Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-10
GERMANS DEFIANT
AND WILL REFUSE
TO ACCEPT TREATY
Such Is the Cry That Rings
Through the Entire
Empire.
PROTEST MEETINGS HELD
IN CITIES AND VILLAGES
Berlin Officials Instruct Dele
gates to Seek for Verbal
Discussions.
ar
BoLsHEvIsT ALLIANCE THREAT
One Enemy Representative Quoted
as Saying Only Hope Is Partner
ship With SOvicts.

BERLIN May 9-"wc will not
sign" is the cry that rings through
all Germany today. II glarcs At one
from every newspaper in the land. and
starca out Of the defiant eyes of 65.-
100000 men, women and children. 1t
Is the slogan at protest meetings in
every city, village and hamlet, and the
keynote OF thousands OF kilograms
sent 20 the government from every
part of the "Vatcrland"
But II we don't-What thcn?" tim
idly. with gloomy foreboddinss, the
question Is raised here and there. No
ore dares 10 speak the answer aloud
From one OF the German delegates
at Versailles comes tclcgraphed
statement that touches with painful
directncss what the German people
view with shiverins. dread. and yet
IS IN the back OF all minds:
I'VE must make peace with Rus
sia and invite Russian troops into Ger
many"
Such is Herr Giesbcrts message TO
his countryrnen.
Premier Approves Attitude.
Premier Schcidcmann put the ON
rial stamp on the defiant attitude of
press and public when. addressing the
peace committee of the National AS
iscd the terms as Unacceptable. and as
constituting "Germany's death SEN
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock the
whether Germany shall or shall not
III MTeanwhiie, according to scheide;
mann. the German, plenipotentiaries at
presen, a reply pointing ou, the di;
NerEencies between the document and
Tia wi!!sonian basis tthc fourteen
They. have Eeen instructed further
10 Try to start oral discussions.
@hosyeT naee, nsrs mas in the reTa ,ae
( J. .lace, knows there Is not a SHADOW
Nof II chance for ora! polemics. They
piain,s in writing" and in writing
only.
Calls II Document of Hatred.
We must discuss this document of
hatred and madness with political So
nTie.y said schsiaemann mi !" rh hs1 spsseh tseIr
last struggle for just peace with all
their strength, Our DELEGATES have
been instructed 10 notify the aliies .
presented within the time fixed.
They also have been instructed TO
reqnest the reason Tor the ,, hard con CON
they piticssly abandon Germany TO
the deepest fan in history
The mu,!lated German ,oD;.,p people ar. are
We hope the conditions Will be al
tered into such terms as we would
be able 10 sign.
I'VE are dealing with an enemy
blinded by selnshness.
What becomes of the exchange Of
be- esp,e %urtn ha
NTH point, Germany is to lose her
colonies and rights in Africa.
Confirm Counts Address.
Count Brockdorf- Rantzau faithfully
interpreted the feeling OF the empire
and the government when he said that
we will examine the terms with good
will. The government earnestly wishes
Dr Fehrcnbach, former president Of
the ReichstaE, declared on behalf Of
scheidemann had rightly declared the
conditions Unacceptable. Fehrenbach
is the president of the National AS
General Ludendorff was found in III
temper when correspondents sought
he. m ciinchins his first and griiting his
teeth:
~ these are the he, peace terms
National Assembly THURSDAY discuss
renbaeh. ye sns of Of the assembly. declared the
more drastic than the most pessimis-
provisions meant the permanent en-
slavement of the German people: He
declared the treaty was dictated by
hate.
prpRnE GSH he aa'SSI"f% a "o
enc peaee to eetnp IAN
There is only one immediate solu-
tion-peace with Russia and the use
Herr Geisbergs. one of the German
delegates at Versailles. is quoted by
he Neue zeituIng as declaring with
mitted.
German Delegates BITTER.
Other OF the German delegates are
quoted by the newspapers Versailles
dispatches na as fellows: bn To- .:rho o-,,,
nounccmcnts. of the press have been
cxceeded; No, No verbal ,% objestions can
sseescs on. scs Of Of a peace of force" ""e 'u'"
Professor Schueekinng-' ;docu-
in the Prussian National Assembly,
characterized the peace terms as repre-
which would mean slavery for the
Eatherlaand and fresh bloodshed for
This government appeals to you"
he continued. TO close your, ranks.
preserve your calm and avoid indis-
Greti9n Ill in Ca case of dssenfi4ns 3 m We are
10 be. The entire nation must stand
behind the government to convert this
peaes e reh That IS sossbe only
if the nation which is expected to sign
its own death warrant firmly supports
full day in our history. must find us
strong"
those OF the extreme right referring
to the conditions as ''unfUlfillable" and
10, the treaty as IAN instrument of
The Tages zcitung says: "one thing
is eertain. there can be no question of