Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-11
ALLIES TO SPEED
PEACE MEETING
Will Expedite Arrange
ments for Conference as
Much as Possible
MUCH DEPENDS ON FOE
Establishment of Stable Gov.
ernments First Requisite 10
Insure Permanent Treaties
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London. Nov. II.
While II necessarily takes more time
20 arrange the preliminaries for peace
conference. since Amerlca's pleuipo-
tentiarles, for instance, could hardly
arrive with requisite agenda under Il
month, and in some quarters much
's1cnger period is expected TO elapse be-
fore the conference gets to work. there
Is a profound feeling here that the ut
most expedition is desirable.
The expectation here Is that the first
step will be to summon a. mere or less
informal conference Of the Allies To set
Tie the preliminaries Much, however
viii depend on the question as to the
enemy Governments In existence To uea'
with.
The conclusion OF hostilties finds Eng
land with greatly enhanced prestige III
the world and with power such as she
never before welded. The chronicle
says:
'By her alliance with America she Is
Indeed arbiter of war and peace III the
universe. Satisfaction Is profound IN
this country that the peace Is in every
sense n British peace responding eNac'iF
to our desires and promises II such Is
possible, some compensation LOT oui
sacrifices"
However. the lengths to which the rev.
plution will go in Germany will influence
10 n large extent the character OF
the ueace. Some fears are expressed
that no durable Government may at lirst
rise out of the ashes of imperialism. TN
the other hand, "A wide extension OF the
revolution does not necessarily pOrtenu
Bolshevism as it is considered that inc
natural discipline Of the German people
will restrain them from eNceSses' pro-
S-ided the morale of The army Is not TOO
hopelessly compromised by the sweep
ing movements OF the Allied troops.
II Is clearly within the power of any
general who retains the confidence OF
his troops to restore quiet by suppressliS
outbreaks. An analogy between Russia
and Germany is by no means complete,
for the Germans are educated ana ac-
customed to sclf-control
The weakness of the position, how
ever. resides in the fact that the middle
classes lack initiative and have depend
ed in the past entirely upon the GOV
ernmcnt They are, therefore, little ike
ly TO contribute materially TO the re-
establishment of order. Again, there Is
not the same reason why Germany
should follow the example Of Austria
and break into constituent parts.
There are no racial differences to ac'
centuate the political divisions III ti'
German Empire yet there are undouht'
ed signs Of scparatism. The effort t'
form republic in Schleswig-Holsteif
is due largely to racial causes, for th'
Danish element is VIGOROUSLY anti-Ger'
man.
Though Ebert belongs to the major
ity Socialists, who still recently sup
ported the Government in all It's pro
ceedngs, there is evidence eisewher'
that minority Socialists. such as Haas
and I.edebour at Hamburg are them
selves cooperating to restore order. Ih'
danger Is that tomorrow the pubic
maddened by it's sufferings and by de
ceptions practiced upon it, will proceed
to extreme lengths.