The Washington times., 1922-11-26
CLEMENCEAU PEACE
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Of the war, even TO peoples which
had not claimed them; often to
peoples Of inferior civilization. There
has been founded Poland, which in
stead of 100000 true Poles in
cludes 3l.000,000 souls largely of
other races. After 1870 there was
single Alsace Lorraine claimed by
France. There are now six or seven
German Alsace Lorraines composed
OF territories unjustly and violently
detached from Germany. In the
Saar, where hardly 100 were
French out of 100000 inhabitants,
France definitely claimed that
territory. afterward compromising
| by receiving the Saar mines. The
Saar is entirely German, but Is now
| part OF the French custom territory,
but within fifteen years will say
through a plebiscite whether 1t in.
tends to belong to France or to
Germany.
VALUE OF PLEBISCITES. .
What value now have plebiscites
In Europe? The Versailles treaty
said that Upper Silesia, for centuries
German. would be attributed to
Poland and Germany. according to
the results of a plebiscite. Sixty per
cent of the population, defying all
violences. declared they would belong
! to Germany. Nevertheless against
the treaty plebiscite the largest port
of Upper Silesia, especially that part
necessary to the powerful iron and
steel interests was allotted to Poland.
The winners used the same system
which they attributed to Germany.
f, The only result Is that the whole
OF Europe Is now an armed camp.
Violence there was in single Alsace
Lorraine. Now there are many
poisonous fruits of violence-there
was single Austria Hungary. Now
all states in Central Europe which
emerged victorious from the war or
were declared victorious by treaties
OF peace are veritable Austria Hun.
garies. having within their borders
different races. After taking from
Germany her colonies, merchant
marine. coal. iron, lead, lumber,
potash, zinc. an attempt has been
made to disorganize German pro-
| auction by every possible means
against all tenets Of international
law. German properties in victor
ious countries have been confiscated.
This robbery is unparalleled in his
tory.
Ports. rivers. canals, all means Of
communication are under control
through the absurd immoral crea.
tion Of the state Of Danzig. Ger.
many is divided into two uncom-
municating parts under the pretext
Of guaranteeing the indemnity
which will never be paid. England
and Italy did not believe in the
Indemnity, but France puts It at
the base Of her budget in order to
impose payment. There is still on
the Rhine an army Of occupation.
including colored troops-inferior
races. who for the first time in
history come to oppress Europe
fifteen years. This army of occu.
patton has cost up to date more
than 1t cost Germany to sustain its
army and navy before the war. You
know what violences have been
committed, but in face of these
conditions even Germany's brutal.
ties can find some extenuation.
SPEAKS OF DEBTS.
America has the right to ask why
France and Italy are not paying
their debts. II these nations be.
lieve honestly that Germany, de.
prived of her territories, colonies,
mercantile fleet, raw material, cut
off from commercial trade and bust
ness relations abroad can pay hun
dreds Of billions, how is II that
France and Italy, France chiefly,
who is the wealthiest, does not pay
her debts and not even the interest
on her debts?
1t is automatic that one is limited
by impossible. things, but IL France
and Italy believe that Germany and
even Austria can pay enormous in
IDENTITIES why don't they set the
example by paying at least the in
terest on American. loans? They
know that II they were to pay their
value would sink almost to the Level
OF those vanquished peoples.
The Versailles treaty had not as
It's object the disarming Of Imperial
Germany or the transforming OF
Germany into a Democratic coun.
try. IL simply aimed at strangiing
the German people. America Justly
asks herself how such q military
psrsdox has been possible-thst
after war. after vanauished pcoples
were disarmed. Europe stin main.