The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-24
Agreement Between Ebert and
German General Staff.
Socialists Unable To Agree on
Coalition Candidates.
SOCIALIST URGES PEACE
Says il Huns Are To Pay They
Should Have Chance.
ROyalists Start Active Cam
paign in Hunland Now.

Basel Dec. 24.-An agreement has
been reached between the Berlin gov
ernment and the German general staff
by which Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg and General Groener, the chief
quartermaster general, retain their Of
fices, according to the Lokal Anzeiger
of Berlin.
1t is reported from Berlin that par
leys between the majority socialists
and the independent socialists con-
cerning elections to the national as
sembly have failed and that the in
dependents have decided to nominate
candidates in all districts.
They Have Much.
Basel. Dec. 24.-Seizure of property
owned by the Prussian royal family
tthe Hohenzoilerns) would produce
Immediately the sum of 900,0o0,0 900
marks, according to figures compiled
by the Frankfort Nachrichten.
Shy on the Terms.
Paris, Dec. 24-The Germans have
not completely complied with the
clause of the armistice providing for
the delivery of all their submarines,
according to the Matin. The newspa-
per points out particularly, in this con-
nection, the presence at Trondhjem,
on the Norwegian coast, of subma-
rine cruiser U-157. This is a vessel of
the most recent type, displacing 1900
tons credited with having made a
cruise of four months and half with
out making port
Give Them Chance.
Berlin, Dec. 23 (delayed.)-If the
allies expect to collect indemnities
from Germany they must securepeace
Immediately SO the Germans can get
down to work and earn the money.
Emil Bartha, prominent Socialist, de-
clared in an interview with the United
Press today. 1..fe5t...,
Bartha said that while he was con-
WINGED Germany was wholly to blame
for the war. it would be. "unwise for
the entente to strangle it's debtors"
Peace at Any Price.
Germany must have peace imme-
diately at any price" declared Bartha
The Germans must admit defeat
and pay anything to get peace and
food, so they can go to work and pay
off thier debts.
Personally, I was convinced from
the start that Germany was guilty of
starting the war. / possess no docu-
mentary evidence but 1 am certain
Germany inspired the Austrian note to
Serbia. We have demanded publica-
tion of the secret documents of the
militarists, but the most immediate
problems are peace and demobiliza-
ton.
1--WE realize the danger of demobili-
Il ton. as the result of Poland's atti-
tude We believe, however, that the
allies would take care of Poland if
we were defenseless. Furthermore. it
Germany were defenseless the allies
would be able to reduce their armies
of occupation and thus save millions
of dollars a month both.to themselves
and to US.
TT is to the entente's interest to do
this. as we'll as ours.
Germany needs supplies and credit
from America and the allies We have
no cotton. no leather and very little
other raw materials. Millions of our
people are hungry. 1t is a dark hour
for Germany"
Royalists Arc Active.
Berlin, Dec 23 (delayed) Royal
lists have started an active propaganda
campaign to win the support of the
German and Austrian people for re-
establishment of the monarchy, it be-
came apparent today.
The movement centers in Bavaria.
regarded as the pivotal state of the
Austro-German political situation. 1t
is being conducted by the Clerical
group, who at present are devoting
their strongest efforts to the rural
populations.
The Republicans are convinced that
formal establishment of a German
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