The Bryce Report is still cited as a credible reference! And while even Nancy Drew books have been
cleansed of rather innocent "racial stereotypes" and republished in new, more politically correct form,
schools and libraries still have plenty of moldy, archaic CPI and WPB sponsored books propped on
their shelves which ridicule or fuel fear and hatred of Germans. The internet auctions are loaded with
this garbage as well. What is still okay to hate
cleansed of rather innocent "racial stereotypes" and republished in new, more politically correct form,
schools and libraries still have plenty of moldy, archaic CPI and WPB sponsored books propped on
their shelves which ridicule or fuel fear and hatred of Germans. The internet auctions are loaded with
this garbage as well. What is still okay to hate
Millions of Austrians lived in the vast territories lost by Austria,
250,000 in Tirol alone. When Austria was forbidden to unite
with Germany, it was a terrible blow to Austria's survival
because Austrian goods had always depended upon the German
market. Lastly, Austria had to pay reparations and had to be
disarmed to the lowest limit. All in all, the Austrian portion of the
Dual Monarchy was deprived of 3/4 of her former area and 3/4
of her people. She became an insignificant, land-locked state
with few economic resources. In effect, her future was sealed as
a second rate nation, her glorious past condemned to memory.
250,000 in Tirol alone. When Austria was forbidden to unite
with Germany, it was a terrible blow to Austria's survival
because Austrian goods had always depended upon the German
market. Lastly, Austria had to pay reparations and had to be
disarmed to the lowest limit. All in all, the Austrian portion of the
Dual Monarchy was deprived of 3/4 of her former area and 3/4
of her people. She became an insignificant, land-locked state
with few economic resources. In effect, her future was sealed as
a second rate nation, her glorious past condemned to memory.
Germany before World War One
Germany after World War One
Another lasting result from this war was that the image of Germans was forever changed. Years
after the fact, even when the Bryce Report and other German atrocity stories were shown to be
fabrications, it did little to stop them from being recirculated later. Old Spinmasters never die
after the fact, even when the Bryce Report and other German atrocity stories were shown to be
fabrications, it did little to stop them from being recirculated later. Old Spinmasters never die
| Hysteria Part 11. The End Game: Spite and Vengeance |
They demanded annual payments of 500 million dollars, plus a
26% surcharge on exports. At France's insistence, Alsace and
Lorraine in the south-west were taken from Germany and given
to France. The Saar, Germany's coal producing area, was
brought under the control of the League of Nations for 15
years, with France receiving the profits from the German coal
mines as compensation, the unhappy miners who were no
better than slave laborers.
26% surcharge on exports. At France's insistence, Alsace and
Lorraine in the south-west were taken from Germany and given
to France. The Saar, Germany's coal producing area, was
brought under the control of the League of Nations for 15
years, with France receiving the profits from the German coal
mines as compensation, the unhappy miners who were no
better than slave laborers.
Did this racial stereotyping disappear in modern times? Former Tory prime minister Margaret Thatcher had concluded
that the "German character" was marked by "aggressiveness, bullying, assertiveness, egotism, excessive
exaggerations, inferiority complex, self pity, sentimentality" according to a minute drawn up by aide Charles Powell
of a seminar at Chequers in 1990. The previous summer, Thatcher begged Poland's Soviet-backed military dictator
General Jaruzelski: 'We cannot allow German reunification, and you have to protest against it very loudly!'
that the "German character" was marked by "aggressiveness, bullying, assertiveness, egotism, excessive
exaggerations, inferiority complex, self pity, sentimentality" according to a minute drawn up by aide Charles Powell
of a seminar at Chequers in 1990. The previous summer, Thatcher begged Poland's Soviet-backed military dictator
General Jaruzelski: 'We cannot allow German reunification, and you have to protest against it very loudly!'
| At the end of war, the vindictive Treaty of Versailles burdened Germany with reparations she could never have repaid, and in attempting to do so, she would have to watch her own starving people die. World War One was the cultural equivalent of the Black Death in that it destroyed the seed of one generation as well as the next as it melded into an inevitable World War Two. The indirect and direct costs of the war were about $332,000,000,000, billions more by today's standards. |
Eupen and Malmedy in the west were ceded to Belgium and North
Schleswig ( Nordschleswig ), comprising roughly the northern third
of the Duchy of Schleswig, was ceded to Denmark. Elsaß (Alsace) and
Lotharingen (Lorraine) were restored to French sovereignty as from the
date of the Armistice of November 11, 1918.
Schleswig ( Nordschleswig ), comprising roughly the northern third
of the Duchy of Schleswig, was ceded to Denmark. Elsaß (Alsace) and
Lotharingen (Lorraine) were restored to French sovereignty as from the
date of the Armistice of November 11, 1918.
Poland was "recreated" as a state: Ost-Oberschlesien (East Upper Silesia) was ceded to Poland by
the Supreme Allied Command in September 1921. Despite the fact that in a March, 1921 Plebiscite
60% of the Upper Silesian population voted to remain a part of Germany and even though Germans
outnumbered the Poles by about five to three in the area and had built up the economy of the area
for centuries, two-fifths of Upper Silesia was taken away. Germany was allowed to keep the larger
but economically unimportant West Upper Silesia. Poland was also strengthened by the cession of a
large part of German East Prussia and the cession of Westpreußen (West Prussia) for access to the
sea. In Posen, there was a strip of territory which runs from River Vistula to the sea called the
"Polish Corridor." To help Poland, Danzig and the surrounding territory was established as a "Freie
Stadt" (Free City), to be administered by a High Commissioner to be appointed by the League of
Nations even though the port was predominantly German. Memelland was ceded to the Principal
Allied and Associated Powers under Part III Section X of the Treaty of Versailles, and the disposition
of the territory was left to the discretion of the Allies which undertook occupation and administration.
In 1923, Lithuania seized the territory and the League of Nations approved.
the Supreme Allied Command in September 1921. Despite the fact that in a March, 1921 Plebiscite
60% of the Upper Silesian population voted to remain a part of Germany and even though Germans
outnumbered the Poles by about five to three in the area and had built up the economy of the area
for centuries, two-fifths of Upper Silesia was taken away. Germany was allowed to keep the larger
but economically unimportant West Upper Silesia. Poland was also strengthened by the cession of a
large part of German East Prussia and the cession of Westpreußen (West Prussia) for access to the
sea. In Posen, there was a strip of territory which runs from River Vistula to the sea called the
"Polish Corridor." To help Poland, Danzig and the surrounding territory was established as a "Freie
Stadt" (Free City), to be administered by a High Commissioner to be appointed by the League of
Nations even though the port was predominantly German. Memelland was ceded to the Principal
Allied and Associated Powers under Part III Section X of the Treaty of Versailles, and the disposition
of the territory was left to the discretion of the Allies which undertook occupation and administration.
In 1923, Lithuania seized the territory and the League of Nations approved.
Germany lost about 13% of her land and 7 million of her population had to be forsaken. There were
3 million Germans in the Sudetenland alone. Germany was forbidden to enter into any union with
Austria, adding more severe punishment to both. The rampant new Polish and Czech nationalism
which the Allies encouraged to weaken Germany and Austria resulted in purely German and Austrian
towns in these areas being inundated with thousands and thousands of resettled Poles and Czechs
intended to "Polanize" and "Czechify" them and give them a new voting majority.
3 million Germans in the Sudetenland alone. Germany was forbidden to enter into any union with
Austria, adding more severe punishment to both. The rampant new Polish and Czech nationalism
which the Allies encouraged to weaken Germany and Austria resulted in purely German and Austrian
towns in these areas being inundated with thousands and thousands of resettled Poles and Czechs
intended to "Polanize" and "Czechify" them and give them a new voting majority.
| A Dishonorable Victory |
The spitefulness and shortsightedness of the "peace" terms would
have horrible after effects in the near future. The most significant
event triggered by the events at Sarajevo was not the war, but the
virulent rise of Communism, which was directly and indirectly
instigated, abetted and at best ignored by the victors in their quest
to weaken German and Austrian power for the gain of a few.
have horrible after effects in the near future. The most significant
event triggered by the events at Sarajevo was not the war, but the
virulent rise of Communism, which was directly and indirectly
instigated, abetted and at best ignored by the victors in their quest
to weaken German and Austrian power for the gain of a few.
The short lived German Empire, in the manner of the day, acquired four
colonies or "Schutzgebiete" in Africa in the late 19th century, but
comparatively late and on a vastly smaller scale than the other European
nations. These included: German SW Africa (now Namibia), German
East Africa (now Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi), Cameroon and Togo.
Before the Great War, 13,500 Germans lived in German South-West
Africa and 4,701 Germans lived in East Africa. The colonies were
important with Germany's increased population.
colonies or "Schutzgebiete" in Africa in the late 19th century, but
comparatively late and on a vastly smaller scale than the other European
nations. These included: German SW Africa (now Namibia), German
East Africa (now Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi), Cameroon and Togo.
Before the Great War, 13,500 Germans lived in German South-West
Africa and 4,701 Germans lived in East Africa. The colonies were
important with Germany's increased population.
Germany had been grossly misled into thinking the peace terms would be in accordance with the 14
points once they disarmed. However, she found herself hood-winked at Versailles, and her colonies
were removed without considering her valid claims. By accusing Germany of "incompetent
administration", the colonies were declared "mandates", an action which lent a facade of legality to
cover up outright theft. Germany also lost all her colonies in Africa and the Pacific. Most of them
were transferred to the League of Nations which allowed the victorious powers such as Britain,
France, Belgium, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Japan to rule over them as Mandates.
points once they disarmed. However, she found herself hood-winked at Versailles, and her colonies
were removed without considering her valid claims. By accusing Germany of "incompetent
administration", the colonies were declared "mandates", an action which lent a facade of legality to
cover up outright theft. Germany also lost all her colonies in Africa and the Pacific. Most of them
were transferred to the League of Nations which allowed the victorious powers such as Britain,
France, Belgium, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Japan to rule over them as Mandates.
The Allies maintained that “since Germany alone was responsible for the War she was liable for the
costs and damages incurred by the victors.” This amount was set at 32 billion dollars..plus interest.
costs and damages incurred by the victors.” This amount was set at 32 billion dollars..plus interest.
Probably the biggest irony is that throughout over half a millennium of Habsburg domination, the
separate ethnic cultures, identities and languages in their realm were protected and allowed to
flourish. Once the "world was made safe for democracy" by the Allies in both world wars, the
nationalistic zealots they enabled, abetted and encouraged to take control of these very lands inflicted
as much terrible genocide and ethnic oppression as humanly possible. Had events been different, war
could have been avoided had either through Archduke Franz Ferdinand's vision of a United States of
Austria, or Kaiser Karl's peace initiatives been heeded.
separate ethnic cultures, identities and languages in their realm were protected and allowed to
flourish. Once the "world was made safe for democracy" by the Allies in both world wars, the
nationalistic zealots they enabled, abetted and encouraged to take control of these very lands inflicted
as much terrible genocide and ethnic oppression as humanly possible. Had events been different, war
could have been avoided had either through Archduke Franz Ferdinand's vision of a United States of
Austria, or Kaiser Karl's peace initiatives been heeded.
At Britain's insistence, the Treaty of Versailles was especially punitive toward the Imperial German
Navy, the object of British envy and scorn. The victors promptly snatched and "internationalized"
the Kaiser Wilhelm (Kiel) Kanal, while leaving its maintenance under German administration. The
Treaty hit the Imperial Navy harder than all of Germany's armed forces and only permitted Germany
a tiny navy. British fear of any future German maritime supremacy dictated that the Reichsmarine,
(as Imperial German Navy became known in 1921) be reduced to a flotilla of coastal craft, tug-boats,
and obsolete Dreadnought-era battleships. It even dictated that German ships which were in the
process of construction before the war be completed by the Germans and then ceded to the victors!
Navy, the object of British envy and scorn. The victors promptly snatched and "internationalized"
the Kaiser Wilhelm (Kiel) Kanal, while leaving its maintenance under German administration. The
Treaty hit the Imperial Navy harder than all of Germany's armed forces and only permitted Germany
a tiny navy. British fear of any future German maritime supremacy dictated that the Reichsmarine,
(as Imperial German Navy became known in 1921) be reduced to a flotilla of coastal craft, tug-boats,
and obsolete Dreadnought-era battleships. It even dictated that German ships which were in the
process of construction before the war be completed by the Germans and then ceded to the victors!
Four empires disappeared after Versailles: the German, Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman and the Russian,
and in their place were the newly-hatched and insecure states of Rumania, Czechoslovakia, Poland
and Yugoslavia whereupon the seeds to future conflict would be planted. Four defunct dynasties, the
Hohenzollerns, the Habsburg, Romanovs and the Ottomans together with their ancillary aristocracies
all fell after the war. The Saxon House of Wettin, which had lasted longer than every other German
dynasty and had been in power for 829 years, the longest a European house had ever ruled a land,
ended with the abdication of the good-hearted King Friedrich lll of Saxony on November 13, 1918
following the defeat of Germany in World War One. The British monarch was still merrily in place.
and in their place were the newly-hatched and insecure states of Rumania, Czechoslovakia, Poland
and Yugoslavia whereupon the seeds to future conflict would be planted. Four defunct dynasties, the
Hohenzollerns, the Habsburg, Romanovs and the Ottomans together with their ancillary aristocracies
all fell after the war. The Saxon House of Wettin, which had lasted longer than every other German
dynasty and had been in power for 829 years, the longest a European house had ever ruled a land,
ended with the abdication of the good-hearted King Friedrich lll of Saxony on November 13, 1918
following the defeat of Germany in World War One. The British monarch was still merrily in place.
In contrast, when Prussia defeated France in 1871, France lost only 2.6% of its territory and 4.1% of
its population to Germany, and they were areas originally German in the first place!
its population to Germany, and they were areas originally German in the first place!
The dismemberment of the thousand-year-old Hungarian Kingdom resulted in Hungary losing 71.5%
of its territory and 63.6% of its population at peace treaty of Trianon in 1920. Under the treaty, three
and a half million Hungarians were forced, without a right of self-determination, to live with Serbs,
Croats, Slovenians and Rumanians and in the new Czechoslovakia who, despite promising to
guarantee the rights of national minorities under the protection of the League of Nations in 1918,
never did during its first twenty years. Instead, millions of ethnic Germans and Hungarians were
victimized, harassed, outrageously taxed and deprived of their civil rights. German and Hungarian
land was confiscated by the Czech government without compensation and distributed among Czech
and Slovak colonists and censuses were rigged to guarantee a false majority. Without plebiscite and
despite the protest of the population on February 4, 1920, for example, Czechoslovakia seized one
town and 37 communities with 50,000 inhabitants and 333 square kilometers of fruitful, productive
land plus two coal mines! With only two exceptions, all German language schools were closed and
German instruction was only available through private teaching centers. Czech intolerance under the
First Czechoslovak "Republic" made life a hellish misery for its minorities and added more conflicts
which led directly to World War Two
of its territory and 63.6% of its population at peace treaty of Trianon in 1920. Under the treaty, three
and a half million Hungarians were forced, without a right of self-determination, to live with Serbs,
Croats, Slovenians and Rumanians and in the new Czechoslovakia who, despite promising to
guarantee the rights of national minorities under the protection of the League of Nations in 1918,
never did during its first twenty years. Instead, millions of ethnic Germans and Hungarians were
victimized, harassed, outrageously taxed and deprived of their civil rights. German and Hungarian
land was confiscated by the Czech government without compensation and distributed among Czech
and Slovak colonists and censuses were rigged to guarantee a false majority. Without plebiscite and
despite the protest of the population on February 4, 1920, for example, Czechoslovakia seized one
town and 37 communities with 50,000 inhabitants and 333 square kilometers of fruitful, productive
land plus two coal mines! With only two exceptions, all German language schools were closed and
German instruction was only available through private teaching centers. Czech intolerance under the
First Czechoslovak "Republic" made life a hellish misery for its minorities and added more conflicts
which led directly to World War Two
Various non-interested parties condemned The Versailles "peace treaty". Robert Lansing, U.S.
Secretary of State, declared that "the Versailles treaty menaces the existence of civilization". Pope
Benedict XV condemned it for "the lack of an elevated sense of justice, the absence of dignity,
morality or Christian nobility," and Pope Pius XI, in his 1922 encyclical "Ubi arcam Dei," called it an
artificial peace " which instead of arousing noble sentiments increases and legitimizes the spirit of
vengeance and rancour."
Secretary of State, declared that "the Versailles treaty menaces the existence of civilization". Pope
Benedict XV condemned it for "the lack of an elevated sense of justice, the absence of dignity,
morality or Christian nobility," and Pope Pius XI, in his 1922 encyclical "Ubi arcam Dei," called it an
artificial peace " which instead of arousing noble sentiments increases and legitimizes the spirit of
vengeance and rancour."
Three little men with a huge impact on the world: George Creel,
Luigi Lucheni,Gavrilo Princip, above
Luigi Lucheni,Gavrilo Princip, above
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Hultschin, an area of some 350 square kilometers with a German majority population, was ceded
outright to Czechoslovakia. Sudetendeutschland (German Sudetenland), an extensive territory with its
predominant ethnic German population, had been part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Treaty
of Versailles provided that the old frontier as it existed on August 3, 1914 between the
Austro-Hungarian and German Empires would constitute the frontier between Germany and the
newly created state of Czechoslovakia. Thus, the "Sudeten" German lands, including pockets in the
interior of Bohemia and Moravia, passed outright into the waiting hands of the Czechs. Burgenland
was ceded to Hungary from Austria. Untersteiermark (Lower Steiermark) consisted primarily of the
homeland of ethnic Slovenes, and this province was ceded to the new "Serb-Croat-Slovene State".
Austria's territorial losses also included Trieste, Istria and Deutsch-Südtirol (German South Tyrol)
which were ceded outright to Italy by terms of the Treaty of St. Germain-en-Laye. Bohemia
(including the German speaking Sudetenland, Moravia and part of Silesia) went to the newly
established Czechoslovakia, which, with the inclusion of the Slovaks, established Prague as the
capital. Bukovina went to Rumania, Bosnia, Herzegovina and Dalmatia were given to Yugoslavia
and Galicia went to Poland.
outright to Czechoslovakia. Sudetendeutschland (German Sudetenland), an extensive territory with its
predominant ethnic German population, had been part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Treaty
of Versailles provided that the old frontier as it existed on August 3, 1914 between the
Austro-Hungarian and German Empires would constitute the frontier between Germany and the
newly created state of Czechoslovakia. Thus, the "Sudeten" German lands, including pockets in the
interior of Bohemia and Moravia, passed outright into the waiting hands of the Czechs. Burgenland
was ceded to Hungary from Austria. Untersteiermark (Lower Steiermark) consisted primarily of the
homeland of ethnic Slovenes, and this province was ceded to the new "Serb-Croat-Slovene State".
Austria's territorial losses also included Trieste, Istria and Deutsch-Südtirol (German South Tyrol)
which were ceded outright to Italy by terms of the Treaty of St. Germain-en-Laye. Bohemia
(including the German speaking Sudetenland, Moravia and part of Silesia) went to the newly
established Czechoslovakia, which, with the inclusion of the Slovaks, established Prague as the
capital. Bukovina went to Rumania, Bosnia, Herzegovina and Dalmatia were given to Yugoslavia
and Galicia went to Poland.
Versailles resulted in a few plebiscites, a few bogus or mock plebiscites,
and a few plebiscites which never came to life to determine the fates of
certain areas. Other areas were ceded outright and it began to change the
ethnic face of Europe and also result in new conflicts.
and a few plebiscites which never came to life to determine the fates of
certain areas. Other areas were ceded outright and it began to change the
ethnic face of Europe and also result in new conflicts.
Card at the left shows the tremendous emotion engendered by the vindictiveness of
the Treaty of Versailles and how it laid the path to future conflict in the heart of
Europe. It says: "You must carve in your heart these words, as in stone: What we
have lost, Will be regained!"
the Treaty of Versailles and how it laid the path to future conflict in the heart of
Europe. It says: "You must carve in your heart these words, as in stone: What we
have lost, Will be regained!"
Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points stated that the Allies would not take control
of Germany's colonies as Germany needed its colonies as a source of raw
materials and as areas for surplus population. Point 5 promised "a free,
generous and impartial resolution of all colonial claims." German view of
Versailles, left
of Germany's colonies as Germany needed its colonies as a source of raw
materials and as areas for surplus population. Point 5 promised "a free,
generous and impartial resolution of all colonial claims." German view of
Versailles, left
The victors planned the carving up of central Europe well in advance. Following the Bolshevik
revolution, crippling mass strikes had broken out in January 1918 in the Hapsburg empire. On
January 8, 1918 President Wilson gave a significant Fourteen Points propaganda speech where he
called for a "readjustment" of Italy’s frontiers and for the establishment of self-governing states for
Poles, Yugoslavs, Serbs and Romanians who were at the time under Austria-Hungary's rule. This
speech immediately inspired the British propagandists at Crewe House to target Austria-Hungary with
separatist propaganda and foster disintegration of the Dual Monarchy by promoting internal strife and
insurrection among the ‘oppressed nationalities’ which, in turn, would weaken Germany’s ability to
sustain war. They did this by printing and distributing 60 million copies of 643 different leaflets in
eight languages, together with 10 million copies of 112 different newspapers in four languages
throughout Austria-Hungary from May to October of 1918. With the Habsburg collapse, Crewe
House then concentrated on eroding German morale as the German Empire was already in trouble.
revolution, crippling mass strikes had broken out in January 1918 in the Hapsburg empire. On
January 8, 1918 President Wilson gave a significant Fourteen Points propaganda speech where he
called for a "readjustment" of Italy’s frontiers and for the establishment of self-governing states for
Poles, Yugoslavs, Serbs and Romanians who were at the time under Austria-Hungary's rule. This
speech immediately inspired the British propagandists at Crewe House to target Austria-Hungary with
separatist propaganda and foster disintegration of the Dual Monarchy by promoting internal strife and
insurrection among the ‘oppressed nationalities’ which, in turn, would weaken Germany’s ability to
sustain war. They did this by printing and distributing 60 million copies of 643 different leaflets in
eight languages, together with 10 million copies of 112 different newspapers in four languages
throughout Austria-Hungary from May to October of 1918. With the Habsburg collapse, Crewe
House then concentrated on eroding German morale as the German Empire was already in trouble.
| The next war would reduce Germany to less the size than she was in the year 1125. |