The sun., 1919-05-10
URGES BOLSHEVISM
ASREPLY TO ALLIES
German Delegate Geisberts
Favors Peace With Russia
and Alliance.
APPEAL MADE TO PEOPLE
President of Ministry Calls
for a Weeks Suspension Of
Public Amusements.
by the Associdted rress.


BERLIN, May e-"There In only one
Immediate solution-peace with Russia
and the use of Bolshevik troops for
Germany" Herr Geisberts, one OF the
German DELEGATES at Versailles, Is quoted
by the Nete ZettunD as asserting with
reference to the peace terms submitted.
Others OF the German delegates are
quoted by the newspapers Versailles
despatch as stating:
Herr Landsberg: The cruel an
nouncements of the press have been ex-
ceeded. No verbal objections can be
handed over We can do nothing but
say yes or no. That Is the quintessence
Of n peace of force"
Prof. Schuecklng: THE document Ia
simply awful"
The President OF the Imperial Min
istry has sent the following telegram
TO the Governments of the free States:
I'm deep distress and weighed
down by cares the German people
has waited through the months of
the armistice for the peace condi-
tons. Their publication has brought
the bitterest disappointment and I'M
speakable grief to the entire people.
public expression ought 20 be
given these feelings by all Germans
The Imperial Government requests
amusements suspended for week
and allow in the theatres only such
productions as correspond to the
seriousness OF these grievous days"
Would Risk More War.
The people, though fairly stricken
dumb by the peace terms, are now re-
covering sufficiently to assert that Ger
many cannot and will not sign the
compact, no matter what comes.
SxikaS are increasing and Bolshevism
ard o. Spartacan uprising of the last
two 'movths have. II anything. made
Germany immune to the possible horrors
which are to be anticipated II they are
again plunged into war, according to
the best opinion here.
There exists small group of Ger
mans. chiefly Conservatives, who prefer
to see the Entente occupy the whole
country rather than to have II Bolshe-
| Wiki. but they are in the dwlndling
| minority.
Reports from the Versailles CORE
/ spondents emphasize the feeling Of
| Amusement and excitement which pre-
vailed on the reading Of the terms Of
the peace treaty. All the correspond
ents agree that no hasty decision will
be reached. A fortnight is allowed the
Germans for the return of an answer
and this time will be used for careful
consideration Of the demands and the
preparation Of counter suggestions. the
| correspondents say
VIII Avoid bargaining.
There is much speculation In Berlin
as to whether the terms represent maxi
mum demands which may be reduced
or whether they are minimum and ire
| ducible. en,
| According to the Berlin Zsituno an
| M!ttd0 the delegation at Versailles will
avoid carefully any bargaining, but will
present definite, clear-out counter propo-
sitions. which In part already have been
prepared.
These contemporaries" the news
paper declares editorially will be based
| on the fourteen points so disgracefully
abandoned by President Wilson. II the
| German people had TO vote on these
terms as a whole there would not be in
the whole empire a single yes force
without measure or limlt-that used to
| be n Wilson phrase. and the Wilson
| peace offered us yesterday falls In this
category. Instead Of on his fourteen
points"
Parliamentary Leaders stunned.
lions who are in Berlin to attend COM
mttee meetings admit that they were
stunned by the severity OF the proposed
peace terms. Beyond casual comment
however, they declined to discuss the
Entente's conditions or details or Il
forecast the Assembly's probable atti.
tude.
A leading member OF the Independent,
Socialists said the peace offered was
wholly dictatorial and that its revision
was possible only through a world reyo-
luton.
Condemnation OF the peace terms also
is expressed by all the newspapers here
those OF the extreme Right referring ia
the conditions as "unfulfilable" and tc
the treaty as IAN instrument of rob.
berry"
The Td0es Zeitun0 says: zone thing
Is certain: there can be no question ~
this being a peace Of Justice What q
peace of Justice after the Entente pat.
tern and in accordance with French de-
sires looks like is shown by the condi.
lions, which leave nothing OF Germany
but a torn and tattered territory"
The Freiheit says that. compared with
the policy Germany pursued at Brest-