The Robesonian., 1918-11-11


,t,s morning, Washington time, II
o.,,,.s Paris time. The aruistice was
:;r~4. ny the German representative
a. r,.3rl ght last night, Washington
tine. :! o'clock this morning, French
@~e This announcement was made
* ~ State Department IN Wash
rg-c- :. $50 O'Clock this morning. |
william E0henzollerr. German En-
-s~.- sra King Of Prussia, signed Z
.s---. ! ab6icatlon Saturday morn
r. y - German grand he2Ca.1a--
~. ~ ne u~sssDca Il Crown Prince
U-. and He'd Marshal E-naer-
--- -1e German CROWN prince
.-5 IS 1e-unc. .atso- - tie ----zo-,s
s...-..r 4fts-wa-1.
-s-- arra-r-e5 Tager. q ire empire.
-v..k Ebe~t assumed Office Sat
.-- : chancellor and issued proc
--.-- ammo 1l-7c-r2g that the new
--.=.-.-.er- a- Berlin had taken
.....= = business - prevent civil
W. a-6 famine.
--e associated Press his morning
..-s re following summary:
--5 German people. Tor Z genera
~ opedier. and Submissive ser
van, 4 their war lord 1oT more
- tolr years his plant instruments
~ .-vaE.-g ne @yr4a. nave spoken
r=a word au6 the old Germany IS
-c~- From --e confused. sometimes
.ort..c-lng and often delayed acylees
from Germany ii the last TWO days
!. mas now become apparent that Vii
liam. emperor and king, has been
stripped of his power. He is now
-
in Holland. With his fal! topples into
ruin Williams mad desire TO rule the
world.
Little is known of the situation TO-
day in Germany for that country is IN
he first DAYS of its new adventure. it
is not clear whether the old regime
has been permanently dislodged or
whether the new authorities with the
unscrupulous adroitness which has
long marked German politics are
merely sacrificing the chief figure
heads of kaiserism in the hope Of oo-
tanning an easier peace. 1t appears
probable that no one IN Germany
knows and that il is still to be deter
mined which Of the contendlng ele-
ments will gain the upper hand.
Revolution Is spreading rapidly and
from the fact that z socialist Is now
chancellor it may be gathered that the
object Of the revolution Is not merely
re Quick ending # the war but the
complete severance of the political ties
which still bind the nation with It's
past.
For the Allies the problem has
changed. The countries which fought
Germany and her vassal states foc
more than four years have emerged
from it completely triumphant. but
within the borders of the countries
which menaced the peace of the whole
world. stalk recolt, famine and an
archy. The worlds next task may be
to restore order in the desolateu cen
ira! empires. It may be the lot Of the
former. who have success sfuHy contest
ed Germany's greed for power, to save
her from the fate she imposed on Rus
sia. Likewise, help will have to De
given to Austria Hungary, Bulgaria
and Turkey, whose ruin Germany
wrought.
The German empire was the last OF
the great autocracies whose fall marks
the real significance of the war.
In Russia, Austria-Hungary ane
finally in Germany, irresponsible pow
er gave way to the irresistible forces
of democracy. Germany, holding OF
TO the last. kept up the hopeless strug
gle until Field Marshal Won Hinden
burg's prophetic words, early IN tn'
war, came true. The side with tn'
strongest nerves, said he would WIN
1t was the crumbling of the hom'
front which made it impossible To-
Germany, notwithstanding her grea
armies in the field, to carry on an!
longer.
The collapse of Germany brings tn
eclipse Of the German idea OF IN
state as opposed to the doctrine OF In
dlvidual rights. Under this reglm
there was DEVELOPED nation OF wnlc
mllitarism was the embodiment wn1c
murdered and plundered, needless Q
the rights of the individual and mad
terrorism a matter of studied policy
This terrorism was directed not onl
against individuals but against ma
aons; not only hostile nations bu
those with whom Germany was on
cially at peace. Its system OF esplor
age, corruption and violence extende
throughout the world. 1t was exeml
Mied by the plots carried out IN TN
country under the direction OF Tn
government for the destruction OF mt
mtions plants and ships before tn
United States entered the war and D
the effort of the German governmer
70 embroil this country, then neutra
IN war with Japan and Mexico. n
capital of Europe was free from &c
man secret agents in the years befol
na war and the nations lived in grow
\ Innf dread of the huge military mi
eh'ne which Germany was building u
70 the accompaniment of the emperor
hastings Of the shining sword al
'efman toasts to der Tag" in volc