The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-22
EBERT DECLARES PEACE
TERMS Be FULFILLED.
President u German Republic Issues
Proclauation TO People of
Fathcriand.

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New York. July 2o.--Immediately
Ebert, president OF the Republic of
Germany. issued a proclamation to
the German people, the full text Of
which il contained In German news
papers Just received. 1t shows that.
a. was the case Of the signing. 30 the
promise to fulfill the terms IL not
without mental reservations. Incl
dentally, the proclamation shows that
the German government expects the
list OF war criminals whose surrender
for trial will be demanded by the
allies. will include several hundred
individuals. A translation Of the
proclamation follows:
The government. with the consent
Of the national assembly. has signed
the peace treaty 1t did~so with a
heavy heart. and only with one
thought: To spare our defenceless
people new war sacrifices and save it
from the tortures OF hunger.
Peace Is concluded.
Now let US safeguard and secure
Our first task is: Fulfllment OF the
peace terms.
Every effort, every possible exer-
ton. must be made by US to live up
to the terms. So far as 1t Is fulfillable
II must be fulfilled. Never shall we
forget those threatened with separa-
ton from US. They are flesh OF our
flesh and blood Of our blood.
Wherever we can. we shall act for
them, as II 1t were for ourselves. From
our national federation they may be
torn-but not from our hearts
never.
Our second task Is: Work.
The burdens Of this peace we can
bear only II not a single hand Is idle.
The allies are in a position to answer
every unfulhiled peace condition by
invasion. or blockades. Every stroke
Of work is a stroke for the defence OF
our fatheriand's SOIL
''Our third task is: Loyalty to duty.
las we. the members Of the gov
eminent. have remained at our posts
despite the commissions Of heart and
conscience. so every man IN the re-
public-be he soldier, non commits
stoned oficer. official or laborer-all
must, for the sake OF the common
veal, remain steadfastly loyal to their
duties and their daily work. even In
the saddest and hardest Of the sad,
Hard days we have had to live
through and will still have to live
through.
We are forced to surrender Ger
man citizens TO hostile tribunals We
resisted this demand TO the uttermost
of eur ability. But unless officers and
men help more than ever to keep in
ternal order. then we shall have to de-
liver to the foe not few hundred
individuals. but many millions OF our
men and women--deliver them to the
ignominy OF invasion. annexation and
terror.
Germany must remain alive. She
must retain her vitality. without in
ter1al order no work is possible: with
out work, the treaty cannot be full
filled, and without fulnllment, nc
~eace Is possible, but on the con
trary. war. bitter war. will fame ur
again. Unless we all help. the sig.
nature of the treaty IL worthless. Tn.
less we all help. there can be nc
notifications. no revision, no eventua
easing Of the terrific burden.
| What We lost in days may cos
our children and children's children
| years-years Of slavery. This yer.
! day people and government must e
to work. There must be no pause and
no standing by In idlenesA There II
but one way out Of the darkness
the preservation OF the republic and
| Of the nation by unity and work.
Men ana women Of Germany. help
US.
"tsisned) FRIEDRICH EBERT.
President