The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-14
PEACE TERMS
TO PARALYzE
ALL COUNTRY.
SAYS EBERT
Wilson Had Germans Hypno-
tized, Declares President OF
Republic Hopes for Re-
lection Of Treaty by U. S.
HAS FEARS FOR FUTURE.

lowing to the unprecedented con-
gestion of the transatlantic cables the
following report of statement made
by President Ebert of Germany on
Sunday has just reached New York;.
(By Associated Press)
BERLIN, Sunday, May 11-Declar-
ing that the terms of peace presented
by the allied and associated govern
ments to Germany contemplate the
physical, moral and intellectual paraly-
sis Of the German people," that Ger
mans were ''hypnotized" by state
ments made by President Wilson and
that he, himself, is looking forward
to the future with gravest apprehen-
sions." President Ebert said today
that he still hoped that American
democracy would not accept the treaty
framed at the peace conference. He
rejected with disdain the suggestion
that the present German government
would resign rather than accept or
reject the terms, saying that the gov
ernment would "hold out to the end"
when in the course of 1000 years.,
he asked, was ever a peace offered
a defeated people which so completely
contemplated its physical, moral and
intellectual paralysis as do the terms
enunciated at Versailles?
Quotes Wilson's Message
h is messase lo55 5ss4 ~ "onsu Hs.s uvss on 20.
The frightful injustice committed
in the course of this war must not be
made good by wishing similar in
justice on Germany and her allies. The
world would not tolerate the commits
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and rn1,st mt ha rfghted bv the corn.
uuission of similar wrongs against Ger.
many ard her allies. The world will
1 NOT permit the commission of similar
wrongs as a means of reparation and
/ settlement
"Tbe GarYnan neonle" President
4 Ebert continued. "is only beginning to
awake from the hypnosis in which it
| n6CAnE6 SOllO
faith in the sincerity and tr,1thfusness
of Mr.. Wilson'S program and his four
teen points. The awakening will be ter
i rifving and we all look forward to II
with grayest apprehensions. In the
face Of the cold, naked realities we
still consciously cling to the faith
which found its epitome in the names
of Wilson and the United States and
the conception of the democracy OF
the league of nations.
"WilI Hold to Last"
1--WE cannot believe that this has al
been an Illusion and that the conf
dence and hopes of a whole people
have been duped in a manner un
known to history. Even now opti
mists are saying, Wilson will not per
NIT it, he dare not possibly permit it.
The president added that he and his
party could not blame the pan-Ger
mans for the .immodest haste with
, which they are now digging up theil
. former speeches and editorials il
which the Social democrats and Other
liberals were ridiculed for their beliei
/ in President Wilson's program.