The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-02

ana 10 gam tllne. Persons here nOlulnB
this latter view say the British Premier
won a victory and that when the meet
ing with the German Representatives
takes place in London this month Mr..
Lloyd George will repeat his Spa vic
tory and prevent any further occupa-
ton OF German territory.
Party Leaders SPEAK.
THE New YORK HERALD correspondent
here asked several Reichstag party lead
ers for their opinion on the PREPARATION
terms
DR.. Gustav Stressman. chairman Of
the Populist party said THE Allies
will never find Government nor a
Reichstag in Germany which will ever
consent TO such terms, which will ever
be in IL position TO fulfil such terms, or
even to think of accepting them. The
proposition is impossible. They consti-
tute a vicious effort to throttle the Ger
man people"
DR.. Rudolph Breitscheid. Independent
Socialist, said LAS it now stands. the
proposition cannot be accepted. But II
is OF paramount Importance that the
German Government accept the invita-
ton to the London conference and try
to find a way to reach an understanding.
fluence on the Prussian elections and
will greatly help the Nationalist cam
paign"
Phillip Scheidemann, majority So
ciaist leader and one time Chancellor,
said THE demands of the Entente are
imposs ibae and we shall not yield to
them. II is too much TO say that we
cannot discuss them with the Entente,
but we have not the power 10 comply
with them. Still l do not believe that
they mean a crisis in Germany to-day.
The crisis will come only when the Lon
don conference takes place. Surely the
Democrats and the Socialists were ready
to do their best to carry out the terms
of the Versailles treaty in so far as it
was possible for them to do so. Doesn't
the Entente see it is playing into the
hands of Bolshevism and is not giving
us any aid in our efforts to keep the
German workers from despair
Calls Figures Fantastic.
DR.. Jacob Reisser. president OF the
Bankers Association, said Eve cannot
discuss the agreement the Allies have
made. nor accept 1t as the basis for
negotiations. The fantastic figures de-
handed and above all the export tax,
must convince the world that France
and England have no other purpose than
to destroy German economic life"
DR.. Kurt Geyer. Communist leader,
said I'VE are against any further ex-
hauston of Germany Personally ]
stand where / stood during the war
against all indemnties and annexa-
tons. These demands are conse-
quence Of the war. which was fought
between rival capitalists, and now the
workers are expected TO bear the bur-
den Of it,
DR.. Edouard David. Majority Socialist
and formerly Minister of the Interior,
said: "'The demands Of the Entente
mean the death sentence to German
industry and the stranguation of Ger
man labor Hence leaders Of German
worlingmen will be against the de-
mands. 1t is not now as It was in the
hour of the Versailles treaty. Then il
was question of ending the human
slaughter and then the Independent So
cialists were clamoring to have us sign.
Now the Independent Socialists. and
even the Communists, find the demands
impossible. The Entente has given the
Nonarchists and the Communists enorm-
Gus help in Prussia in connection with
the election campaign there. The Con-
servatives can prove breakdown OF the
policy. and point to the folly of sign
ing, of the treaty. The Communists
will gain great following by holding
up as the only hope an allegiance with
Soviet Russia and the spreading Of a
world revolution"
Prof Kahl. a noted German law au-
thority and Populist party leader. sale
Il. for one. would meet the Entente with
a most emphatic No. II is utterly out
of the question that we should ever en-
ter into negotiations on tho basis OF
what the Entente demands
ECUADOR TO ENROLL ALL MEN,
GUAYAQUIL. Ecuador. Feb. l.-Presi-
dent Tamayo issued decree to-day or
dcring All the men CT the country 10 sign
! for military service in March next.