The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-15
Demonstrations
By Huns Against
Signing Terms

BEDLlN, via. London, May 13.-
Big demonstrations against the sign
ing of the peace treaty by Germany
were held today in Berlin, Breslau,
Danzig, Koenigsberg, Cassel Bochum
and other places. The demonstra-
tions were organized by the national
peoples society.
If this treaty comes to pass | will
bring up my children in hatred" said
Deputy Traub, speaking in Berlin.
DR.. Gustav Stresemann, one of
the peoples party leaders spoke in
protest against the demand for sur
render of former Emperor William.
If the German people complied with
it they would be without shame or
honor, he declared
Independents Join Protest.
BERLIN, May 13.-Although the
independent socialists at the outset
of the discussion over the peace
treaty adopted the standpoint that
peace must Designed at all costs, the
tremendous pressure of public eX-
preston, violent in it's protest against
the treaty's terms, has led them to re-
consider their view, manly of them
joining the multitude that is protest
ing against the signing.
In the name of the independent So
cialist party, Richard Weller told
the workmen's councils of greater
Berlin that such "a dictated peace of
cruel severity" as the entente desires
to impose upon Germany could not
be a lasting peace.
Demands Congress of Councils.
Therefore he demanded the as
sembling of congress of the coun-
cils to determine the attitude toward
the question and to appeal to the en-
tente proletariat to work against the
peace proposed by entente imperial
ism as embodied in the treaty"
Herr Mueller, another of the in
dependent leaders, seized the occa-
sion again to assail the old imperial |.
istic regime in Germany, which he
declares incurred blood guilt by the
invasion of France and Belgium and
the destruction of mines and indus
tries
Must Sign, Says kautsky.
Arguing against the prevalent pro
tests, Karl Kautsky, writing in the
Independent organ Die Frelheit says
"Shall we sign the peace if it is
not to be modified, or have we not
any other chance? If it were a peace
If destruction, a death sentence, as
t is called, agreement to it would
De suicide But hard as the condi-
ions are, they do not lead to the
downfall Of the German people, even
,hough they will make life terribly
iifficult. A genuine downfall, a
apid physical downfall, would come,
however, if we declined to sign the
)eace, and reverted to a state of war.
After a few weeks of fruitless Oppo-
;ition, costing millions of lives, we
should be forced to capitulate.
The Independent socialist govern
nent Of the small state of Gotha de-
lines to abide by the restrictions for
"week of mourning" ordered by the
lational government. The Gotha
explains that it exper-
ences no "bitter deception" through
he publication of the peace terms.
Germany has seized and unfurl-
ID new banner on which are inscrib-
ID President Wilson's fourteen points
which the President apparently has
Ieserted," said Frederick Ebert, the
ierman president, in a statement
'lVen out today.
President Ebert called the peace
reaty "monstrous document" He
eclared that history holds no prece-
lent for such determination to ami
ilate completely the vanquished peo.
lies.
Campaign Against Treaty.
BERNE, Switzerland, May 13.
French Wire Service) Press COM
1ent and other news concerning the
oeace treaty as sent here by the Ger
nan semioffcial news agency sug-
ests that campaign has been start
d to incite German public opinion
gainst acceptance of the treaty, or
erhaps, which is more likely, to give
[ount Won Brockdorf- Rantzau manu-
actured popular support in demands
le may make for alleviation of the