The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-14

OF bloody bsttlenelds, In thousands OF
trenches, in orphan families and among
the despairing and abandoned has been
mentioned during these four years with
More devotion and belief than the name
Of Wilson. To-day the picture OF the
peace bripEer as the world pictured him
Il paling beside the dark forms OF our
3aiiers, 70 one of whom Premier Glenn
enccau, a Frenchman. recently wrote {;
The wild beast has been put In cage
of bread and water, but is allowed to
keep his teeth, while his claws are
hardly cut
"All over Berlin we see posters IN
tended to arouse . practical love for
our brothers In captivity. They show
sad and hopeless faces behind the prison
bars--that is the right frontispiece Tor
the so-called peace treaty, true por-
trait OF Germany's future.
.,Sixty millions are behind the baroed
wire and tho prison bars-sixty millions
nj hard labor for whom the enemy
makes their own land a prison camp,
should the peace conditions be accept
cd Germany no longer could call any
thing her own which lies outside these
narrow bounds. Germany has ceased
to exist abroad, but II that were not
sufficient, her cables have been taken
from her and her wVeless stations can
send only commercial kilograms ana
then only under control OF the Allies
This. would separate us from the outer
word, for what business can be done
80 nAAd
not be described.
But this is far from enough. The
council therefore determines treaties be-
tween enemy countries to be null and
void, except such treaties whose execu-
ton IL in favor Of a government OF the
Oiled Powers
what does President Wilson so apt
iy say? That the first principle OF peace
itself is equality. equal participation In
common benefite"
Stripping of Germany.
Herr Scheidemann then argued that
this principle had been abrogated in the
peace terms, and continued:
( THAT is the jail picture in its ex-
ternal aspects: without ships, because
the mercantile feet passes into Entente
hands without cables. without colonies
without foreign settlements, without
reciprocity and legal protection. yes, and
even without the right to cooperate In
hxing the prices for the goods and arti-
oles which we have to deliver as tribute
."I ask you what honest man will say
that Germany can accept such condi-
lions? At the same time as we shall
have to bestir ourselves 20 perform
forced labor for the benefit of the en-
tire world, our foreign trade. the sole
source OF our welfare. is destroyed and
our home trade Is rendered impossible
Lorraine iron ore, upper 6ilesian coal
Alsatian potash, the Saar Valley mines
and the cheap foodstuffs from Posen and
west Prussia are TO lie outside our from
tiers. We are to impose no higher tarifi
OF protection than existed on August !
1911, while our enemies may do as much
ag they like, and every point In strang
ing US at home. All German revenues
hust be held at the disposal Of oui
d emes for payments, not for war In
vaiids and widows-all as forced labor
fbr products the prices of which will bt
fxed by our customers.
4 "What is a people to do which Is con
fonted by the command that 1t 10 moi
responsible for all losses and all damage
qhat its enemies suffered in the war;
Nhat Is a people to do which Is to have
DO voice in fixing It's obligations?
Yoke on German Progeny.
Z Because, perhaps, this humiliation
And robbery is even yet insufficient ant
N order to utilize every future posi-
bility OF destruction the yoke mus
- he nlo
miserable enslavement established fol
our children and our children's chill
ArAn. Germany undertakes to put ints
bfce and TO publish all acts OF legisla
Don. all prescriptions and all resula
oons which might be necessary to In
sure the complete carrying out of thu
terms.
5 Enough. More than enough! Thes'
Dire some examples Of the treaty stipula
oons in establishing which, as Her,
Elemenceau yesterday informed our dele
fation, the Entente will be guided com
tletely by the principles according Z
Which the armistice and peace negotia
ions were proposed"
"we have made counter proposals ant
shAn make still more. With your con
cent we regard 1t as our sacred task 4
Dome to negotiations.
4 Here and there insight ana the com
non obligations of humanity are begin
ding to make themselves felt in neutra
Countries. In Italy and In Great Britain
above all, too. This is comfort for u
n this last fearful flaming up Of tn
policy OF the mailed fist, and in socialis
DC France voices are being hear,
Whereby historians one day will measur
the state OF humanity after four year
Of murder"
/ Herr Scheidemann thanked all thos
b whom the indignant head OF con
science had found expression and added
81 am especially thankful for ana re
echo the vow OF imperishable devotion
and faithfulness ringing across to US fror
Vienna. Sand by us in paving the wa,
70 negotiations; leave no one In tn
world in doubt regarding the fact tina
YOU are one with US,
] 1--WE protest against hatred being per
netuated forever, n curse being estab
nshed for all eternity. Members OF tn
National Assembly. the dignity OF hu
Hanlty is placed in your hands Pre-
serve It,
Even IL important changes are nc
made by the negotiations begun at Yer
sailles there remains no choice but {
bow to compulsion and sign the treaty.
says an appeal TO the Central Commute
OF the Independent Socialist party In tn
party organ. Die Frethett, this morning
mot signing" continues the appea
"neans the retention OF our prisoners c
war, the occupation OF our raw materis