The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-01-17
STORM RAGING
ABOUT EMPER0R
Munich Post Declares Death
Struggle Between Factions
Is Now On, Kaiser
Holding Power.
CONFERENCE Is CALLED
Crown Prince and Generals and
Diplomats Meet-Wilson
Speech Is Published
Broadcast.
CONFERENCE is CALLED

London, Jan. 15.--Reading between
the lines in the German newspapers,
1t becomes apparent that the confer
ences of military and political leaders
now taking place at Berlin are regarded
as an effort to obtain some sort Of an
agreement among the German parties
as to war aims. At present all signs
point to the triumph of militarists, al
though IT is evident that the opposing
FORCES are making a strong fight. The
Munich Post says:
"A death struggle is now proceeding
petWeen the reichstag peace majority
and military-nationalist party. We do
not yet know which side the govern
ment VIII support and Egyptian dark
ness enshrouds the nations peace
aims"
The minister OF finance Of Baden, DR..
Won Bodman, said in the lower house on
Saturday:
"The reichstag resolution Is no longer
valid because 1t was based upon the
supposition that the desire for peace
would be shared by our opponents.
That Is disproved by the speeches of
Premier Lloyd George and President
wilson. Peace now must be guided
strictly by Germany's interests"
The Tageblatt, OF Berlin, reports that
violent scenes were enacted at a sitting
OF the reichstag main committee when
a Polish deputy warned the govern
ment against yielding To the militarists,
adding!
The present PrusSian regime Is
deeply hated by the Poles for il has
been the most repulsir e type of rule
that any people have ever had to bear.
l warn you that the people will at
length come to their senses and this
war will prove the graveyard of Ger
man militarism."
.,taalipn M .,,;,I .., ,>o,;>u 49,.
Lielsfeld, Herr Severing, a former
member Of the ~reichstag said:
"A majority OF the German people
would not shed a single tear over the
resignation OF ~E.adcnburg. Ludcndorff,
or any general who opposes peace.
The German poO,.S viii pay most
homage 10 the man who does most in
the cause Of peace
ALL LEADERS CONFER.
Amsterdam, jar. l5.-Mc&t important
conferences were ed in lScrlin at rhc
week end, according to German news
papeTs. They VvCrt inaUg.ratpu by the
emperol's reception a. the crown prince
on Saturday wiuu Field Marrhal Won
Hino"nhurg and General vOn Ludcn-
dorff also conferred Win Il numbc" 81
leading personageS.
sunday there Were import ant discus.
SiOnS between tic higher army com
mand and Chancell won licrtling ate.
which the emperor had an audirnuc
with the chancellor aHG Field Marsha
Won H~indenburg.
M results OF tines" ~vatious CONSUL
tations will be the basis Tor Il further
consideration Monday between the en-!
peror and Won HinGtnhurG, General
Ludendorff, Won lirrtitag and IL,
crown prince.
1t is said that DR.. ven Rosenberg, as
sistant TO Foreign Secretary Won kGehl.
,~.,aV. linz I-N- I.- H.. ..
Berlin by the emperor. and has left
BreSt-Lisovsk on 4 &l"' iIl train.
According to the /oitung, a Mittag
Chancellor Won Hcr,iinG Is expected 10
make two speeches. one will be before
the main committee of tnc TciChsta@, Oh
Foreign Policies" ana the other, the
"Prussian Upper House on HON" Poll.
ciCs." The one before the reichStag
committee probably Will be on We'd
nesday when the chancellor will re-
spond to President Wilson and Premier
Lloyd George. and in advance to tnose
statements that entente statesmen are
still expected 10 make"
SPEECH WIDELY PRINTED.
Washington. ID. G., Jan. l5.-Presi-
dent Wilson's address defining wal
aims Of the United States has been
published in full by the Berlin news
papers and by papers in other northern
cities Of Germany, according to re-
ports made to the state department
from Copenhagen. The department
probably will now cease efforts To dis
tribute the address in Germany. 1t had
was published it would be in sucl,
garhled form and with such elimina
tons as to rob it Of its fun value.
BusINEss TO MAKE APPEAL.
Washington, ID. c., Jan. 15-American
money kings are making an appeal
directed to German business men to
scrap militarism and thereby avoid
an economic van after the war.
Without threatening, the a m OF
of the United States has un-
der way a vote on a resolution which
would call to the attention of Teuton
commercial interests the danger from
excessive armament and seek to avoid
a post war conflict. The proposition is
part Of n campaign begun by President
Wilson to compel German liberals to
abandon the big wal machine.
MANY OF Germany'S big commercial
mon. particularly those with shipping
interests like Her Ballin. Of the Ham
burg American line, are understood "a
be increasingly opposed TO a confirm
ance of the war for fear OF the loss of
the world market. To reach such groups
the chamber proposed its appeal
Enactment of the appeal is expected
from a referendum OF AL of the 80 OO
business men in the chamber and will
have the taCit support Of administration
leaders. President Wilson in his speech
December 1, declared that should Ger
many fail to thrOw off the yoke OF those
who deceive her it might be impossible
TO admit her to the free economic
course" which would inevitably spring
from a peace partnership Of nations
after the war.
GAIN I lMEc
London, Jan. 14.-German trenches
north OF Lens were raided last night by
Canadian troops who brought back
1risonnrs The official statement OF