The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-19
RESTORATION
OF GERMANY
TO NORMAL
UNDER WAY
Socialist Heads Urge Order
and Peace in Order to Oh
tain Most Favorable Peace
Terms.
LEADERS COMPROMISE
(By Associated Press)


eign Minister Bauer Of the German
Austrian government, has sent an ad
dress to President Wilson expressing
the hope that President Wilson. in ac-
cordance with his principles, will sup
port tho efforts of Germans in Austria
to effect a union with Germany He
points out that this Is the same as
supporting the rights of the Poles,
Italians, and .Jugo-Slavs to unite with
the south side of Austria-Hungarv.
The foreign minister also begs Mr..
Wilson to bring about an early discus
sion of peace preliminaries and con-
concludes by saying that his govern
ment Is constituted OF representa-
tives Of all parties and has succeeded
M to the present In preserving order
This task however. has been difficult,
however. because of the lack of. food.
the blockade being said to threaten
famine.
Delegates from all the soldiers
councils met in the Roichstag cham
her in Berlin on Friday to discuss
tho institution of the red guard, ac-
cordrg 10 advices received here. The
proceedings were onlivened by diver
gencies of opinion. some advocating
the red guard as civil protection. and
others opposine the plan as implying
lack of confidence in the soldiers.
No Head for Red Guard.
Friedrich Ebert. the premier. frank
ly declared in an address that there
was no necessity fer the red guard
He said:
~ have no anxiety for the new gov
ernment because it is sustained by the
competence Of the masses. We have
received news that the troops were or
derly when the armistice was de-
clared In the back areas, however. 1t
was different. Many cases Of haste to
return home are reported I'm Baden
and Wurttemburg, the troops stream
ing back from the front constitute
great danger to security. Negotla-
tions are in progress to obtain food
from America for food is what We
need. Peace an dorder mean trans
port facilities All soldiers councils
must place themselves at the service
of the government to hasten demobili-
Zation. Democracy can march only IL
it's head is untouched. Then. too, we
have prospect of getting peace condi-
tions which at least may be somewhat
favorable. r
IF the enemy sees anarchy amongst
MS, he will dictate conditions which
will entirely destroy German econom-
ic life. Therefore go forward to COM
mon work for the future"
Amid prolonged applause, resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted that
the repres entatives of the garrison OF
greater Berlin should employ all
means to maintain order, achieve so
cial republic and increase soldiers
ray"
A Berlin telegram under date Of
November 13, which has been received
here, says that during the "a hours
before it's dispatch not a shot had
been fired in Berlin and that the physi-
cal crisis appeared to be over. Order,
it Is said was maintained with an
iron hand and robberies were punished
by Immediate execution. At that time
the life of the city was returning to
pormal.
Band Plays "Marseillaise."
For the first time since the founding
cf the German empire the "Marseil-
laise" was played by German band
heading the procession down Unter
Den Linden today.
Present indications are that Sanor
Councils will dictate government pol
icy In Germany. The convening OF
the constituent assembly is being
urged in diplomatic and political quar-
ters, not identified with the present
cal met on the sole ground that it
will facilitate peace negotiations.
1t is believed that Hugo Haase. sec
retary of foreign affairs. and Wilhelm
Dittmann secretary of rehabilitation,
transport. justice and health are re-
cedirg from the attitude that the new
republic Is to be purely socialistic. The
more moderate members of the gov
ernment are not disposed to rigidly
excluding Bourgeoise elements from
the government. DR. Karl Liebknecht.
the leaders Of the radicals, Is appar-
emily deserted by his former col
leagues.
Secretary Haase in reply to the cor
RESPONDENTS inquiry as to the cabi-
nets program, said today:
eat present we are devoting our ef-
forts solely to urgent questions. Every
hour produces new problems. The
rational assembly can be convened
only when the qualified voters list
- completed. One of the greatest
difficulties encountered is the compila-
ton Of the list of women voters, who
now have the ballot. A new record of
the eligible male voters is also need
ed and the soldiers returning from the
front must be given opportunity to
establish legal residences. We propose
to invite the cooperation of Bourgeois
parties in our various departments"
As result Of an attack on police
Headquarters and resistance by the po-
l'ce and soldiers, sixteen members of
: the police force have been executed.
The police complained that they had
beer kept in ignorance Of the progress
OF the revolution by higher officials,
who deserted or hid when the head
quarters were attacked