The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-27
Declared German Federal
Conference in Res
olution
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
is WANTED SOON
Request Is Made for Prelim-
mary Peace with Ut
most Speed

Berlin, Tuesday, Nov. 20 (via Copen-
hagen) The German federal conference
has adopted the following resolutions
There is absolute necessity for all Ger
man tribes to act in unison for the main
, tenance Of Germany's unity and to fight
all the separatist movements.
The proposal for speedy summoning
of the national assembly meets general
appreciation.
Until the meeting Of the national as
sembly the soldiers and workmen's coun-
ell viii represent the peoples will.
The administration of the empire is
requested to work for the securing of
preliminary peace with the utmost
speed
| DIR. August Meuller, minister of econ
omy gave warning against unauthorized
! encroachment on the money and credit
system by complicated governmental ma
! chinery. The following resolution then
was unanimously adopted.
1T is absolutely necessary that banks
and other credit institutions work on the
same basis and in the same form as
hitherto to maintain Germanys econom.
| ic affairs, secure for the country sup
plies of provisions and raw materials and
obtain credit abroad for the German
republic"
Among the various speakers was Kurt
| Eisner Socialist leader OF the revolu-
! tion in Munich, who warned against any
attempt to establish pure socialistic
state while disorder was reigning. He
said the department of foreign affairs
must have staff of men of unimpeaeh,
able conduct and that a president must
I be elected 40 that Germany, as a whole,
might be able to negotiate with the en-
tente powers,
Philip Sheidemann, who resigned as
! minister of finance recently, insisted that
it was impossible to create socialistic
state at a time OF disorder like the
present. He opposed class parliament
council must be for long time. Dr.
Meuller said that if the present lawless
! situation continued, the German state
would break financially.
Herr Schaffer, minister Of finance, out
/ lined an extensive financial program, in
GLIDING sharp measures against taxation,
frauds and excessive war profits.
Paris, Nov p tHavasl DR. w. S.
Solf, the German foreign minister, may
resign very soon, it IS indicated by de-
velopments during debates at the con
| ference Of the German states now being
held at Berlin, according TO Berne ad
vices to the Petit Parisien.
| keenest interest is felt throughout the
German empire in the result in the con
| ference representatives of the federal
/ states in Berlin The questions of sum
moning the national assembly and in
surfing the unity of the empire are be.
ing discussed everywhere. 1t is gen
orally expected that a decision will be
reached to call the national assembly at
/ the earliest possible moment, otherwise
Bavaria, Wurttemburg and Baden are
reported TO considering the formation of
separate republic. Hesse, Hanover and
I German Austria also are credited with
demanding meeting of the national as
sembly
| 1t Il stated that feeling at Bremen
and Kiel is against the Spartacus party.
/ At Bremen the soldiers and workmenis
council voted, 81 to 20 in favor of the
national assembly. The sailors coun-
Gil at Kiel has denounced the action of
the Spartacus adberent. Philip Scheide-
mann, writing in the Vorwaerts,
ascribed the change in the situation to
DIR. Karl Liebknecht's attempted coup
d'etat.