The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-04-24

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GERMANY BEGs FOR EASIER TERMS
The following reports the German conservatives at
jitude toward the present situation in their country
Berlin, April 21.-President Hevenstein Of the
Riechsbank financial authority of his country describes
the United Press the situation confronting the Germans
it appears summed up: The allies, especially America
hold Geranys future in their hands, They must furnish
us with credit with German labor sole security Ger
many may pay reasonable but not excessive Ger
France need not fear mitarsm the government
not defend itself against strikes. German worken
absolutely crazy" They will only work when need is
great The Germans must abolish socialism, Only quick
peace and Americas help can avert Boshevkism Hav-
ensten interviewed in his severely plain little office
with the autographed photograph of the exkaiser and
several Prssan leaders staring down on the reporters
from the walls He is quiet modest in dress and
general appearance would seem anything but famous
capitalist Germany carry great international debts
the entente democrats are not excessive We cannot
pay the figures France demands. They outrageous
can't stand the loss of the Saar valley in addition to
losing Alsace Lorraine It would leave without mater
al But can't expect much from the Latins They
not large minded. Germany has miltarism She
can't crush Strikes "Look at Munich. The entente is
responsible for the future of Germany Indemnes may
be less, asked if German nancers have any plan for in
ducng German workers to resume their posts since the
banks the back bone of the industries They top
ping result Of losses from the strikes We have no
plans for the quieting Of the workmen Their demands
workmen demand too high wages labor is greedy The
only thing that will make labor work is need 1t will de-
pend the entente The way settle the situation for
the entente to give quiet good peace send food and
material and credit This would put Germany her feet
again We must have importation to get industry going
We have to pay out most Of gold for food We can't
pay out all Of it else the mark will drop to nothing It
is thirty pfennings 1t will be fifty if peace is fav
orabe and sixty if America gives credit Then would
the slow grind to make conditions normal since
can't pay the remaining ST. 000C0000 in gold The entente
must grant credit. We can't expect anything from
France, much less from England America must extend
credit trade. The only security
we can offer is labor The country is suffering
result of the workans inactivity The country must get
away from socialism.
GERMANS WILL WRECK PEACE MACHINE
Berlin, April 21.-The German peace delegation is 60
ing to Paris confident that they will wreck the allied
machine This evident from statement in the Berlin
Press we'll the attitude of the foreign office. Some
reports are circulated that the government may hold
pebasite to decide whether the allied terms will be accept
ed or not Oddly enough the Germans plan to employ the
same tactics which brought America into the two
not call the Germans bluff The allies believe the terms
are just entente propaganda to prepare the German peo
pie for the hard positive peace they will appreciate the
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IS clever piece of propaganda but fortunately
through it, Foreign Minister Brockdor Rantzau pre-
pared to interpret Wilson's fourteen points in different
light from that of the allies and Wilson will regard Asace
Lorraine and other disputabe questions It has been
ported that the Germans plan to tear up the peace terms
and refuse to sign them: Then they will make counter
10 GERMAN lQedS threaten
turn Germany to the Bolshevikes if the allies stand
pat The foreign office expects to brighten the allies into
believing that Germany will pay indemnities if the
Bolshevikes gain CONTROL This is purely bluff because
the foreign office has nothing whatever do with the
olshevikes in Germany Neither the allies be blamed
for present conditions Germany since the present gov
rnmen is responsible for the work The government is
ignoring the unrest saying, ut will disappear
the allies grant German peace The fact is that Ger
manys international trouble will disappear as
result Of peace than they faded when it announced
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ment will not be lost anyway It is safe to estimate that
most Of the German people favor acceptance Of any