The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-17
German Government Dislikes
BOIsheviki Publicity Plan.
Scheidemann Meets Russian
3 Minister To Draft Treaty.
WILL SEND TERMS TO ALLIES
Germany VIII Submit Them Sc
cretIy, Thru Neutral.
Little Known on What COnces-
siOns Kaiser Will Offer.
Ply. IosEPH sHAPLEN.


Stockholm, Dec. Phillip Scheid-
emann, leader of the German majority
Socialists, is here today comforting
with Bolshevik Minister Orlovsky IN
peace between Germany and Russia.
4 am very sorry, but I cannot dis
cuss the nature of my conferences
with NJ Orlovsly." Scheidemann told
the United Press today.
Orlovsky was equally reticent From
ether sources. however. it was report
ed that Scheidemann had been clothed
with full powers by the German gov
eminent which had directed the peace
angling at Stockholm rather than al
Brcst Litovsky because proceedings at
the latter place were subject to full
publicity by the Bolshevikt
Will Continue Other Conference.
The Brest Lttovsk conference Of
commissioners representing the armies
Of Germany and Russia will presirn-
ably continue. irrespective of negCtia-
lions at Stockholm.
s The. Bolsheviki. it was reported,
first suggested the conference with
Scheidemann at the Swedish city in
the belief that they could line up
Scheidemann's majority Socialists
against German imperialism.
d After four months effort Scheidc-
mann has finally managed to meet
with representative of Russia 10
angle for peace.
Scheidemann, leader of the major
ity Socialists, a firm supporter of the
German government. is managing in
some tneXplicable way to bend his
pseudo-Socialistic creed to fit in With
Germany's autoCratic course It was
Scheidemann who last summer tried
Tor weeks to call an international So
cialist conference on peace" at Stock
nolm. At that time, It was known
that he was direct agent of the Ger
man autocratic government and pre-
suT7ably the government was seeking
20 roster just such an alleged Socialist
meeting
Saw Thru Hun Scheme.
At any rate, the German govern
nent made preparations whereby the
German Socialists of the Scheidemann
type would manage to dominate and
Sontfoi any such "internationaIe.' -
scheldemann lined up the Interna-
ponal Socialist bureau of The Hague
behind such an international confer
ence. Then French Socialist and BRIT
ish Laborite members were forbidden
70 attend any such patiently German
inspired meeting and the conference
fell thru.
eKerensky was then at the head of
the Russian government NE saw
thru the German scheme to work thru
alleged Socialists. and altho Russian
delegates we're appointed to the Stock
holm meeting, none ever attended
Scheidemann and other Socialists
were in Stockholm from early in Au-
gust or thru to September off and on.
postponing the date of the peace con-
ference from week to week The In
ternational Socialist bureau finally
scented the German scheme to seek
peace of a German brand thru pseudo
Socialist maneuVers and in few con-
ferences which were held last Sep
tember did not permit a general meet
ing of the few delegates there. The
executive committee of the bureau did
bold separate meetings with Dutch
German, scandinavian and other dele
cations. Three men appeared, claim
ing to represent American Socialists.
The Scheidemann scheme for a
general meeting at which German
Socialists would be in the majority,
fell thru
Those New Peace Terms!
ssAmsterdam, Dec. 17.-Germany will
shortly transmit peace terms to the
allies thru neutrals and under pledge
of secrecy, according to word from Ber-
lin today.
Reports declared the peace terms
would assert "Germany's political dis
iuterestedness as to Belgium, but
would not mention Alsace-Lorraine. -
Whether they would cover the Ger
man colonies or future disarmament
and indemnities for damages in Bel
ghim and northern France was not
Known here