The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-05-15
SPURN SLAVE"
TREATY.
President Of Germany Says
Peace Pact will Bring
New Wars.
DEMANDS PEACE OF RIGHT"
Executive In Proclamation Says Pact
Would "DeIiver German Labor to
Foreign OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
to People to Stand Together.

Berlin. May 12.-Germany's reply 10
the terms of peace presented at Yer
sallles on Wednesday will be pro
posal ''for a peace Of right on the
basis of a lasting peace Of the nations,
according to proclamation to the
German people issued here by Presi-
dent Ebert.
The proclamation says the treaty
would deliver German labor to foreign
capitalism for the indignity of wage
slavery and permanently fetter the
young German republic"
The proclamation closes with an ap-
peal to the German people to stand
together, knowing no parties, "and to
preserve with the government mutual
trust in the path of duty In the belief
of the triumph Of reason and right"
Text OF Ebert's Proclamation.
The text of the proclamation fol-
lows:
"The first reply Of the allies to the
sincere desire for peace on the part OF
our starving people was the laying
down of uncommonly hard armistice
conditions.
THE German people, having laid
down its arms, honestly observed all
the obligations of the armistice, hard
as they were. Notwithstanding this,
our opponents for six months have con-
tihued the war by maintaining the
blockade.
"The German people bore all these
burdens, trusting In the promise given
by the allies in their note of November
8. that the peace would be a peace of
right on the basis of President VIII
sons fourteen points
Says Treaty Means New Wars.
INSTEAD of that the allies have now
given us peace terms which are In
contradiction TO the promise given.
Il is unbearable for the German people
and Is impracticable. even II we put
forth all our powers. Violence without
measure would be done TO the German
people. From such an imposed peace
fresh hatred would be bound to arise
between the nations, and In the course
Of history there would be new wars.
The world would be obliged to bury
every hope of league of nations liber-
atng and healing the nations, and In
surfing peace.
THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT and mangling
OF the German people, the delivering
OF German labor to foreign capitalism
for the indignity of wage slavery and
the permanent lettering Of the young
German republic by the entente's i'm
periallsm Is the aim of this peace
violence.
a"The German peoples government
will answer the peace proposals. of yio-
lcnce with a proposal of peace OF
right ON the basis of lasting peace Of
the nations.
"The fact that all circles of the Ger
man people have been moved so deep
ly testifes that the German govern
ment is giving expression to the united
will of the German nation. The Ger
man government will put forth every
effort TO secure for the German people
the same national unity and independ-
ence and the same freedom of labor
In economical and cultural respects
which the allies want TO give to all
the peoples Of Europe. save only our
people"
"Our nation must save itself by It's
own action. In view of this danger of
destruction the German naNon and the
government which IL chose must stand
by each other, knowing no parties. Let
Germany unite in a single Will TO pre-
serve German nationality and liber-
ties.
every thought and the entire viii
Of the nation ought now to be turned
to labor for the preservation and re-
Of our fatherand. The
government appeals to all Germans In
this hard hour 10 preserve with It's
mutual trust In the path of duty and
In the belief Of reason and Of right"
TIE proclamation, which was issued
by the imperial president and the Inn
perial government. bears the signature
Of President Ebert.
Want New Negotiations.
The imperial and Prussian govern
ments, in a joint proclamation 10 east