The Cordova daily times., 1920-03-13
 NOV RAMP
 IN GERMANY
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(Continued from Page One) arose from the ruins of the Honhen- zollern dynasty and which enabled the entente allies to conclude piece with Germany. :.
 On November 10, 1918, when former Emperor William abdicated and fled, Ebert was the imperial chancellor, having succeeded Prince Maximilian of Baden, who was instrumental in ne- gotfating the armistice He at once assumed command and succeeded in quelling revolutionary outbreaks. The red flag was hoisted over the Bran denburg gate and the royal palace after wild scenes in Berlin, where the people shouted Long live the re- public!" and sang the Marseillaise.
 'The new government will be government of the people," Chancel- Tor Ebert said. Tt must make every effort to secure in the quickest pos sible time peace for the German peo- pie and consolidate the liberty they have won. The new government has taken charge of the adminis:ra- -ion to preserve the German people from civil war and famine and to accomplish their legitimate claims to a-1tonomv."
 The Independent Socialists, includ- ing radical element favorable to I3ol~ shevism and known as Spartacides, complicated Ebert's problem. When he became chancellor many of these radicals including Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxem burg, were freed from prison, and the two mentioned were subsequently assassinated.
 The national assembly which elected Ebert was formed for the purpose of adopting a constitution. Its document which was approved last August 2, provided that "the executive power lies with the people," The power of the upper chamber of the reichstag was limited similar to the British house of lords There was special pro- lection for labor, and generally ac- cepted rules of International law were Incorporated in the new inistru- ment. Ebert took the oath of office on August 23, and two days later the national assembly ceased to exist, it being superseded by the new reich, stag
 !. Philip Scheidemann was the first premier of Germany under Ebert Gustave Noske, formerly minister of demobilization, and before that govern, or of Kie1, was named the first min ister of army and navy By reason of his drastic enforcement of new reg. ulations he became known as a "dic. tator"
 Other members of the first Ebert cabinet follows:
 Minister of the interior, Herr Preus :; minister of justice, Herr Sendsberg; minister of commerce, Herr Muller; minister of labor, Herr Bauer; min ister of foreign affairs, Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau, former German minister to Denmark; under foreign minister, Von Richthofen; minister of finance, Herr Schiffen; minister of postal and telepraphs, Herr Geisberg; minister without portfolio, Dr. Ma thias ErZberger, armistice commission er former state secretary and leader o the Cetrist party; Eduard David pres idnet of the national assembly and Herr Wissel.
 The Ebert government underwent many changes by reason of political, economic and popular demands.
 The first real crisis to threaten the Ebert regime, however, arose over the question of accepting the peace treaty terms. Ebert, Scheidemann and other leaders were opposed to yielding to the entente demands. Scheidemann resigned and a pro treaty cabinet in- cluding Dr. August Muller and ex-lab- or secretary Bauer, former Socialist member of the reichstag, was organiz- ed Bauer in a speech at Weimar before the national assembly de- nOunced the treaty in strong terms but announced the governments de- cision to sign
 For weeks before the revolution broke out in Berlin there was a steady run on German banks Ebert, then chancellor, had a conference in Berlin on November 25, 1918, with 70 dele gates from various parts of Germany, and said: Everything was in ruin when we took charge. Now, how ever, Socialist republic has replaced