New-York tribune., 1920-01-12
Wont Forget
Lost Subjects,
Says Germany
Remember Fatherland!''
Reads Government Proc
lamation to Inhabitants
of Separated Territories
We Will Stand Together
Onward Spiritual Union of
Homeland Will Be Pre-
served" Berlin Pledge

BERLIN, Jan. IL (By The Associated
Press).-The government has issued
the following proclamation to the
German inhabitants of the territories
which are being separated from Ger
many:
<"The unhappy issue Of the war has
left US defenseless to the arbitrary
will of an opponent, who is imposing
upou US in the name of peace the
heaviest of sacrifices, the first of
which is the remuneration of German
territories in the east, west and north,
without regard to the principles of
self-determination, by which hundreds
of thousands of our German country
men are being placed under foreign
domination.
German Brothers and Sisters: Not
only in the hour Of farewell, but for
ever, mourning for our loss will fill
our hearts. We vow to you on behalf
Of the entire German people that we
will never forget you. You on your
part will not forget your common Ger
man fatherland. Of that we are sure"
"Whatever is possible for us to do to
preserve to you the mother language,
the German character and the inward
spiritual union Of the homeland will
be done. We will increasingly urge
that promises given in the treaty shall
be kept. Our sympathy, our care, our
ardent love will unfailingly be yours.
ACROSS all frontier barriers German
nationality remains one entity. Be
strong with us in the belief that the
German people will not perish, but on
hard-won liberal foundations will rise
to the highest political, economic and
social culture
"Countrymen, hard injustice was
done you and us by forcible separa-
ton. The right of self determination
has been refused the German popula-
ton. But we do not abandon hope.
You, too, one day will be granted this
national fundamental right. We will,
therefore, despite all pain, call to one
another full Of hope and confidence in
this hour Of parting. We will truly
ever stand together with our entire
strength for the right of our ma
tionality."
Keep Treaty Pledges, Says Press
Commenting on the ratification of
the Versailles treaty the "Deutsche
Allgemcine Zeitung" says:
ut would be unworthy to look sor-
rowfully backward and useless to seek
scapcgoats on whom to cast responIi-
bility for our national misfortune"
sIf we can only establish internal
order" declares the "Zcitung am
Mittag," 1--WE shall be able to bear the
economic conditions Of this hardest Of
peace"
The "vossische Zeitung" says. "The
document now sealed means peace be-
tween governments, but certainly not
peace for the life Of nations. All that
has been attained is the possibility Of
beginning work for the conclusion of
. real peace between nations. The
German nation must put forth Its
strength because fulflllment Of the
engagement entered into is an obliga-
ton Of honor, because it's work will
help again in advancing the interests
Of civilization and humanity"
The "BerlIncr Tageblatt" says: ~
now il the duty Of Germany honorably
10 fulfill the stipulations Of the treaty
to the best Of her ability. The quicker
Germany attains her moral recovery
and tho good regulation Of her In
tsrnsi conditions the quicker Will come
the opportunity Of getting the ffsAty
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