New Britain herald., 1919-05-14
WILSON HYPNOTIzED|||. ].
 GERMANY Y--EbERT
Adds That He Hopes America
 Mill Not Approve Terms

o'0 -Declaring that the terms oft pr"Cc presented by the Allied and as- '''eo SoVernments to Germany, collten plate the physical, moral and i"'cllectuai paralysis of the German people' that Germans were ''hypno- u1eu oy Statements made by Prcsi- uel,I wilson and that he, himself, is looNl''S forward to the future with In 'NeSt apprehcnsions, President r'oef' sad today that he still hoped -N"'erlcah democracy would not ac- cepC 'he treaty framed at the peace toh1erehce. He rejected with disdain ''ie suggestion that the present Ger ,''''n government would resign rather '1'"' accept or reject the terms. saying .""t tue government would mold out to the end"
 hen in the course of 1000 years,' ,o "'neu' was ever a peace offered a oeleatcd people which so completely ,9 olIe'h plateo its physical, moral and 'hteliectual paralysis as do the terms enunclated at Versailles?
 quotes President Wilson.
 Tn his message 10 concrcss Decent Der i. 1917, President Wilson said: The frightful injustice committed in the course of this war must not be made good by wishing a similar in justice on Germany and her allies. The world would not tolerate the com mlSslon of a similar injustice as re- prisals and realignmcm."
 (ln his message to congress- re- ferred to in the foregoing para graph delivered when he asked that a state or war be declared to exist between the United States and Austria Hung ary President Wilson said:
 '"The wrongs, the very deep wrongs, committed in this war must be right ed. That Of course. But they can not and must not be righted by the com mission of similar wrongs against Ger many and her allies. The world will not permit the commission of similar wrongs as a means of rcparation and settlem
 People Now Awakening.
 "Ihe German people, President Ebert continued, 'is only beginning to awake from the hypnosis into which it has been lullcd because of it's solid faith in the sincerity and truthfulness of MT. Wilson's program and his 1 points. The awakening will be terri fyins, and we all look forward to it with gravest apprchensions. In the face of the cold, naked realities we
 
 which found it's epitome in inc names of Wilson and the United States and the conception of tho democracy of the league of nations.
 We cannot believe that this has all been an illusion and that the con- fidence and hopes of a whole people have bccn' duped in d manner un- known to history. Even now, optim- ists are saving Wilson will not permit if, he dare not possibly permit it.
 The president added that he and his party could not blame the Pan Germans for the 'immodest haste with which they arc now digging up their former speeches and editorials in which the social democrats and other liberals were ridiculcd for thcir belief in President Wilson's program.'
 Hope For Better Terms.
 1 and my colleagues he said in conclusion, "upon whom rests the ter rife burden of the forthcoming dec- sions, hope and pray the German peo- pie who staked all on President Will son and the United States shall not find themselves deceived. If, how ever, the American democracy actual ly accepts the present peace terms as it's own, it becomes an ac1bmplice and an abettor of political bl5&kmailers, it surrendcrs the traditional, American principle of fair play and sportsman ship and trails tho ideals of true de- mOcracy in the dust. NOtwithstand- ing the night now covering it, I have abiding faith in the future of the Ger man people and in the unconquera- bility of it's soul. This people, which has given the world so much in sci cnce learning and industry, must not go down 10 oblivion It still has a cultural mission to perform and ethi- cal treasures to bestOW.'
 President Ebert closed his state mcnt by declaring the present govern mcnt would "hOld out to the last and secuted the idea that it would make room for others to accept or reject