Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-05
BMkNY, CLAD IN
SACkCLOTH, STILL
is lJNREPENTANT


ySs The treaty ought to be revised, par
as to It's economic prov!
St$tonsi but am very much afraid tina
HsEhe German statesmen Will be rcluc;
Sss&nt 10 substitute for the present un
treaty one acceptable I,
%he allies that Germany would b,
to acknowledge as capable
S30f enforcement and, therefore. moral
{ESsss1y binding upon them.
Es Disarmament OF Germany.
Is Germany sincerely and effect
iiSsRcly disarminC in compliance VIII
ssSSfhe treaty OF Versailles?
SssSf TO this question ! would answer
hpth yes and no. The consensus o.
best Informed opinion seems I,
DE that the high officials of the Ger
man government are sincerely at
TO carry into effect the dis
& armament provisions OF the treaty.
me head of the allied disarma
r ment commission told me that nil OF
itItne numerous reports OF the disCOV.
sSeEy or large Accommodations of deIib
t8erately hidden war material were
81 pure inventions. ON the other hand
IT is conceded. even by the German
onerninent officials, that largo Sec
I lions OF the German people, and more
y particularly the officers OF tho Ger
y man army, have not been Loyalty CO.
operating with the government in
s ir soo S''.larnent measures nor does
seem 10 NE that the government
s mas been adopting as drastic
y measures as We're necessary TO en-
force it's orders
The bulk of the heavy guns ana
Held guns and ordnance material and
Z lInost OF tho factories for the pro
a aidaIn OF munitions. and TO con-
siuerahie extent tho German fo-;ffcr-
tions on their western frn,itiar baVa
,pSeen destroyed IN compliance With
4 the treaty
m Many Hidden Rifles.
me allied missions expect that this
WORK q destruction VIII % sub
siantiaily complete before the cnd
OF me year Even now there are
I the manufacture OF munitions ~ W.
/ ana none are being proGuccd /,
seems probable that even II IL dors
!. MS hs pesI; me German government will
81 some hundreds OF thousands Of
IInes which disappeared during tho
q ttSniusion following the armisticc ana
/ the revolution. The fear is that The
hidden rifles viii lie surrendcrsd Nv
s the elements OF the population who
4 couid be trusted 10 keep them and
WI rs ne Kent ~ the. disorderly and
nave no doubt that. unless the
allies relent, Germany viii comrle,s
me me reducti%a Of her army 10 loo. 900
lmper!al police force by the end of
the Year. and that soon the dis
armament OF Germany will he as
e esPet For AZ .ho is physicGily possible,
silt is clear that, even If tho car.
man people should again dcvcl>A tho
AMBITION OF becoming a warlike ma
lion. 1t would take them many wears
10 create new navy and cqiiip a
new army which wouid moe, the RE-
Uuircments OF modern warfare
Really Suffering for Food.
arc the German people rcally suf-
fering for lack OF food?
Unqualinedly. yes Whllc Tn.
Pf oas ,hor ms a class have sufficient
shortage of food among tho Urban
population. While the casual visitor
10 heriin or any other large city
tb errd receive The IMPRESSION, that
uoes not have TO 20 far beneath the
surface 70 iind out how much sur-
iering there is. There is little nc
lual starvation, but there IS Il vast
amount OF underfeeding In the cities
and industrial ccntcrs
- Inc ofhcial brief submitted by the
herman ,,i. government at spa stated
mat; after q temporary Improve
ment during the summer OF 1919 tho
food rations guaranteed TO the urban
popnlItion have decreased once more
caloric minimnmOS ' Even cent ;bo of Mn, the
experts conccde that the German nro'
PIE Of this class are not rcceiving
s sorG man ian w Per cent OF the normal
The Increase IN the cost OF food
rs Wholly out OF proportion 10 tn,
nf foaS In inc2mcs The shortage
among the people Of fixed but lin
tied incomes, such as the small
renters. teachers. governmcn, Oil
oihcers ana students. Their incomes
nave not materially Increased. while
The price Of food and other nccos-
saries OF life have increased from
sands OF people OF this class are
SUFFERING acute privntion.
ouak"rs' Wnrh of Mercy.
INC american and English Quakcrs
square meal OF ! ZOO calorics (ahotI;
40 per cent of fun daily rati0nI
10 500 students OF ;he University o.
Berlin, who. before this relief. we're
Studies because Of inaGcn r,r.c
nourishment. IN" same thing Is be-
stiles. The Quakers ara also fSed-
ihg tens OF thousands oaschool, chill
being saved from tubtrcnroSis. rick
from malnutrition.
y One sees the effect OF undcrfeed.nc
among tho people in, the streets i'm
the sallow compilations. listless raI,
timatcd that the aggregate weight Of
the German people Is % per cent less
man before the war. At the Spa
cedsG tSn. the allied cxperts con.
principal cause. for the reduction
In Germany's outpu:. OF coal was tn"
s iSa etc IN the physical vIsor OF
and the allied supreme council In
their own Interest made provisjon
for fund for increasing In. SIM,
ply Of food in the mining districts
~. The shortage. OF FOOD 5 due not
Nonly TO reduced production nj HONS
and reduced imports; but. in tho casc
fof hundreds OF thousands OF n.o-lc
TO the enormous Increase in prices
as measured IN the dopreciutcd GER
man currency without aur corn.
spending increase I'm ircoui. rim,
manifcstly is q condition thar ,lu
Germany should Secure 'ha cr,li;s
imports Of food :"
Not Likely TO DI,int..ra,c.
is Germany likely 20 dsiulegrate
think not. provided the allies
give. the Germans rcaeouatla Coo
nomic charIs-. The Iorf Xxx. r,sg,
. ,han iiosItAer ri / 'cono'nic rather
the secession OF the rhiua p-o,.nI.s
from the rest o! g rrars which ia
not without supror' among the rco
pie OF those provinces. is blg,f ~,
selfish considcrations This move.
mont might succeed - ,;.r,pauy
allowed 20 drift into economic cb.o.
LIN that event, further 'orritorial
siderations and The iso,auon O, prns
sia might follow. have no svm.
8pathy with the Wow that srcF
5disintegration would be in Tho in.
award rcinteeration base on ec2-
monte needs. would Inevitably .net,n
and the unrest OF tho BALKANS would
iextend TO Germany
Oh is Germany lifely 20 trirt into
My conclusion f. no. prov!de5 ~.