The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-18
The Watch on the Rhine.


said. is equal to twelve infantry divisions
and one and half cavalry divisions.
These allied forces are divided as fol-
lows:
France. seven infantry divisions and
one cavalry division. or 100000 men;
Great Britain. three infantry divisions
and one cavalry brigade, or 10000 men;
Belgium. one infantry division. or
$4,000 men:
United States. one infantry division.
or 1900 men.
THE German army. dispersed az IL
Is throughout Germany. would be unable
TO make n sudden attack upon this army
with its superior equipment" he said
From a military point of view. I can
not believe a defensive policy on the
part of the Allies the only one. II IL
is. then why have the bridgeheads along
the Rhine been so greatly extended as
an offensive basis? Why has manoeu-
wiring ground been taken so far beyon1
the arnIys needs? Why has field
bakery been built with q capacity neces-
sary TO supply bread for an army of
100000 men? Why have strategic
bridges been thrown across the Rhlne'
-Four French army corps are sta
toned directly behind the Army OF Oc-
cupation and parallel with our frontier
in the direction of Lorraine. They are
gsrrisoned there and ready 20 march.
They have n strength of 10000 men.
This gives the impression that the
Rhineland is not being used for security
but as concentration territory for
new attack upon Germany"
Germany Has 10 Pay.
The irony of the situation. DIT. Simons
declared, lay in the fact that Germany
had 10 pay for this hostile military prep
aratlon from her own pocket. He men
toned an agreement among the Allies
which, he said, was announced by "A
onc-time French minister recently. that
the cost of allied occupation OF the
Rhineland would be limited TO 240,-
900. 900 gold marks when Germany hal
completed her disarmament.
we have not been Informed by the
Allies of such an arrangement. and IL II
has been made still the burden on US
would be very onerous."
The people of the Rhineland, he con-
tinued, are restricted and disturbed in
business and private life.
THE housing problem there shows ore
OF the most evil effects OF the occupa-
ton" he declared. More than 1900
dwellings had to be supplied In Cologne
for foreign officers and subalterns,
while in Cologne 1000 German officials
and their families are homeless. The
cost of living. Increased by army pur-
chases and acquisitions, Is hard to meet.
The Rhine provinces bear this woe for
the whole nation and have a right TO
the nations consideration.
During the last discussion of the
budget, the estimates were raised from
1000 900 TO 1900, 100000 and then 10
5000. 10000 and finally to 1900 100
marks. To this must be added the In
demnifications the State has paid TO
the people of the Rhineland
"Thc Brussels and the Geneva con-
ferences are before us. ! would to God
that the Brussels conference might ind
for us and for others way out OF our
troubles!
Germany has been disarmed, while
the Entente States increased their en-
circling armies and chung TO conscrip-
ton. Austria has been warned 10 he
economical and TO reduce her army TO
10000 men. One can only cry out,
Physician. heal thyselfl'
Germany and the people OF the Rhine
are peaceable and have and will have
peace with their neighbors, but they
should not be driven to despair ny the
heavlness OF their burdens"