The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-20
CONSTITUTIONAL
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do not separate ourselves in these
days Of suffering from any of our
countrymen high or low. We want
to bear in common a portion OF the
blame devolving upon our people IN
this world catastrophe. Each VINO
knows your country knows Wen tna'
proud conscious. American nation be-
meath the Star Spangled Banner and
honors it. We disdain to blame others.
but we expect, Mr.. President, that
you will, despite all opposition achieve
success with the principle you laid
down.
1--WE are building up on the words
YOU spoke at Washington's grave,
when YOU said that every arbitrary
power, regardless of what side 1t ap-
pears upon must be destroyed or con-
demned to impotency. We are build
ing upon the word of impartial JUS
tice, which knows no difference as
to those to be judged We are con-
fident that you want to create
league of equality between nations
which each people may freely breathe
and work and prosper spiritually.
"You know better than I what the
German spirit has given your great
people. You know the world can do
without this spirit less than ever after
it has been freed from the bonds OF
ceived, we shall not cease fighting on
for the attachments of better days.
Your message is hopeful but we must
be afraid that not all the allies will
listen to your words. You have the
power and YOU have a duty to per-
FORM
Opposes Social Democracy.
Copenhagen, Dec. 20.-Dr. Gustav
Stresemann, leader of the national
liberal party in Germany has an
nSunced that the German people
party in which he has been active
81, 10 n hSn1ntp1u n
posed to a social democracy and will
fight the socialist rulers, according
to Berlin newspapers received here.
The center party has been summoned
to a conference which will be held at
Frankfort on December 80.
A "people's League"
London, Dec. 20.-"A peoples
says a Central News dispatch from
Copenhagen today. The leagues com
| mittee includes Prince Macmillan of
Baden, former German imperial chan
cel1or; Hugo Haase, independent So
cialist; Count Won Bernstorff, former
ambassador to the United States;
Matthias Erzberger, the Centrist leader.
The Centrist leader, DR.. w. S. Solf.
former German foreign minister
Prince Won Hohenlohe- Schillingsfuerst
the Austrian ambassador and Cardi-
nal Won Hartmann, Archbishop OF
Cologne, also are included
Strike of Newspaper Workers.
Berlin, Dec. 20.-A strike of news
paper workers has forced more than
| a dozen daflies to suspend pub1ica-
| ton. Efforts to effect a compromise
witt the workers who demand an in
| crease in wages have failed.
! Among newspapers which were I'M
able to publish today were the Tage-
blatt, the Lokal Anzeiger. the vos-
sische Zeitung and the Morgenpost.
| Explosions From Berlin.
| Copenhagen, Dec. 20.-Mathias Err
| berger head of the German armistice
commission, according to q telegram
from Berlin. has announced that ex-
| pulsions from Alsace are increasing
| He said / 5 persons recently have been
! arrested, including Deputy Bochle OF
| Strassburg, and that Herr Rebhaltz
chairman Of the soldiers council al
| Strassburg. is detained in "a fortress