The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-05-16
Philip Scheidemann, German
Chancellor, Says Wilson
is Deceptive.
ENSLAVE GERMAN PEOPLE
Sixty Million Persons in Ger
many, He Says, Would Have
to Labor For the VictOrs in
the War.

Philip Scheidemann, the German
chancellor, has followed the lead
taken by President Ebert. In a
statement to the national assembly
In Berlin couched in language more
forcible than that Of Ebert Scheide-
mann declared that the peace terms
are not acceptable to Germany.
Cheering from all the factions in
the chamber. excepting from the
benches Of the independent social
its, even from the press gallery
greeted the chancellor as he char
acterized the treaty as "a dreadful
and murderous" document which
would make an enormous Jail of
Germany in which 6O,OOO,OOO per-
sons would have to labor for the
victors in the war The speaker
several times charged deception on
the part of President Wilson and the
ahrogation Of his promised IA points
for peace.
1t is reported that Scheidemann
has been informed by the leaders of
the two democratic parties and of
the parties Of the center that these
factions will withdraw their repre-
sentatives from the government il
the peace treaty is signed
Meantime, however. the German
plenipotentiaries at Versailles are
continuing their work of assimilat-
ing the terms of the treaty and for
mulating such protests as they de-
sire to make while others of the
delegation are in Berlin discussing
the prospects with the government.
Still another German note-the e
ffth-is to be delivered at the
French foreign office.
AS for the allied and associated
representatives, they are leaving the
Germans severely alone for the pres
ent, except for dealing with their
communications. and are now en-.
gagged in settling up the peace terms
which are to be handed Austria: en-
deavoring to disentangle the snarl
in the skein Of discord with Italy as
regards Fiume and the Adriatic re-
gion. and discussing the Turkish
problem.
Optimism has been expressed in
Paris that the Italian situation is
nearing settlement, the Italians
evincing a disposition to make con-
cessions. Premier Orlando again
called at the residence of Colonel
House, of the American delegation,
ard went over the situation. while
in the afternoon President Wilson
had al engagement with Thomas
Nelson Page, the American amhas-
sador to Italy, with whom he doubt
less Went over the disputed ground.
AS for the Austrian treaty, Il is
said to be nearly complete. While
the details of II have not become
known. II is asserted that in some
respect II will follow the German
document. This is true especially
as regards trial by court martial OF
persons responsible for violation OF
the rules Of warfare during the pc.
riod OF hostilities. although il is
said no demand is to be made for
the trial ~ former Emperor Charles
by an international civil tribunal.
The delimination OF the boundaries
of Austria will follow the lines laid
down in the treaty of London.
With the expected advent of the
Austrian delegates at st. German.
En-Laye, the Germans at Versailles
are seeking permission to be allow
ed to communicate with them
Count Won Brockdorff -Rantzau. head
OF the German contingent, is said to
have carried his request to the point
of desiring to send a German dele.
cation to greet the Austrians or
their arrival The answer OF the
allied and the associated representa-.
tatives is prOblematical.