The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-24
GERMANY FAR
FROM PEACEFUL
wise for the entente to strangls its
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wise for the entente to strangls il
| debtors"
/ Germany must have peace imme
| diately at any price" declared Bar
tina. "The Germans must admit de
feat and pay anything to get food. SC
| they can go, to work and pay OIL
their debts.
! personally, was convinced from
/! the start that Germany was guilty Of
| starting the war. possess no docu'
| mentary evidence, but l am certain
Germany inspired the Austrian note
| to Serbia. We have demanded pub
LEGATION of the secret documents OF
| the militarists, but the most immedl-
ate problems are peace and demoDlii-
zation.
I'VE realize the danger Of demo
Utilization as q course OF Poland
attitude. We believe, however, that
the allies would take care OF Poland
| il we were defenseless. Further
more, II Germany were defenseless,
the allies would be able to reduce taeir
armies Of occupation and thus save
!! millions Of dollars a month Doth 70
themselves and to us. 1t is to the
entente interest to do this as well as
ours, because it would be unwise Tor
them to strangle their debtors.
Germany needs supplies ana
credit from America and the allies.
We have no cotton, no leather, ana
very little other materials. Millions
of our people are hungry. 1t Is q
dark hour for Germany.
RoyaIists Active.
BERLIN, Dec. 25.-Delayed)-
Royalists have started an active pro-
paganda campaign to win the support
tf the German and Austrian people
for reestablishment of the monarchy,
it became apparent today.
The movement centers in Bavaria,
regarded as the pivotal state Of the
Austro-German political situation.
The republicans are convinced that
formal establishment Of a German
republic and election Of president
will effectually end the aspirations OF
the monarchists. AS result they
are redoubling their efforts to combat
the monarchial propagandists.
Bavaria, in addition to its terri
torial and economic Importance will
bring into the German republic a
large portion of German Austria,
which would replace any territory
lost through the aspirations OF the
French and Poles.
The German newspapers therefore,
believing strong central government
absolutely essential to the life OF the
German republic, are vigorously OPP
posing the republican separatist
movement in Bavaria, on the grounds
it would weaken the democratic
movement and be playing into the
hands of the royalists.
The plan for establishment OF seven
semi-republics in Germany and Aus
tria, to be confederated like the
United States, was being strongly
i advocated in Saxony. The newest
program In this connection provides
the following lineup:
Dresden as the capital OF upper
Saxony; Hanover as the capital OF
Lower Saxony; Coblenz as the CAPT
tai of the Rhinelands; Stuttgart as
the capital of Schwaben. which would
be called Neckerland; Munich as the
capital OF Bavaria, which would be
called Danubeland; Vienna as capital
of German Austria, which would be
called Alpland, and Berlin as the
capital Of Overland. which would in
clude Brandenburg, Prussia and
Silesia.
Each republic would have local
!, president or governor who would be
under the confederation president in
matters of national Importance.
Either Berlin or Dresden would be
the national capital.
Electioneering in the balloting for
delegates to the national assembly is
proceeding. The army Is taking an
active part in this. General Won
Goulard, commander of the Four
teenth Baden army corps, has Issued
proclamation urging the army to
vote against the Spartacides.
Fifty More Submarine.
!, LONDON, Dec. A.-Fifty moro
German submarine. including same VI
the largest types. will be, surrendezo
soon, 1t is learned.
Not Seriously III.
| AaIFRONGFN, Dec. % (Delayed) -
The conditions Of the former kaiserir
is not serious, despite reports to tho
contrary from Berlin, according to 6
statement issued at Count Won Ben
tinck's castle today.
Recent reports stated the for1ne!
1caiserin was critically Ill with aear
disease.
"Hana the kaIser!"
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-"Hang ths
kaiser!" was the stand of Colone
George Harvey. editor Of the NORTH
American Review today.
| In speech to the ,..ew England SO
ciety OF New York, he also urged the
German nation be made to pay an In
demnity which would insure So 900,