ANOTHER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 January 1920, Page 12

ANOTHER WAR.

BERNHABMPS TOHECAST. GERMANS NOT fiEALLY BEATEN. LEAGUE OF NATIONS IMPOSSIBLEGeneral von Bemhardi prophesies smother war. In a remarkable statement lie analyses the Peace Treaty and its consiliences. The old lire eater, writes Cyril Brown, in the New York World, is busily engaged with his well-known .brand 01 literary work in his home, Villa Bemhardi, among the giant mountains of Silesia, where he is in pensioned retirement.

"1 consider it absolutely right, from the standpoint of France and England," be says, ''that they should wish to get the greatest possible advantage from having won the war. France and England are acting quite naturally and properly in trying to do us as" much harm as possible. Such a process alone can secure them against a recurrence of the Teuton peril. "One must always bear in mind that there are only 35,000,000 .French and about 45,000,000 English, and that botli peoples made great and unexampled sacrifices to win a victory which was not gained at the sword's 'point, but-a victory they would never have won had we not beaten ourselves.

"One must consider also that against these figures there exist about 80,000,000 Germans in compact mass, in addition to the Germans scattered throughout the world. It should also be considered that we Germans were not actually'conqucred, and that in respect to population we are at any and every moment in a position to resume resistance.

PEACE TERMS CONDEMNED.

"It is quite understandable that in the circumstances our enemies should seek to secure themselves. Whether our enemies have not* drawn the bow too far is another matter, and from this point of view I most decidedly condemn the_ Peace Treaty, for its terms, both military and economic, are unfulfillahle "With the military force that has been granted us, internal order cannot ho maintained, and it will be impossible for us to meet the economic conditions. Our enemies mint have thought it to their interest to impose conditions which would surety lame us for a long time but which would yet leave our" existence possible. America has a particular interest in maintaining our purchasing power, for w e were one of the best customers of America before the war. "As conditions arc now, there is danger that in one way or another we will withdraw from our obligations. Then a new war will be necessary. Tn such a new war, to be sure, all the prospects Oj. success will be on the side of our enemies, but one never can know what a desperate nation is capable of doing. 'Then there is always another consideration. Does a. new war actually be m the interests of our enemy'' ■franco and England have been most grievously hit economically. They lon<r tor peace and for the undisturbed development of their economic forces ]?,„. veiirs to come thev will not be in -i position for another war. This appears to me indubitable.

••In the circumstances, I consider the present peace unsuited to its purpose trom the enemy standpoint. It is the product of hate and of a spirit of revenge and it will bear fruit accordingjy. It .sought to make it impossible for us to wage war in the future, and it will achieve exactly the contrary

AGAINST GIVING OT KAISER,

What I Hunk of this peace from the German standpoint I need hardly discuss after the foregoing. It can only spur and incite us to strain all our strength and force in order to make ourselves, to some extent, again equal to our opportunities.

»h \ • ,? r Govel 'nment may think about yielding up the Kaiser and the military leaders T cannot sav, but the whole of the right-minded part of our nation thinks about it as I do. On that point there can he no doubt. He X would pronounce it good to give up the Kaiser and the leaders would dig hi, after all. i„ that case, the Government approving it will be done for in the eyes of the nation. '•As things stand, the entire course of °ZZT eS \\ aCtmUA b - v clema «ds for teiing with increasing force and to the utmost the feeling of the German natr,andn ,t will make peace impose '•'To he or not to be?' That quesS? 3 *«; the law between nations wth "1 thia , affair - ' X «"»"«* tlnn., that in free America, where huZVT* Sti -]. lmVfi a ance ,ih e .posit.on I have defined will ha°f f f^T'r 1 «tandpomt na on 6St part ° f the Gc »™>

whTt'r t'rt T , to tlle <> ,lestion a-" to Mv "• • Lea " ue of Nations. • answer is simple. I don't think ffilmt ? !t ' 1,0 stock in H - Aot that I spurn the thought in itself The „ f . a IS worthy of l mmnn sp j rit and of noble aspiration, but T consider it imis'tt'L- 1 ""««•Sin™ « asm i aj?ainst !t bein S itself times 16 SeC ° bei " ff becausc of <>»' REACTION' COMING. Sacrifices must be made, or else the so-called Ugue of Nation's will afllct to v of"n? JOn t° m ' C rUl ° al,<l P ° !itic ' al maß " tti.v of the strongest, who wil be able to maintain peace only so l ong as others feel themselves unable to break this domination. Forces will strike against ces °, U i r '. antl h there can bo no sue--1" b »»g'ng about agreement hern .ndT , T R ' ,nS iUtei ' CSt3 ' Will taThi I eag " e of Nations will m able to prevent it. J t is an utter mistake to believe tint " "«»m« '»h<loni to l>o won and maintained. If ac- £?' i? to m .v view, a Leame of Vi t'Ons m in itself impossible, because 'it inuift be shattered against 1 ET"3 n <l the e - ot ' is,n of n«like ourVw? im P oasibl e in a time like on , which n completely overturnf and , s standing on ' its time, which sows hate and grows nre»nant with enemies. P &

"As the late war conceals in itself n new war, the German nation wiH raise S snirit n ; f aml the more ,hat ,lat « S felt t . Ve ""' e make themselves Mt in the peace conditions the sooner action mo, ' e Vi ° lent Wi " be NornfA? 011 '' 1 \° i OU P»rticulariv in Aoith America to-day, in order 'that wT.erl™r n n P ° liC - V ?*' Wkm *'«« " it will be accomplished, one cannot now a™; Bu K mm z ifc wiu - T)ia * i»Z lirni conviction,"