The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-05

German state property in territories
to be coded by the peace treaty and
the order in which the obligations OF
Germany shall be imposed. As for.
the reparation to be demanded Of the
Huns the economic experts have
found the amount Of damage inflicted
by the Germans was between $685.
000.000,000 and $4,000 900, 900. but as
this is beyond the ability Of Germany
to pay, the sum is being scaled down
and probably will be less than $780,
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IF the treaty with Germany Is such
as It is supposed to be, Germany will
ref1se to sign 1t. Anyhow, that Ia
Whist the press and many Of the lead
ers say. Doctor Dernburg Of unsav-
CRY memory. declares the German pe0-
pie will not accept treaty Of peace
that is not inspired by impartiality,
Justice and a spirit Of reconciliation
and that does not contain league of
nations into which Germany is admit.
ted with fun rights Doctor Schiller,
minister Of finance, says he has taken
O solemn oath that the government
will not surrender one inch Of German
territory. The Prussian national assem-
bly, has voted against the relinquish-
ment Of any Of the Rhine territory, es-
pecially the Saar basin. All over the
kountry meetings are being held, or
ganixed by Foreign Secretary Brock
dor6- Rantzau. to protest against an
s~nsiaving peace. This moveSa M
in which ali factions are joining Is
being used to rsawaken the national
eDir4t. and the threat Of spreading
Solshevism IL the demands Of the Ger
hnan people are not met is being used
by the leaders to intimidate the inter-
allied peace delegates. The latter,
however, do not seem especially wor-
fied, evidently taking 1t for granted
that Germany will have to accept any
treaty they formulate. II the Ger
mans do submit to bolshevism, 1t will
be Of their own free will, and mainly
In spite and not because they pre-
fer that form Of government"
with Hungary the case is different,
ana II may well be that that coun-
try's new soviet government will re-
fuse TO sign any treaty with the al
lies, * it survives. At the end Of the
week there were evidences that the
allies were about to take decided ac-
ton against the Hungarians. The
French were urging that an army be
sent 10 occupy territory between Rus
ds and Hungary, and General Mangfn
WIS recalled from Mayence In this
connection. Italian troops were re-
ported to have occupied Pressburg.
Hungary. only So miles from Vienna.
Allied sunbosts were hurrfediy. sent
up the Danube for the purpose Of pro-
tseting the French and British mis-
sisns In Budapest. The members Of
those missions are believed to have
escaped safely.
Bells KUN, as foreign minister, Is
bosslne the bolshevist job in Buda4
pest, and he and his associates are
nationaiixing everything and ordering
the severest Of penalties for any form
Of resistance. Count Karolyi Is vari-
ously reported to be executed and in
prison. The outbreak Of the revolu-
ton In Hungary at this time is an
cribed to the action Of the French
military mission In establishing neu-
tral zone between Roumania ana Hun.
gsry In q way that led the Hungarians
10 believe their country was shout to
be dismembered. The Czecho- 5lovaks,
II was understood, went Into action
against the Hungarian bolshevists ut
snce, some Of their troops having cap
tursd Raab, on the Danube, interrupt
ins communication between Budapest
and Vienna. Large Hungarian cannon
factories are situated in Raab. The
premier Of Cxecho-S lovakia, Dr.. kari
Kfsmarsz. now In Paris, declares his
country IL too strong to yield to boil
shsvtk temptations, though he adnaftsg
n ID In dangerous proximity. II boil
shevisn 10 victorious in Russia he /
predicts that country will inevitably
fall under German influence.
Here is q peculiar Contradictions NJ
opinions. For many months we have
been assured that the one sure thing
that would check the spread Of the
bslshsvk poison, in Russia and else
where was food; and consequently
Mr.. Hoover has been making strsnuS
ous EFFORTS to feed central Europe.
Now an enterprising newspaper cor.
respondent who has been long in Rms
ola and is at present In Petrograd,
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