Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-07
BERLIN CABINET IS
UNIT IN DEFIANCE
Takes Firm Stand Outwardly to
Prevent Chaocs Starting
in Germany.
SEEK REVISION OF TERMS
Bauer Government May Fall as
Result of Allies Demand
for War Criminals.
tBy Universal serylcc

by Universal Service
BERLIN. !'cb. Ga, lcas, six Ger
mans, who have bocn dead :or some
t,mc. are said 20 be included in The
lis; ct ALLEGED war criminals demanded
by the allies Tor trial. Three OF these
.rc:
J. General Fritz Won Bue!ow. one Of
li!ndcnburg's best generals IN the
HasuTian Lakes battles. and who later
Commanded the German center in the
1916 battle of the Somac.
:, Major Elder won der Piani;z. who
w"s the cH-crown Princes adiu;ant IN
i9li, aud who wius killed in action on
ne TsI' II.r from ron, ~ mn, iSiS forne- c,y,,
,-ovcrncr OF i;elsi 'a"G'' sinm. '' ''''' e''''
i"?ius.on Of tncse dead men in the
t.si iS elicitiac much sarcastic com :
meut rom leading Berlin ncw sDapers
iHc entire German press RACES against
~. e\tradi,!on demand, and is en-
mcnt ltse!f whose outward attitude is
ne ei defiance. though under the sur
St4ce fear that the Bauer rovcrnmcn,
VIII be wrecked agains; tn. rock of
allied dotern!nhtion 10 secur" the sur
render OF tho cuip-iis az al costs.
Says no Room for Compromise
Ono member OF the governments,
Minister OF Justice schieneT. na,!y de-
s.hred late today:
There Is no room for compromise.
Not sinSlr German VII! be delivered
lie adisd The allied demand was
and continued:
we, shall demand thu, the allies
i9rnish us the .adis,ipepts and com
everyone .asnins. whom charges have
hssn preferred, bnt sending the nc-
.sesHf fof9er enemies Is out os The ques-
ceiycd a single full complaint
a. "A IN Al,
rSS1iSni5ns. ,S1n;5 bns .n viii hgh; ,his thing
The sovarnments plan Of procedure
WEI be decided upon tomorrow. when
,ance!lor Bauer is 70 have, a con
"iH then DC decided whether ,h. itI iiI
aue IS 10 5e pu; TO a vote in the Ma
iicnal Assembly.
Demand Contrary to Justice.
The attitude OF the ;ndcpendco,
S"riaisis vas expressed in the Prus-
an a<se:n ply today by one OF its lead
lee. the treaty was 'gHsnnsf sisnsG 10 10 JUS us
'ow.'fr, ana the sovernnen; must
aFH 80 s:-iou out IT'S terms. But | expec, it
m 'hhe, The ALLIED asiiied countries to support Il
An atmosphere o: despair. puaeturea
'Dw ana ,thiSSn thSn by flashes OF defiance,
I've. n;:re!opS "iihe!;ns;rasse. The govern,
rAdiiion list. Which may ,url, ON, "a
na a knockou; blow 10 the Cabjnr. -
,!an,,,e eo!'sTa lences no man darcs TO
The Sovernments wors; :..-s b,r.
"gGii Sgtims fsa;Ssq xar:a The list SHOWS ila, the
+" inc !asi was made OF thin al:
Insist on Pound of Flesh.
france and England insist uoon
l lne.r pomnd-o! esh-promisc ex;ortcd
members OF the government ro,;,sh. =
me stability OF ;he prcsea, govern
Isht WI! be tested 20 the utmost in
may !ndecd come within In" nS%t
eight hours.
rGnifht ajn &. ssnssi shs Ipss;er Q, revolt can
nhere. Wihelms:raesc is known 10
az .ans visions Of disorder. and even
'hay or may not come true
ha, ,iot the e. list vas withheld from pubiI-
lion toF more than forty-ciEht hours
G;neisn correspondents and others
VINO Wednesday night had CLEANED
- ,''ihnEGS inGnr, OF the list. We're pledged not
. speak of the list to anv one hrr,
Would Face Quick Mutiny.
ne ne kiniowledse mo Of the leading nance
nyis;f, i1i nnS iist, however. made its way on
, !nn,s'oiG oS Wings through the govern
!It :ncnt Offices and parliamentary circles
hre,, ms ,",ns was followed by. a rumble Of
sr.nand. '''e '''ieu
.dphaabetically. the list is headed BY
~ h..kn e AiDrneht Al, OF Wurttenburg, who
man front in Flanders. In point G Of
iTportance; however. the list is head
ed ca py t,i. Htin,denbnrs. ,s who even today is
ance; o5S,dd by Ldudendl,orff, who. though far
toliowing in the old army circles. o'e
THESE two names proved both the
shock to the govcrnment. At the samo
i;me. the national feeling toward thc
Two principal former war chiefs f,r
niShcd the government the strongest
element OF strength il it stands Dof on
is refusal. o'
sny Foch and HaIg Would Onn,se
opinion is almost universal here that
Ma Mn5shhl ,,s foeh anvibin ana Field Marshal aig
would vigorously oppose placing tho
aged German field marshal who fought
his country's battles against Them, on
The national feeling in Germanv is'
thal France and England are pursuing
deliberate plan to humiliatc the dc,
feated foe and create chaos just at the
20 &c. back TO work agair. For the,
German people, Hindenburg.s nanlH
sums ur the whole list and renders it
Another shnrn surprise was tho
news that Field Marshal Won Macken-
sen. like Iindenburg, past 20, is among
those demanded.
Mhep pradetsa hsa fSS ans%sr Gfa 20 ha TO-
lies could be summed IN in the word
!, impossible your correspondent OBJ
"But, you signed all provisions of the
Il wish TO God" was the reply, that
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