Evening star., 1918-12-02
GERMANS DISAGREE
ON ELECTION DATE
Majority Socialists Want
More Time-Indepen-
dents Urge Speed.
PEACE socIETYs PLEA

fAA1Ss OeCGmOeE S-Tke Ger.
man reiehstag Will be -convoked
shortly, according to newspaDers
i'm south Germany, says a Zurich
dispatch to LInformation.
BERLIN December 1 (by the As
sncisted Prsssas the npanton Of the
majorty socialists and the bourgeoisic,
aceoraangsates Die Frefheit, the date
February 1s. fted teas sfs sflls SeaidSaaS S1
peoples commissioning Tor holding an
election to the constituent assembly.
is too early. It is maintained. that
more time Is needed to put into effect
q pure socialist party.
The Independent socialists have
stated that threatened separation Of
the Rhine province and Bavaria makes
it imperative that an early election be
held. The bourgeois and socialist
press agree that the soldiers and work
mons congress. which meets December
16, will accept the election date.
Radical socialists have not yet OBJ
tanned control of. the greater German
wireless stations" at Nauen and
Konigswusterhausen, but Independent
socialists. In company with the Spar
tacus group. have secured control OF
all home stations with a restricted
redius.
A resolution favoring the conyenfng
Of the national assembly at the earliest
possible moment was passed by a
meeting Of the soldiers and workmen's
council at the reichstag chambers yes
terday. Out Of the 800 in attendance
only two voted against the resolution.
The meeting was orderly.
Want Germans to Try Ex-Kaiser.
AMSTERDAM, December IA
number Of the soldiers and workmen's
councils in Germany have requested
the German government to have for
mer Emperor William tried by Ger
man tribunal, according to a news
agency telegram from Berlin. The
agency telegram from Berlin The
government, it is stated, will submit
the question to the national assembly.
Hindenburg Tolerates Red Flag.
AMSTERDAM. December Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg has issued
proclamation, according to the Co
logne Volks Zeitung, declaring that
conflicts with the soldiers and work
mems councils will be avoided. He re-
quested at the same time that the
central government instruct the coun-
ellis to abstain from interfering with
the army commanders.
mo offense will be taken to the dis
play Of the red flag 'if it is dis
played In worthy manner" saws
the field marshal, and the same atti-
tude must be expected from the SOL
diers' and workmen's councils toward
troop emblems.
silesia Threatens to secede.
COPENHAGEN. December fby the
Associated Press).@ conne
ell at Breslau today sent an ultimatum
to the German government demand-
Ing immediate convocation of the
constituent assembly and threatening
that Silesia would separate from
Prussia unless a satisfactory answeI.
is received within forty-eight honrs'
King Of Wurttemburg Abdicates.
Bern. December 1.-Following the
peror. the King OF -Wurttembure hac
publicly abdicated. He renounces th :
crown, only in. his own name. matrins
no mention in his declaration Of fhe
heir apparent.
COPENHAGEN. December 1-Aa.
vices from Bavaria say the fan At
Premier Eisner IL expected soon anG
kn3e ae1I Auc1s r. toclal10e, 10 men.
TONED al his succssaox. ;.
Bavaria Nay Ask Separate Peaea.
LONDON. Saturday. Noyember ao =.
Bavaria will open negotiations Tor .
separate peace with the entente al.
lies. according to an Exchange Teie-
graph dispatch from Zurich, which
adds that the rupture. between the
governments Of Berlin and Munich is
now complete. = :
The government Of Germany is sun
ported by Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg. who placed the army at It's dis
posal, and refuses to resign or to dis
miss DR.. w. s. Solf, foreign secretary
in the coalition cabiaet, or DR.. Ma
thias ErzberEer.
German Peace society's Appeal.
BERN Thursday. November 81
ThA. German peace society. at AunlAh