The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, November 22, 1921, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGOrcSTATESMAN; SALEM, OREGON TUESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 22. 1921 PETITION FOR SAFETY OF FRANCE IS MADE I (Continued from page 1) fhU would be accomplished, he Lid by keeping only one and a lair "classes" In training, where la at present there are two full f elasea" and the existing law au- holrzes three. . . Danger Serious If anyone asks to ko further." aid the premier, I shall have, to inswer clearly and definitely hat it would be impossible for lis to do It without exposing our selves to a most serious danger." Ilriaod Addrefw IntenrrteU The official interpretation or the address of Premier Driand ht France at today's plenary ses sion ot the armament conference ollows, la part: "Gentlemen, you will readily idmlt that I. as a delegate from ranee, should feel moved when Isinr to speak from this full- oundtng platform, whence every ord that Is said goes to tne at- eatlve and anxious r of the orld and all of the civilized peo ple. : "I shall endeavor to make U poear to your eyes and to the yes of the world with its true enuine face, as It is, mat win how you that she; is as ready, nd I might say perhaps more eady than any other: country to irect her attention and her earn st wilt to whatever steps may von . eaI-th vim VIOOR AND VITALITT AIE OR FEHALK PtmphUt Trett on -nrniwt: Auk for WELCH'S tho ORIGI Al.. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS and I BSTITUTBS. WKLCH DRUG CO., 184 ;iDY 8t, Dept. .H. 8ta t'rmcUft. At be thought desirable in order to Insure final peace for the world. Nothing for my colleagues and myself would be more-.pleasant than to be about to tell you this: We bring here sacrifice to the fullest extent possible; we have our own security insured; we lay down arms. We should be so happy to be able to make that gesture In oruef to partlelpate-ra the final disarmament of tnfl world. Moral lHrtarmament Xeoewfcary "Unfortunately TTe cannot speak in this way. I say also, un fortunately, we have not the rlpht to do so. I shall tell vcu. tor France, that she wants to make peace. If you want ito make peace, there must be two people yourself and the neighbor oppo site. To make peace I am speaking, of course, of land arm ament it is not sufficient to re duce effectives, and decrease war material. That is the physical side, a physical aspect Qf things. There is another consideration which we have no right to neglect in such a problem, that touched vital questions which are of '.the most serious character x for the country concerned. It Is neces sary that besides this physical dis armament there should he in those same circles what I shall call a general atmosphere of peace. In other words, a moral disarmament is as necessary as the material one. I hav; trie right to say this, and I hope to be able to prove It to you. And I have the right to say to you that in Europe, as it is at pres ent, there are serious elements of insatiability; here are such con ditions prevailing that France is obliged to face them, and to con template the necessary matters from the point of view of their own security.- ' "In this country you aw living among states which do not know the entangled barriers and the frontier of Europe. You have nothing to fear so it is rather dif ficult for some of you it must be difficult! for some of you to realize what are the conditions at present prevailing in Europe af ter war and after victory plate the future with feelings, ofjbe potion a war footing: When mo ippcr ouesian qumiuua reached an acute stage recently, within a few weeks there were, out of these frel corps or other bodies, about 40.000 men ready with guns, machine guns, rifles, armored trains, and with most perfect military instruments, so that this force should have its full value. These are facts securltv. "But there is another Germany, a Germany which has not changed ner mind and to which the last war has taught no lesson. That Germany keeps the thoughts in the hack of her mind; 6he has the same designs which she entertain- i m a . nan lam stT it. m ii 1 1 i t An ni ; fi DPiorA me war. u - .i Sr. A .u..in mine the same ore-occupations end she combat and ten me this -The war is won. cherishes the same ambitions as that have been verified and that neacl llSrted German- has re- the Hohenzollerns did. How can j everybody can ascertain for him duced her aTmv to a great extent, i we close our eyes to this? How, Mlf. Therefore, as a question of 151 y JrLi has can we ignore this state of things? ! fact and from the point of view Wn destroyed What U that This happening at our very doors, of effectiveness, Germany can rise Deen oesiroyea. "ai ' , i . , , , . ir.ni Wp i a r. vv. rtna ai. Ill O W" U I1U VS most in a few days ana can bepin prevents peace Irom now reis ing in Europe. Why is i that France keeps such a considerable army, abhndattly provided wita war material?' '"Of course In saying this only certain people have got something at'the back of their minds. They suggest that France also has some bidden thought some hHden de sign. This const'tutes the most disheartening thing for u Those that know my country can testify tt not one word of it is true. . If there is a country that has deliberately turned her steps toward peace, that wants peace with all het heart, believes in U with her entire faith it is France. Old War Ideals Remain "I do not want to te unhi: nothing is further from my mind. We know there Is In Germany there is one part of Germany, that is for peace. They are many people, especially among the working classes who want to work, who have had enough of war altogether and are anxious to settle down: in peace. We shall do everything to help that Ger many. And if she wants to re store her balance in the bosom of a pacific republic and domestc institutions.) then we can help her and we shall bo able to contem- mililon men with their officersicate that the fire is W'l(ltWH!W''flflHHlIBJtWj mmmmmmm mmmmmwm UaOD siiM ; 4 te ' ... and Every pair guaranteed to give twice the wear of any ether make or your money back. Get your Guaranteed Rubber Goods now It does not cost any more to wear these high grade rubber boots and they are made for each one of the family. Then; women and children. Boots from Rubber Heel day each Wednesday. All SOc heels put on ior half ' ' I 1 i i- te v floilShoci SttYSWf ri pp DiBax0il WtliklMVwtt MIldtdBpTir "4 hdtkrflimtt 3Z6 otatea-HcxltolAPiSA- 1 - we have only got to look. We. in .. .. . . . . ioiiow tne mougois ul uti mauo or certaTh Germans, and the evo lution which is taking place Ad more than that we have w eas ed certain attempts, to return to the state of things. Nobody could be mistaken about the real bearing of what was called the Kapp Putsch. We know very well that if it had succeeded, Germany would have returned to her pre war state, and we know too well what ould have been the conse quences. Ludendorff Quoted "A volume has been published by no less a man than F:e!d Mar shal Ludendorff ho still enjoy3 great authority in' many German circles, and who is followed by a great Part of the elite in Ger many. What do we read in thii book? This is the first question: ' 'It is necessary that we should learn to understand that we live in a war-like time, that struggle will remain forever for the sin gle individual as for the statej a natural phenomenon, and that the struggle is equally on the di vine order of the world.' "In the same book, Marshal Ludendorff produces these terri ble words of De Moltke on the 11th day of .December, 1919: 'Eternal peaca is a dream. It is not even a. beautiful dream. and war is one of the parts of the order of the world, such as it has been created by God. It is by war that is developed the noble virtue of man, cour age. disinterestedness, devo tion to duty and spirit ot sacri fice, up to the abandonment it one's own life. Without war the world would sink in the morass ot materialism. Factp Cannot be Ignored "9uch, gentlemen, are th words used by the highest Ger man" authorities who have pre served the great part at least of the confidence of the Germna-peo pie and that is wliat we are list ening to now. After a war that has caused the death of millions of men, after the wore wounds that have been inflicted and that are still bleeding in the sides of the countries of Europe, that is the sort of thing that is beins taught at the very door ;of France. How can you expect that France should close her eyes to such words? I now come .to the physical aspect of disarmament. Germany, just issuing from the war, still has seven million men 1 who have made the war. You will say they are not actually serving under the flag, they are not hv ing In barracks. Certainly. Have these men any officers' and non commissioned officers ready to be marshalled to the field? Is, it oossible to mobilize such an army tomorrow? Army of Germany Ready ! "1 answer yes, and I am going to explain it. Since the moment peace was signed, Germany has constituted a force, a so-callea police force, which was intended for the maintenance of public or der, called the reishswher. It la to include 100,000 men. But what men? They are nearly all of ti ters or non-commissioned officers. I mean regulars, all having served in or having belonged to the old army. Therefore, the cadres are ready there, the officers and non commissioned officers are ready to marshal the army of tomor row. "And what is that army? Is it in conformity with the require ments of the peace treaty? Is it only for purposes of public or der? No. V" Pi I "According to secret instruc tions issuea iy the military au thorities, the reichswehr is to pro- pare not only for police purposes but also for war, and is to train ior war, with tne necessary re hearsals and maneuvers. Sofoml I'nit Mentioned "Germany has another denom ination, there Is another group called einwohnerwehr. This group Includes almost all the men of good will who are ready to serve their country in time of need, and instead of using it only to pre serve internal order, it might be used for other purposes. The danger was so real that the allies were obliged to send an uttimation to Germany to demand this force should be disarmed. :1 am ready- to recognize that the German chancellor, Wirth, is a man oi good will, animated b air puipudw una mat ne nas ap plied even' endeavor, acting with no small ment on his part, in or aer to really release a state of peace, and honor the signature of wermany. But this covernment in Germany is weak. They might fall i on? moment, un our side we are ready to do everything in or der to allow thu great people to return to normal conditions of peace." Other Organizations Mentioned M. Briand mentioned other or. ganizations called "police forces" and continued: "The government keeps them under their hands. Th OSO seven gpj million men have not returned to ttvti me, to civil occupations, en tirely. They are grouped to gether. In this marvelously ingen ious way which the German peo ple have when they want to achieve their purposes. They are called frei corps, or former com batants' associations and what Hot. Any day, any anniversary and Germans are rather fond of anniversaries Is favorable in or der to convene these men aand niashal them to see that you have got them under your hand ready to do the work that is to be done. "An example to show you how o raise. her six million or seven can make preparations outside. In fact preparations have actually taken place. Great captains of in dustry or great industrial mag nates have bought important firms in Scandinavian and In- other parts of Europe. It is easy enough to fabricate these guns without our seeing it. v t "Therefore, we have not the right and we do not intend to leave France defenseless. France must, to ail intents and purposes protect herself. "What about the rest; of Eu rope? Apparently Europe is al peace although here and there on the s round c ertain volumes of smoke just arisine seem to indi- having trespassed upon your at tention. Perhaps at another time the president will be less inclined to allow mo to speak" ; Historical Society Will Have Meeting in Portland The coast branch of the Ameri can Historical society will meet Friday and Saturday of this week , th program to read a at the Multnomah hotel in l'"-;..ThJ UnAKOn Dav rort .nd Dean Ge"-"" H. 'der v The Hudson Bay tort G. Franklin and Miss Mary Eyre. Early Oregon History. who is teaching at Canby this winter, are members of the aseoci ation. f , On the program Is Professor Robert M. Gatke, assistant pro. lessor of history X Willamette, university, who will read a paperj on "The First Indian School of the Pacific Coast R. C. Clark, president of the Oregon branch of the University or uregon, is m paper on ompany and again, and the non-commissioned officers are ready to do the work and to help them do the work. France Is Watching "France is looking upon what happening. France does not ex aggerate. She is only watching and waiting. "I now come to the question of war material. We have been told that there was no more war ma terial. It is true, the commissions of control in Germany have done admirable work. A great many Runs artillery, I mean, have been destroyed. Some of th de struction has been supervised by he allied officers. It is real. "But the problem of war mater ial is one that can easily be solved. "What is Germany but a vast country of industry industrially organ tzed? Germany always had two aims, the first was trade, com merce and that is only natural. The second was war. All her in dustries, all her manufactures. have been working to the full dur ing the war and they have de veloped since. "Everything is ready in Ger many. The plans, the designs and calibers. Everything is there ready to insure a steady manufac turing of guns, machine guns and rifles. Foreign Fortunes Purchased "It is not only in Germany that industry can work to the full. You noj extin- ; guished everywhere "I will draw your attention to the subject of Russia. It is a country of 120.000.000 i million men which is actually boilfa-g over with anarchy. They have an enor mous standing army which is in the ordinary a million and a hall men but which has practicallv the strength of 600.000 men.) What will Russia do? Who can say what will happen on that side? About a year and a half ago there was a wild rush of Russia on Europe. Russia tried to rush Poland and through Poland to reach Ger many where some people were beckoning to them. The situation is Russia is far from being settled. It is p. sort of permanent anxiety to every body. What will become of its enormous army? What could, or mignt liermany do in order to equip Russia and exploit her. We know not. There aro eo many problems, economic, financial etc., with 'which we have to deal, that really, gentlemen, we do not know to which to turn, but the greatest problem of all. the great est question is life. First of all we must be able to live, i x Gentlemen. I g?e you these reflections for you to ponder over You will see. thatf there is nothing in that that would draw us aside from paths that leacs to fina! peace. 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