The New York herald., 1922-11-23

In bed
safe at home. When the treaty came
to this point in the lonS liberating docu-
ment that is in chancery / was told by
Mr.. Lloyd George, If you will give up
the Rhine / will give you the British
guaranty and 1 accepted 1t. And
was also promised, as far as your insti-
tutions would permit 1t, that the Presi-
dent would ask the same thing from
Congress. America left. 1t was a great
mistake to leave without any proposal
for an adjustment of matters. 1t was
the greatest mistake and the source OF
all the evil that Is taking place now.
But we were left in the lurch.
my friends, do you know that so
per cent, in fact 81 per cent. of what
the treaty conceded TO us has been given
back to Germany within three years
under the pressure of England. who
wanted to find market for working
man in Germany?
Times have changed Do you under
stand yourself what that change is or
what change was to come when Presi.
dent Wilson came before Congress and
said that you were going to fight so that
democracy might be safe In the world
That meant everything. That meant you
were going to work for liberation. That
you did. But, let me tell you-friendly,
you know-you stopped half way. That
you should have left, that is your busi-
ness did not come here to blame you
or TO judge. 1t Is matter for you to
discuss among yourselves. But left
without a purpose, left without saying
word-without trying to adjust diff
ferences SO that, theoretically. the Ger
mans would have before their eyes dur
ing peace and during war these three
nations, England. America. France. That
was the great mistake that you are pay
ing for now.
Whether you were to interfere in the
future or not is not for our discussion.
1t belongs to you, and / know the loss
Of influence among people will bring
you more and more to interest your
selves in European business as we in
terest ourselves more and more with
American business. So do what you
please. You have Government which
you choose yourselves. You have Par
lament. You have your own meetings.
your own press. your own discussions,
your own debates. your own good that
is In your heart. / think little wee
bit of selfishness at times. which |
never saw. of course. Make a fine
mission of all that and you won't need
to ask me what l should tell you to-day.
But I want you to come back max.
little new trip to Europe. saying
Well. now, gentlemen, what's the mat
ter with you? Something gone wrong!
will give you some help. Am of no
use land see what will be our answer.
"when We Fight Again.
Il am very strong upon reparations;
IL is life and death for my country. We
have already spent $97 600 900 900 rebuild
ing houses. churches and schools, and
so on, and / don't deny that. not being
paid by Germany as she had promised
to do, you know we sometimes are a
little shallow in our pockets. / don't
deny IL; there Is no shame in 1t. But
don't care SO much about that as I
care for the effect upon Germany.
Don't you see, IT was a great encour-
agement for Germany to see division
among the Allies and all these quar-
rels between France and England. II
they be useful. / don't object to quar-
rels; there Is something good in them
when for a good means. But they were
perfectly useless, and did not bring any
good to any one. but we're a great
announcement to Germany.
Don't you think IL Is encouraging 20
them when you say. raising your hat
'Good-by. gentlemen. | will see you
maybe when you fight again in two or
three hundred years?
II am not of those who want to have
the people continue to fight each other
and further massacre each other. Ger
many has been great nation and there
is no reason why she should not be
again after she has paid for the evil
she has done.
s9rharo 80 fJa Govorprnapf In RarIfu
and there is the Government in Bavaria,
headed by Ludendorff, that one of these
days wants to meet deVocracy and
crush Il IL Il can, and IL democracy is
crushed, that means war. and II II is
not there Is a chance OF establishing
peace on solid basis.
'Tt is not for us TO interfere. hut IL
Is for us TO calculate the consequences
of what we are doing. and | tell you
we are miiitarists because we want 10
defend our country. At that treaty
which you left every article out Of
OF three was purely American. because
II was your representative who decided
upon all these duestions-to your
honor TO your credit. but for your re-
sponsibillty too. my friends.
We'll. then. I ask YOU to do this for
the reparations, and I propose that II
IS perfectly uScleSs 10 speak OF tnc NJ
lied debts, because the moment you
have some stability established trust
will be reestabiished, and you know
trust is fine food for bankers. they
know what 10 make of II, and instead
OF our going to them and asking them
TO do something for us. they will come
10 us and say. Isn't there some business
for us TO transact?' At that moment,
you will see we are ready to pay. You
must not believe we have not been pay
ing anything. That would not be fair.
We bought the American stock and we
engaged ourselves 20 pay twenty mil
lions a year. which we have been doing.
and that makes sixty II is about tho
the same sum England has paid to us
80. after all, you see we are not
quite 80 bad as some OF you wanted us
10 be- Our safety--it Is more embar-
RAISING something that I wish will be
done one way or the other-France 8
safety. don't you see. is the safety Of
Europe II is through that part Of the
Rhine passed all the invasions since
Europe has been In existence.
but France Is protected against Ger
many at least by the title. I don't
want TO conquer Germany. Instead Of