Evening star., 1918-11-17
Stringent Conditions Imposed
by Allies Are Signed at
Foch's Headquarters.
GERMANY IS UNABLE
TO RENEW STRUGGLE
Cause Of International Righteous
ness Fully Vindicated as War Ends.
EMPEROR CHARLES FLEEs

Republics Of Austria and Hungary
Deemed Certain-Food for Cen
ha1 Powers Assured.
socialist cohorts in the new govern
ment, undoubtedly have been the
willing tools Of the pan-Germans and
the defunct Hohenzollern regime in
years past. 1t nevertheless is a fact
that even should they desire to run
counter to the principles of republf-
can1sm. which fastened themselves
German people, now that the kaiser
has stepped down, they would not be
able to do so. The people have at
last taken up state cudgels in their
own behalf and these will be welded
Wltnout fear or favor against any
trusted.
Though there has been talk of the
establishment Of a dictatorship nm
der the leadership of Friedrich
Eoert until "a constituent assembly
fan farm % &C fatied tha to determine the exact
Germany. it is possible that the Ger
man leaders. profiting by the expe-
riences of Russia, will not delay the
calling of this assembly, but will
nasten mas the hour when a new consti-
tuition and form of government are
indicated by the people.
Inere is no indication that the Cor
man governmental leaders will at
tempt to resist the allies. but thew
may attempt some bargaining when
tne peace conference begins its ses-
Sons The terms imposed by the
would indicate that there is to be
little IT any bargaining, that Germany
even with a new government must be
forced to pay for the damage which
Germany has done to the world, not
only IN physical sense, but moral as
wen. In Berlin there is keen desire
that peace negotiations be hastened
and completed that Germany NAV be-
gin the task of putting her own house
IN order: that Germany, pureed and
NUM- bled, may take her place amone
the nations of the world as best she
may, struggling as she will under con-
ditions which the kaiser brought
about through his mad policies OF
right by might.
Events IN Germany are sure to move
swift and fast within the next two
weeks and whether the new govern
ment can prevent the nation from be-
ing engu1fed in waves of bolsheyisrr
VI LIS tno udIloH LnrOuStn un-
scorched by the whitening blasts OF
anarchia1 preachments, may be large.
ly determined within that period.
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While tho eyes Of the world natur-
ally have been focused largely upon
Germ a n US
Kaiser Takes revolu ton,
Refuge in Holland. tho . vea,nn,ess rorm = ;
kaiser. has not been lost sight of.
This -one-tfme emperor, who is the
worlds greatest murderer, differs
from B1uebeard only In that the
oorpses attributable to him can be
numbered by the millions. is smugly
resting at Amerongen Castle, twenty
miles from Utrecht, Holland, whence
he fled last Sunday after rushing
from the German main headquarters
at Spa by motor. The former kaiser
is the guest Of Count William Fred
erick Charles Henry Won Betenick,
an old-time friend Amerongen Cas-
tie is surrounded by Dutch soldiers
who are guarding the once German
emperor. His movements are being
restricted by Holland officfaldom.
After the kaiser signed papers OF
abdication at the German general
headquarters q week ago Saturday
after he had refused to consent to
the conditions of the armistice i'm
posed by the allies, and after the
government in Berlin had indicated
it's intention Of doing SO, left for
Eysden station, about halfway be-
tween Lfege and Maastrfckt, Holland
Fifty persons were In his party, in
cluding a number Of the older gen.
erals attached to his staff, among
them being Field Marshal Won F'alk-
After a wait distressing to the Ger
man emperor, who a few brief hours
previously commanded all to obey, he
went aboard a train and was trans
ported to Amerongen, where he took
up his abode as private individual
He has taken the name OF count, say
some reports.
What eventually win become Of the
kaiser remains to be seen It is de-
clared he may go to Switzerland, or
to his estate known as the villa OF
Achilleion, on the Island Of Corfu
The press Of Britain is demanding
that the Netherlands government sur
render the emperor to Great Britain
where he has been indicted for mur-
der, and are demanding that he be
hung as the commonest Of criminals
That the allied governments will
take some concerted action in regard
to the disposition of the kaiser seems
certain.
His grip absolutely 1oosened from
things governmental In Austria and
Hungary, it was not surprising that
Emperor Charles of Austria should
abtficate. The young ruler at various
times has made serious endeavors to
get his country out Of war, but al
ways with the proviso that the allies
wash Germany's skirts at the sam<
time and treat with the central pow.
ers with 4 degree Of lenieney deemed
by the allies Incompatible to crimes
committed. Charles was weak ruler
in every sense Of the word. and In
addition to cringing at the feet OF
the kaiser he also shrunk back wher
it came to the extension Of liberal
treatment to his subject, for whose
welfare he always protested sincere
sympathy. The former Austrian en-
peror with his wife has gone tc
Switzerland, being denied the privi.
lege Of residing in Vienna There or
the banks Of Lake Constance he will
have ample time to reflect on past
misdeeds, international or other
wise.
It is pretty definitely established
that Austria is to be a republic. but