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THE CHAKLOTTE MEWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1921. Monarchists Have Succeeded In Scaring The Government Murders Committed by the Nationalists Go Unpunished While Reprisals on the Part of Friends of the Re public Meet With Terrible Retribution. i; MAXIMILIAN HARDEN. (,. -ninny's Foremost Publicist. , st.itV Correspondent of TI15 ew Spo. Ial Cable Uispntoh to 'ITie ew. Coirliut, 11)21, by Aws PubllithlntE Co. Hiin. Sept. 3. Number 316 on the of political assassinations; Mathias 1.! -'H-rpor, member of the Reichstag. Which means that, since the German Roi'ublic was proclaimed, 316 members of the republican parties, have been . treacherously murdered. Of the perpetrators and Instigators of .those crimes, only five have been convicted and none sentenced to death. Count Arco, who shot the idealist Kurt Eisner In the back, was sentenced to i3iff imprisonment in a fortress, while jthe Bavarians call him a saviour. The 1 total of all other punishments amounts to thirty-one years for 315 murders. Generally no trial has followed these (political assassinations, but when a trial j-is unavoidable, the prisoner is either I allowed to escape or is acquitted. The 'real instigators are never seriously i sought. During the same period, there have been fifteen murders of Communists ; and Socialists, ten of which were repri ' sals for Monarchist murders. The to tal punishment for these fifteen mur ders, has been eight executions and 177 years in prison. The soviet dictatorship attempted at Munich cost twelve lives, and these only after the shooting of unarmed red guards and relief workers excited a spirit of revenge. Then, when the Government troops entered Munich, 506 prisoners were shot without trial and 193 adherents of the B.avarian Soviet were sentenced to a total of 51S years. KAPF LEADERS IGNORED No leader of the Kapp rebellion to restore the monarchy has yet been tried " and none of the 775 officers who partici . . patad in that movement has been pun ished. Most of them are still in the army. Of fifteen Communist murders, only 'two have be.en unpunished. Of 316 nationalist murders, 282 remain una .toned. These eloquent figures are Incom plete without two additional facts. A weak and cowardly government, flirting with all parties, has engendered the shameful belief that everyone who does not wear that the imperial German -government was as innocent of starting the war as a '.iew-born babe and that the brave German army, 'on the point .'of final victory." was stabbed in the hack by the Social Democrats, the Jews 'end other 'terrible monsters, is an en emy of the people and newspapers and tSeasav 'mIS meetins are'entitled ,9:deMse as good for the PnTt SACCOnd fct te- that, not only are Count Aroo and the Junker who nre- moUtSSlyinWr d W ' 3ed l tnots in court, but.; the editor of an mSed fh? W,h Wice ulicl' de !hmurder of "Harden, Foer- X? ,ac-h and AJbert Einstein," was benierrcea .in Berlin- to a': fine of one thousand marks , (about v eleven dollars) because of consideration for his "pa triotic motives." As a matter of fact, he advertised his paper to several times the value of the fine. ERZBERGER NOT BLAMELESS Erzberger. was no great or blameless statesman. He rose from his position as a vvurtemburg schoolmaster to be a --w j. L1IC denier party oy intelli P?C,el?nd industry. As propaan-ia cnier he v.as our German Northcliffe during the war. This once-obscure journalist could spend countless millions n h.e export of innumerable, lies and. in doing so, he Eoon became accustomed to acts not good for his character. He was wrong, of course, not to steer clear of certain I usir.ess connections, which, however, leally netted him but little profit. To call him corrupt would be stupid, for if he bad been, he could have amassed millions during the war easier than almost anyone else: Erzberger formerly was an annexa tionist, almost a Pan -German. But he was convinced by visits to neutral coun tries, especially after America's en trance into the war, that victory was impossible. Therefore he sought and negotiated the peace. Optimism often blinded him. His blunders were iu merous but this ardent Catholic was an honest, passionate patriot and an hon est, energetic democrat. Incit?ment was carried on against him with the dir tiest weapons lies in words i catures especially since he shifted Heavy taxes to the rich Bourgeoisie. Twice shot ac previously, Erzberger succumbed to the third attack. The popular version, which is never quite right, but seldom quite wrong, says he was murdered by the righ because he wanted to make them pay the war bill. Of course it is not so simple as that. But recent impudent demonstrations by the militarists and the nationalists, who go sj far as to read telegrams from "the All-Highest Commander-in-Chief" (who fled across the border at the mo ment his army wr.s in the greatest dan ger) wera also prompted by anxiety over their precious money-bags. They have at last scared the gov ernment and the democracy. GREAT STRENGTH LAGAINSTGERMAN Gained by European Pow ! ers as Result of Ratifica ; tion of U. S. Treaty. By ANDRE TARDIEU, Former French High Commissioner to America. Staff forrespondent of The Xews. Special Cable Dispatch to The New. Copyright, 1121, b.vAews PubllnhlnK Co. Pans, Sept. 3. The most signifi cant comment on the German-American treaty in Europe is the lack of comment. There has been lit tle or no comment in the European w omens ootwear Two of the most at- rractive shoes: A pat ent two-buckle slip- oer with military heel The new shade of tan in a good - looking hrogue $9P . H. C. LONG CO. W EAST TRADE press, and this is particularly true of the French papers. There are two outstanding rea sons for this. The first is the fact that the text merely declares that the United States reserves to itself . all the rights acquired under such and such sections of the Treaty of Versailles, but rejects the obliga tions imposed, by ether sections. Not twenty men in Europe are fa miliar enough with the Versailles . treaty to understand what this all., means. A second reason for the silence is the fact that everybody expected some such treaty to be made. Therefore the public has paid but little atten tion to the incident. The opinion of those few Frenchmen able to under stand the matter is easily summed up Whether the United States eventually would negotiate a separate treaty or ratify the pact of Versailles with res ervations, everybody knew the Wash ington government would .reject the clauses concerning the League of Na tions and those providing for an inter national lator . tigamzation. It was also forseeable that, on account of dim culties in the Pacific and the approach of the Washington conference, the ar tides concerning the various colonies might not be ratified. But on the other hand, there is pain ed astonishment here at the failure of the German-American treaty to ratify the German boundary clauses and the boundaries of the new states created by the Allied victory. The astonishment is all the greater because there was nothing in the 1920 Senate debates at Washington, nor in the Lodge reservations, which would lead any one to expect this. Furthermore, certain of the clauses now rejected were among America's principal war aims. When I recall the tremendous ovation given an Alsatian orator at Mount Vernon on the fourth of July, 1918, demanding the liberty of his enslaved brothers; when I remem ber the enthusiastic reception all Am erica gave to that great Czech, Stef tnik, and that great Pole, Paderewski, I cannot help regretting that the United States today refuses to ratify the acts which liberated M'etz, Strasburg, Prague and Warsaw. I would be lacking in respect for my American friends if I did not express this frank opinion, which our recent guests of the American Legion will not repudiate. Concerning the reparations, financial and economic clauses, the German-American treaty merely re-enacts the Treaty of Versailles, ail of which is a decidedly important and fortunate fact. America thus proclaims, "like her asso ciates in the war, Germany's respon-. sibility and obligation to repair all dam ages and the victors' rights to compel her to do so. Tfle Pan-Germans had boldly announced that this would not happen. The solemn denial inflicted upon them will make the party which murdered' Mathias Erzberger reflect. It is notably a good thing that Wash ington ratified Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles which reads: "The Allied and associated govern ments affirm and Germany accepts he responsibility of Germany arm ner al lies for causing1 all the loss and damage to which the allied and associated gov ernments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war Imposed upon them by the aggression of Germary and her allies." It Is also a good thing for Euro pean peace that America adopts Part XIV of the Trecty of Versailles pro clng fdr fifteen-years occupation of tv, ifft hank of the Rhine, with con tinued occupation if certain guarantees I are not made. This notifies Germany i on essential principles that the United ' Stafcw thinks today as yesterday. , As for the practical worning oi me ! new treaty, I do not foresee difficulties. I From a strictly legal viewpoint, one might object that the United States, by reserving only the clauses favorable to ! her and rejecting-ine otnr, lav-w i associates In an unfairly disadvantag eous position. But as none of the par I ties is disrosed to raise this judicial question, obviously no dispute AVill l oriSp. ... Mo'-eover, it would be stupid to un derestimate and diminish by vain con troversies the strength the European powers gin against Germany through. thTfact tRat the United States ratines hv solemn treaty the greater part of i ihp nact of Versailles. j Let us hope this act ends yesterday's I differences and that the victors m the iwar unitedly will turn toward the fu ture It is their duty to organize on a 1 -basis ot justice and peace. When ordering samples state kind of Silk wanted. All Mail Orders filled promptly at Sale Prices. B cm And Continues Five epieifn this Safe t e e Stock High Class educed 4" Greatly This sale will include all the season's newest Silks, Crepe Satins, Crepe Meteors, Satin Face Canton, Moon Glo Satin, Canton Crepes, Charmeuse, Taffetas, Crepe de Chines. This sale will mean a great saving to all who attend thig Five Day Sale. Our entire stock of High Class Silks reduced. Nothing reserved. Sale starts Tuesday, September 6th. Extra Special Values For Tuesday Morning 40-inch Crepe de Chines, comes in pink, flesh, light blue, maize, orchid and white. $1.50 value. SALE PRICE 98c $2..00 value fine Charmeuse. Colors Black, Navy, Brown. Extra special value, 40 in. wide $4.00 value Moon Glo Char meuse, Black, Navy and Brown, 40 inches wide. SALE PRICE $2.50 quality Satin Radiant Colors Navy, Brown, Co pen. 36 inches wide. . SALE PRICE .89 $4.00 value heavy Satin Crepe, navy, brown and black, 40 inches wide SALE PRICE $m 36-inch Colored Satin Mes saline, navy and black only SALE PRICE 98c Good quality Black Chiffon Taffeta. 36 inches wide $3.00 value very heavy sat in, all the new colors Co pen, Nute Brown, Grey, Navy, 36 inches wide. SALE PRICE .19 $2.50 quality Charmeuse, black, brown, navy Japan blue. Extra special value, 40 inches wide SALE PRICE 9 $1 98 98 $1.75 value colored Satin Messalines. Navy, Brown, Copen, 36-inches .wide. SALE PRICE ei .29 40-inch Crepe Satin, Navy, Brown, worth $2.75. SALE PRICE .29 2; $5.00 value Satin face Can ton Crepe, black, navy, brown, 40 inches wide. SALE PRICE SPECIAL VALUES IN DEPENDABLE BLACK SILKS $1.75 value real Chiffon Taffeta, black only, 36 in. wide. SALE PRICE $m $2.00 value very fine black Chiffon Taffeta. 36 inches wide SALE PRICE $m $1.25 value Black Oriental. Silk, perspiration' and spot proof, 36 inches wide New Fancy Silks for Even ing Gowns, all the New Colors Two-Tone Taffetas and Satins. $3.00 value two-tone Taffe tas. Comes in flame color, Honeydew, Kingfisher, Or chid, Pink, Turquoise. 36 inches wide.' SALE PRICE $m $3.00 value Fancy Colored Satins, plain and two tone colors, 36 inches wide SALE PRICE . $2M 98c $1.75 value good quality; Wash Satin. Pink, flesh, white, 36 inches wide. SALE PRICE $3.00 heavy quality Crepe Meteor, comes in all colors. 40 inches wide. SALE PRICE $3 .45 $4.00 value extra heavy Canton Crepe, all street colors, 40 inches wide $2.50 value extra heavy Crepe de Chine Shirtings,, all new patterns, 32 inches wide $1.75 value Black Oriental Silks, perspiration and wa terproof, 36 inches wide SALE PRICE SPECIAL VALUES IN SILK SHIRTINGS $1.50 value all Silk Shirting neat stripes and colors, 32 inches wide. SALE PRICE $2.50 value Willow Radium. Comes in white and pink, 40 inches wide. SALE PRICE $3.50 quality Pussywillow. Comes in all colors, 40 in. wide. SALE PRICE $1.00 VALUE HEAVY QUALITY CHINA SILKS 36 inches wide. Sale price 79 C i 1 '(uN i , rr m I . I 111 If CTT I ALL LINING SILKS RE- 4 J T 11 DUCED FOR THIS SALE V 1 ' 50c value Sousine Silks HMll SALE PRICE ' SAMCE 1 '4SP 85c value Tizzo Lining Silks 85c value White China Silk. I! 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