The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-02-12
THE, E,ARMISTICE
CAME TOO SOON
chancellor Ebert Of Germany
Speaks in Arrogant and
Defiant Tone.
GERMANS nEssz3I1N nEsszG3IN FIRST
ASSEMBLY At WEIMAR
Chancellor Opens Session With
Half Hour Speech in Which
He Warns Allies.

Weinar, Feb. I (By the Associat-
cd ;oress) Carl I<au.Z,zy, undersec-
resary for fcce;es;1 affairs IL the Ebert
&c s,i1let was {Gaay elected pias:0snl
O. The German nationa! ASSEMBLY by
a vote Of 374 out Of the 399 cast BY
tie assembly.
.ssatioIefl Press; --Ti,e opening OF
S,ss :,a1:o=;.. assembly l::'s ;:!t";l.2oh
was ::..nr:s:vt, %: rs :sfii'::...''>'. ''-i-
ncsfncss aaG simplicity: Ci1anerllor
Eber,'s oreni:?s speech. tAH <ie..sss-!,S
az wh:ch occupied q halt :'1ar' Wa
frequently interrupted. The couE;
rheater was throAgea long be5ore n"
annoia.ec 5l.l?e I,,e ra..t-l police
,,,n assigned 10 Uein:ar kept ;h',
hree cro-.a OUTSIDE f-o.n interfering
Win ,:1e arrival @ s!.;.:ssi41as a':d ga
ers emitted 10 aa,ela;I.
r. was :. >:es..Qc~.,tic looking crowd.
well. though plainly dressed. thet
s:,uts.ea rs way through the slusa
nd s.:ow of Wt!nlar's streets to the
,heatcc. FOR every one walked, save
one carriage and automcbile part;'.
Fo,lowine brief review % On infa:-
rrv honor cosopan:.. cr'ly one so2gl1t
s.ht> interior. of the 15e2:cr. which was
prill: antlv lighted ond transformed;
into a creditabie Imitation of a leg;s-
lative hail. The orchestra chairs ha2
been shifted to writing desks. while
the entire first and second balconies
holding tae press representatives, had
been so allotted that each newspaper
man had a small bit Of table.
The stage had been changed by the
addition of a platform on which the
future president viii sit in an enor-
nous high backed chair. faced with
leather on which the German eagle IL
en1blazoned It is the ole relchstas
presidential chair ana with ;he &C
on,paa-;ng fn2r sea,s o. the plat
form and a. semi :~c!rcular 'ine o.
chairs at the rear Of the stage is al
most the only renaindor Of the form
or re;chs.aes, since nearly 500 a. the
members Of the assembly are new. i?
Guiding . w,cnaa. OF 81: asr."s, sea ter
ed ABOUT the house.
T'aa won?s,. v,ere tat. distinct curl
cs,1:cs q. ne attnr-ooo ana the only
n3:r,hsul event Il the o0e:!inE % the
session was :; hesitancy Followed o5'
:. shri.: excited Yes" oE s.c;:"i:sce!2ct-
90 tho. sl.st woIIlao's nc.:4e vas call
Cd. ,r!.c .seccnd v:cEnan or the list
had ;3oz expected 20 hca:. her name
sn6 showed et:itien; emotion as It was
ain. os, shou.sd. OFT.
During ,hs chaacello~'s speech
,,,.,,,.,a,s q, ,.2e slfyv@,:?:.lc. c.?t from the
s.a.. secretar.. % the!r secretaries
stood grouped about the speakers
.rjh,.r1o. iy,st IN advance ard below the
presidents .aeat on the stage.
Herr t,bert received only hriei
ova,sor, on his ertr!!, Fc found him
sc?t so neokiei by Independent So
c:a,isSs that he was forced il the
middle oI his speech TO turn upon
;:cr7 with. .ae declaration that their
disorder showed how little ev:! times
,1ad taught thec7 I5e spoke loudly
SLOW, a.nd distinctly his voice car
wing 70 Tho renaotest part OF th"
-shea;e- witt, It's perfect acoustic pro-
pertics. The c;1ancal,or's voice shock
with emotion Is he touched upcn
poll,: he deemed essential then boom
eil ,7ic., above the discordant shouts
of tho irdeneadants wl3o;1 the.' tried
70 :ntecrupt and drown him out. H
aroused approva, when hc began b
aec'arinG:
.Nwe have done forever with princes
and ,oi3les b. the grace ce Gcc." re
saif. the German peoo!e vas row rH:-
TT Itself.
Tho-e was disan7rcval mixed With
approval w!;en he declared that the
revolution would decline responsible
~ for the shortage O: food. and the
defects in food IN Germany
Need, the chancellor continued, de-
,ivered Germany TO her enemies. but
he protested against Being a slave to
Germany's enemies Cor 80, 30 or 60
years
"Our enemies declare they arc
lighting militarisr. but mil:tarisnl
has been dethroned' Herr Ebert as
serted whereupon an independent in
ternosed again Tho speaker next
took UP the arnaist;ce terms and
.hrardod them as un,leard Of and ruth
lass The who,e house wac with him
when he protested against the exrul-
sion Of Germans from Alsace and the
seouestration Of property.
The assembly broke into shouts O:
indignation as the chancellor referred !
to the 100000 prisoners oS w;.r Still
held in captivity.
All this. he said. showed anything
but spirit Of reconciliation.
we warn ouc opponents not TO
6r:,e us TO the Utternlost." nc declar-
cd. Hunger is preferable 70 dis
grace and. deprivation IS to be pre-
serred to .iishoncr."
The Germans he said laid down
their arms With confidence in Presi-
cent Wi,son and the present free gov
ernn7ent OF Germany believes it or.