The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-02-07
AUSTRIA
TO ENTER
PUBLIC
First Act National Assem-
bly at ar to Welcome
nany's
lily.
TOWN Is WELL GUARDED
Picked Police Force, Infantry, cavai-
ry and Artillery on Look Out
for Bad Spar
taeans.


Staff Correspondent
VIENNA Germany. Feb. 6.-Off-
cial welcoming of Austria into the
German republic was expected to be
the first act OF the national assembly.
following its organization meeting late
today.
The assembly then planned to ad-
journ until Monday when Chancellor
Ebert will formally transfer the gov
.ernment to the new cabinet which Will
he formed in the interim.
A caucus held by the majority par
Sies last night revealed that Ebert IS
the choice for president Of the ASSEM-
bly, with Philip Scheidemann as vice
president.
The work of the assembly was not
expected to be long drawn out as
virtual agreement on all the more I'M
rortant questions had been reached
Weimar is well guarded in anticdpa'
tion OF Spartacan interruption. In adj
diticn to a large force Of picked po-
llcemen. there are infantry, caValry
and artillery units from the front:
Delegates and other visitors have
been assigned to a certain place to
eat and another place to sleep;
They are provided with CARDS TOT
certain allowance of sugar, fats ana
ether food. ;,
A sudden drop In temperature had
not affected the ardor of the delegates
who hurry about in sleighs. lining UP
support for their pet projects.
Still Filming Germans.
TBy Webb Miller, United Press stan
Correspondence
Ax1nDrGAN ADOJIAPTFPS IN
GERMANY, Feb. 6.-(Delayed)-
American army officials continue to
watch sharply for evidences of Ger
man propaganda among the troops
and are imposing heavy fines upon
every violator.
A Catholic priest was fined ten
thousand marks (s2,500) for reading
propaganda matter in his church.
Another German was fined two thou
sand marks for cursing and abusing
the French before American soldiers
Ten million marks ($2,50O, ,o00) was
received today as part Of the Ger
man governments payment of the
expenses of the army, of occupation
1t was announced that twenty mil
lion marks more were being sent
Mild Applause.
IRv Frank ], Taylor, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WEIMAR, Germany, Feb. 6.-Chan-
cellor Ebert, opening the national as
sembly here this afternoon, greeted
that body as "the sovereign power,
the German people will have self
rule"
The speaker was interrupted often
;.,i, tho n
position delegates and was encour-
aged only by mild applause from his
supporters, though the latter appear
ed to be greatly in the majority.
Once he was forced to pause and
him. In referring to the war, Ebert
said it was lost by the kaiser and his
government.
The assembly assumed business
like air that contrasted sharply with
the festive appearance of the theatre
in which the meeting was held.
Great masses of flowers brought from
Berlin decked the stage while other
parts of the building were buried
under a camoufage of flags and
bunting. Many of the delegates, how
ever, removed their coats with the
air Of men about to undertake a task
demanding great physical as well as
mental exertion Some of the dele
gates obviously unused TO taking
part in public gatherings, were self
conscious and uneasy. responding to
the roll call snappily and shriliy.
The entire German cabinet and It's
Large STAG crowded onto the ros-
trum. Distinguished visitors, includ.
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