The United States Of America Was Betrayed Into The World War Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from The Betrayal of the Peoples It was open to the Allies to reject the proposed basis. But they accepted it, and having done so they are under a moral obligation to keep their solemn pledges. Two preliminary points must be noted before we examine the Treaty in detail. One is, that the Allied and Associated Govern ments are now dealing with the German people. They have always contended that their quarrel was with the rulers. We have no quarrel with the German people, said President Wilson after the American declaration of war against Germany. It was not upon their impulse that their Government acted in entering this war. It was not with their previous knowledge or approval. That people have now overthrown their autocratic and militarist rulers. The Emperor has abdicated, and the reigning dynasties have fallen. Secondly, whatever the merits or demerits of the Treaty may be, it is important to realise that it has been framed in secret. Not only the enemy, but the Allied and Associated peoples, have been excluded from any part in the process of making peace; ofdeciding, that is, upon the uses to which their colossal sacrifices were to be put. Even among the Allied Governments only a small inner ring has had a voice in the private conclave which drew up the Treaty. It is not one of those open covenants of peace, openly arrived at, which President Wilson promised. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.