The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-02-13
Ebert, Opening German National
Assembly, Protests Against
HarshneSS OF Allies.
DELEGATES SHOUT APPROVAL
Huns Adopt Unique Attitude for a
Conquered People-Peaee Confer
ence Makes Progress With the
League Of Natlons-Amerlea
May Be Asked TO Gov
ern Constantlnople.
BY EDWARD W. PIcKARD.

BY EDWAnD W. fSFNFNFfSs
Chancellor Ebert, in his speech at
the opening of the German national
assembly Mt Weimar, gave expression
to the growing resentment OF the Ger
mans which has already been noted
and commented on. Seemingly not
recognizing that Germany Is q con
quered nation, he protested bitterly
against the "unheard of and ruthless
terms OF the armistice. and went so
far as 10 warn the allies not to push
the Huns too far. His hearers APP
plauded his utterances, and shouted
their Indignation when he alluded to
the 100000 prisoners OF war still held
by the allied nations.
The reply Of the allies was swift
and decisive. The supreme council
at Paris ut once took up the discus
sion of the nrmistice terms with the
apparent intention 81 putting on the
clamps tighter and Of compelling Ger
many 10 carry out certain Of the terms
that she has not been complied with
yet.
History does not record another ex-
ample Of n thoroughly whipped people
assuming toward their conquerors an
attitude comparable with That the
Huns are taking. Because their OPP
pOnentS announced they were fighting
TO wipe out German autocracy and mil
ltarism and because the German rev
olutlon, so called. says II has done
away with these evils, the bOches
seem 10 think the issues Of the war
have been settled and that they are
entitled to sit In with the vlctors on
an equality I'm arranging the peace
OF justice" Of which they now pirate.
Prof. Hans Delbrueck predicts that the
Germans viii again plunge the world
into war n their country Is made the
"wage slave" OF It's enemies
Though the peace conferences com
mission on the league Of nations is
making very considerable progress
with its task, the drafting Of the pluns
for the organization Is not without
serious difficulties. These last week
centcred IN the diversity between the
desires Of the great powers and the
claims of the smaller nations ns to
representation IN the league. Before
the close of the week II was an
nounced the commission had agreed
Professionally on the preamble and
two-thrds Of the articles, but what
these are was not revealed.
Two general plans were laid be.
fore the commission. The FIRST, which
was favored by the small nations, pro
vded for a legislative branch on
which the large and small nations
would be equally represented, each ms
unit; an executive branch consist.
Ing OF two members from each Of the
five grent powers and nine members
chosen from the small powers; and
arbitration Of international disputes
by three nrbitrators. In the second
plan the legislative branch was left
unchanged, but the executive branch
was made to consist chiefly Of the
great powers aud instead Of arbltrn.
zion. there was substituted an cxecu-
tive council OF the great powers as n
tribunal for Judging international Is.
sues.
In q word the great powers fear
that II all nations are given equal
representation In the league. they will
find themselves in the minority
though their interests might be much
greater and the small powers fear
that. II not equally represented, they
will be swamped But the big five
shows signs OF yielding enough TO sat
isfy them
Concurrently with the work on the
League. the conflicting territorial