Evening star., 1920-03-15
Will Abide by Peace
Terms, Won kapp
Declares.
TELLS OF BIRTH
IN THIS COUNTRY
Father One of Lincoln
Presidential
Electors.
BY GORDON STILES.


BERLIN, March 13-The policy OF the
planned to me tonight by DR.. Wolfgang
Won 'kapp. who engineered the move
ment which threw out the Ebert regime.
1t was the first interview granted a
newspaper man after the sensational
happenings OF this morning. DR.. kapp
received me in ex-President Ebert's
room in the chancellory in Wilhelm
strasse, where he was surrounded by
scores OF officers and officials who were
errands
On entering the high, spacious room
found myself facing tall. rugged man
whose dark eyes flashed behind his
glasses and whose face bore the traces
Of several dueling scars. Signs Ut his
evidence. ] went at him with all the
directness at my command.
why did you throw out the Ebert
government" ] asked.
Made Cp Of Ineompetents.
''Becau;e." he replied. 'it was made
up Of lot Of incompetents. They had
prolonged the life Of the national as
sembly way beyond the limit without
appealing directly to the people. They
terms of the peace treaty"
"Why do you think that you will be
better able to do so?" I asked.
For the simple reason" he replied.
that we are hrst going to clean house
at home"
Dr. Kapp went on to say that the
internal politics in Germany were in
a very bad shape. and nothing short
Of complete republicans socialist
government would place the country
in a position to carry out the demands
OF fAe sptsnte.s - SO; sg,ias 3E,ye.
his government would work Tor the
establishment OF the monarchy. he
~; no: ssS s viii. hot tolerate anyssert
Of monarohy We will not encourage
or give support to any Of the elements
which desire, to form such govern
ment. We expect to have a certain
amount Of trouble. but I believe we
shall hold fast and show the world
that we are able to evolve out Of all
this chaos a true democratic Ger
many"
VIII Abide BY Peace Terms.
The policy Of his government. he
explained. was the same as that pro-
fessed by the fallen regime so far as
outside relations were concerned. 1t
intended to abide loyalty by the peace
Terms. Inv Hdlu features WniSH eN.
listed at home were the failure of the
government to provide for the welfare
Of the workers and properly 70 dis
tribute food. His intention. he said.
was to apply such methods of han
ding food as to prevent the people in
the country from living on the fAt Of
the land while their brethren in the
cities starved
Turning to the subject of the presi-
dency, asked:
do you expect to make Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg PRESIDENT
We intend to submit the choice of
a president to the German people"
he'replied. "I believe that we shall be
able to hold elections within three
months. They will be held under alb
solutely fair conditions and free from
any form of coercion. Whoever is
elected will be the actual choice OF
the people"
Speaks Of Birth in U. s.
DR.. Kapp told me that he was born
in America of nAturalized German
American parents and felt a great
affection for that country.
why. do you know" he said smi:-
ingly. that I am eligible for the
presidency of the United States? I
was born there as an American citi-
zen. My father, who was veteran
of the war Of 184S. wrote several
DOCKS on the GeEmans III America ne
was a member of the electorate col
lege which sent Abraham Lincoln to
the White House."
DR.. Kapp was quite frank in say
ing that his faction favored linden
burg for the presidency. but main
tanned that he stood for a non-parti-
san government-one which would
have the interests of the country at
heart despite party ties. He said his
reason for giving an interview SO
early to an American newspaper man
was that he desired above all things
to have his case put fairly before the
American people, to whom Germany
was bound to look for good CONNER
cial relations