The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-12-28

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that he is as determined as anyone
that Germany shall pay for the deyasl
tation she has wrought, and doubtless
his visit to the regions the Huns a v
aged will not lessen this determine
ton. But, so far as Is known, he does
not contemplate the exaction of punt
tive damages from Germany. The en-
tente allies have a very clear idea Of
what should be demanded Of the Ger
mans in the way Of payment, for they
have been the actual sufferers. and 1t
is likely their views. when they reacp
full agreement, will prevail in the
main. ga -. .'
Americas delegates to the peace
conference, it is declared, have agreed
to recommend the destruction of the
surrendered enemy warships, in or
der to avoid any disputes as to
their distribution. In this they are
supported by the British who,
through Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of
the admiralty, already had acquiesced
in the plan. The smaller nations prob
ably will protest against this plan, for
they had counted on building up their
navies with some, of the Hun vessels.
M IA
That vague proposition, the free
dom Of the SEAS" is becoming a trife
less vague, and the chances that 1t
will cause any serious dispute between
the Americans and the British at the
conference table r growing daily
more remote. It is understood that
Mr.. Wilson has assured, n will assure
Premier Lloyd George that he has no
intention of suggesting that the Brit
ish navy be reduced to a point that
would endanger the safety Of the en-
pire. In this, as in all else, the presi-
dents frequent conferences with the
statesmen Of Europe are having de-
clashes between the American dele
gates and those Of the other nations is
fading away rapidly.
King Victor Emmanuel Of italy and
the prince of Piedmont, heir to the
throne, arrived in Paris Thursday and
met President Wilson, formally invit-
ing him to visit Italy. Over in Eng
land there was: much confusion owing
to Mr.. Wilson's sudden change of
plans regarding his visit to London.
He determined to be there IN Deem
Der 20, instead Of waiting until later,
the reason given. being the possibility
that he might find 1t necessary to re-
turn to the United States earlier than
had been expected.
For the time being, at least, the boil
sheviki of Germany are beaten. The
national convention of delegates Of
the soldiers and workmen's councils
opened in Berlin and at once declared
in favor Of the calling Of a national
assembly to elect a president of Ger
many and the government set Deem
Der 20 as the date. The Independent
Socialists lined up In the convention
with the Social Democrats, the party
which is now in control and which is
led by Ebert, Scheidemann and other
Of the peoples commissioners. Lieb-
knecht and his Spartacides vainly
fought the plan for a national assem-
bly,, and the fiery Karl was barred
from the meeting. Ebert continues to
urge the orderly formation of a re-
public that shall be strongly social
istic, but the belief that he really
would foster a counter-revolution per-
sists in some quarters. It was violent
ly voiced in the Berlin meeting by
Georg Ledebour, a radical leader of
the Independent Socialists, but he was
hOwled down.
The response of the congress to the
attack was the adoption of a resolu-
ton transferring legislative and execu-
tive power to the Ebert government
until some other arrangement is made
by the national assembly.
In many parts of Germany great dis
order prevails. At Danzig, for in
stance, all the prisons were opened
and the inmates set at liberty, and
street fighting is general.
Meanwhile the bOlshevik menace is
moving westward in Russia. The fol.
lowers Of LeniQe and !Trotsky have or.