The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-01
DECLARES TREATY
HAS LITTLE WORTH
Former Premier Nitti Dis
cusses Europe's and Amer
ica's Problems
PRESIDENT is
NOT ACQUAINTED
Does Not Understand Europe Treaty
Contains Germs of Hatred and New
Wars - Germany In IntolerabIe PO-
sition-Europe Needs Her Industry

/ OOutdlHS otiHlS Ol anu w" /
Wars - Germany In IntolerabIe Po-
sition-Europe Needs Her Industry
NAPLES, Oct. / (By The Associated
Press Former Premier Francesca
Nitti, who is sojourning here, in the
course OF a statement went over some of
1.-THE problems which are perplexing Europe
and America
ION the eve of the presidential struggle
in the United States" he said, 'it is well
that the European situation be thoroughly
considered in America. Europe cannot
quickly regain its feet without the help
of the United States, but the United
States might help only those countries
whose policy is peace. The American
/, democracy has great task before it. /
am a sincere friend of America, but l
cannot truthfully say l believe that the
actions of her leaders have been useful to
the world.
NO man had more humanitarian ideas
than President Wilson But he was not
sufficiently acquainted with Europe, and
thus the treaties concluded have no great
moral worth They contain the germs of
! deep hatreds and perhaps new wars The
United States could even now, if they
wished, exert beneficial influence. This
is not only their moral duty but it is
also in their interest to do SO.
Il do not know if there is peace any
where in the world, but there certainly is
none in Europe Around you, you see
nothing but armies While the war was
still going on people said this would be
the last war, but GermanyS militarist
spirit has been acquitted by the peoples
, who overthrow Germany. Europe is alive
with proposals of conquest, with eager
ness to hoard raw materials.
we always declared we were not wag-
ing war against the German people, but
e against German militarism and still,
: and. now that militarist Germany is
r wrecked we have not changed our atti-
: tude. Germany today is in an intolerable
J. position, still undergOeS all sorts of OdiOus
) Investigations, and is submitting to all
t sorts of humiliationS. Germany has no
n ships, has not sufficient raw materials
y and has no colonies, while the exchange
Il rate is SO unfavorable She cannot buy
/ abroad. Germany, while suffering hunger,
is condemned to pay an indeterminate
! n indemnity for an indeterminate number OF
I years.
c "AlI Europe. with its large population
5 was the great market for the exchange OF
/ goods. Germany was the greatest Euro
r pean center of production.
s Now. all this is upset and smashed
4
G former low prices without Germany's
: fruitful work. We hated German militar-
ism. but admire her industriousness and
perseverance. which has given her first
place among the worlds producing ma
tons. Why should we do without Ger
:, many's work and how can one expect Ger
many to pay any indemnity in the present
state of affairs?
- Regarding Russia, | think our policy
y has been all wrong. The entente must
make up its mind to look upon Russia.
not as an enemy, but as fallen friend
o who has oYertaxcd his strength waging
, war on our behalf and has succumbed.
: Russia now is communist, but its economic
6 system is absurd and bound to fall.
, Everyone who has been to Russia has re-
! turned mortified. 1t is regime of abso-
lutism and violence which gives rise to
> great poverty and impossibility of pro-
duction.
In conclusion, Germany and also many
, countries which formed ancient Austria
cannot live. Russia is consumed by com
, lmunist tyranny and violence and the
NIussulman world is in ferment not en-
, tirely justified. If America, which is the
] greatest creditor and having the greatest
, reserves of raw material, wishes to exer-
! else self action in the world, it must
, exercise it in favor of justice, which
. is indispensable for prosperity and
pendent on the reconstruction of Ger
! many and the return of Russia among
the free countries. The Russian people
must be convinced we desire their resus-
citation, having no interest in their past
regime. Europe must find peace. because
: risk new wars, which would mean the
, triumps of brutality and perhaps the col
, lapse of our civilization"