New-York tribune., 1922-11-23

paid for the evil she has done. There
are two Germanys, the democracy
and the militarists. We are supposed
TO be militarists. We were depend
ing upon our payments. Nobody
KNOWS that laey are preparing for
war again every day have it
here---a long list of the guns, the
machine guns, the cannon, and so on,
that are fougd there cverywhere
NOW, after this three-power entente
which they have arranged with the
harbaric Turks and the anarchistic
Russians they are able 80 have
armament built for them without our
being nble TO prevent 1t. You know
that there 10 not a day when that
thing does not go on. There is the
government in Berlin and there Is the
government in Bavaria, headed by
Ludendorff that one of these days
wants to meet democracy and crash
it If it can, and if democracy is
crushed that means war, and if it is
not there is chance of establishing
peace on solid basis.
We Are Militarists Because
We Want 20 Defend Ourselves
1t is not for US to interfere, but it
Is FOR us to calculate the conse-
quences of what we are doing, and ]
tell you we are militarists because
we want to defend our country. AT
that treaty which you left every arti-
Gle out of three was purely Amer
lean, because it was your representa-
tive who decided upon all these ques-
tions. To your honor, to your credit,
but for your responsibility, too, my
friends.
Well, then, ask you to do this
for the reparations, ard ] propose
that it is perfectly useless to speak
of the Allied debts, because the mo-
ment you have some stability estab-
lished trust will be established,
! and you know trust is fine food for
bankers; they know what to make of
it, and instead of our going to them
and asking them to do something for
US, they Will come to 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 paying
anything. That would not be fair.
We bought the American stock and
| we engaged ourselves to pay $780,
100000 q year, which we have been
doing, and that makes S60,000000.
{ 1t is about the same sum England has
| PalQ W uS Oo, alteI yOu SeS we
| are not quite so bad as some of you
wanted Us to be. Our safety-it is
more embarrassing, something that
| / wish will be done one way or the
other--France's safety, don't you see,
is the safety of Europe. 1t is
through that part OF the Rhine
passed all the invasions since Europe
! has been in existence. We have
liberated people. You don't think
we are raising armies to dominate
them. Ask them. Ask them in whom
they have confidence and they will
tell you ''in France" And they will
tell you, too, "in America" Be-
cause so much hope had risen when
your President came that for a day
people thought all difficulties, all
troubles, all misery were at an end.
Well, | was offered that guaranty
l did not receive it. SO long as
haven't got it am much afraid that
French soldiers and civilians too
would like once in while to get d
! fish on the Rhine. But are all ready
to give it too, and if people speak
of it see what simple matter it
would be. If, let us say. England
America or whatever it is the ar
rangement between nations, | don't
4 care what-what is France against
you nations--if it says to send her
soldiers and great number of good
workers it would be great piece OF
news to them. But France is pro
tected against Germany at least by
the title | don't want to conquer
Germany. At the time of the last