The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-01

sonal view that. for various reasons
monarchy does more FOR the inter.
ests OF the people. cuts no ice.
Crime To Breed Class War.
ANY manner OF government can
be a blessing TO the people only II
based upon the national conviction.
IL approved thereby and is firmly
anchored by the majority Of the peu-
pie governed. In my opinion, there-
fore. II liz a crime to intensity class
war In Germany today.
The majority OF German labor is
much too sensible not to realize that
only through love OF our country
can II he a blessing to US. German
labor has an inherent part iu the
national entity lust like all the
others and no form OF government
therefore, can hold It's II together
In the long run which is not sup
ported by and has the confidence Of
tho majority OF labor.
Under these circumstances, | re-
gard It as not only purposclcss but
outright detrimental that such In
flnmmatory activity should exist as
is nuw-a- days apparent iu many
places Every Political party of
course. has q perfect right to solicit
members unto Itself only this must
not be done I'm a manner that en-
dangers quiet ana order.
The process called putsch'
(meaninR COUP II and remains a
crime against the German nation,
which today cannot bear any fresh
uphcaval.
What the Fnthcrland Needs.
quiet, order work and unity arc
tho factors our fathcrtand today
needs more than at any other time
The burdens OF the fatherland must
not be increased further upon the
question OF constitutional principles
There Is limit to thc suffcrings
and trials OF a nation beyond which
| II cannot bear. Unfortunately. there
was failure TO realize this during
the war or else the leading states
men should have worked more de-
tormincdly for a timely peace
You know my position OF tho
peace during the various phases Of
| the world war. As early az after
| the battle OF the Marno In 1914, |
no longer cousideued absolute VIC
/ tory possible. absolute was under
| lined In the manuscript
! Therefore. supported all the
peace possibilities as far as ] could
| without damaging Germany's VIII
| for defense which II was imperative
| to maintain IL we We're to oppose
| the cnemy's will to destruction. 1t
was n mistake of our political lead
| ership that such peace possibilities
al presented themselves We're not
! taken advantage OF more Cleverly.
Even in the summer OF 1917
/ there was in my opinion, "A chance
/ for Germany to get out Of the war
/ under tolerablo circumstances True
| aftpr the failure of the military nj
! tempt OF 1918. our position became
! bitterly grave and beginning at that
] time II speedy peace became I'M
! perative"
There Were Many Mistakes.
Wilhelm writes that the loss Of
| the war by the central powers was
! not due to any single event. but "the
sum total of many mistakes and the
] hunger blockade" He said II was
an open question whether the catas-
trophe was avoldable In its full con
sequences.
The letters goes on:
1T were better TO quit at the last
asking how many bear the guilt or
who the sole guilt. But continual
reverting to this question only
hampers fulfiliment Of tbs most
important task, which Is recon
struction.
"The answer to the question o'
war guilt should be left to future
historical research. The main thinl
today IL to learn from part mis-
takes and remove all obstacles from
the path of internal consolidation IL
order to bend all energies to tn,
great aim: reconstruction of tn,
fathcrland.
"I am still today forbidden Il