El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-09
Order That Germany May Prosper And Pay Her Debts People
Ses By German Greed Would Continue As Savesf Germany
Does Her Past Record Show She viii Not Usup Her Again?

, and in she recent attack upon the
[ outside world.
Il refuses 10 concede the fact that
/ the German war had its origin IN
I German commercial aspirations far
more than in German militarlstic
] concepts. The war was fought IoI
world markets by the Germans, 10I
whom the markets had become q mat
ter Of life or death
SquelchinE the German
1t Is undeniably true that the al
Tentative is unattracttve- Germany
energies from the war still a nation
of sO.o00,0eO on a territory reduced
Z from 2lZ.0O0 square miles TO little
more than 10000 - smaller than
spain.
But the significant fact Is that
this German population, 30 per
cent larger than the population
in 1870. now inhnbIts a region
which q not only incapable Of
providing food for this enormous
aggregation Of human beings. but
does not contain the minerals out
OF which can be manufactured
products TO exchange for food
In a word, the problem Is whether
the world shall intervene TO return
to Germany her lost mineral regions,
which were themselves stolen from
Germany's neighbors. thereby perpet-
uating the ancient wrong. or consent
TO see Germany pass through a long
period OF agony, for which the single
solution must be sought in the mi
grafton Of millions Of Germans
1t is not difficult 70 perceive that
II Germany IS restored. she viii be-
come in due time the economic mas
ter Of middle Europe and the true di-
rector OF Russia
Around Germany will necessarily
gather all the fraguentary. creations
which replaces the HapsburE empire
on the map But after all, this
spells the realization for the German
OF the old dream Of Mitteleuropa-
Master OF the Middle of Europe,
will the German not Inevitably
return TO his old demands for the
possession OF Belgian and Dutch
ports. for the control Of the north
Of France. not for military rea-
sons. primarily, but for the far
more compelling reasons Of in
ternntionaI trade and industrial
independence
The German Trend OF Mind
The German attack upon the west
ern world In 1914 was chargeable be-
yond all else TO very deep causes. re-
sembling in some measure the causes
OF those other German irruptiUns
which ended in the destruction Of the
Roman empire and the temporary OBJ
scuration OF Christian civilization.
The German was driven by the ne
cessities Incident 70 overpopulaton,
under production Of foods: he had
literally 10 conquer or to die; he must
acquire new areas and new markets
or consent 20 the reduction OF his own
population.
The German chose war: he chose IL
deliberately; he prepared for il with
a consciousness Of its meaning for
him. but he did not prepare for IL
through some mad lust for more milf
tary glory OF expanded power. New
fields and new markets had become
a matter OF life and death for him and
he used his military weapon 20 &C
quire them
A False Notion.
The notion that Germany was the
victim OF a military caste and has re-
covered from his madness IS based
upon a very superficial examination
OF the facts OF German history and in
deed Of all history. But this belief
underlies all the present discussion OF
restoring Germany.
What is asked OF the world. what is
specifically asked Of the American
people, is that under the specious
plea Of humanity and under the even
more effective menace OF alleged an
archy. they aid in the restoration Of
Germany, at the expense OF all Of Ger
many's neighbors-