Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-11-21
people. and that 10 what We are
listening to now.

Taught at Door Of France.
After war that has caused the
death of millions Of men, after
the sore wounds that have been
inflicted and that are still bleed
Ing In the side Of the countries Of
Europe. that is the sort of thing
that Is being taught at the very
door of France. Now can you ex-
pect that France should close her
eyes to such things?
! come now to the physical as
pect OF disarmament. I quite un-
derstand that somebody might say
1T Is not sufficient to harbor evil
designs, to make war one must
have appropriate means, because
when 1t is question of war
enormous electives are necessary:
on-commissioned officers. you
must have plentiful material
rifles. guns. machine guns. aGtil-
lery. etc.-and Germany has no
longer any of these. Germany,
from the point OF view of effec-
tives. Just emerging from the
war. from q war where her men
and I should be the last to I'M
derestimate the valor Of her SOL
diers: our soldiers have had to
face and to fight the German SOL
diers and they know to what point
the German soldier is able to
carry his heroism-but Germany
Just issuing from the war still
has 100000 mon over there in
Germany who have made the war.
OF course, you will say they are
not actually serving under the
flag, they are not living in bar
racks. Certainly. Have these
men any officers and non-commis-
stoned officers ready to be mar
shaled to the field? Is 1t possible
to mobilize such an army to-
morrow?
100000 In Police Force.
To this question I answer yes.
and I am going to explain 1t.
Since the war, since the moment
peace was signed, Germany has
constituted a force. a so-called po-
lice force. which was intended for
the maintenance of public order.
that force - called the reichsweh.
1t Is to include 100, 900 men, and in
fact does include 100000 men. But
what men? They are nearly all
officers or non-commissioned ofa-
GERS. mean. gentlemene regu-
lars all having served in or hav-
Therefore. the cadres are ready
there, the officers and non-commis-
stoned officers are ready to mar
shall the army tomorrow.
Sees War Preparations.
And what is that army? IL It
in conformity with the require
ments of the peace treaty? Is 1t
only for purposes of public order!
No. There are q certain number
OF those on which I have to ex-
press the state Of facts AZ they
are.
According to secret Instructions
issued by the military authorities.
the reichswehr Is to prepare, not
only for police purposes. but also
for war. and it Is trained for
war, with the necessary rehearsalS
and maneuvers.
There Is something more. Ger
many has another denomination
there Is another group called Elm
Doner verein." This group in
will who are ready to serve their
country in time OF need, and IN
stead of using 1t only to preserve
internal order, 1t might be used
for other purposes.
The danger was so real that the
allies were obliged to send an
ultimatum to Germany to demand
that this force should be disarmed-
Gives Germans Credit.
At another moment. under an or
ganixation called the orgetz. which
is the organization OF war. the
Elm Doner verein"" acquired such
strength and became such a threat
that the prime minister OF Bavaria.
animated by spirit Of revolt. in
formed the world that he had at his
disposal and he could raise in q
short time, an army of 100000,
plentifully provided with rifles
machine guns and artillery. Well.
that force has been disorganized.
The German government has done
its duty, and nobody more than
myself is ready to recognize it It
is only q duty on my part, mere
duty, a mere sense Of fair play.
stated 1T In my own parliament
am ready to recognise that the Ger
man chancellor. Chancellor Wirth.
is a man OF good will. animated by
fair purposes. loyal and frank, and
that he has applied every endeavor,
part, in order ID really realize q
state of peace and honor the eigna-
ture of Germany. But this gov
eminent in Germany Is weak. 1t Is
being watched. Shares are laid In
their path and they might fall at
any moment.
other Organized Force.
While I may say on our side we
40 roadv To 10 ayerythine in or.
der to allow this great people to
peace, and the German government,
as 1 said, dissolves the Einwohner-
weir, there is something else. gen.
t asieh is she eslled tne cne1Seit:
Politze." That is also a police force.
It includes 100000 men. These
are enlisted men. The force is
composed almost exclusively OF
regulars, officers and non-commfs-
commissioned officers ready to un-
dereo q new period Of military
service. We demanded the dis
solution Of this force, but what
The "chezheits Politze" disap-
peared, but another came In its place
the "Schut2 Politxe"-but It was
inst the same. That included $780,
900 men. So that instead of its be-
ing a local police force. 1t became
general police force at the dis
nosai of the central government,
that could be used anywhere on
German territory, so that we como
to a total OF 250,000 men, and
enough men that are real officers.
ready to marshal the troops who