The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-15
GERMANY GETTING
RE ADY To D|SARM
AND De N OB|L|ZE
PRESIDENT EBERT SAYS
COMPLETE DISARMAMENT
is BEING PLANNED.
ONLY ARMY Of DEFENSE


New German Executive-He Alsc
Says Bernstorff is Not to Repre-.
sent Fatherland at Peace Con.
gress.
Wcimar Feb. "A. Friedrich
Ebert the president OF Germany
ha, announced to newspaper men
here that the governments is ar.
ranging the details for complct,
disarmament, and demoblization.
Weimar Thursday, Feb. l3. -
Count Won Bernstorf will not 60 TO
the peace conference as Germqa
delegate. Germany plans, for the
time being, at least peoples army
on the basis OF general conscrip-
tion. Germany will announce with
IN few days her intention to carr,
out complete disarmament and de-
mobilization, and commission
made up OF the center, democratic
and socialist parties is now discuss
ing details Of the new governmental
program.
| The points were made by Fried
rch Ebert. the new president Of
Germany, in an informal talk with
loreign newspaper men today. They
answered questions of American and
English correspondents asked after
he had read a formal statemen,
which virtually followed the lines Of
his address on Wednesday. Presi-
dent Ebert then signi6ed his willing
nesS to answer questions.
The question Of disarmament was
first raised and President Ebert as
toniShed his hearers BY his declara.
ton that a commission already is
working ON the problems. He said
Germany in future is going to have
only an army of defense. It was at
the very end OF his talk that he ad-
mitted that this guard will be
raised by conscription, and he lefr
the room before further detail,
could be elected.
He said that the assurance that
the borders of the country would
be protected was absolutely essen.
tia', although he would welcome
universal disarmament. which would
make such protection unnecessary
He declared that an understand
ing already had been reached by
which various branches Of the in
dustry will be united and operated
socialistically adding that only
monopolized business will he So
cializcd. In answer to a question
relative to toodstuffs in Germany
he said he regarded the situation
as very gloomy, since the condi.
tionS are very hard. Germany, he
said has but a minimum number
OF foreign securities, with which she
can purchase food.
Count Brockdorff, Rantzau. the
foreign minister in the provisional
cabinet; DR.. Edouard David. the
!. president OF the national assembly
and many persons experienced or
economic lines, he said, probabl,
would attend the peace conferenc,
for Germany "but not Bernstorfr.' .
he added instantly to a questioner
1t was the first time that Count vor
, Bernstorll's participation, whic'
r had been advertised freely, was de
MED authoritatively. The German
peace delegates. President Eber
continued, will appear with defnit,
proposals, including plans for
h league OF nations, workingmen
- protective laws and court to de
eide international disputes.
Copenhagen, ThursdaN Feb. 49,
The program OF the new Germa,
It government, which has just beei
s. published at Berlin, includes equa
, rights for men and women, the i'm
d provement OF the educational sys
i TEN, conScription along democra,i
c lines to establish a peoples army
h rationing at maximum prices o
If food and necessaries of life, car
Il of the wounded and the families @
those killed during the war, the SO
&C cialization of all industries, particu
'r larly the coal and iron mines, an
= considerable additions to incom
d taxes.
d In the realm of foreign affair
n the program declares for peac
g along lines laid down by Presider
Wilson, but refusing any peace c
l. violence for the repatriation {
lie German prisoners of war and tn
l. establishment of a league OF n;
i tions, with disarmament and an oil
h ligatory court of arbitration in o-dt
N that war may be made impossible
l;he future.