The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-22
rance's Case Graphcay Presented BY Premier Briane

with full military equipment sprang
up at the call Of necessity. The full
force of tho present German ma
chinery, he estimated, would be suf-
ficient to raise an army of six or
seven million men.
The premier declared his convic-.
ton that under such circumstances
no American citizen would want
France to disarm.
Germany's war materials had been
largely destroyed, the premier
agreed. but added that the problem
Of material was not one that could
pot be solved. He declared Germany
was a nation of great industry
which always had had the two-fold
goal of commerce and war.
Material Easy to Get
The foundation of this genius and
industry, said NJ. BRAND, was in that
the Germans could get what mate-'
rial they required very quickly. To
survey the full possibilities of the
nation in that direction. he said.
would be wholly impossible.
Russia. said NJ BRAND, could not
be considered a negligible quantity
for she retained the power to mobilize
20, 1000, 900 men He asked what
would become of France Ii the boil
sheviki should Join the Germans.
What Germany's intentions were to-
ward Russia. no one could tell. He
emphasized the present unrest in Ger
many and efforts to build up boil
shevik sentiment there.
In naval questions Mr.. BRAND said
France was among friends, but when
it came to land ornaments, she was
surrounded by dangers.
Protesting that he would never do
anything to draw France into war,
he added an admonition to his hear
ers to remember that should France,
through an excess of optimism, be at
tackled and perhaps lost, he would be
nothing more than IAN abominable
traitor"
Reverting to the possibilities that
war parties of the central empires
must come back to power, NJ. BRAND
recalled there recently was an at
tempted restoration in Europe which
might have set the whole continent
on fire.
FORTUNE tely for the entente" he
added, at was averted."
Coming to physical aspects, Pre-
mier BRAND said II was we'll under
stood that some persons took the
viewpoint that as Germany was just
emerging from the war that she was
in no position to be dangerous.
Our soldiers had place in the
fight" said M. BRAND, and they
know to what point the German sol
dIer can carry his heroism. Germany
still has 100000 men who have made
war. You ask, is 1t possible to mobil-
lie an army there tomorrow? | an
swer yes"
Germany Prepared
what Is the German army?" he
asked. us It in conformity with the.
peace treaty? No, certainly ne. Ac-
cording to secret instructions issued
by some of the German military au-
thorities these men are not only pre-
pared for police service, but for war,
If needed. The German government
itself has done its duty, and Is ready
to recognize 1t. The German chan
cellor is loyal and has applied every
real evidence that he realizes the
state of peace and honors the sigma
ture of Germany but the German
government Is weak"
The present German government,
Premier BRAND continued, might fall
at any moment"
There was still another German or
ganization, he said comprising 1907
commissioned officers. ready to un-
dergo military service.
I'VE demanded dissolution of this
force" he said, instead of this being
local police force, 1t has become
general police force for use anywhere
In Germany. 1t now comprises about
100000 men"
Through the various organizations
of former army mem M. BRAND said
Germany had grouped together its
men available for military service ''in
a marvellous and ingenious way" For
mer combatants associations were
forced in Germany, he continued, and
marshalled on occasional military an
niversaries.
'In Upper Silesia. in a few weeks"
he continued, almost in a few days.
there were about 10000 men ready
with machine guns and rifles. These
are facts, gentlemen. I am not In
venting them and bringing them here
to make my case better. In few
weeks, or perhaps in few days,
Germany would begin to raise $780,
900 or 1000 900 men,"
Puts Case Up to Us.
The premier then put the case up
to America
Suppose that by your side" he
said. there was nation that for
years had been in bloody conflict with
you. Suppose this nation should feel
that she was ready TO resume the
struggle when she had the material.
Would you close your eyes and turn
away? Would you not desire to do
everything in your power to safe
guard your life. your honor? Would
you do anything to weaken yourself?
No"a
France does not exaggerate," he
continued. She is only watching and
waiting"
The question of war materials then
was discussed by Premier BRAND,
who said 1T was problem that could
easily be solved.
you have SEEM he said "how
quickly enormous armies have come
over to US and fought by our sides.
What is Germany but vast country
of industry. Everything Is ready in
Germany. the plans. the design, the
capital. everything to insure manu-
facture of machine guns, rifles and
artillery. Suppose during a period of
tension some manufactu-
rers began to go on manufacturing
guns, rifles and artillery.
Great captains of industry have
bought concerns in Scandinavia and
other parts of Europe. 1t is easy
enough to fabricate suns when you
have the material. 1t would be diff
cult to lay down capital ship with
out the world knowing it, but the
guns. the rifles; they can be manu-
featured and cannot be controlled
with any measure of certainty"
The French premier pointed out
that Prussia had been disarmed by
and added:
Cannot Forget
But she found her place on the
battlefield How could we forget
that. They often say that the French
people are frivolous, that when dan