San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-29
CUNO MAKING
SAME ERRORS /
KAISER MADE
Has Done Nothing Yet
Toward Restoring Ger
many to Place.
ONLY ONE WAY OPEN
Negotiations Must Be TAX
en- Up With Paris Dr.
rect, Says Harden.

Copyright. by The San Anton,o Light.
Berlin, April 2S.-Must enc believe
that, as the name Louis for royal
and imperial France aid the name Of
Lands, conquered, and acquired
through marriage by the Hapsburgs,
were potent of disaster so the name
William is fraught with worse than
that for unfortunate Germany.
Even people Gree from superstiti-
ton are asking this question today.
They are more than half in earnest
at that. For the credit balance of
William Cuno, fifteenth imperial
isn't comparably better
after five months of rule, than was
that of William of Hohenzollern, third
German kaiser in the closing days OF
the war. Despite all differences of
rank the tasks of then and now are
fundamentally the same.
1t was the third kaiser's duty TO
lay aside boasting, the pose of a con-
queror, interference with political and
economic affairs, and try to reconcile
the Bismahck created empire 10 the
world. The fifteenth chancellor should
steer toward the same port. IL, with
out hesitating or seeking applause he
would do what is humanity possible to
remove or at least relieve the con-
sequence Of the war, the blame for
which the world ascribes to Berlin,
he would do only his duty.
No Nearer Destination.
The ship of Herr Cuno. who was
a part of Wilhelm's imperial govern
ment, has not come a mile nearer
this destination. On the contrary,
it sits on a sand bar, just outside of
the port Of departure from which
Lord Curzon is trying to release it.
The voyage could not succeed be-
cause the whole navigation plan rested
on a falses hypothesis.
Cuno hoped and relied on the magic
power of his connections" especially
Americans. Since he had been twice
in the United States for brief visits
and had with the mighty assistance
of Paul Warburg, closed shipping
deal with the late 4. III. Hartman,
he seemed to regard himself an mex
tricably rooted favorite on that con-
tinent. But even if his connections"
were as valuable and time-tried as
those of his protector, the Hamburg
banker, Max Warburg. could he
imagine himself able TO accomplish
anything? Not even private business.
Every well-known man must daily
assure some job hunter that no ex-
perienced industrialist or merchant is
willing TO engage anybody for an i'm
portant post as a matter OF favor.
still less could it be ex-
pccted that in international political
affairs of the utmost Importance,
would depart a hairs breath
from the course laid DOWN in Wash
ington.
World Hardened to Killing.
The bill for damages presented TO
Berlin-from the end of the Lusitania
to the costs of the American Rhine
army-brought disappointment. Every
day since has brought others for
America. Passive resistance and sab
otage may drive the French TO such
cruelties as will bring protest, but
these very acts are universally re-
garded as a direct outgrowth of the
Franco-Belgian program, and. any
how. the heart of the world is
hardened to atrocities. 1t also is far
from convinced that the German soul
is altered. 1t doesn't grow excited
over some three dozen killings.
Prices are rising; wages go with
them, the attempt to arise a loan
was a ridiculous failure and Ger
many's floating debt has risen to sixty
five hundred billion paper marks at
last official account, q sum now very
greatly exceeded.
Germany must negotiate with
France unless complete ruin is to come.
she must drop the condition Of speedy
liberation Of the Ruhr. But Cuno
continues blind. Otherwise he would
perceive that direct negotiations with
Paris and not via London, is the
only method Of salvation left for the
betrayed German people. Such a
method would ensure the United
States OF Europe. But it would seem
that these negotiations must be con-
.ucted by somebody who hasn't made
the fearful mistakes of this new VIII