The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-01
THE STRANGE CASE or GERMANY.

That Germany has deliberately set Itself tho
task of escaping the national consequences OF
the war which she herself precipitated is hap
PLY, no longer matter OF conjecture. 1t stands
abundantly proven. The inexpllcable psycholo-
Ky so clearly manifested by her at various
stages OF the conflict is now functioning again
And 1t behooves all Americans to take as firm
a stand in opposition to that psychology now
as they did during the course of the conflict
itself
German statesmen unquestlonably ma
neuvering to escape the results OF defeat In
fact. German statesmen do not admit defeat
The impudent utterancos OF the German COM
mission at one time during the various par
leys when the spokesman OF that commission
had the temerity to say to the allied ropresen-
tatives. Until you cure yourselves OF the dis
ease that Germany is defeated you cannot
hope to make progress in the peace settle
ments," is convincing testimony of the German
frame of mind
In the estimation OF German statesmen Ger
many is not defeated, nor will defeat be con-
fessed until Germany is forced TO pay the pen-
alties that justice tequrcs OF her. 1t is one
thing to disapprove the hypocrisy surrounding
the infliction of those penalties; the high
sounding phrases concerning "self-dctermina-
ton" " no annexations and no indemnities," etc,
and most decidedly another thing to disapprove
the practical imposition laid against the nation
that proclpitated the most unwarranted of
all time.
For the former we have contempt. But fos
the latter. even though there was lacking the
honest courage to call spade spade, and
avow an intention wholly justified by events
themselves, we must express fun approval
Germany began ,he war for purpose ind
fensible in both law and morals Therefore
Germany must pay for her folly. France, Eng
land and other nations are struggling under an
economic load that must be borne. Germany
seeks TO escape tiat economic load
Civilization must demand that Germany pay
at least in proportion to the sacrifices she
exactcd of other peoples, Just now America
is being flooded with economic presentmcnts OF
what is involved in the allied demands Under
the title, what is the meaning OF 226 billion
marks In gold German authorities in Chicago
are appealing 20 the American press for sym.
pathy for the tatherland The meaning of "22G
billion marks in gold" Is not the point at all
The correct point is the meaning Of that un.
ju,tirable conflict imposed upon civilization
in l9l4 by the ambitious-craacd warlords Of
the fatherland what did It cost civilizations ?
what will it continue to mean TO postcrlty Tor
years to come?
Nobody is concerned, nor oun they in Justice
be concerned, with what the 226 billion marks
means 70 the German frame OF mind, considered
as a political entity The question is, can Ger.
many as IA nation pay after making the last
possible sacrifice II so. then the penalty l. not
too great.
Civilization Is not going to tolerate a Germany
emerging from the holocaust more vigorous and
effective in trade and commerce than those ma
tions who stopped the onrush OF Teutons and
thus blocked the most desplcable game OF i'm.
perialism the world has knowledge Of
The subordinate questions, concerning Eng
lands attitude towards her late associates and