Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-22
CHANCELLOR EBERT
is GOOD SELECTION
Such Is Opinion Expressed by
Writer in One of Lon
don Papers.
is NOT SYCoPHANTIC TOOL
Of Prussian Birth He, Neverthe-
less, Is Not Dominated
by Hohcnzollerns.

LONDON. December 2l.-"Thc Kaiser
has made way for "A saddlcr Herr
Eoeri. the Socialist leader. who is to
DC Chancellor during the regency OF
Germany. is harness maker by trade
lie is one OF The most forcefuy per-
sona!ities IN the German Social De-
mocra"y," writes Il correspondent in 4
Londoi paper
Although identified from the out
SCI o. the war with the proSovernment
and prowar wing Of the Socialist party.
Ebert has not been. such a syconhnnti,:
tool OF the Hohenzollerns and the mil
ithftstS Is the official leader OF the
SOFA lisis; Herr Scheidemann. who ac-
ccrtcd office month ago in tho i'm :
Prince MaA.
the fact shat Ebert. not Schcidc-
oil the hour seems TO indicate tina,
during the dramatic crisis he took is.
sue with ne tamec branch OF his party.
Herr Ebert is forty-scven years old
ana IS. II ] am not mistaken. 4 Prus-
Siai' il both Temperament, and poll
Ties ne has revealed moderation. He
1ushy mir. full eyebrows and a heavy.
dark mustache. OF exceptionally dark
complexion; he could easily be mistaken
Tor an Italian or Spaniard. He Is de-
cidedly, man of action. as distin-
guianetl from Scheidcmann. who is a
man OF words.
-'-oelb ~ OH MS spurs as Il Socialist
chiet;ain at the Chemnitz Congress OF
the party organization n year or two
bcfort the war. AS usual or those cc-
n "a, n rroceeuimss We're often stormy.
summatc skill. accomplishing the al
most impossible feat of satisfying both
iaclions-the Moderates and the En-
tremsts. He has enjoyed great nnu-
enee among The organized workers OF
ins father!and ever since the Chemnitz
PartctiaS tcongreSS).
tIa-. f,,,,
German prolct1rict has made the best
possible choice at its command in plac-
ing Ebert In power in succession to
N. autocratll regim. which has falien
with such kaleidos copir suddcnness
mainly at the behcst of the Germa n
w., w.. King classes His combined quail
eriiiye talent SHOULD fiji him ideally
Tor the great task OF national organi-
cation which now awaits his class
REPUBLIC FOR GERMANY
is TIE GENERAL BELIEF
Undoubtedly the Germans will now
set up .republ!c.\ Whether there will
be = series OF independently admins
;Sierod rcpub!ics--one each for Prus-
me other existing. states. principaIi-
ties ANA duchies OF the Germany that
was"or Gern,an confederation on
me Ines OF the United states or swift
German Socialists have always ella
inored. ACCIDENTALLY for the republic
"ith"ui aiilnE any very well-dcfned
flows as 10 the precise constitutional
shape it should assume
Ebert expressed his views on the
sort of peace that would be acceptable
TO the German democracy in n speech
In the Reichstag AT the end OF Octu-
Der. He said. among other things:
X President Wilson wants a per-
maneni peace. th.n let him disavnw
those who would riace- their heels on
the necks OF the defeated foe. Let
Nr. Wilson listen TO Henderson and his
trends. who do not wish force TO be
applied. Whatever happens we in
Central Europe will remain a populous
and important nation. II our enemies
wish TO remain our foes and turn US
into w:se slaves, then We say to them
Beware: This slavery will one day
have an end" II they wish to be our
friends al the better for tncm. Come
VIVA; may: We have faith in our own
people We shall still have our brains
and our muscle
"Eberi's phrase ahou, we in Central
Europe may b. reference to m
ama!Gama;ion OF Germany with Ger
man Austria; nation which might
total .5.on6.000 or $4,000. 600 inha BIZ
tnnts end form quite formidable ter
r'torial BLOCK in the heart OF the Con-
i!ncnt."