The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-11-28


| At sea the surrender of the Ger
mans was signalized last week by the
| turning over to the allies of the Ger
man high seas Meet and many subma'
| rineS. These vessels were met by
British warships and escorted to port,
| the submarines to Harwich and the
| battleships and cruisers to the Firth
of Forth. The Huns, who have never
| shown good faith except under COM
pulsion, were watched with utmost
care. They were sullen and chagrined
but attempted no treachery. The YES
sells they surrendered were dirty and
stripped of nonessentials but other
wise were in working condition.
r.
Conditions in Germany still are
chaotic and Premier Ebert is not hav-
ing his own way by any means. He
decided that there should be a con-
! stituent assembly as soon as the fran
chise lists could be made out, but the
soldiers and wOrkmen's council at
Berlin declined this, demanding In
stead the SummOning of a general sol
dierS' and WOrkmen's congress Gin or
der to make a decision as to the flu
ture of Germany" The extremists
are in the great majority there and
their strength is reported to be grow
ing in many, other German cities. The
Socialist government is striving in
various ways to bring to bear inf1u-
ences that may mitigate the rigors of
the armistice and peace terms. APP
70 -
both Germany and Austria. IF our
stomachs are full we will behave much
better" cry the Huns. AS q matter
of fact, ShiplOads of food for hungry
Europe already have been dispatched
and the Germans are making agree.
ments by which they will be able to
obtain food from Denmark, Argentina
and other countries. What the United
States can spare probably will not go
to them, but to more deserving suf-
ferers, and even to Russia
Considerable stir was caused .by the
rumOr that the former kaiser intends
to return to Germany because his
presence in Holland was embarrass-
ing the queen and government of the
Dutch. Wilhelmina weathered the crisis |
and the radical Dutch abandoned
their attempt to force her to abdicate,
but doubtless she would be glad to get
rid of William HOhenzOllern. Germany
might permit him to return, though
the danger of his becoming the cen |
ter OF reactiOnary movement is rec
OgnlZed. However, it is to be hoped |
the peace treaty will settle the future
of the depOsed ruler so that he need |
never again be considered Charles
of Austria is in better state than Will
liam, for, though he is said to be in
poverty in Vienna, neither his people
nor the allies have any serious charges
to make against him.
A.
President Wilson has ended the
doubt as to his going to Europe by
that he will attend the
opening of the peace conference.
,hough he probably will not remain
% preside over it's sessions or take
part in them. Tie entente govern
nents seem to be pleased with this
lecision. The members of the Amer
can delegation had not been an.
bounced when this was written, but it
vas believed they would include for
ner President Taft and perhaps Sec
etary of Agriculture Houston, as we'll
Is Secretary of State Lansing and
Colonel House.
according to the Washington cor
respondents, the president will seek
o influence the peace conference in
we matters especially. These are:
The creation of a league of nations
o enforce peace.
An agreement to reduce military
rmaments. !
An agreement making freedom of ,
ne seas in war as in peace subject to +
equation by the lea~ue of nations. &
"A square deal for the German peo- T
lie. :
Aid for Russia. !;
-four of these the people probably @
Ill Willingly leave to Mr.. Wilson and L
le other diplomats to SETTLE but the i,
Fth, "a square deal for the German p
eople," is calculated to arouse the
OprehenSlOn of many millions of Deo-
e IN America and the countries of q
le entente. Even if they are not de- ]
anulng revenge. they do demand that r
square oeal be given America, Great 7
rltaln' France, Belgium. italy and d
e other nations that fought the cen. h
al powers and whipped them. and q
al Germany and her fellow cOnsDira- n
RS get only what is left, if ANYTHING ~
sc governments of the allied nations il
we Kept from the knowledge of tie tt