Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-01-11
Truth COnneS Ont at Last
Read Hoodwinked Regarding Real Causes
Which OCCasioned by Secretly Planned
Schemes of the Great European Nations.

Russia, for which Sir Edward Grey
had laid the ground by years of naval
and military conferences in which
every detail of war On Germany had
been carefully outlined.
British Russian Entente Plans
These dispatches demonstrate be-
yond possibility of doubt that there
were secret conventions thoroughly
worked out and planned between
Russia, France and Great Britain as
to how war should be made on Ger
many, involving Great Britain sending
empty ships into the Baltic Sea for
Russia's use against Germany just be-
for the war of 1914 was declared;
Doc. 850) that England should be
prepared to fetter the German fleet
in the North Sea; arrangements in
the Mediterranean were to be made,
and especial authority to the Russian
ships to use French and English ports
to establish a complete working plan
between the navies and the armies of
the three countries: Great Britain,
Russia and France. The limit of dis
cussion makes it inexpedient to quote
these innumerable documents. 1t
should be sufficient to call the atten-
ton of the Senate to these documents
and of their convincing character.
(Three days later) Russo-Serbian
intrigues led to the murder of Arch
duke Ferdinand, and the grand drama,
with stage fully set, opened to the
establishment and grief of the poor,
little common people who die and pay
taxes.
These disclosures justify America
in receiving the assurances of Euro
pean diplomats with some reserve.
Press Largely Controlled by Subsidies
The manner in which the press re-
spends to such stimulation has here
tofore been shown in the dispatches
which I have quoted, showing that
they were instrumentalities in moving
the French people to war and in NOV
ing the Russian people to war.
From these disclosures it will ap-
pear how extremely significant to the
German rulers was the attitude of the
French press in Paris in July, 1914,
were they were denouncing Germany
and Austria and demanding the sup
port of Russia, and it is worth while
to recall the declaration of the Nou-
velle Revue that France was deter
mined on war, and of the Petrograd
press that Russia was determined on
war, and that France and Russia were
prepared.
In the American press few weeks
ago was an item annuoncnig that the
French Government requested 8,000,-
900 francs to be used with the press
without disclosing the details.
I have just received by mail as a
Senator of the United States a book
of 112 pages of press clippings siren
uously supporting the French policy
in the Ruhr. It is obviously paid
propaganda.
Forced to Accept Responsibility
In the light of the disclosures which
are made of the secret diplomacy of
Europe, it is clear that a profound
national humiliation was put upon
the German people by article 231 of
the treaty of Versailles in violation
of the evidence now known to the
world.
This article makes the German
Republic, representing a free people,
accept the responsibility of having inn
posed upon the Allies the World War
by the aggression of the Imperial
Government of 1914, which was the
master of the subject German people
The German people feel profound
bitterness over this article and its
consequences, and it will be we'll for
the world to consider whether a re-
conciliation between the peoples of
is possible so long as the German
| people are unjustly charged with this
great wrong.
The conditions laid down for the
armistice by the President of the
United States, accepted by the Allies,
and then accepted by the German Re-
public, can not be f1agrantly dishonor-
ed with impunity. Such evil seeds
sown will bring harvest of hate and
future wars. 1t is not yet entirely
too late to correct this great wrong
to the German people.
have discharged an irksome, pain
full duty. Senators will find the COM
plete record referred to in the biblio-
graphy which | present and will find
quotations so abundantly made that
there remains no reason why any
Senator should not be perfectly in
formed with regard to what has taken
place and what caused the World War.
1t was caused at last by fear of each
other, by ambition, by pride of few
men in a few chanceries who were
doubtless doing what they believed to
be for the welfare and "glory" of their
own country, but whose error of judg-
ment has crucified the world. We do
not wish repetition Of it.