Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 266, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1918 — DEMANDS RETURN OF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN [ARTICLE]

DEMANDS RETURN OF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN

Paris, October 19.—The democratic Nouvelle, the present authoritative morning paper directed by Lysis, devoted a strong leading article yesterday to the subject of guaranties nec- ' essary to be given by Germany concerning Kiel canal. The article reads: “It is now recognized that the beginning of the Prussia npower dates not from the French defeat in 1870, but six years before, when Denmark was vanquished and forcd to sacrifice Schleswig-Holstein as a consequence. Kiel, which under the dominion of Denmark was never a menace •to -any one, fell into the hands of (Prussia and became the birthplace of the German navy. “Kiel and Schleswig-Holstein should be returned to Denmark; that is only just reparation. It wM also mean the restoration of the state of radnewhich if- it had been upset, would never have permitted Germany bo organize the conquest of Alsace-Lor-raine nor the present war.” ;