tc
my faithful collaboration. He was nev.
er opposed to peace"
linus the commission dissolved will
8, contradiction between the chief O,
the general staff and the spokesman
OF German policy in the United States
VIII 1t reconvene? What was in ever,
way the most significant happening
was what took place outside of tn,
parliament inclosure. Could anything
be more interesting than the publ,
demonstration of the troops at who's,
head imperial generals have alway!
been found?
Without the slightest regard for tn,
orders of War Minister Ncske, the off
GERS all led their guard of honor de
tachments, bands at their head, to tn,
house of e-Chancellor Hellferich
where Hindenburg and Ludendorf
were staying. The police could d,
nothing to stop them, and the soldier
marched at the parade step before tn,
two great chiefs Of military Germany
they dipped the old colors to them. I
regimental commander, Lutzow, wa
given a few days confinement fo
leading his Zossen regiment to Berlir
for q demonstration of this sort
What he's just been seen and hearc
at Berlin indicates anything but re
Delltance and conversions