The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1919-05-31

OF course 1t is apparent tina IN uy.
ing 10 disclafm the responsibility Vi
the German people for the war OF az
erosion the Berlin delegates are rely
ing on President wilson's early conten-
ton that America was making wal no'
nm the German people but on tne
military autocracy that was oppressias
them. After a while he admitted ne
was disillusioned by realization Una.
the German people heartily supported
their government as long as they were
winning battles and then be directed
the exertion of "force without stint or
limit" However. the Germans hoo
to remember rather his former stahu'
and on that and the Fourteen POINTS
they base most of their objections "
the treaty terms. Those points are
especially emphasized in he statement
issued last week by the Scheidemahn
cabinet which says Germany cannon
possibly accept the treaty as formu'
lated.
"
What the Germans really VIII &c
about the treaty is still the subject OIL
much speculation. Opinion In Paris
that they ultimately will sign is I'M
changed, and is supported by advices
from Berlin to the effect that a power.
full party Is growing there In v OF
submitting to the allies and gaining
peace that will permit the resumption
of business. In this the Independent
Socialists are Joined by bankers, mer-
chants and many others, who say that
anything would be preferable to o
shevism. In Washington 1t Is believed
that the Ebert government may retire
temporarily in order to let a dummy
government approve the treaty. Inc
dummies thereupon would be ousted by
public opinion and the Ebert crowd
could return, but the treaty would have
been signed.
II may be that final ratification OF
the treaty viii be delayed by the ac-
ton Of the United States senate, which
has begun debate on the league OF
nations covenant. Some Republican
leaders wish to notify the peace con
ference formally that the covenant
must be amended and should be sepa'
rated from the peace treaty OF which
1t is now an integral part. 1t is certain
too, that the peace terms will be scru-
'tinized at length by the senate. Sen
.ator Hitchcock and other supporters
of the government are convinced ina
both the treaty and the league cove
nant will be ratified by the senate.
An interesting fact concerning the
peace negotiations has Just developed
A number of the experts attached tc
the American delegation have resigned
declaring the treaty Is unacceptable tt
them in many respects. They were
taken over to gather historical, racia
and other data, and they assert tina
the mass Of information they handed
In has not been used or even read b!
the delegates. They more than init
mate that the framing Of the peace
treaty ~degenerated quickly into a proc
ess Of bargaining and that Mr.. Wilson
was compelled to surrender his ideals
one after another. in order to pu
across his main idea Of a league o.
nations. According to these malcon
tents, the settlement of the Saar basin
Danzig. Shantung and other problems
was all wrong. and they evidently have
no confidence that the Italian muddlt
will be cleared up properly and justly
What shall be done with Turkey
was a question that occupied the atten
tion Of the council of four last week
President Wilson acting rather In ar
advisory capacity since America was
not at war with the Porte. Some Of the
delegates wish the sultan to be re
moved to a small territory in Asia
Minor and Constantinople turned ovel
to the United States under mandate
The Indian delegates. however, feal
! that to force the sultan to quit Con