The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15

Ing with one another. The conse
quences, especially the question OF
food during break In the negotia.
lions, which Is feared in some cir.
Giles, would be at the worst small
compared with the consequences OF
signing the treaty IL the Government
takes dignified and strong attitude"
Prince Lichnowsky asserts that the
vast majority Of the German. people
are behind this movement, and adds
IF the Government shows itself weak
1t will lose all respect and the way
will be open for revolution and a
dictatorship"
Few things have appeared in the
newspapers which have had so wide
spread an influence in all circles as
Prince Lichnowsky's advice not to
sign the peace treaty. "Unaccept.
able" was the keynote of meetings of
different party delegations of the Ma
tional Assembly. These include the
German Democratic party, the Ger
man Peoples party and the German
National Peoples party.
The Catholic Centrlst party, the
second strongest In the Assembly, is
sues call to voters In which 1t as
serts that the peace terms are unen-
durable, humiliating and cannot be
accepted. A resolution adopted by
the German Democratic party recites
that ITO sign such peace conditions
would be to lie," because they cannot
be fulfilled, and 1t characterizes the
terms as "a desplcable violation Of
the pledged word" 1t reIterates that
Germany will stand on the Wilson
programme
The belief prevails here that
America has suffered a serious blow to
her prestige by what has TRANSFERRED
In Paris, but It is remarkable the
restraint which the newspapers have
laid upon themselves in dealing with
President Wilson and the results of
the Peace Conference.
Believes Wilson Has Failed,
Count Won Reventlow reiterated to
me that he believed that President
Wilson had tried sincerely and failed
II still maintain he is the only near
friend We have" he added. Prof.
Hoetzsch, the noted political writer,
says In the Lokdldnzei0er that
Napoleon's peace forced upon Prussia
at Tilsit was "child's play compared
with the Entente draft"
Peace enslavement" Is the favor
lite Characterization Of the treaty and
industrial slaves" is the potent whip
with which the working classes, who
have been remarkably apathetlc, are
being effectively aroused. The mental
paralysis Of the first shock and then
the general alarm sounded over the
country so completely overshadowed
everything else that the Germans
have not yet got down to details.
Only a small part comparatively of
the huge document has been published
so far. The outstanding points are
such that all who desire may read;
the remainder Of 1t seems to have
escaped public notice. Even the confess
sion Of German guilt and the giving
up Of the Kaiser have been lost to
sight completely in the nationwide
soul storm that is sweeping over the
country.
Kaiser Merely an Ache.
1t has been impossible so far to
get any authoritative opinion or even
to start discussion in official or
unofficial circles regarding the Kaiser,
he being but one ache in the wracked
body Of political Germany. Last
night and for seven days and nights
all music has been ordered hushed
In the cabarets, dance halls, restau-
rants, hotels and other places Of
amusement, as Germany is under
going period Of national mourning.
In Berlin the deep gloom, pierced
by few electric lights, seemed SYM
bolic of the gloom over the entire
nation. Socialists Of Independent and
Radical tendencies are not all in
agreement with President Ebert in
regard to the national mourning.
They assert It is too much like the
old regime and is not compatible with
the liberty Of free Germany. Musical
organizations especially are protest
ing against the sacrifice of a weeks
wages for the national sackcloth and
ashes.
The heroism of Belgium during
four years Of occupation is being held
up as an example that Germany
should emulate by refusing to sign
the treaty, even at the cost Of occu-
patton.