Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-02-14
Bv EDWARD w. PICKARD.

Chancellor Ebert, in his speech at
the opening of the German national
assembly at Weimar, gave expression
to the growing resentment of the Ger
mans which has already been noted
and commented on. Seemingly not
recognizing that Germany is a con-
quered nation, he protested bitterly
against the "unheard of and ruthless"
terms Of the armistice, and went so
far as to warn the allies not to push
the Huns too far. His hearers ap-
plauded his utterances, and shouted
their indignation when he alluded to
the 100000 prisoners of war still held
by the allied nations.
The reply of the allies was swift
add decisive The supreme council
at Paris at once took up the discus
sion of the armistice terms with the
apparent intention of putting on the
clamps tighter and of compelling Ger
many to carry out certain of the terms
that she has not been complied with
yet.
History does not record another ex-
ample Of a thoroughly whipped people
assuming toward their cOnquerors an
attitude comparable with that the
Huns are taking Because their OPP
ponents announced they were fighting
to wipe out German autocracy and mil
itarism and because the German rev.
olution, so called, says 1t has done
away with these evils, the boches
seem to think the issues of the war
have been settled and that they are
entitled to sit In with the vfctors on
an equality In arranging the peace
of Justice" of which they now prate.
Prof. Hans Delbrueck predicts that the
Germans will again plunge the world
into war IL their country Is made the
"wage slave" of its enemies.
Though the peace conferences com
mission on the league of nations Is
making very considerable progress
with its task. the drafting of the plans
for the organization is not without
serious difficulties. These last week
conferred In the diversity between the
desires of the great powers and the
claims of the smaller nations as 10
representation in the league. Before
the close of the week 1t was an
nounced the commission had agreed
Professionally on the preamble and
two-thirds of the articles, but what
these are was not revealed.
Two general plans were laid be,
fore the commission. The first. which
was favored by the small nations, pro-
vided for a legislative branch on
which the large and small nations
would be equally represented, each as
a unit; an executive branch consist
ing of two members from each OF the
five great powers and nine members
chosen from the small powers; ana
arbitration of international disputes
by three arbitrator. In the second
plan the legislative branch was LETT
unchanged, but the executive branch
was made to consist chiefly of the
great powers, and instead of arbitra'
ton, there was substituted an execu'
tive council of the great powers as
tribunal for Judging international Is
sues.
In a word, the great powers fear
that IL all nations are given equal
representation in the league, they will
find themselves in the minority
though their interests might be much
greater. and the small powers fear
that. if not equally represented. they
will be swamped. But the big five
shows signs of yielding enough TO sat
isfy them.
Concurrently with the work on the
league. the conflicting territorial