The Washington herald., 1921-02-01
Statesmen Here Declare
Terms Due to Force
Soviet Alliance.
AMERICAN OPINION
BREADS PROSPECT
Teuton Militarism Gains
From Allied Demand,
Experts Claim.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Allled reparation eNcesses-as
such they are viewed in Washington
may drive Germany and Russia in
to each others arms, forming a
formidable politico-economic- mill
tary "Blec' with the destruction
of the treaty Of Versailles as its
objective.
That contingency, long cOntem-
plated by students Of the chaos that
has prevailed in Europe since the
armistice. was widely canvassed at
the national capital yesterday. 1t
is feared events of the past seventy
two hours have brought the contin-
gency measurably nearer. Ger
many's attention would not be
turned Russiawards by any faith in
BoIshevism as the salvation Of her
woe. CoUnseIs Of desparation-the
necessity to mortgage the labor OF
generations yet unborn-would be
the Germans impelling motive
Harnessed to 1t would be what is
seen here as manifest self-interest.
Extremes United.
Authorities as widely separated in
their viewpoints as State Depart
ment experts and Norman Hapgood,
former American Minister to Den
mark, share the belief the allied
reparation sentence on Germany
may lead 20 Al alliance between
Berlin and Moscow. sur diplomatic
archives bulge with evidence OF the
iong-standing German domination
Of Russia. before and during the
war, and since. The two neighbOr-
ing empires supplemented and need
ed each other, in an economic sense,
as no two other countries in the
world.
For-sucb facilities and efficiency
as Russia possessed when she went
to war in 1914 she had German
financial, commercial and Industrial
organization mainly to thank. Ger
many had the brains, Russia had tn"
hands The war has rot deprived
either OF them Of these assets. They
are capable today Of being as ef-
fectual and mutually helpful as they
were prior to 1914.
Need Each Ootber.
Russia is bursting with natural
resources undeveloped and ClamOr-
ing for exploitation by such means
as Germany is capable unlimiIedly
Of supplying. Germany, equipped
with Russian raw materials, can
supply the Russians with needed
manufactures and start her own
wheels to going at one and the same
time.
The republican government OF
Germany. thus far has suppressed
any attempt to Sovietize the coUn-
try. SDartacism did not entirely die
out with the murder Of LiebkneCht
and Luxembourg, but all American
advices agree the Teutonic passion
for order has obliterated any de-
sire to try Bolshevism as a panaCes
for postwar or post-Hohenzollern
troubles
II the Germans link up with Red
Russia, it will not be to Bolshevize
Germany, but to Germanize Russia.
That is Berlin's ultimate ambition,
as seen in Washington. The imme-
diate cause for common ground with
the Reds would be the uncompromis-
ing hostility Germany now has with
them in common to the makers Of
the treaty OF Versailles Germany
is believed here to be in a frame
OF mind which suggests to her she
has everything to gain, and nothing
to lose, by plighting her fortunes
with her Eastern neighbor. who,
like herself, is at war with the
powers of capitalism and imperial
ism"
Militia risms Preht.
American military authorities
during the past year often fore
shadowed the Prussian miIitarist
clique would snatch new hope from
oppressive reparation terms. Such
terms, the LUdendorffs. Hoftmans,
Hindenburgs and Falkenhayns have
always figured, would arouse the
patriotic feryor even Of the anti
militarist class to such an extent
IL would clamor for the army to
save the nation from utter deCra-
dation. Washington will not be
surprised If fulminations OF that
kind presently are forthcoming.
The resurrection of Prussia" is
taught in German schools as dating
from the ignominioUs peace NapoI-
con forced upon the Germans in
1906. The professors and the mill
tartsts Joined hands in inciting the
people to avenge the supreme hu-
initiation of Jena. Today Wash
ington was debating whether events
at Paris on January IS may not
awaken the same spirit Of revenge
which fired the German national
soul after another F'renchman-Na-
poleon instead Of Briand-inficted
years ago. On that occasion Prussia
found an ally in the West. Today
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