The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-20
The KQiSerS Memoirs

hilntiop of our enemies-comes
more plainly to the fore every day
For the purpose OF iustifying this
policy OF force the fairy tale OF Ger
man war-guilt must be adhered to.
The spokesman OF the enemy al
lance, Mr.. Lloyd George, IL little
d sturbed by the fact that on Decem-
Der 20 OF last year. he declared that
MO statesman wished war in the sum.
mer OF 1914. that all the nations had
slipped or stumbled into IL. In his
speech at the London conference on
March .. he calmly remarked that
Germany's responsibility for the war
was fundamental, that it was the
basis on which the Peace OF Yer
sallles was erected, and that. " the
admission Of this guilt should he re-
fused or given up, the treaty would
become untenable.
Now as before, the question ot
war-guilt IS the cardinal point in
the future OF the German nation.
The admission OF our alleged guilt
regarding the war. forced from the
German representatives at Versailles
against their Judgment is wrcakiuE
friEhtful vengeance equally SO the
untrue acknowledgment OF Ger
many's "CompliClty" which Minister
Simons gave at the London confer
ence.
agree with your majesty 10 the
uttcrmOst depths Of my soul---in my
long term Of military service l have
had the good fortune and honor to
enter into close relations with your
majesty ! know that all tho efforts
" your majesty throughout your
reign were bent toward maintaining
H. sUl.
ably hard II Is for your majesty TO
be eliminated from positive coop
eration for the Fathcrland.
The Comparative Historical Ia
bles" compiled by your Majesty.
printed copy of which your majesty
sent me recently, are q good Contrl-
button to the history OF tho origin
OF the war and are calculated 10 re-
move many an incorrect conception.
| have regretted that your majesty
did not make the tables public. but
limited them Instead to small
circle Now that the tables. owing
20 indiscretions. have been published
iu the foreign press. partly In the
form OF incomplete excerpts. It
seems to me advisable 20 have them
published In full in the German
press.
To my great Joy have heard that
there has been an Improvement re-
Gently in the health OF her Majesty,
May God help further!
With the deepest respect, unlim-
tied fidelity and gratitude, am your
imperial and royal majesty's most
humble servant.
(Slgned) Won HINDENBURG.
Field Marshal
House Doom Apru 8, 1921
My Dear Field Marshal:
Accept my warmest thanks for
your letter OF March 80 uit. You
are right. The hardest thing OF all
for me Is TO be obliged TO live In
foreign parts, TO follow, with burn
ing anguish I'm my soul. the awful
fate Of our dear Fatherland. TO
which / have devoted the labors OF
my entire life, and to be barred
from cooperation.
You stood beside me during the
dark. fatal days OF November. 1913.
AS you know. forced myself TO the
difficult. terrible decision to leave
the country only upon the urgent
declaration OF yourself and the rest
Of my counselors who had been sum-
moned that only by my so doing
would 1t be possible TO obtain more
favorable armistice terms for our
people and spare it a bloody civil
war.
The sacrifice was In vain. Now.
az well as before, tho enemy wishes
TO make the German people expiate
the alleged guilt OF Imperial Ger
many"
Silent Under Attacks.
In my endeavor 10 subordinate all
personal consideration to the well
fare OF Germany. keep myself COM
pletely in the back ground. l am
silent in the face OF all the lies and
ISLANDERS which are spread abroad
concerning me, l consider It be-
meath my dignity TO defend myself
against attacks and abuse.
In accordance with this policy of