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THE GERMAN CRISIS.
, The German people in the face: of
terrible, taxation inflicted in order to
pay war reparations inflicted by the
maddened victors under the Versailles
treaty have practically revolted, and
riots , are reported^ in many places,
meanwhile tfee Government turns un
easily like a panther in a small cage
wondering how to get over the impasse.
The time is ripe for America to make
a huge ^gesture of .self -abnegjation 'in
offering to forego millions of war debts
on condition that the nations of Europe
undertake to reduce' their standing
armaments by land and sea. This offer
would be rendered' nugatory by the ppii
tical machi?inationsNof France, in whicn
case it iwould be wise for: world rpp^ers
drawl ring of mutual x understanding
around the' recaldtrant nation; If
Germany, Russia, and England agreed
each to maintain a minimum armament,
'the whble to be pooled 4n the event *-f
]aggfession by any other pdwef/ and if
^England accepted the reduction of her
?debt to America, an4 America financed
tjerniany in the payment of continued
iisdienifiity to /Prianc.e,rythiev French: pipof
P$e would quickly find .;'.*fe| inselwes/ alone
in vthe w«rld V with :t^e#-£ Chauvinistic:
^dreatiTs, arid costit to ?;. t*|el;: The di^fe
culty'is that the- powers are not decisive^
enough in their peace 'gestures, and
nieanwhile Germany: mayA'a&ain -have to
face bankruptcy, which, wduld be just
what Fraiice.^warit^. .^\_^
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