Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-20
WAR RUMoRs

prove that Germany is planning
with Russian help a new war. IT
specific allegations ri
alleged arrangements to enable
Germany to utilize Russia's re.
sources, including internal reor'
g~anization, which will make Russia
capable of supporting both hersel1
and Germany, SO that Germany may
ignore any sea blockade.
ct says that German armament
firms will establish factories IN
Russia, whose armies will be equip
ped thereby, and submarines and
mine-Iayers will be built in Russia
under German guidance and manned
by Russian crews under German
officers.
Poland is to be crushed and
annexed by Russia to give Russia
and Germany a common frontier.
1T claims that its inquiries re-
garding the memorandum have
elected the fact that 500 German
officers are in Moscow carrying
out the conditions of the agree
inert; that many engineers from
Krupps have begun the reorganlza-
ton of Russian munition works,
while German engineers are recon-
,ditioning the Russian railroads to
the Polish front.
Proof, says The Daily Mail, has
been obtained by the allies that the
Germans are delivering airplanes
to Russia, one firm dispatching
commercial airplanes to Smolensk,
where they are converted into mil
itary machines.
Further statements deal with
alleged constant and serruptitious
military training Of German
youths"
When Clemcnceau was visiting
in this country he made specific
charges to the effect that large
stores of cannon and other war
equipment were being hidden away
in Germany, and cited specific
instances in proof Of his assertion.
However, granting the truth OF his
specific allegations the quantities
discovered of such stores would be
only a drop in the bucket If new
wars were contemplated by the
German people, and as the allies
have military representatives who
travel all over Germany with full
authority to investigate and see
that all such military stores are
surrendered and no more manutac-
tured in accord with the peace
treaty obligations it seems irnpos-
sible that Germany could be max
ing any extensive war preparations
in their own country without the
allies being informed of the facts.
With reference to the London
Mail charge that Germany has
transferred her war material m
dustry to Russia and is turning out
or preparing to turn out vast guam
titles of wal material IN that coun-
try for her use later we find
a statement from Col. William N.
Haskell, director of the American
relief administration in Russia,
who has just returned from Russia,
that throws doubt on the truth OF
such statements. He says:
1t is my observation that de-
spite the fact that the Russian
army is getting to look like a
mighty smart army the Russian
people do not want another war
ever. There is such a thing as a
people being made desperate, how
ever. If that point is true, by the
tirne they have suffered another
year or two of misery they would
join any alliance promising any
change. But when they can't even
make needles to sew their own mis-
cradle clothes, can't make shoes,
can't get their children to school,
ii seems idle to talk of Russia MAX
ing airplanes, submarines and such
war material as would equip an
army, much less a German army.
IF Russia is properly inspired |
believe she will turn to the devel-
ppn1ent Of peaceful industry. Ger
tainly at the present she neither
can nor has the will to turn to war
like industry"
Fear is the father Of rumors, and
s!l Europe is in the thrall of fear.
The French policies are based on
fear of Germany. No one can
blame them very much in view of
their past experience and the fact
that six children are born in Ger
many for every one born in France
Just now. But the world is sick of
war just now. How it will feel