Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-05-14
GERMANS ARE NOT SATISFIED
With Peace Tcrms-l'r0clanlat by
President Ebert.

Berlin, May 0.-Germany's reply
to the terms Of peace presented at
Versailles on Wednesday will be q
proposal "for peace Of right on the
basis Of lasting peace Of the nations"
according to Il proclamation to the
German people here to-day by Presi-
dent Ebert.
The proclamation says the treaty
would deliver German labor to for
eign capitalism for the indignity Of
| wage slavery and permanently fetter
the young German republic"
The proclamation closes with an
appeal to the German people to
stand together, knowing no parties"
and Ito preserve with the govern
ment mutual trust in the path Of
duty in the belief of the triumph of
reason and right"
Text Of tho Proclamation.
The, text Of the proclamation Is
as follows:
''The first reply of the Allies to
the sincere desire for peace on the
part Of our starving people was the
laying down Of the uncommonly hard
armistice conditions. The German
people, having laid down it's arms,
honestly observed all the obligations
=,
Notwithstanding this, our opponents
for six months have continued the
war by maintaining the blockade
The German people bore all these
burdens, trusting in the promise
given by the Allies in their note Of
| November s that the peace would be
a peace Of right on the basis Of Pres
| ident Wilson's fourteen points,
Instead Of that the Allies have
now given us peace terms which are
in contradiction to the promise
given. IT Is unbearable for the Ger
man people, and is impracticable,
even If we put forth all our powers.
Violence without measure would be
done to the German people. From
such an imposed peace fresh hatred
would be bound to arise between the
nations, and in the course of history
there would be new wars. The world
would be obliged to bury every hope
of a League of Matte liberating
| and healing the nation md insuring
peace.
''The dismemberment aud mang-
ling Of the German people, the deliv-
ering Of German labor to foreign cap
italism for the indignity Of wage sla-
very, and the permanent lettering Of
the young German republic by the
Entente's Imperialism is the aim of
this peace by violence. The German
peoples government will answer the
peace proposal with a proposal Of
peace OF right on the basis Of last
ing peace Of the nations.
'"rhc fact that all circles Of the
German people have been moved so
deeply testilieS that the German gov
ernment is giving expression to the
united will Of the German nation.
The German government will put
forth every effort to secure for the
German people the same national
unity and. independence, and the
same freedom of labor i'll economical
and cultural respects which the Al
lies want to give all the peoples Of
Europe, save only our people.
Our nation must save itself by
its own action. In view Of this dan
ger Of destruction the German nation
and the German government which
1t chose must stand by each other,
knowing no parties. Let Germany
unite in single will to preserve
German nationality and liberties
Every thought, and the entire will
Of the nation, ought now to be turned
to labor for the preservation and re-
construction Of our Fatherland. The
government appeals to all Germans
in this hard hour to preserve with It
mutual trust in the path of duty and
in the belief in the triumph of rea-
son and of right"
The proclamation bears the sigma
ture Of President Ebert.
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