Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-27
FORMER AIDE
OF RULER is
BEHIND MOVE
Report Army at Treves-
Kaiser Keeps in Touch
With Germany.

Amsterdam, Tuesday, Nov.
General Won Der Mar
WITT, former aide de camp 10
Emperor William and later
commander Of German forces
on the Verdun front. has AZ
rived at TreVes with a big army
and appears to be preparing
for counter revolution, ae-
cOrding to a sensational dis
patch from Berlin, fiied theEe
on Now 81.
Amerongen, Holland. Wednes-
day, Nov. 90 (By the Associated
I Press William Hohenzolieru's
encourage has been asked by the
f, Associated Press, if the former en-
peror has any message to send TO
! the American people. The follow
ing reply was received today.
His majesty wishes to regret
/ that he is unable to comply 70 this
request to his majesty"
This forenoon the former en-
peror accompanied his host, Count
Won Bentinck and preceded and fol
lowed by a guard of rural police.
walked to the Rhine, which is a
half hours walk from the castle
He spent some time viewing the D..
counts property there Herr Ho-
| henzollern is in constant communi-
cation with the German legation at
The Hague.
Oppose Separatists.
Berlin, Tuesday, Nov. 26.-tvia
| Copenhagen The German fed
eral conference has adopted the
! following resolution:
There is abundant necessity for
German people to unite for the
maintenance of Germany's unity
and to fight all the separitist move
ments.
The proposal for a speedy sum
mouing OF the national assembly
meets general approval
Until meeting of the national
assembly the soldiers and work
mems councils will represent the
peoples will.
The administration OF the empire
is required to work for the secur-
ing of a preliminary peace with the
utmost speed.
Dr. August Mueller. minister OF
/ economics, gave warning against
unauthorized encroachments on the
money and credit systems by com
! plicated governmental machinery.
| The following resolution was then
unanimously adopted.
II is absolutely pecessary that
banks and other credit institutions
work on the same basis and the
| same form as hitherto. 10 maintain
! Germanys economic affairs. secure
/ for the country supplies of provis-
, ions and raw materials and obtain
I credit abroad for the German re
public.
Warns Against Party Rule.
Among the various speakers war
Kurt Eisner. Socialist leader OF the
+ revolution in Munich. who warned
/ the conference against any attempt
/ to establish n pure Socialisuc state
while disorder was reigning he
said the department of foreign ar
fairs must have a stat OF men OF
unimpeachable conduct and that q
/ president must be elected so that
Germany. as whole, might DE able
/ to negotiate with the entente pow
ers
Philip Scheidemann who re
signed as minister OF finance rc-
Gently. insisted that 10 was Impos-
sibIe 10 create a Socialistc state at
4 "A time Of disorder Ike tho pros
ent He opposed class parila-
ment such as the soldiers and
workmen's council must be for
+ long time DR. MueIler said that n
+ the present Iswloss situation con
+ tiaucd. the creation Of state
would he postponed indefinitely
Interest Runs High.
Copenhagen. Tues ay. Nov. 60
Keen interest is felt throughout tho
German empire IN the result OF tho
conference for representatives for
the federal state, al Berlin Cues
tlons Of summoniug the national as
sembly and iHsuring the unity for
the empire are being discussed ev-
orywhere II is generally expected
that a decision will ba reached no
call the national assembly ~ the
earliest possible moment. otherwise
Bavaria. Wurttcmburg and Baden
are reported 20 be considering tho
formation Of a separate republic
Hessc. Hanover and German-Aus-
tria are also credited with demand
ing a meeting Of the national ass
Favor National Assembly.
II Is stated thar feeling az Breu-
tn and Eiel Is against the Sparti-
Gus party. At Bremen the soldiers
end workmen's counch voted, 81 90
20 IN favor OF tho national assembly.
The sailors council at Eiel has de-
nounced the action uf tfe SparUcuH
Rdherents Philip Slheidomaun.
writing for the Vorwncrts, ascribed
the change I'm the situation 20 Dr.
Karl Liebknerht's attempted eoup
de 'etat