Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-05-11
GERMANS TO ASK LASTING PEACE
 BASED ON RIGHT
Declare Terms of Treaty Will Shackle Young
 Republic.

Berlin. Friday, May 9-Germany's l reply to the terms Of peace present. ed at Versailles on Weenesday will be proposal for peace of right on the basis of lasting peace of the nations according to proclamation to the German people issued hele to- day by President Ebert
 The proclamation says the treaty would deliver German labor to for eign capitalism for tho indignity Of wage slavery and permanently fet- ter the young German republic.'
 The proclamation closes with an appeal to the German people to stand together, knowing no parties and to preserve witwh the government nu- tual trust in the path of duty in the belief Of the triumph of reason and right"
 The text of the proclamation fol lows:
 The first reply of the allies to the sincere desire for peace on the part of cur starving Deopic yc.5 ne laying down of uncommonly hard a;.mistice coalitions. The Herman people, having laid down it's arms, honestly observed all the obligations of the armistice, hard as they wee Notwithstanding this our opponen,.i for six months have continued the war by maintaining the blockade. The German people have tore all these burdens. trusting in the promise given by the allies in their note of November s, that the peace would E2 8 peace of right ton the basis of Pres ident Wilson's "A points
 Terms Unbcarable. 'Instead of that the allies have now given us peace terms which ale in contradiction to the promise given. It is unEearable for the German peo- pie and is impracticable. even if we put forth all our powers. Violence without, measure would be done to the German people From such an inn pcset, ccacc fresh hatred would Ee bound to arise between the nations and in the course of history there would be new wars The world would be obliged to bury every hope of League of Nations liberaling anl healing the nations, and insurinG peace.
 ''The dismembermcnt aaG mang- ling of the German people, the de- liycring of German lauor to foreign capitalism for tho indignity of wage slavery and the permanent lettering of the young German republic by the er1tente's imperialism is the aim of this peace ot violence. The Ger man peoples government vii! an- swer the peace proposals of violence with a proposal of peace of right on the basis of lasting peace of the nations.
 'The fact that all circles of the German people have becn moved sol deeply testifies that thle, German gov erl,ment is giving expression to the united will of the German nation The German Governnffnt 'whA put forth every effort to secure for the German people the same national un- ity and independence and the same freedom of labor in economical and cultural respects which the allies want to give to all the peoples of Europe, save only our people.
 Calls For Unison.
 "Our nation must save itself ty it's own action. In view of thcs danger of destruction the German nation and the government which it shows must stand by each other, knowing no part ies. Let Germany .unite>in a single will to preserve German nationality and liberties Every thought and th2 entire will of the nation ought now to be turned to labor for the preser- vation and reconstruction of our Fatherland. The government appeals to all Germans in tis hard hour to preserve with it mutual trust in the path of duty and in the belief in the triumph of reason and, of right"
 The proclamation winch was issued by the imperial president and the inn nerjal eOvalalment bears the signature