Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-15
WASHINGTON ADOPTS
WYATT AND SEE POLICY
II ,kapp Rejects Hohcnzollerns and
Accepts Peace Treaty Terms He
a May Be Recognized.
ALL EYES, ON MARSHAL FoCH
Conference ut Muyencc, Which May
Affect Our Troops lover There
EXcitcs Keen Interest i'll Nations
Capital.
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n faint of the Hohenzollerns and car
ries out the terms OF the peace treaty,
l,the allies and the United States will
rest easily.
Official opinion today showed de.
cided inclination TO view the Germs n
uprising in n more moderate fashion.
I, was declared that thus far no reason
for tho necessity OF IN .litary interven-
ton in Germany existed. Moreover the
general trend OF opinion among Sena-
tors was that the Situa ton IN no way
affected the peace treaty and that the
German people were entitled 20 any
form OF government-with me eNcep.
:ion of a HohcnZoilern uonarchT-:hat
they desired.
Little new intormatiou regarding the
revolt was received today by the state
Department. II issued the following
brief bulletin:
Department OF state official adv.ces
received today Sunday regarding
tory of the press reports of the arrival
OF Friedrich Ebert At Dresden, along
, with some OF those who were affiliated
with him in the government OF Ger
many"
President Watching Foch.
The immediate concern to the White
House and the War Department officials
is the object e IT, OF me mseti ting 'omoFro ron
be held in Mayencc. and will be pre-
sided over by the allied generaliesimoe
nd attended by a,,cf re W.
British army. and by Major General
Henry r. Allen. American commander.
Before any decisive action can be
American zone of occupation. he must
. have the approval of the President and
War Department.
morrow is understood by tho general
stan here to request the French and
British governments to send heavy, re-
endorsements to the limit of the Rhine
bridEeheadS, which they control.
General Allen at Coblenz, the center
o; his n zone ;; Of oeenpation, has 10000
cnce there are 5000 American troops
in reserve under the command of
S ms Sage These
ienz SO as 20 permit an equal number
TO advance to the limit of the Iimeri-
can zone OF occupation in accordance
with the reported plans Of General
J1och.
This action would simply be a pre-
cautionary move TO insure order in
tho regions under tho jurisdiction OF
tho allied armies. and also TO enable
these forces. II the worst expectations
are realized. to strike into the interior
OF Germany.
Wilson La the Sole Arbiter.
In this connection, however, the
American troops must be considered
apart from those OF the British and
sole arbiter so far as the activities of
tho American soldiers are concerned
11G Is. under the terms of the armiStice
able to not only order tho American
troops into Germany. but to send re en-
Iorcements as we'll, unless restrained
by Congress.
three armies of occupation is to pre-
serve order in the zones they control,
and this preservation OF order would
hold good with either the forces of
rne kapp government or those of the
fallen Ebert regime. Even If "A bloody
civil war broke out in Germany. the
allies would DO under no obligation
to Intervene 80 long rs the carnage
was confined within the boundaries OF
Germany and the boundaries estab-
lished by the allies were not violated.
report from Europe that Prince Eitel
Friedrich Is the ''fair-haired son" OF
the revo.utionists. If this were tho
case, they declare it would be suicidal
for Germany and totally at variance
, with tho policy when Knapp has pro-
claimed to tho world.
If the kapp government has Gle
ments OF strength which make it's eX
istence appear certain. and. meantime,
If II adopts conciliatory attitude
with regard 10 the allies, there Is lit
tie question but that IL will soon be
recognized as the dc facto government
Of Germany. and will be bound by the
treaty Of Versailles.
Separate Pact With Germany.
While the.ceneral opinion was that
tho revolution would not affect the
treaty situation. mere, there were
number of Senators who said that
once the present treaty is defeated, IL
will DO necessary TO make a separate
pact with Germany; but if this plan
is adopted, the Senate would again
run afoul Of the President. as he could
pigeonho!e new treaty in the same
Of this one. Congress might escape
further difficulties by passing resolu-
ton declaring the war with Germany
at an end. The opinions Of num-
low:
senator Hoke Smith (Dcmocratl. OF
GeOrgia-".As far as l can judge from
the rather vague reports, do not think
treaty.
Senator Reed DemocraO. of Mis-
souri-"If the government that the
German people have set up is of
reasonably stable and orderly charhc-
ter. capable of speaking for the Ger
man people, there is no reason why
peace with 1t. The German people
have n perfect RICH. to say what kind
or government they want. The only
question that our government has n
right to ask is whether the govern
anent OF a country is sufficient stable.
so that 1t can be regarded az q real
government and one likely to keep
faith.
Wants Our Troops withdrawn.
GAS regards our troops in Germany,
should be withdrawn. What we should
DO is to cut down our expenses, stay
st home and tell The rest o, the world
10 leave US alone"
Senator Lawrence Sherman Icnubli-
cam OF illinois-"It looks 10 me as
though the reactionarcs in Germany
arc paving the way for the return OF
the Kaiser and Prussianism- and as
soon as they get enough powder and
sausage together they VIII run amuck
again. ] don't think the establish
lnent OF a new regime in Germany
evil have any effect on the treaty OF
.paAce. for I am hopeful that II will
ibe defeated shortly and foi good"
Z: Senator Borah Uepublicant. Of
iJdaho--"I cannot see any Indications
in It but those of an Internal affair.
II see nothing In Il that pertains to
America. The Germans are simply
,changing their form OF government In
their own peculiar way. and it l. nonc
iof our business"
Senator Lenroot tRepuhlican). Of
wisconsin-'I do not think the crca-
tfon OF new form OF government IN
Germany will have any direct effect on
the peace treaty itself. but ] do ,hini /.
,that II the treaty is killed. IL Nil!
shAve a pronounced effect on our max.
ing a separate treaty OF peace with
Senator Watson. of Indiana-"I DO
mot think the establishment o! a mil.