Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-05-10
HUNS WR|THE
UNOER.LAsH OF
PEACE TERMS
Germany Preparing to
Make Counter Proposals
Asking Modification.
BOLDLY TALK OF
"PEACE OF RIGHT


Lasting and League sf Nations Per
mansnt-says President Wilson,
"Fsurtesn Points" Sidstraeked.
fBy Associated Press.1
Germany, protesting that the
terms Of peace made known at
Versailles ON Wednesday are "un-
bearable" aud Impractical, will
make = counter proposal for a
peace OF right on thu basis Of a
lasting peace Of the nations"
Thus says proclamation to the
German people, issued Friday at
Berlin by President Ebert, The
been called to meet In Berlin on
Monday Of next weel, and it is
probable that at that time formal
consideration OF the peace terms
will begin.
Advices from Paris indicate that
definite settlement Of the ques-
ton raised by Italy and Jugo-
Slayia over the disposition OF
Tiume hasInot been reached.
It is said that the plan adopted
for the government of the Saar
region, which for fifteen years
prior to q plebiscite will be ad-
ministered by a commission under
the auspices Of the league OF ma
tions, is being considered by the
council Of four in the case OF
Fiume.
Chancellor Renner, OF German
Austria, will be one Of the dele
rates from that nation to 90 to
France to receive the treaty be-
tHeHnv the allies and his country.
1nsnn. address Thursday he indicat-
ed "a accepting his nomination ~
: delesate that he had given up
hope for q union Of Germany ana
German Asntria.
II 10 understood IN Paris that
the .eisASsess delegatss to the Con-
ference win refuse to sign tnOe'
treaty OF peace If they do not re-
sceiye from tho council Of three q
written engagement that Japan
viii restore the Shantung peninsu-
Ia and Kiao Chau to China
Berlin. May g.. via Copenhasen-
.Gormany.s reply to the terms OF peace
presented at Versailles on Wednesday
will be a proposal of a peace OF "rish
on the basis Of a lasting peace OF tn
nations" according to q proclamation
70 the German people. issued here to-
day by President Ebert.
The proclamation says the treaty
would deliver German labor to foreisI
capitalism for the indignity Of wag'
slavery and permanently fetter th'
young German republic"
the proclamation closes with an ap'
peal to the German people to stant
together. knowing no parties. and t
preserve with the government mutua
trust in the path Of duty in the belle
Of the triumph Of reason and right"
Text Of Proclamation.
The text Of the proclamation FOL
:0Ts;isS;:: ~ =, "a \ = =; ,.ss5z sas,y,
"The lrst reply of the allies to th'
sincere desire for peace on the par
Of our starving people was the laying
down OF uncommonly hard armfstic'
conditions. The German people. hay
ing laid down its arms. honestly OBJ
served all the obligations Of the arm
istice, hard as they were. Notwith
standing thi4 our opponents for si'
months have continued the war b!
maintaining the blockade. The German
people bore all these burdens, trus.
ing in the promise given by the allie'
In their note Of Nov. that the peace
would be a peace Of right on the basis
OF President Wilson's fourteen points.
Instead Of that the allies have nov
given us peace terms which are in con
lIradiction 10 TIC TIC promise given. y
unbearable for the German people AM
.impracticable. Even II we put fort
all our powers, violence without mea
sure would be done to the German peo
pie. From such an imposed peace fresl
hatred would .-be bound to arise be
tween the nations and in the course Q
history there would be newswars. Tn
world would be obliged to bury ever.
hope OF Z league OF nations liberatinl
and healing the nations and insurinl
peace.
sPsacs 81, ,sviolsnes.r
1.-THE dismemberment and manglin
Of the German people, the delivering Q
German labor to foreign capitalism fo
the indignity OF wage slavery, and tn
permanent lettering Of the young Ger
man republic by the entente's imperial
ism, II the aim Of this peace Of viol
ence. The German peoples govern
ment will answer the peace proposal
oEviolence with q proposal Of a peac
OF right on the basis of q lasting peac
with nations.
The fact that all circles Of the Ger
man people have been moved so deep
" testifies that the German govern
ment II giving expression to the unite
win or the German nation. The Ger
man government will put forth ever
effort to secure for the German peorl
tho same national unity and independ
cnce and the same freedom of labor i
oocncmical and cultural respects whic
the allies want to give to all the peo
pies OF Europe, save only our people
Call For United Action.
.'our asttca must says ITSELF by y
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