Show Peace Terms Convincing Huns duns That Germany Was Defeated Private messages from various I parts of or Germany make It clear that I the peace terms have at any rate forced the mass of or German people I to realize their thorough defeat Hitherto they they had had not really done so Never throughout the war was public public pub pub- lic Uc mourning ordained In Germany but now the national humiliation is such that orders to refrain from all I public amusements are scarcely essary In neutral neutral countries adjoining Germany the peace terms have also caused the most profound consternation consternation consternation conster conster- nation among certain classes which is due to the fact tact that mt much ch capital in these countries is Invested In German German German Ger Ger- man enterprises and andIs Is therefore feared that should Germany declare herself bankrupt It would all be lost Some pro-German pro newspapers which during the tho war were consistently subservient to the German general general gener gener- al staff Mali and since the armistice have havo pretended to be friendly t to tho the alies allies allies al al- al- al lies ies have again come out aut In their true colors which are arc those of or Ger Ger- many Applauded All AH Barbarities But this also is due to the fact that these newspapers newspapers' numerous nu- nu readers with large largo financial I interests in- in Germany Hence not too much attention should be paid to th their ir fulminations These newspapers newspapers newspapers news news- papers showed virtually no DO I thy with Belgium during the war or i with the Clio suffering of France but on the contrary applauded all the barbarities barbarities bar bar- of the leaders The only German German Swiss paper which does not raise its hands to I heaven in holy terror Is the Neue advises Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many should she be unable to obtain milder conditions to a accept I and and endeavor to fulfill the treaty and and then it says before long probably probably probably proba proba- bly the most humiliating g clauses willbe will willbe willbe be abolished Germanys Germany's Behavior In 1871 Germanys Germany's behavior In 1871 it It admits admits ad ad- mits did not afford a precedent for this but many precedents exist If It however the Germans would compare compare compare com- com pare the allies allies' peace terms terms terms' with those proposed in the famous petitions petitions petitions peti peti- of Germans commercial associations associations lions and of the professors intellectuals intellectuals etc In 1915 they would find the former amazingly lenient The German 1916 peace terms Included not mer merely ly annexation of or Belgium the French channel coast and the coal coalmines coalmines mines but hut about one-fourth one of Russia Russia Rus- Rus sia and from England the hugest war indemnity possible to extort Well infOrmed Well circles In Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzer Switzer- land believe that Germany will sign the treaty and if It she cannot subsequently subsequently subsequently get It modified will wU then declare declare de do- clare dare herself bankrupt I I G |