The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-19
NOsKE SAVES nay

The failing of tAk St u duer q
foresight of Minister Of D9fe4,ce
Soskei@and many OF his party 6fSEk.=
rem who few days ago. Aarn
al the social democratic convaalfan
here for his .'ru,hessness'r.sff xist(d
him warmly today for having pre-
pared strong arm measures.
Discussion Of the revised treaty 10
thus far confined to the ASSEMBLIES
Of the question of acceptance or re-
lection is about to begin.
Everything that has been said IN
ofiiciai quarters In the last twenty
four hours strengthens yesterdays
impression that the present govern
ment can not and win no. sign.
Germany finance, however. appears
to be for acceptance. It's chief
organ, the Frankfurter szeitung, says
it is the only thing Germany can do.
1t is question. however how far the
financial interests can ,nfuence the
government. which stands virtualiy
as one man against signature.
~AoheCfiot SCHStQemduus IN
dressing the peace commissioner.
spoke in cautious tempered tone Of
the revised treaty. He declared that
although all indications seemed 10
Justify pessinism. Judgment must DO
thheld pending scrutiny of the de-
tailed reply.
PLAY FOR SENTIMENT
AS was predicted however. ne made
a strong play on national sentiment
a n u . Si7tr ~ \ - A. -
justice of Premier Clemenceau's III.
1tment Of the German peopie a -
whole
Indignation continues to sweep M
land, and II the present nati0naj
mood continues, the German peopll
will resign to invasion and receivers
ship rather than permit acceptance
| Considerable capital continues. to 10
made by the government out of f1a1
good radiance" demonstration araifsnf
the peace delegates at Versailles Mon.
day. speakers and newspapers layx
ms stress on the stoning Of Wcruan
secretary.
The gravity OF the situations Sas
served TO patch up political quay&o1
Of long standing and intense bift434
ness. that. between DR.. = Nafhi4n
Erzberger. the Catholic lea6sr ~
chairman OF the German arm1offc1,
commission and Count Won AroShi
dorn- Rantzau. the foreign na1ninae. n
Both have decided to- dron tAtn1
differences and work hAFnAoAt0nGl1l1
Germany's interests. The quarrel hAd
started with RantxAust xppointmtnf
to he foreign ministry. I position M
which Erzberger aspired Aftar Aia3
ambition to become chancellor h&4
been thwar4ed. Again. when NAAt4
Eau was sent to Versailles u head NJ
the peace delegation, E1xberDH q4xo
more blocked In his Ambitieno, oeaFfo&9
to fight him vigorously.
This quarrel was ons of stA0 4nasara
on which the independents hal DlMAA1
, strong hopes, The cancellations t101A91s
shows the Ebert governments ae{4aS
! mination to face the most FuorAenton3
decision in Germany,s history. N11tk
closed ranks. s en-
Hopeless vissv. II. .E. III
voerwaerts. which q now vfRtu&als
the governments semi. ot3icfAI meS&hs
| piece. says hatly that rsepsninx AZ go
tilities at the expiration 81 tho NM
matum seems inevitable. sss M
Scheidemann and other offieielp 1Itas
have thus far expressed tAnIne43 -
pointed out that the only thinf 4HSo
holds the gQvernm<ut back fr4m sot) n
Ing prompt mo- to pAvta waa the &llk4
sideration Of The chaos that ni9Ax m
fall Germanyttf the pAAco = -
The chancellor laid ssreea On tAx i ~
sity Of eenstdering tbs tsfna srHtt III
| open mind" M v~sss,s AZ sss IGN
1t u regarded - e4r1a tnE3xSk & f q
Won Brockdor3- RantsAls NilJ SS( N ~
back to Versailles IN AAy-exe9&N II
sr Germany does ess n
orally ana President IT r
fer the erushinf - 4
! where. the AfGumank - ~
that the pr4sldent ~ -3awN1l11s