The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-17
.TEUTONIC AND
SLAV RIVALRY
There Is Race Feeling Be-
hind Europe's Many
Troubles.
NITTI PHILOSOPHERS
Has a Good Word to Say for
People of German and
Russian Territory.

U. nhe Associated Press
NAPLES. oct. 16.--Formcr Pre-
r,icr Francesca Nitti, who Is So
..uruIng hers, in the course OF a
statement today went over some OF
tne problems which are perplexing
Europe and America.
'On tho eve of tho presidential
struggle I'm the United States" no
said III 10 we'll that the European
situation be thoroughly considered In
America. Europe cannot quickly re-
cain It's feet without the help ~ the
United states, but the United states
might help those countries whose
p0li.v is peace. The American de
morracy has n great task before a.,
( am "A sincere friend of America.
but I cannot truthfully say [ helievo
that the actions OF her leaders havo
been useful to the world
"No man had more Humanitarian
ideas than President Wilson. But
ne, was not sufficiently acquainted
with Europe, and thus the treaties
concluded have no great moral
worth. They contain the germs OF
doep hatrcds and perhaps new wars.
The United States could even now,
II fry 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 II there is peace
anywhere in the world, but there
certainly Is none in Europe. Around
YOU. YOU see nothing but armies.
While the war was still going on peo-
pIe said this would be the last war,
but Germans militarlst spirit has
been acquired by the peoples who
TNnrnnA ,u
alive with proposals OF conquest,
with eagerness to hoard raw ma
torials.
I'VE always declared we were not
waging war against the German peo-
pie. hut against German milltarism
and still, now that the German en-
pire has fallen and now that mill
tarist Germany Is wrecked, we have
not changed our attitude. Germany
today is in an intolerable position,
still undergoes all sorts OF odious
Investigations and Is submitting to
all sorts OF humillations. Germany
has no ships. has not sufficient raw
materials and she has no colonies,
while the exchange rate is so unfa-
vorahle she cannot buy abroad. Ger
many. while suffering hunger. is con-
demned to pay an indeterminate In
demnity, for an indeterminate num-
Der Of years.
"It is true the victory confcrs
certain rights, but It imposes also
certain duties. Nobody more than
myself, who am firm believer in
democracy and peace, hated German
Imperialism. Is the American de-
mocracv really pleased with tho turn
events have taken? All Europe with
It's large population was the great
Germany was the greatest European
center Of production.
Now. all this is upset and
market for the exchange OF goods,
smashed. The world never again will
have the former low prices without
Gcrmary's fruitful work. We hated
German miltarism. but admire her
industriousness and perseverance,
which has given her first place
among the worlds producing ma
tions Why should we do without
Germany's work and how can one
expect Germany TO pay any indcm-
nifty In the present state OF affairs? I?
My words often have been misundcr-
stood by the imperialistic press, but
so long as | have a single breath left
| shall not passively assist in the
wa'te Of so much energy. Can we
expect permanently to control Ger
many In the way we are doing now
Regarding Russia, ] think our
policy has been all wrong. The en-
tente must make up its mind TO look
lpon Russia, not as an enemy, but