New-York tribune., 1919-05-11

ieS WANT 10 give TO all the peoples
of Europe, save only our people.
"Our nation must save itself by
its own action. In view Of this dam
ger of destruction the German ma
ton and the government which it
chose must stand by each other,
knowing no parties. Let Germany
unite in a 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
reconstruction of our Fatherland.
The government appeals to all Ger
i. mans in this hard hour to preserve
with it mutual trust in the path of
duty and in the belief in the tri-
umph of reason and of right"
New Note Sent Allies
by the national President and the ma
tional government, bears the signature
Of President Ebert.
The national and Prussian govern
AhSHV>) III q JOiit pIOClduIdClO1 10 EdSL-
ern Germany, assuring the populations
of those provinces that the government
will do its utmost to ward off the dan
gers threatening them and enumerating
the territorial changes proposed in the
treaty of peace, say:
"These encroachments are entirely
irreconcilable vita the principles SOL
emnly proclaimed by President Will
SON."
The "Lokal Anzeiger" states that a
note has been sent to the Entente ma
tions requesting that new peace nego-
tiations be begun, and that German
prisoners Of war be Immediately re-
leased.
kilograms received here from Ver-
sailles with regard to the programme
of the German peace delegation report
that five commissions will be ap-
pointed to consider and reply to the
peace terms.
r..Haniel Won Haimhausen will head
the commission on military and polti-
cal affairs; Herr Stockhammern the
commission to deal with economic sub
jects; Herr Melchoir, the banking ex-
pert, that dealing with finance: Herr
Simon, the judicial commission, and
Herr Leinert, president of@the Prus-
sian Assembly, the commission on So
cial subjects.
Germany's "Week of Mourning" de-
creed by the government to give ex-
preston to the sorrow and depres-
sion" called forth by the announce
ment of the peace terms, will begin
Sunday.
The decree provides that public friv-
olity must be stopped for a period of
eight days. It's provisions affect the
first-class theatres in the same manner
as the popular cabarets.
Dancing, horse racing and gambling
will be suppressed for the week, and
the occasion probably will be used to
put definite end to the gambling
frenzy which is holding greater Berlin
in it's tentacles.
Season of Soul Searching
A season Of soul searching would
seem to be the most probable reaction
to the frivoliuy and gambling which
have been in progress.
On the day the peace terms were
published here the Karlshorst race
track took in more than 10000 marks
in gate receipts, while the betting
sheds distributed 100000 marks.
During the week of mourning the
Cabinet expects that the federated
states will give loyal cooperation to it's
endeavors to have every city, town and
hamlet observe the occasion.
The stock exchanges at Bremen,
Hanover and Frankfort, in addition to
those at Hamburg and Berlin, nave
temporarily suspended operations on
account of the tension in the political
situation.
Mass meetings throughout the coun-
try have been arranged for Tuesday
by the Social Democratic party to dis
cuss the terms of peace.