The Washington times., 1921-11-10
Barring of Germany
And Russia from Arms
Farley Is Denounced
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utter defeat I'm 1914, who had given
far more dead TO the war than
France and America put together.
and who had collapsed at last. ut.
terly exhausted by their stupendous
war efforts. should be considered
merely as the defaulting debtors Of
France.
Germany and Russia
Excluded NJ Versailles.
Their government had incurred
vast liabilities chiefly in preparation
for this very war which had re-
stored France to her former glorious
ascendancy over Germany. And now
a new. unsracious government In
Russia not only declared Il could not
pay up but refused 10 pretend that
II had ever meant to perform this
impossible feat. There could be no
dealing with such a government. The
German people and the Russian peo-
pie alike had no voice at Versailles,
and the affairs OF the world were set
tied with a majestic disregard OF
these outcast and fallen powers.
They were settled so magnificently
and badly that now the Washington
whatever limitations II
may propose to set upon itself. has
in effect to review and. II II can,
mend or replace that appalling set.
tlement. The Washington conference
has practically to revise the YER
diets OF Versailles, In a fresher air
and with a wider outlook.
do not know how near future
historians may come to saying that
the Washington conference was
planned in imitation OF that Yer
sailles conference, but 1t certainly
does start out with one most un-
fortunate resemblance. There seems
to be the same tacit assumption
that II is possible TO come to some
settlement of the worlds
affairs with no representation OF
either the German or the Russian
people at the conference.
Means Rule without
Consent Of Governed.
The Japanese. the Italians, the
French. the Americans. and the
assisted by modest sugges-
tons from such small sections Of
as China and Spanish
America. are sitting down to ar
that will amount practi-
cally to a settlement of the worlds
affairs. and they are doing so with
out consulting these two great peo-
pies, and quite without their consent
and assistance.
This surely runs counter to the
principle of both Amer
can and British political lite-that is
to say the principle of government
with the consent of the governed
and II is indeed an altogether de-
plorable intention.
In some form these two great
peoples will have to be associated
with any permanent settlement, and
1t will be much more difficult TO
secure their assent to any arrange
nent arrived at without even their
formal cooperation.
= 1t is necessary to remind ourselves
Of certain elementary facts about GeA
many and Russia and their position m
the world today. They are facts with
In the knowledge of all, and yet they
seem to be astonishingly forgotten in
very much OF the discussion of the
conference.
First let us recall certain points
about Germany. The German people
occupy the most central position in
Europe; they exceed in numbers any
other European people except the
Russians! their educa tional level has
been as high or higher than any other
people in the world; they are, as n
people. honest. industrious, and intelli.
gent; upon their social and political
well being and economic prosperity
the prosperity of Britain, Scandinavia,
Russia, Italy-and in a lesser degree
France-depends. 1t is impossible to
destroy such a people, it is impossible
to wipe them off the map, \but IL is
possible to ruin them economically and
socially. And il Germany is ruined
most of Europe is ruined
Promises To Germany
Like Scraps Of Paper
= Germany has been overthrown in "A
great war, and II will be well to recall
here certain elementary facts about
that war. Under particularly
aggressive and offensive imperialist
system the Germans were plunged into
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