The Washington herald., 1922-11-26
CLEMENCEAU PEACE
ASSAILED BY NITTI
ossvyssas, asss. ~ ssv ounpeas.

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 1S.0O0,0 900 true Poles in
cludes 31,000,0O0 souls largely of
other races. After 1870 there was q
single Alsace Lorraine claimed by
France. There are now six or seven
I 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 it 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
70 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.
Inc winners used the same system
| which they attributed to GERMANY.
The only result is that the whole
or 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
We're declared victorious by treaties
OF peace are veritable Austria Hun.
carries. having within their borders
dlfferent races. After taking from
| Germany her colonies. merchant
marine. coal. iron, lead. lumber
potash, zinc, an attempt has been
made to disorg .nize German pro.
auction by every possible means
against all tenets of international
law. GERMAN properties in victor.
lous 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.
ton 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
which army Is supposed to stay
fifteen years. This army of occu.
patton has cost up to date more
than II cost Germany to sustain its
army and navy before the war. You
know what vio1ences 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 payin.
their debts. II these nations be
ieve 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 it that
France and Italy. France chiefly
who is the wealthiest, does not pay
her debts and not even the interes,
on her debts?
1t is automatic that one is limited
by impossible things, but If 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 if they were to pay thei,
value would sink almost to the leve
OF those vanquished peoples.
The Versailles treaty had not as
its object the disarming Of Imperial
Germany or the transforming of
Germany into a Democratic coun.
try. 1t simply aimed at strangling
the German people. America justly
asks herself how such a military
paradox has been possible-that
after war. after vanquished peoples
were disprmed. Europe still main.