San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-27
Only Nationalist Scher|
to Get Votes at
Election. !
MUST ACCEPT REPOF|
'Germany's Dire Need
Capital will Force
Acceptance.
By MAMMALIAN HARDEN.

Copyright. 1924. by Consol. Pres. Il
berlin, April 26.-In Noyeml|
1913, Germany relieved its monan'
almost two dozen crowned head
or the duty of liauidating the n
which they had carried ON. TIL
monarchs and their followers II
since have blamed the republic
an Germany's woes and spread n
notlon that the revolution was MI
prevented a final victory and neil
STATED acceptance of the "dcspiceN
versailles treaty" which no kippu
kaiser ever would have signed.
The same tactics now are nh
used in the election campaign. n
present government. instead of N.
ing to the monarchists and natio!|
ISIS, who expect to control the I'll
Parliament. responsibility for accH
ing or rejecting the Dawes rep'|
which the whole world accents II
equitable, saves them that embarr!I
ment by accepting it in advance.
Wilhelm should have been keptl
the throne until the Versailles trdI
was signed. and Ludendorff's N
ciples ought now to be obliredIl
share the responsibility of this
decision. But neither in 1918 moi
1874 were the monarchists so st,Il
as to offer serious resistance. MI
appreciate the advantages of abs 4
ton. They content themselves nj
calling the Dawes report "secH
Versailles" and notify the governu3
which has no parliamentary majol]
and can only carry on routine be|
ness, that they will not be bound|
any agreements signed now.
Must Accept Report.
This is cunning demagogy. Stint
because German industry needs ell
tai any government, even n natio
list government, must accent this
port. But they proclaim to the I.
lie "we are the onlv ones who nett
ratified the first nor the sec.l
Versailles. and we alone can save
from debt and slavery" Thus ii
prestige increases, although they h !
lost their only leader of MOD
economic education, the cold
sterile. but intelligent Helfferich.
was director of the bank and
chancellor and who hunted the n
Gus but spotted Republican minis
Erzberger. to death and now has 4
the penalty with his life in ~
way accident. cr
Under these circumstances one M
wish, with Premier Poincare. that
final decision might be POSTPONED
til the. new Parliament. in which
monarchists will be stronger. had
cepted the laws necessary for ca
ing out the terms of the report.
thus proved it will and can npls
a reasonable. policy. 1t is less
question of rcparations (for it
remains true that Germany can
only from the proceeds of greatly \
creased exports which would he =
bearable for other countries) tina,
Germany's domest:, policy, which
it inspired confidence, would &
antee the peace of Europe, and II
haps of the world, for consider
time. n
Must Prove Willingness. n
The "VOelkischen" who, tless|
their rabid anti-Semitism, are liked
sons of Israel in regarding their ts|
patriots as the. chosen people. mus 81
last be forced to prove what
are willing and able to do.
In the coming elections, they II
be forced into defensive posi-
by their opponents who themseS|
are for the most part thinly disgus
nationalists. Each party is was~1
nine-tenths of its strength pro u
it is no less patriotic than Lu n
dorff's disciples, but that it consi
a war of revenge hopeless bee:
Germany is helpless and militf
weak. while France is strong
thanked by allies. But this is
sufficient to prevent demagogic
fensivc which secretly nourishe'4
belief in some secret chemico-tec,|
cal means of warfare and proclaa|
"victory despite hell and the depi
But Germany must make her n
TO regeneration with the wcaponN|
the mind and must repair the do
age done by Kaiserecht to the l;pkl
her capacity. as moral duty.
If Germany has not yet como
this conclusion. this open dominas.
BY the militarists would be pr' "
able to another Parliament of cow
ly. lazy, weak. untruthful comnI
misers. whose acts would be scan
less dangerous than ever the hal
decision of November. 1918, 10 rel
the German monarchists of the TIT
liquidation of the war.