The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . led chil-Ihemselves into im-. ingsi passing fromdefeating violenceforce had addedoutlook had neverspirit of human- mansions that had lined the roadways to the many remake thebeauty she had de-something new,into the attitude ofthere who was try-his countrymen. Inample, Richardquestion as to whatwith the Germanin its war ,and mili-liad been coming insaid it was forgot-been products ofand training. Heformed thismentality whichempire to ru
The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . led chil-Ihemselves into im-. ingsi passing fromdefeating violenceforce had addedoutlook had neverspirit of human- mansions that had lined the roadways to the many remake thebeauty she had de-something new,into the attitude ofthere who was try-his countrymen. Inample, Richardquestion as to whatwith the Germanin its war ,and mili-liad been coming insaid it was forgot-been products ofand training. Heformed thismentality whichempire to ruin? Thethat Germany hadherself out of touchHer spirit had beenaparvenu. Com-ing the tasks laidgeographical posi-crazed with an am-England, andas another Romanspirit Germans,dren, had thrownpossible undertak-one form of self-to anolher, and tolies. The Germantaken in the reality; hence her , when they appealed to the sympathy and even to theconscience of the world, seemed totally unaware that they hadforfeited all standing-ground for making such an appeal. Aftersetting the world aghast at their unscrupulousness and brutality,. © PRESS ILLUSTRATING SERVICE. FREOrRICK EbertFirst President of tlie Ger-nmn Repul)lic, wlio was for-merly a saddler 326 THE CONFERENCE AND SIGNING OF THE TREATY they appeared to expect the world to shed tears of commiserationover their unhappy fate. The truth was that the Germans could notnow speak of justice, or pity, or human kindness without provokinga feeding of nausea in those among Entente people who heard even had the obtuseness to refer to Belgium as an examplewhich Germany would follow; as the Belgians had heroically resistedbrutal force, so now they said the Germans would. Thus, to remindthe Entente of their own crimes while asking that Entente forclemency, was about the last disclosure of the inability of the Ger-mans to see a fact as it was, or to read the minds of others. Germanywas beaten and powerless, and had to agre
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