Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1940-05-01

ages of economic held by the European coun-
tries greed unsound unfair peace pacts corrupt capital
ism, and the and briancy of man. who per-
tnaciously attempts to out his conviction that his
country victim of injustice and is entitled place
of dominance in world affairs.
Adolf Hitler has grievance, the of the Yer
saies peace treaty forced upon Germany mprac-
teal and too The treaty drawn up by the
allies with Great Britain and France taking the lead.
Not one German was present at the conference.
On November 8, 1913, the terms handed to rep
resentatves of Germany. They follows The Ger
man forces to retire beyond the eastern bank of
the Rhine and that portion which lies Of the river
to be occupied by allied troops Germany to hand
her vessels her submarines and her sup
plies of materials, and put her railroads and all
means of communication the left bank of the Rhine
at the disposal of the allies Germany to give up
AlsaceLorraine to France to cede great part OF
her provinces of Posen and West Prussia the Polish
republic. Danzg to become free city Germany was
to surrender all her colonies Those in Africa turn
ed Great Britain and France manufactures. Her
possessions in the Pacific assigned either to Japan
to Australia. Her army to exceed 100000
The allies to report years later how much
reparations Germany to pay but an initial pay
ment she to pay five billions of dollars. She
build ships to replace those she had sunk She
to deliver large quantities of coal to France as pay
ment for the destruction of French coal mines.
The Germans protested that the failure to fix de-
and that even the immediate payment proposed by the
allies exceeded all of the wealth the Germans possessed
Nevertheless their protests were futile and on June 20
1919 their representatives reluctantly signed the doc
ment in the historic palace of Versailles.
It should be remembered that five great powers com
posed the peace conference, namely: Great Britain
France, America Italy and Japan. However, pro
the Others Great Britain France and America
in secret to discuss the important issue, ito split
the pie" There was much squabbng the spols
Japan and Italy became angry and withdrew their dele
cations America represented by its president Wood
Wilson.
Largely because of the unfarness and the stupidity
of this peace pact postwar Germany dissoute
impoverished country. 1t by foreign reVo-
utonsts and greedy INSCRIPTIONS capitalists Its eco
nomc resources Slapped, people faced Starvation
bloody revolution rampant, famine and disease swept
the country
Adolf Hitler, then house painter Ga corporal IN
the war; observed the injustice done to his country and
was evidently firmly convinced that the wrongs should
he rected Though his radical ideas caused him to face
strong opposition from his countrymen and persecution
Che jailed for 5 years, where he wrote book
My Ie) he organized the Nazi party and became Ger
many's dictator in the early thires. Whenever
because of his conviction Hitler has done he
likely to triumph unless the odds overwhelmingly
against him.
Already Hitler has regained much of the territory
that Germany lost at Versailles. He has superior air
force crack mechanical army, superior submarines,
adequate These forces have demonstrated their Ell
fectiveness in remiarzng the Rhineland in iquidat
ing Austria in taking Czechoslovakia in reganing
Poland in the course OF few weeks then followed
Mcneil and Danzig Now Norway is invaded and Sweden
threatened, much for iron to keep Great
Britain from doing likewise and facing Germany from
other front.
Can Hitler be stopped? say yes. Hitler cannot whip
Great Britain and France Great Britain is mighty she
controls large portion of the world-s economic re-
sources (Which largely determine the outcome of war;
and strategic points of ratification France has the best
army in the world Great Britain is likely posing rs
champion of the smaller nations thus attempting to gain
the moral support of the world, making Germany the
aggressor. When the is over, as before she and
France will step in and claim the spoils
What of Italy? Her neutrality is an aid to Germany
for if she should declare the allies France could
possibly make short work of cutting through Italy to
the German border then Germany would be vulnerable at
another front Mussolin might also be playing the game