The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-14
German Populace Balks
at Acceptance Of
Peace Teams
Demonstration Throughout En-
emy Empire Arousing Peo-
pie to State of Tur-
bulency

The fate Of loser is gradually
dawning more and more upon the
people of Germany. The clinching
terms OF the Paris treaty, which they
are called upon to sign, has thrown
the entire populace into a state of
panic, and demonstrations are being
held in all parts of the country
against the acceptance Of the terms.
Monday clamoring mobs gathered in
Berlin, Breslau. Danzig. koenigsberg
Sassel, Bochrum and other places and
the growing clamor seemed to lend
courage to them in the face of their
helpless condition, an indication that
the old naughty spirit that led to
their plight is still aflame in the
hearts of many.
Monday, in Berlin, Dr. Gustav
Stresemann. one of the Peoples
Party leaders, spoke in protest
against the demand for surrender of
former Emperor William If the
German people complied with it they
would be without shame or honor,
he declared
Although the Independent Social
lists at the outset of the discussion
over the treaty adopted the stand
point peace must be signed at ali
costs, the tremendous pressure of
public opinion, violent in its protest
against the treaty's terms, has led
them to reconsider their stand, many
of them joining the multitude that
is protesting against the signing.
In the name of the Independent
Socialist Party, Richard Weller told
the workmeh's councils of Greater
Berlin that such "a dictated peace
of cruel severity" as the Entente de-
sires to impose upon Germany could
not be lasting peace.
Therefore he demanded the assem-
bling of congress OF the councils
to determine their attitude toward
the question and to appeal to the En-
tene proletariat to work against the
peace proposed by Entente world
imperialism as embodied in the trea-
ty."
Herr Mueller, another of the inde-
pendent leaders, seizes the occasion
again to assail the old simperialistic
regime in Germany, which he de-
clares incurred blood guilt by the in
vasion of France and Belgium and
the destruction Of the mines and in
dustries.
Arguing against the prevalent pro-
tests, Karl Kautsky, writing in the
independent organ, Die Freiheit,
says:
"Shall we sign the peace if it is
not modified, or have we not any
other chance? If it were peace of
destruction, death sentence, as it is
called, agreement to it would be su-
icide. But hard as the conditions are,
they do not lead to the downfall of
the German people, even though they
will make life terribly difficult. A
genuine downfall, rapid physical
would come, however, i'll
we declined, to sign the peace. and
reverted to state of war. After
few weeks of fruitless opposition,
costing millions and lievs, we should
be forced to capitulate."
German government troops have
occupied Leipsic. A number of the
Spartacan leaders there have been
arrested.
Some thousands of soldiers belong
ing to the forces of Gustav Noske,
the minister Of defense, completely |
surprised the Spartacans, who wefe
able to make only slight resistance.
state Of seige was declared inn
mediately and steps were taken to
restore the authority of the govern
nent
The Spartacans and Independent
Socialists are especially active in
Central Germany. AT Eisenach they
forced the major of the district and
he district director to march at the
read Of parade of the radicals. car-
-ying red flags. Afterward the OFF,