The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-16
Scheidemann's Defiance in
Assembly Is Taken Up
by All Glasses.
MASS MEETINGS IN BERLIN
"Unfulfillable, Unendurable
and Unacceptable" Is
Slogan of Country.
BY KARL H. Won wIEGAND.
Stdr Correspondent Of THE suS.

Copwt0ht, 1919; all rights reserred
BERLIN, May 13.-This has been a
day Of protest throughout Germany
day Of protest against the American
and allied peace terms that have been
offered to the German people.
The resentment began slowly, as If
the German people needed time
wherein to shake off the stupefaction
resulting from the first publication of
the peace conditions. Gradually but
with ever increasing spontaneity it in
creased until tonight there is a cho-
rus Of protest from all sections Of the
country. This Is swelling into a
grand crescendo of "No!"
Whether that high pitched note now
being worked up by the German peo-
pie will be held through to the bitter
end depends largely upon the degree
to which reestablishment of national
unity and solidarity can be brought.
Not less than forty mass meetings of
protest have been held In Berlin TO-
day
"Unfulfillable, uncomfortable and un.
acceptable" the National Assembly's
characterization of the peace terms,
Is rapidly become the national slogan.
This slogan has given tremendous i'm
petus to the movement throughout the
country to forget interparty differ
ences and get together in something
like national solidarity to meet the
terrible danger from the annihilating
conditions of peace"
So far the success in arousing the
German people out of the lethargy
and apathy that followed the nations
collapse and the revolution has been
greater than the most optimistic Ger
mans believed possible.
United Front Is Indicated.
Viewed from the American and al
lied standpoints emphasis can be laid
on the danger of common popular
front being created by Germany
against the present peace terms be-
cause Of the growing belief that the
nation faces political annihilation and
industrial servitude.
The results of the months Of de-
liberation at Versailles promise to
check the heretofore steady dislnte-
grafton of German morale and accom-
plish what Germans themselves re-
garded as impossible; namely, a re-
newed unity in the common cause
There Is much greater trend in that
direction than was regarded possible
even two days ago, and that move
ment Is being strengthened and accel-
Grated as the details of the peace
terms are becoming better known
through national propaganda.
Reports of the attitude of the labor
and Socialist elements Of England.
France and Italy and completed
volume of the terms translated will
be ready for the public tomorrow.
So far only small part Of the terms
has been published, but the walls
and buildings of Berlin and other
large cities are covered with posters
headed in huge letters: "Slxty Mill
ion in Slavery" The posters also
quote tersely some of the strongest
points of Chancellor Scheidemann's
speech in the National Assembly yes
terday.
Peace Declared Unacceptable.
This peace for Germany is unac-
ceptable."
In a voice raised to a high dra-
matte pitch and vibrating with inten-
sity of feeling Chancellor Scheide-
mann made the foregoing declaration
yesterday before the National AS
sembly in Its first convention as a
democratic national legislative body.
elected by the people and convened
here in Berlin.
With his declaration Chancellor
Scheidemann placed the German Gov
ernment on record that the peace
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