| Show Any Suggesting That Germany Has Faults Is Held Up to Scorn as Real Traitor n By HARDEN Germanys I rc I niost Cable to The Standard Standard- 11 Copyright 1923 1923 BERLIN April 21 21 Poin Poincare cares cares care s speech contain contain- contained contained ed cd nothing unreasonable for II a wise Ise people but it has had not been beCh I considered In German Germany In Int fact ct there has bas been no serious examination In Germany ot of o the qu whether a ot- ot offer otte ot otter ter fer te of payment on account and the demilitarization of ot we tae woul would l not be bo a cheap priCe to pay to re rc h III the t republic public as a II potent factor n in world affairs Instead there thero Is a continuation of ot tho the policy of debate and ond an anion nion one ho would l dare daro suggest that th t Ger- Ger Germany Ger Germany many has faults would be knocked on the head bead as a I trait trait- traitor trait traitor or Following Following- tho the recent debate debatIn In the Reichstag ocr o ov er cr tho Ruhr the entire outside wOlli wo ll must wonder w by hy German politicians talk so much when hen hen they have nothing to soy say ay The Tho lion Is even more moro difficult than thaI the question The German Germain par par- par Is 65 KS yeArs old but for forthe the first 60 iO years yeal'S It t was only a mind Interpreting r k It ne never neer er elected ted ministers ft I never used the tho right to reJect the but instead fur fur- furnished fur furnished to the voters H a nev never n falling failing supply of ot rhetoric Although Germany now has hIlS had parliamentary government more than 40 0 years tho the rich rich- Eta stag remains a debating club In which each speaker endeavors to prove that the previous speaker was wrong wrone Other A I the members lunch dine writ writ for fol the press receive visitors but make maki no effort to re re re- re lish lish prosperity and content content- contentment contentment ment mont The Tho party leaders pro pro- provide provide pro provide vide two or three speakers for each debate The party parl press reproduces th the arguments ars of opponents In such cond condenses form that they seem nonsense nona To get et a comprehensive Idea Ideo of the proceedings It would b ne- ne ne nc necessary to purchase all aU the tho pa pees pers at an enormous expense This pC pt course the can cannot innot c-innot I not do Membership In parliament today Is as ais much a a trade as a to tobe tobe tobe be a 4 tailor tiller 1 a stock broker ora or ora a 0 film lint actor with lIh the differ differ- difference ence that It needs less train train- training ln n- n ing r The Th members receive suf sut sufficient salary to live they 11 ride 10 on their free tree p l posses passes Ses and earn money on the side As no one wants to lose lost I a good job lob It Is not surprising that nearly all the old pillars r of till still arc are represented there or that ancient customs should be speedily ly re retied re 1 cd ten en the tho socialistic members once tp 11 opposition now are arc re- re reJoiced rejoiced re rejoiced that they have havo become ministers and are arc able to savo They no longer have to depend on the tho party funds for their expenses when they tIey mak cam cam- cani journe journeys s Other Otherwise Is they would bo be unable to extract money from rein the tho pockets of ot the workers Therefore no en- en on wants ants a fresh tresh election adJournment would cut off ote their salaries Talking today Is cheap and pleasant The poet Gelbert onto once said Germanys soul 11 males makes the world whole This has been repeated ad od by and 1 all other othel nationalists The modern Ger Ger- Ge German German man parliamentarian considers It his duty to cure curo the sick world with moral reflections but no one ever suggests that Germany Is to blame That would bo be a II traitorous utter utter- utterance utterance utterance ance Therefore It Is natural tha that the ruinous German Ruhr policy pol- pol polIcy pol policy icy which Is causing fresh tresh bil- bil billions billions bil billions lions In debt and Is responsible for tor the tho latest downfall ot of the mark has met no serious opposition In the The Tho Immediate necessity Is that the German people find out for tor themselves es what the truth really is la I The Tho world wilt not endorse Shakespeare's ver- ver verdict ver verdict dict diet Germans are honest men until Germany has hns purr purged purged purred ed Itself o of the microbe ot of o cun- cun cunning cunning cun ning and dishonesty I |
