Evening star., 1944-03-19
Peace Plan Requiring Nazis
ToRestore WarLosses Urged
One Program Would Set Up Zones for Control by
Allies Based on Tribal Lines; Complete
Disarmament Held Vital
By Emil Ludvie.

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tUeekly articles by Emil Lud,Uig, in
ternationaHu famous German born
historian, biographer ard student OF
1oorld atairS, no,U living in the United
States. Mr. Lud,pig is the author OF
Napoleon" Bismarck" Goethe"
Genius and Character" "Hinden-
burg" Stain" "The Nile" etc.
The following points are not condi-
tions for an armistice with Germany.
There will be no conditions-there will
be invasion and occupation. No one
seems inclined to conclude treaties with
the Germans. In this spring of 1914,
Germany is not in position to produce
at home to negotiate peace terms or
can be trusted by the Allies.
These principles and measures have
been proposed by me during the last
two years as program for preventing
third world war. Now some of them
have begun to make headway.
l. The occupation of Germany by the
victorious Allies, according to one plan
under consideration, would be divided
into three zones. with the Russians gov
erning the east, the Americans the south
and west, the British the north and CEN
ter of Germany.
This division would be the most con-
gruent with the different German tribes.
The east contains Slavic clans and
traits. The gay character of the Rhine
landers and South Germans will agree
with the American keep smiling" phi
losophy. The north, with the old free
Hansa towns and the Frisian elements,
is connected with the English by the
low German dialect, as the provinces OF
Hanover and Saxony are connected with
the English by history.
Total Disarmament.
2. The disarmament should be a total
one, so much so that not even the re-
volver in the belt of policeman should
remain in German hands. The abolition
Of all German armament factories
should be absolute, down to those which
produced toy guns for children.
3. Peace industries in general should
be left in operation, but under Allied
control. For period of 10 years, Ger
many should be forced to work for the
Allies an dto reconstruct the continent
she destroyed. Not with foreign loans
but with the work of their hands, the
Germans should be made to repair the
damage they did to their neighbors.
They would then learn to acknowledge
that they were not capable of conquer
ing the world, but could only destroy it.
This period would make them realize
that wars Of aggression are not profit
able business. II the feeling OF their
guilt comes home to the whole nation
who, after the last war, denied it--ther
perhaps there is hope for their recovery
The model for the German standard
Of living from 1945 to 1855 should be
England from 1910 to 1914 That coun-
try, the only one that the Germans
bombed but could not occupy, is said tc
have turned over TO per cent of her pro-
duction and manpower to the war effort
leaving only 80 per cent for her ordinary
living. Germany's production should be
planned according to these figures: 7C
per cent Of her material and manpoWer
should be given to the work of recon-
struction in foreign countries.
Not Slave Work.
This does not mean slave work, Just
as the war enlistment of Englishmen
has nothing to do with Nazi methods
But the diminution of the Germans
standard of living in order to repair
what they wantonly destroyed in search
OF world dominion will be the punish
ment of the German nation. To shrink
from using the word retaliation" after
what has happened to Europe, would be
sign of weakness.
4. Germany should not be cut up into
many pieces, as this would be source
OF new ideas of revenge and would
cause endless inner strife. But the old
areas OF Prussia, ie., the three provinces
east of the Elbe, including Berlin. COM
prlsing about 100000 inhabitants
should be separated from the rest OF