The sun., 1919-03-19
HARDEN SAYS EBERT
REGIME WILL FALL.
Declares Kaiser, II Not a
Coward, Could Regain
His Throne.
CALLS GERMANS CRAzED
SAYS World Peace Depends on
Friendly Relations Between
Germany, Britain and Z. s.
1919. oy the United Press.

Copyright. 1919, BY the United Press.
BERLIN. March 80 (by courier to Paris)'
Harden, editor OF Zukunt
and Germany's most outspoken Citizen
told the United Press to-day that:
Tho present Government should be and
will be overthrown.
The German people are crazy.
The Kaiser, II he were not coward,
could return TO Germany and regain the
throne.
Success OF the League Of Nations and
world peace depend upon close ana
friendly relations between Germany
Great Britain and America.
Harden. who had Just recovered from
several weeks illness, discussed condi'
tons In Germany freely and frankly. he
Is now in bad repute with all classes
with the old regime because he contin-
ually fought them during the war, and
with the revolutionaries because Ger
many has not benefited so far by FOL
lowing President Wilson, as he ndVo-
Gated.
II am flooded with letters from people
asking me why I told them to foiio"
Wilson and why Germany Ia still starved
by the blockade" said Harden. Il DON
understand the latter. but my fath III
Wilson Is undimlnished.
"I realize the tremendous opposition
and difficulties he has TO surmount.
am confident he will prevail. But IL 10
hard TO satisfy people who are hungry
or others who are using the situation
against Wilson and US Liberals.
Ebert Government Like Old.
"Germany's new republican Govern
ment isn't anything to be proud OF. II
is entirely too much like the old regime.
But for the time being It ought 20 De
recognized and dealt with literally by
the Entente to prevent Germany from
falling into the hands OF the Boishe-
visits. =.
The present Government thinks II
must build bridges from the old to the
new regime, instead of making the tran
sition cleancut.
The Government can be compared 10
Gen. Ludendorff's position last July
when the German armies were at the
height Of their victory. I pointed out
then that defeat was inevitable, but
they couldn't see It. So II Ia with the
present Government. II Is at the
height OF it's powers. but II refuses 10
recognize the great movement toward
radicalism or liberalism. 1t refuses &c
cleanse itself or see what Is coming.
Tho Government must be over
| thrown In favor OF one that Is honest
| above board and Trustworthy. II II
pathetic that no one was elected to ths
National Assembly who possesses bot
ability and the confidence of the people
There are brains In Germany II the,
are only given chance. The election
of Ebert the saddler for the ffrst Presi
dent was a sad mistake. Why should
Germany have to make such mediocre
to IA t. Nd nI
honest, but 80 ordinary. I am told M
wears a Gashy pearl st!ckpin and Is be
coming a professional politician.
Condemns Foreign once.
Nor is Scheidemann n man who Il
able to get n good peace. Politics
prevails when common sense should
The Government doesn't realize TIT
Germany's position"
Harden is heartily Disguised Will
the methods the German Foreign offic'
has been practising since the arnistic'
was signed He Condemns the Foreign
Ofice officials strongly, as he con
dcmned the wer and Germany's wa
policies.
He wants TO sec Germany dea
sruarely with the Entente, sendinl
delegates TO Paris who can be trusted
TO make n clean breast OF Germany
guilt and establish a basis upon which
Germany can begin anew.
Harden's friends urged the ForeigI
Once to send him 10 the Peace Con
ference, to confer with President VII
son personally II possible. TO adrni
Gernlany's mistake and TO clarity he
present position. Harden agreed {,
go. but the Foreign Once refused t.
Iconsder the proposal. despite the fac
ne Ia one OF the few Germans who ar
not compromised in foreign eyes.
I'VE were 20 blame for the war 70
many reasons" Harden continued