New Britain herald., 1920-03-13
EBERT GOVERNMENT
 HAS STORMY TIME
Today'S Revolt Ends Its Check
 cred Career

formerly head of the main commit the social democratic party was elected first president of the new German progressive republic for a term of seven years on February II, 1919, by the national assembly at Weimar. He has been cha racterized a type of Pan-German or inn perialistic socialist.
 It was the Ebert government which arose from the ruins of the Hohenzollern dynasty and which ena bfed the Entente Allies to con- clude peace with Germany.
 On November 10, 1918, when for mer Emperor William abdicated and fled. Ebert was the imperial chance1- lor having succeeded Prince Maxi milan of Baden who was instrum en- tai in negotiating the armistice. He at once assumed command and suc- ceeded in quelling revolutionary out breaks The red flag was hoisted over the Brandenburg gate and the royal palace after wild scenes in Berlin where the people shouted Long Live the Republic.' and sang the Marseillaise.
 The new government will be government of the people," Chancel-
 
 effort to secure in the quickest pos sible time peace for the German people and consolidate the liberty they have won. The new govern ment has taken charge of the ad- ministratiOn to preserve their legiti- mate claims to autonomy"
 Spartacidcs Make Trouble.
 The independent socialists includ- ing a radical element favorable to bolshevism and known as spartacides complicated Ebert's problem. When he became chancellor many of these radicals including Karl Liebknecht and Rosa LuXemburg. were freed from prison and the two mentioned were subsequently assa assinated. The national assembly which elect ed Ebert was formed for the purpose of adopting a constitution. It's docu- mcnt which was approved last Au- gust provided that "the executive power lies with the people, The power of the upper cham bers of the Reichstag was limited similar to the British house of lords. There were special protection for labor and gen orally accepted rules of information al law were incorporated in the new instrum ent. Ebert took the, oath of office on August 23 and two days later the national assembly ceased to exist, it being superseded by the new ReichstaG.
 First Ebert Cabinet.
 Philip Scheidemann was the first premier of Germany under Ebert. GustaVe Noske, formerly minister of dem civilization and before that gov crnor of kiel, was named the first minister of army and navy. By req son of his drastic enforcement of new regulations he became known as "diCtator.'
 Other members of the first Ebert cabinet follows:
 Minister of 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 Schiller; minister of postal and telegraphs, Herr Geis- berg; ministers without portfolio, pr. Matthias Erzberger: armistice com missioner former state secretary and leader of the centrist party: Eduard David, president of the national as- sem bly and Herr Wissel
 The Ebert government underwent
 
 economic and popular demands.
 Treaty Causes Trouble.
 The first real crisis to threaten the 1Ibert 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. Schcidcmann resigned and pro treaty cabinet including pr. August Mueller and eN-Labor Secretary Bauer former socialist member of the RcichStaC, was organized. Bauer in a speech at Weimar before the na- tional assembly denounced the treaty in strong terms but announced the governments decision to sign.
 For weeks before the revolution broke out in Berlin there was steady run on German banks. Ebert, then chancellor, had a conference in Berlin on November D, 1918 with 70 delegates from various parts of Germany, said: "EverythinS was in ruin when we took charge. Now, however. d soCialistic republic has replaced the monarchy and power has been put in the hands of the workmcn and soldiers The first aim to be achieved, he said, was peace and the security of an eco- homie basis. Liberty. he maintained, was worthless without food, and em- ploym ent and it q result of this conference that the national as sembly met last spring to devise a constitutional form of government. Ministers Come and Go.
 Meanwhile the provisional govern mcnt had been in an almost con-