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wErMAR, Feb. 13.-speaking in the
National Assembly to-day Chancellor
Philip Scheidemann elaborated upon the
policy.
He gained the greatest applause when
he declared that President Wilson'S pro-
gramme had been wholly accepted by
the Government and by a reference he
made to the retention by the Allies OF
German prisoners. He sharply at
tackled the advocates OF minority die
tatorship, upon whom he laid all the
blame for all the bloodshed IN the early
days OF the German revolution. me
Independent Socialists who entered the
Cabinet were, said Scheidemanp, cursed
with inherited sin against the spirit Of
democracy"
The first essential OF the Govern
ment's policy, he declared. was the
maintenance of unity in the nation by
means OF strong central authority.
The immediate restoration Of peace
came next, which should be secured by
adherence 10 the programme OF PreS'-
dent Wilson and the rejection Of a peace
OF violence. The programme he said,
called for the restoration OF the German
colonies and the admission of Germany
to the League OF Nations with equal
rights.
Outlining the domestic and economic
| ideas OF the Government, he said there
would he considerable reduction of
the period OF service IN the new army
to be created. and the troops now In
barracks. including the 1899 class.
would be demobilized.
To Connscate War Fronts.
Many reforms were planned. the
l lot ttol hiatt
sanitation and housing, protective meas
ures for the young. the regulation OF
supply and demand In labor and the de-
velopment of agriculture. War profits
would be conhscated to carry out these
reforms. while tho tax on incomes of
more than a certain amount would be
doubled and n tax on large fortunes
would he levied for the purpose OF seal
ing down the national debt.
THE era of world domination is
over" said the Chancellor at one point
in his speech, and no power can. with
out let or hindrance, risk the violation
OF the equal political rights OF all"
| Urging the maintenance Of the Wilson
programme the Chancellor said that II
that programme were followed Ger.
many would be the fatherland of all who
desired to be Germans. and that they
would be free Germans. Germany
as dangerous to all the peoples OF the
world as the Pan-Germans had been.
! Regarding the cooperation of the ma
ton as a whole with the individual
States the Chancellor declared himself
In favor OF the principle OF unity In lib
erty"
In an informal talk to-day with for
eign newspaper correspondents Presiden
Frederick Ebert said that Count Vol
Bernstorff will not go to the Peace Con
ference as a German delegate: that Ger
many will announce within few day
her intention to carry out complete dis
armament and rehabilitation and tina
a commission made up OF the Centre
Democratic and Socialist parties is dis
| cussing details of tho new governments
programme.
Count Brockdorf- Rantzau. the Forelgl
Minister in the Provisional Cabinet; Di
Edouard David, the President OF the Ma
tional Assembly, and many persons OK
perlenced on economic lines, he sait
probably would attend the Peace Con
ference for Germany. They will appea
with definite proposals. including plan
. for n League of Nations. workingmen
protective laws and a court to decid
, international disputes.
The programme OF the new Germa
Government. as published. includes equf
/ rights for men and women. the in
! proyement of the educational system
CONSUMPTION along democratic lines I
} establish a peoples army. rationing {
} maximum prices OF food and necessarie
of life. care of the wounded and u
families of those killed during the wa
the specialization of all industries ripe &c
such treatment, particularly the coal an
iron mines, and considerable addition
= to income taxes.
3 In the realm of foreign affairs, II
/ programme declares for the repatriatic
D OF German prisoners Of war, and for II
I establishment Of a League of Nation
\ with disarmament and an obligator
8 court of arbitration in order that wa
may be made impossible In the future.