The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-10
HUNS WILL PROPOSE
"PEACE OF RIGHT"

BERLIN. (via Copenhagen, May 10
s-Germany's reply to the terms of peace
presented at Versailles on Wednesday
will be a proposal for u peace Of right
on the basis of lasting peace of the
&nations, according to a proclamation
Z % the German people, issued here by
President Ebert.
would deliver German labor to for
eign capitalism for the indignity of
wage slavery and permanently fetter
4 he young German republic"
The proclamation closes with an ap-
peal to the German people to stand
together, knowing no parties" and to
persevere with the government mutual
trust in the path of duty in the belief
{of the triumph of reason and right"
The text Of the proclamation follows
The first reply OF the allies to the
sincere desire for peace on the part OF
zour starving people was the laying
down Of the uncommonly hard armls-
+ tice conditions. The German people,
having laid down its arms, honestly
mistiee, hard as they were. Notwith-
standing this our opponents for six
months have continued the war by
maintaining the blockade The German
people bore ail these burdens trusting
lln the promise given by tho allies m
4 their note Of Nov. that the peace
would be peace Of right on the basis
Instead of that. the allies have
7now given us peace terms which are
liu contradiction to the promise given,
1t Is unbearable for the German people
land is impractcable, even IL we put
forth all our powers. Violence without
man people. From such an imposed
peace fresh hatred would be bound to
Irise 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
liberating and healing the nations, and
|insuring peace.
Call 1t Slavery.
"The dismemberment and fhanGling 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 Ger
man republic by the ententes imperial
ism is the aim of this peace of violence
The German peoples government will
answer the peace proposals of violence
with a proposal Of "A peace of right on
4 the basis Of a lasting peace OF the ma /.
L tions.
"The fact that all circles Of the Ger
man people have been moved so deep
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 indepen-
dence 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.
own action, In view OF this danger
of destruction the, German nation and
the government which 1t shows must
stand by each other, knowing no par
ties. Let Germany unite in sirgle
will to preserve German nationality
and liberties. Every thought and the
entire will of the nation ought now to
be turned to labor for the preservation
and reconstruction OF our fatherland.
The Agovernment appeals to all Ger
mansS in this hard hour to preserve
With it mutual trust in the path OF duty
and in the belief in the triumph o!
reason and of right"
The proclamation which was issued
by the imperial president and the I'm
pertal government, bears the signature
OF President Ebert.
The Imperial and Prussan govern
mcnts, In a Joint proclamation to East
ern Germany, assuring the populations
of those provinces that the govern
ment will do it's utmost to ward off
the dangers threatening them and
enumerating the territorial changes
proposed in the treaty of peace, de-
tlaCe:
"These encroachmehts are entirely irr-
reconcilable to the principles solemnl,
proclaimed by President Wilson"
The Lokal Anzeiger states that a
note has been sent to the entente ma
tions requesting that new peace ne
aotlations be begun ard that German
prisoners Of war he Immediately re-
leased. Mass meetings throughout the
dav nv the social democratic party tc
discuss the terms of peace.
Philipp Scheidemann, the German
chancellor. will et the opening Of tht
sitting Of the national assembly here
ire in detaiI the governments view
pcint as to the peace terms, according
to tho Zeiiung Am Mittsg