Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-18
GERMAN PEOPLE SICK
and TIRED OF WAR
Such Is Opinion of Alfred G. Andci
son After Visiting Among
Berlin Residents.
THEME
PEACE INEVITABLE TIKI
Ihst and Food Problem Formed
Basis OF All Conversations, and
Mass Was Ready to Accept End
at Any Price.
ny ALrnED q. ANDERSON.

'tCppyricht. 1918. by star CompanS)
1t took me less than twenty four
hours after. my ARRIVAL in Berlin 10
find out that all Germany Is heartily
SICK and tired OF the war. This. too.
at u time when the German army WAS
reporting successes from the western
front.
In cafes. on street cars. In stores aud
hotel lobbics--evcrywhe rc--anNicty for
peace WAS an Inevitable theme That
and ;hc food problem formed the basis
was ready TO accept peace ~ any price.
Pan-Gcrmans insisted ON grabbing
three-fourths OF the earth. Others adj
vocated middle course.
Also everybody wanted TO revise the
Brest -Litovsk and Rukhares, treaties.
But two had precisely the same mo-
The Socialist and Liberal clements
openly condemned the treaties as "vio-
lating rights" During my visit, a de
bate in The ReichstaG became so vio-
lent that the Socialists openly advo-
Gated deposing the Hohcnzollern dy-
nasty.
pressed except in the Leipzigcr Voiks
Zeitung. leading organ Of the Social
lists. Not one copy of this newspaper
is permitted TO leave The empire.
According 10 this account, Herr
l.edebour independent Socialist, shout
cd during tho debate:
"All dynasties that have ruined their
countries should be deposed The Ger
man government brutality violated it's
treaty with Belgium. From the entire
world we hear the cry that Germany
Later he said: Some day the Reich
stag will settle accounts with the dy-
nasty that has ruined the German
people.
DON'T WANT TO PUNISH
ANY NATION on EARTH
I'VE dons want to punish any ma
lion, nor do we desire 10 insert punt
tive clauses in our peace treaties. We
do want the restoration of real peace
and friendship an onE all nations. The
peace treaties that have so far been
concluded are hut armist;cc agree
ments that contain the germs of future
wars.
Herr Ledcbour is one of the editors
OF the Leipziger. Nolks Zeitung. which
was quoted few days ago as having
insisted that the Kaiser abdlcatc.
Professor :. Sacngcr, political edit or
of the Berlin Neue Rundschau. In en-
planning the views of various factions
In the Reichstag as they felt at that
time said:
The conservatives. national liberals
and free conservatives, constituting the
Pan-Germnn group, believe in the re-
Centrum and Liberal factions, who
originally supported the Socialists in
their famous peace by negotiation
resolution, favor guarantees They in
sist on the disarmament OF Belgium
as safcgua against aggression from
tho west.
me SOclhilStS are opposed 10
form of annexation. Some even believe
Alsace- lorraine should bc restored to
France
Professor Sacnger figures tina, out ot
400 members of the Rechstag, only
100 were ran-tierrnuns He made the
prophecy that even If Germany were
not definitely defeated, anncXatiunists
would have little influence AT the peace
table,
BY diligent perusal of Berlin news
oapeEs, J came TO the conclusion that
"a r t.,.,.
ditioys OF peace were concerned. could
not be drawn. In every party repre-
s scented In the keichstag some mem
Ders leaned toward the opposit lon
party in the matter of peace Terms
SOME FAVOR MAKING or
ALSACE AUTONOMOUS STATE
In the Cafe Bauer on the Inter den
Linden, was introduced to Herr DO
S SeIio: havarian majority Socialist
members can be found there Herr
Dobell told me thit most members of
MS party believed the best solution
OF the Alsacc-Lorrai inc question was
10 elevate these provinces to an auton-
omouS State In the German empire
PERSONALLY think the Alsace- or
rainei people should determine. their
own destiny by a plcbescitc," he added
The only class of Germans that
couid give any good reason for con-
ffl an., the war, are innnition manu-
Iacturcrs and lfSrv@ yoa:s Of army sun
plies said Herr. -Dpbcll.
Their conceptions OF this hcSriblc
var r,a Is de,s nnn by the proii,sp ha
chosd In their hymn OF "enduranct9
The working people are disgust ed
WIN the war because they don't be-
iieve In murder. The salaried class
ioathe II because 1t in,erfcres with
their stomachs. The blue -bloodcd arts.
tocracy have begun to dislike il he
CAUSE their prestige is at stake The
leiiows in the government Offices are
SICK rand tired OF the routine il forces
on them. The soldiers are becoming
Weary OF hghtimg because il is TO no
apparent purpose"
NOTHING TO Fight I,op
VIEW OF ONE OFFICER
AZ Mitscher.s "Weiustubc" ON Fran
Iosische Stra*Sc ] heard group of
sociatistS at an adjoining table dis
cuss The prospects OF peace One said
SAL ydon,l see why we didn't fling Al
Sace, Lorraine at France long ago
Wcd nave had peace by now"
rms remark WAS greeted by chcers
obtained an Interesting angle 10
me SOCIALISTS territorial conoucst
Whl!e riding. on Il street car. Was
discussing the kidnapping OF Belgian
claimed: "' ""c CA
we don't wan, any more foreign