The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-02-19
GERMAN HOUSE
IN UPROAR OVER
ARM|ST|CE TERMS
Erzberger First Assailed Then
Cheered as He Places Blame
for Surrender.

WEIMAR. Feb. 10 tAssociated
pres) Matthias Erzbcrgcr. Of the
German Armisiice Commission. again
held the centre of the stage AZ vcstcr-
day afternoons session OF tho Nation
at Assembly. outlining the entire his
tory Of the arnistice Negotiations,
from the timc they were begun last
fail. His statement was in reply to a
bitter personal attack made upon him
hN the trSt speaker tO be heard under
the rule giving ttmc Tor an mlcrpcils-
trou regarding the recently renewed
,armlsticc. Delegate Nuglcr. Of the
iGcrmlr Peoples Party.
The House was IN An uproar Tor the
better part OF I'm hour. first in protest
ug0inst lIcrr Nuglrr's attack and then
IN enthusiastic support uf licn Err
berger as he defended himself ard
scathingly denounced Ills asJailant.
Herr ErEhcrg,r told the House
many things about the &rmlstice
which were either unknown To or had
only been suspected Ivy his hearers.
one OF thccs was his unqualified
statement that II was Prince Maxi
milan ~ BADEN who had ap-
preached the entente because OF the
Iron compulsion" OF the high mill
tary command Tor peace. II was Field
Marshal won llndenhurs who de-
mandcd anu authorized the signing
OF the hrst terms. Herr Erzhetscr de-
clarcd.
Herr Erzbergcr. who sccrhinglv has
been very unpopular because Of his
work In the armisticc negotiations
and who received only scattered APP
pl.usc when he spoke last week to
the National Assembly. rc-Cstablishcd
himself by his speech to-day not only
with his avn party but with all
others with the exception OF the CON
scrvativcs. Thoir demonstration
caused Herr Noglcr 10 stop speaking
by drowning out his voice. The
House then vhccrcd Herr Erzpcrgcr
at the conclusion OF his speech, break
ing the house rules and applauding
as well ~ cheering for several min
utes until II was called to order BY
President FchrcnhIch.
In his attack on ErZbergcr. Herr
Voglcr said that Ernbcrgcr had
failed 10 consult experts before en-
terlng into negotiations to give III
railway and agricultural machinery
and criticised him for signing the
naval convention in tho face OF encr'
gctic protests from competent au.
thorttics."
Herr ErzburGer. in reply. said that
Vogler's most serious complaints
were based on n complete misunder'
standing OF actual events and wer'
a skltul Misrepresentation. He de-
clared that after the revolution
J. Marshal Foch had declared that tn,
2, entire situation had been changed
. and that the revolution had resulted
b.. in increasing the severity OF thu
, armistice.
On the evening OF Nov. 10, Her
Erzberger continued, he received I
wireless from the German High Com
i mand asking for concessions on Mint
e points. but also containing tn
= phrase, now made public for thu
FIRST time. that. Even II YOU do no
n succeed In obtaining concessions oil
70 these points you must sign the armls
tice."
Herr E.r2berger said that he tool
the responsibility for recalling Hug
SHINES from Treves, where he wen
as an expert in regard to the hand
ing over Of agricultural machinery
{ Erzberger added: ,
y ~ could not present TO our ad
versaries as an expert a man who
:. like him. had taken such large par
in the exploitation OF Belgium All
who was the principal author OF III
deportation OF the unemployed fror
J. Belgium, an incident which has ere
!, ated such a deplornble impression.
BASIIE. Feb. 19.-The Germa
Armtstice Commission will In futur
a. be under control OF the Foreign o.
~ flee, according to an unofficial di;
90 match from berlin received here.
to Foreign Secretary Brockdorf
he Rantzau will reserve to himse
e. supreme directions OF pourpaTier
an The National Assembly will natu
't ally, be consulted on all decisi'
" questions, 1t is said
The report OF the resignation
{ Capt. Won Selow, naval delegate, fro
the German Armistice Commission
m. semi officially declared to be u,
e. founded.
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