Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-28
BY JOSEPH HERRINCS
Special Cable 10 Erening Public Ledger

BY JOSEPH HERRINCS
Special Cable TO Erening Public Ledger
CopBr!gh'. 1918. by Ncrr rorl. Times Go.
Berlin. Nov. % ,yla the Hague. Nov.
2SD--Jnner political developments in
Germany are moving with lightning ra-
pidIty away from chaos and sclf-de-
struCtion toward the only salvation pos.
INSTRUMENTATION on basis deter
mined by a national convention to lie
called at the earliest possible moment.
Many Soldiers and Workers Councils
and other political Organiza tionS in
the most important German CCnters
telcgraphrd the government Yesterday
that they insisted or immediate elec.
lions for the national convention and
that they would not tolerate danger.
Gus performances by I.iebknecht Rosa
LuXcmburE ard other "Spartacides
such messages from the Soldiers
Council at HindegburE's Ecadqua rters
and from army head1uarters as last
known were particularly impressive
and had a remarkable effect on the
soldiers and Workers. Councils in Ber.
lin, which have supported the peo.
pies CCmmiss toner's rather half.heart.
edlv ana until recently regarded the
national convention as rather a nuis.
anCe.
Delegates to Meet December IL
I'Duu receipt Of COPIES Of hundreds
OF t"ieErams Last night demanding u
specify convention Richard Miller.
Moikeuhuhr. and the rest of the Rer.
fu executive committee Of the Sol.
dierS' Councils, issued Il document cal.
ing on all the other councils in Ger.
NAM to send delegates to a general
meeting of Soldiers and Workers Coun.
ellis here oN Docemhcr TO- which will
consider its attitude toward a future
Legislative ASSEMBLY.
The document concludes with these
words:
AZ Ions as 10 legislative assembl,'
has said the tinal word on the rev
constitution of Eepuhlican Germany. it
Is the duty Of the Soldiers Councils
u Gi"e the expression to the peoples
Will"
Nearly all the papers interpret this
sentence as Il DraCtiCa recognition of
the necessity OF a national convention.
In the Tagehatt this morning Theo-
dor Wolff approves heartily of the soi-
d!erS' councils saving:
According 70 all the news the SOL
diorS' councils have managed to keep
wonderful discipline and Comradeship
They are IN really truly democratic
Institution in Germany today because
Ike the army from which they clnanat-
ed the are composed OF all classes and
cone from all walks Of life
"Spartacides" Losing Ground
This is certainly true of thc soldiers
u-it IN ba
various armies, and perhaps. also OF
those in most Of the German cities. but
in Berlin there certainly was a strong
leaning toward the "SpartacIdeS." which
now. However. with troops arriving from
the front almost hourly and with large
bodies Of troop marching by COM
panies through Berlin streets. is rapidly
disappearing.
These troops, fresh from the front.
have remarkable influence also on Lieb-
ltnecht. Rosa I.uxemburg and company
The "SDartacides" are evidently feeling
that what little hold they have on Ger
tain classes is rapidly slipping away
from them. They realize that unless
they receive vigorous aid from without
they are lost.
Zurich, NOV. 2S.--iBy A. P.)-Dr. W.
S. Solf. the German Foreign Minister,
NaS addressed the following note to
the Allied Powers:
according to an additional note
sent 20 the arTnistice convention by
the Allies. Belgium, France. Luxem.
bourg and AlsaCe.Lorraine must be
evacuated within Il period of fifteen
days. This retirement must be made
in three stages, each being marked on
the map. The third stage has already
been reached and encrOaCheS upon the
Rhine country to the west Of Prum
between Mersig and Sarregru mines
and comprises SarrelOuis and Sarre.
bruC!i II seem possible that this en-.
Croa Chuent may have been made with
a view to attempting the annexation
OF these territories to AlsaC Lorraine
The protest of the members of the
German commission has not been con.
The German Government
makes most solemn protest against all
attempts intended to deprive Germany
OF these territories"
The German armistiCe commission
has again presented argument sup
porting delay in the evacuation of
territories west Of the Rhine. claim.
ing that the economic situation there
supports Germany's view.
Copenhagen. Nov. 28.-(By A. P.N-
e,
where one of;the German imperial cas-
ties is situated. has stnt wireless dis
patch to Deputy Noske at Kiel saying
that they will support the present Gov
ernment in sharp measures against the
minority, whose efforts are Of the
greatest danger TO the revolution and
the continuance OF the empire"
London, Nov. 2S-(By A. PD-"Ger.
man States, whatever th2ir form. must
pay the bill. Germany, rs u whole
must be held responsible for the con
sequences of the war" says the West
minister Gazette, in discussing the stua
ton that has developed in Germany.
The newspaper adroits that the Allies
may find that the legal entity of Ger
many has undergone complete chang,
and that lire Austria. It may burst ir
fragments before negotiations are com.
plcted
AUSTRIAN REPUBLIC