The New York herald., 1921-03-13
GERMANS IN CAMPAIGN
TO DENY WAR GUILT
Communists See Monarchist
Plans Behind Moue.

Special Gable to THE New YORK HERALD,
Copyright, 1921. 6y THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau. :.
Berlin, March 12.
One particular paragraph of the
Treaty Of Versailles the Germans have
decided to repudiate. Every informal
means AZ their disposal will be used to
avasse acknowledgment of the entire
.lIit Of the war.
is;auences have been working in Will
heitastrasse ever since the treaty was
signed to have the question of the re-
sponsibility of the war held constantly
before the public view in the hope that
the world would revise it's opinion that
GerMany alone is answerable. Until
the isoudcn conference the German For
esan Grfice vetced ali plans for national
Brcpa saraa. bur now 1t is arranging
an Intensive cSnpaign.
Arguments rDr opening the question
s~ net rnHdv Is German Conservative
circles only. Many leading Republicans
feel that the Versailles treaty never can
be modified unless the causes of the
war are more clearly understood, be-
cause 1t IS felt now that in the German
signature lies the acceptance Of the
entire guilt.
Premier Lloyd George converted the
Wilhelmstrasse from the belief that
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would be fatal to better relations be-
tween Germany and the Allies. He
did so first on December 20, when he
declared that the responsible states
men OF Europe did not wish war In
1914 and again this week when he re-
versed his stand.
The committee Of the Reichstag in
vestigating the origin of the war now
speaks a timely verdict regarding
fya n biph dpaG " from
the contentious OF the Kaiser's Govern
ment that Germany did not mobilize
secretly Now Premier Won kahr of
Bavaria follows with an appeal for
new hearing for Germany.
"Germany'a sole responsibility Is the
most monstrous falsehood ever told the
world he declared 10 the Bavarian
Diet. There Is an appeal from every
sentence, particularly if new facts are
developed. which put the guilt Of the
defendant in a new light. The most
urgent task Of our policy must be TO
strain for q hearing Of our appeal. The
whole German people do not dare rest
until justice is victorious.
I'VE declare We are not alone guilty
and We desire 10 have the true measure
Of our responsibility fixed and have
reparations measured accordingly. New
facts i'll the case which have changed
aimee the signing Of the Versailles
Deace, are TO be found III the attitude
Of the German people toward this peace
aud toward the rights tnat its oppo-
nevis nave read into is
Prince MaSmilan or Baden, on be-
half 81 the Heidelberg Society OF Mod
crate Liberals, has invited the Allies TO
send representative TO meet the Ger
mans either here or in q neutral country
10 study the question. He particularly
wants men to attend who are convinced
that Germany was wholly TO blame.
The entire campaign Is reactionary. in
the opinion of the Rcd Flag, the Com
munist newspaper in Berlin. which says
that the reopening Of the question of
the responsibility or the war is an effort
by the counter revolutionists to exploit
the crisis abroad for home ends, adding:
"Ecopcning the question OF e." guilt of
,thc war means the reopening or the
question III thc monarchy. II y a blow
u the face ot tho German proletariat.
who VII bc driven back In obedience to
the Natloaalists tie moment they dis
ccru ne hated characteristics of German
militarism."