The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-22

~ compromise went 80 far within
Germany that the strength Of tho
army would have remained far less
than universal compulsory military
service ana tho sizG Of the population
made possible. Here. ne well az In
the matter Of naval construction.
the CurtallmontH dema nded by the
reichttag were put up with by the
crown and the government Al
ready a. that time tho question OF
Gcrmauy's capabilities Of defense
was left ~ the decision OF the peo-
pies representative. a nation that
wished and prepared war would
have adopted quite different tactics.
Inadequate Preparedness,
The more apparent the cntcnte's
policy Of cucirClement and attack
became. the more tho means of pro.
iectluH our welfare should have been
strengthened for defensive reasons
This idea Of natural and justified
self protection. bv means ~ de-
fouWVe measures against possible
hostile attack was carried out In
Wrrtchcdiy inadequate manner.
Gcrm1nys desire for peace, n
fn"t was uua.l" 10 develop thiq pro
tcrtlOn boy land and sea In q manner
compatible with hor financial and
yatioual strength and with the risk
which our welfare was bound to
run In case OF n war. Therefore W.
are now suffering not nom the con
sequences of the tendency toward
aggression falscly Imputed 20 us
hut actually from the consequences
~ "a well-nigh Incredible love Of
peace and blind confidence
mi d
principles Of tho entente have al
ready been dcHCrlbed by me. also our
continuous efforts TO get upon
friendly terms with the individual
entcnto natiouH
do not wish 90 Ignore complete
ly the less important work done BY
Germany also included within the
framework of politics on large
scale, which was always Inspired
by the some purpose. 20 effect com
promise Of existing points .of con.
niCt The kiol regatta brought us
Rucsts from all the leading nations
We sought compromise with the
Same zeal on the neutral territory
OF sport as In the domain OF science
by means of exchange professors
and foreign officers were most will.
lngly allowed to inspect our army
system. This latter might he ad-
Judged mistake. now that we can
look back. but. I'm any event, all
those points are certain PROOFS
OF our honest desire to live at peace
with an.
Moreover Germany aid not take
advantage or a single one OF the op-
portunlties that arose fur wnging
war with a sure prospect OF sue
cess
| have already pointed ou: the
t'ncvo.ert neutrality % germany
toward Russia Mt tho time OF the
Russl-Jppnnese war.
At the time whe1 Eng!Ins was
deeply involved In the Boe- war we
might hove fought against England
or eEninst France, which. ut that
time, would have beNn sbtiged 10
toreRo help from England. But we
ala not do so. Also while the Rus
So-Japnnesc war was In progress we
might have fought not only against
Russia, but also against France. But
We did not do so.
In addition TO the Morocco crisIs
nlrendy touched upon, in connection
with which we set aside the idea OF
going To war, we also gave evidence
OF our desire for peace by over
coming the Bosnian crisis by dlplo.
matte means.
When ono considers these plainly
visible political events as n whole
and adducea the declaration of en-
tente statesmen, such AZ Poincare
Clcmonceau. Isvolsky Tardieu and
others, one n bound To ask one's
self, In amazement, how n p.aCe
treaty, founded upon Germany's
guilt I'm having brought on the
World war, could have been drafted
and put through This miscarriage