New-York tribune., 1922-11-20
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military circles which have fayouI
and promoted it.
For more than two years we A.s
pointed out that the German goyst
ment have been systematically eysdla
their obligation to disarm, and eysS;ze
it with very marked measure II ,se
cess. The Inter-Allied Conmissisr ig
been an obstacle in their var ID
naturally they are eager to hsa
withdrawn. We recall two eYsura
/ Of it's work. Six HUNDRED hsrassu
of large caliber we're disavstsd Ii No.
vember and December, It'll, vailed ux
in certain works near DsssosA. Thsl
were manufactured after ths srnistits
under the personal supervision of
representative of the German guver
ment, and invoices we're found b.
dorsed with instructions from the Ga,
man government that they were tah
kept at the works.
Lost" Documents
That was one case. A second ~
that the Allied officers found ct Sps
dau the return of the strengths Of fa
German army st the date Of the srrA'.
tice, which the German suthoritiss ha
always declared to be lost; that tasis
papers were indispensable evideass s.
20 the extent TO which the treaty Has
being fulfilled; that the Allied odssri
arranged with the Spsndau mifta1
authorities TO set guard over .hss
until the return Of the Allied ohesn
next day, and that the documents
which filled two rooms, were removed
by order of superior" military su-
thorities before the Allied oHeers cams
back in the morning.
The facts in the first case we're so'
mitted by Colonel Sanders, the theh
Parliamentary Under Secretary ioF
War. on February 23, with the eorfee-
tion that the number Of hogitzsrs Nas
only s43, although 242 inner tubes ana
a number of other parts also ws's
found. There was, indeed, sssssss
on another point: "The allegation tas'
a German official was a party 70 sas
very serious case of coneealmsas Wv
being vigorously investigated. - !.
the second case, Colonel Sanders eesis
neither confirm nor deny she silsgF
ttons, but he consoled Pariisniem
the assurance that Enquiries were ~
being made" There is ressoa 70 "
lieve that they were made. Wfs ~
the replies not been made pubi'c =
published recently a highly instgas.As
account of the plans by whisn y
many is driving coach ana ~
through the principal provisions q 9
treaty on the vital subjects oi -,
organization, police Organization =
recruiting. They are modeiso, =
have always foretold, upon =. !.
Kruemper system. devised TO W.
the recruiting provisions Of the ass
of Tilsit. Their object is to Fsa
large number of recruits as y e. :.
bic through the army and the Pc
without seeming TO exceed tas ~
Der allowed by treaty. The 0s's
steadily refuse 70 ps0s, d,
returns showing the numbers sss1sn 4,
called up, and they contend sass !,
of the police, whlsa
clearly designed 60 facilitate ths ~ 80
fer from police into army ana ~ :
army into pclice--in cther wotu'. !.
build up second army besias' IN
Reichsheeris is domestic mats. "a =
which the Allies hsve no s's''
The system OF which army - !.
police organization is but - "a
believed to have as its ulslnia1s S. sss
i revival oil .prussian militaristn - -
i restoration Of German eIl'psssd "a
Now more than ever the visitanss s,al s
the eneygy Of the Inter-Allied soh',ssI s.
are needed to detect Its dssasas go
20 hamper and expose sss aos'ss'