Evening star., 1921-08-07
German Pacifsts.

The Frankfurter Zeitung declares
that the decisions of the allies re-
specting Silesia and other questions
will have q great effect for good or
evil on the elements that are sup
porting the Wirth government. 1t
speaks of ''the quiet, peace-loving
German, who forms the background to
the wirth cabinet" and expresses
the hope that this type rather than
the NOISY. chauvinistic talker" Will
be encouraged in the future by the
allies. The paper says:
Germany has now government
which honestly desires an understand
ing. Understanding. reconstruction
reconciliation were the determining
points in the program of DR.. Wirth's
recent speech. Possibly his words
were spoken more for the world out
side than for the German people. And
from the world outside the echo re-
turns. Not as if words alone couio
open our hearts. by no means. out In
important places opinion becomes
stronger that it is possible to work
together with such men as are now In
the cabinet without using force or
threatening words. The solution
which Germany's home and toreagn
policy has found seems to nave
brought satisfaction to men in the ad-
yersary's camp who are not preJu.
diced against us. For two and a hait
wears we in Germany nave Wanteo
real peace, the peace OF one nation 70
another. Of one humane oeing gns 70 an
and desire to break with the past put
the strong arms which could have re-
ceived us shook fists at US: europe
might have become a. new loea-ou.
it remained in groups OF states anu
powers. ,,;,, ,-.-
scented themselves. the great chance
of real peace with great conquered
| nation been understood IN the con-
| nueror's world roundabout Germany
much would have been won Lor .ne
| han military state existed no long
| az the neople were there (the peo-
| ri. of whom it had been said that
| war was not being carrid on against
| them), they were defenseiess dno
weak but yet strong enough to take
| ,,eon themelyes the weight Of peace
| which started like new war. The
German people wanted peace even
| at the price of great saSrince, 1ney
| wanted still more, reconciliation TINS
absolute desire Tor & peace ss,Siscted wd'fn tn
the greatest shocks. and 1t Is indeed
nnnSerfui that it has not been quite
mnrooted. In spite of all this 1t is
| oimost incomprehensible that we in
| Germany have democrasic eoVsIm-
| mant which desires an understanding
| wtth our former enemies, not only
for uoiittcal reasons. or from recognl-
ttnn ~ our own weakness, but from
on inner conviction that only real
peace can lead to happiness. @ ar1S ns
~ democratic policy-it Is dfmcnit
| to know how long or how snor. II II
| wi,i last It is of special importance
| that iust now our former adversarles
should recognize that the last greal
centance of the ultimatum. is stlii
ouite undecided in character: wheth-
az n will be an episode or a boun-
dairy stone. ..,,s dec;-
sions Of the ;amee Ereaeesttb tbe ,"p. Writer. what
is decided about Upper silesia. whas tn;s
| viii be done about the sanctions. tnls
| will all influence tremendously ene
inner political development OF ,..eas Geas
may as ny Germsn Individual who desired
to have done with force and was
| readv to carry the burden which tne
world had put upon his shoulders
| The German whom the men OF s ths
entente could dspenGi taiker pU Who is still
% to be- found in many organizations
nor the radical-utopean pacinst 70
whom nothing matters, ouS tne IN
nnsa.'Vha: man, who forms the BACKGROUND to to
the wirth cabinet. the German who
has, undergons spirituaI t.snxd;,s asvslsPs Sbe
nortant. l%S for this recognition implies
the win to pay the bill without
soon as the opportunity arises: :.
very soon now decisions VIII Will 1e >.
vii soon have to be decided
vhether the allies intend to continue