The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-16

posing that debate should proceed Hsrr
Hasse. Socialist minority leader, said;
Every house. every workshop, every
cottage awaits the fateful decision be-
Iore US. and II will be eagerly discussed.
Inc Hetchstas, however, shuts itself
up At the very minute when an attempt
10 being made to democratize German
institutions. We consider this decision
harmful to the interest Of the masses Of
the people"
The Berlin correspondent OF the Man
che"er Neuesto Mach tchten refers to
the fact that Herr Seyda tried In vain
TO open tho debate on the ground that
one OF President Wilson's fourteen points
referred to the Polish question. The
correspondent adds that the Reichstag
was spared n reminder Of President VII
sons eighth point, concerning Asace-
Lorraine.
Herr Ebert was in the room at the
time, he having succeeded Schei demann
as head of the Socialist majority. as was
His Excelleicy" Herr Scheidemann.
tThe Kaiser has conferred the title Of
''Excellency" on Scheidemann for his
term or ONCE, the other Secretaries
being exceliencies for life) Scheide-
mann strongly supported ciosIns the
keichstae Oh the ground that debate
might imperii the whole German pro-
gramme.
have searched through many Ger
man newspapers for u SINGLE suggestion
mat Wilson's peace terms have really
oeen accepted. The whole press ,on-
veys the impression that the Presidents
terms are accepted only as q basis Of
discussion. and there 10 the strongest
intimation running all through the COM
| ment that some OF the terms are abso-
lutely unacceptable to Germany.
Objections to Terms.
The following quotation from the
Aunchener Neueste Mach, ichten is typi-
cal:
President Wilson's principles, taken
altogether. are to serve as the basis for
| the common solution OF all the political
problems OF Europe. They contain
numerous details which are entirely In
accord with the vital necessities OF the
German Empire. The realizsefon OF
others, however. would strike at the very
marrow OF our existence and would be
Incompatible with the honor OF our peo-
| pie. 1t remains to be seen whether our
opponents really have sense enough not
to make impossible demands on the Gen.
trail Empires"
The Berlin Lokdl Ansetoer OF Oc-
tober z says: "Only two OF President
| Wilson's demands, since they are ire
concilabie with the Reichstag resolution
Of July, 1917. can be regarded as al
ready rejected, and Wilson will have
TO consider whether he wants to con-
tinue the murder and hatred in a mere
attempt to realize them. One Is the
demand for the cession Of Alsace-
Lorraine. This attempt to violate Ger
man territory II rejected. And IL Herr
Wilson In his thirteenth point under
stands that any Prussian territory shall
be Incorporated in the Polish State to
be created he will have to realize that
this demand is not compatible with the
Reichstag resolution. which will, for
| the whole German nation, stand as the
basis OF any peace negotiations
On the same day that this was Wtnt-
ed the Socialist paper Yortcoerts bland.
ly assumed that Wilson and the Ger
man people were now one, and that
the only question was whether the En-
tente statesmen would continue to stand
! in the way.
Finally It 10 worth while to note the
statement Of Geors Bernhard In the
Vosstscho Zcitun0 that the new Chan.
'ellor Is merely trying another peace Of.
fensive Of the old kind" He makes
the interesting observation that the
Reichstag listened in Icy silence while
',!nce Macmillan read his note tina,
was to be sent to Wilson, and says:
| rs the new Government differen,
from its predecessors In its funda.
mental conceptions Of fore'R" policy