THE OREGON DAILY: JOURNAL, PORTLAND,- THURSDAY, . JUNE 12, 1919.
German
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! WORLD IN TUMULT
I BACK OF SCENES
Failure to Take Firm Stand Has
): Cost Regime, Already Much
v Opposed, Conservative Support
MIDDLE COURSE DISASTROUS
Ebert, Scheidemann, et al Find
Themselves Stranded Between
Two Main Currents of Feeling
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J Berlin. Germany, June 00. The Ger
. -man . political back stage today Is in
: V tumult. Under the blow administered
jbythe peace terms the existing govern
ment has been slowly but surely disin
tegrating for the last two weeks. From
y.he beginning the communist and In
dependent socialist parties have taken
' a firm opposition stand. Their opposl
' tion has consisted of espousing all the
Ideas and plans for action which were
diametrically opposite to those adopted
y the Ebert-Scheldemann government.
: Now the government finds itself de
serted by the conservative parties. The
former Prussian minister of rinance,
lergt, and1,. Von Kardorff. leaders of
the conservative parties In the national
- Assembly, have declared open war upon
pcheldemann. The conservative parties
. re nonsociallst. They have been wait
ng since the founding of the national
Assembly' for their chance.
TJPPOKT OF KOXCHAK HELPS
, The allied support of Admiral Kolchak
Jn Russia has strengthened the capital
istic and imperialist sentiment in Cer
Jnany.
i "The government has outraged the
Jeellngs of .a great part of the German
ation by Its stupid counter proposals
. ion the peace terms, said Hergt in
Jin Interview I obtained from him today.
. I'Our parties conservative, nationalist
fend people's have warned the govern'
. fcnent.- The entente's peace terms can
not be signed and the German counter
,'. proposals tare equally Impossible for us
to accept. Concerning territorial ques-
$lons tajr party agrees with the gov
ernment, though we think it has offered
too nncl. A plebiscite in regions un
doubtedly German Is not to be heard
of, and the question of giving fosen
p.way Is sheer folly to discuss.
INDEX2UTY TOO LARGE
I "Then, there is the indemnity ques
tion.:. I know it is absolutely impossible
for us" to pay 100,000,000.000- marks
125,000,000,000) in gold. The entente
-has already stripped us. Germany is
Removed from the world's commercial
Competition especially from competition
in the far eaet. It is our honor the
worlA doubts, It holds ua-in contempt.
VVe must recapture our reputation. We
rannot do so by signing a treaty which
lme will force us to breaic and which
jpn the face of It is impossible for us.
My party denies that Germany caused
the war or was dishonest, but we Bee
that the general opinion is against us
-evnd We desire to change it.
REPARATIONS AGREED TO
-4 "Since the armistice we have thought
of nothing but doing all we could in
Vnaking reparations to France and
Belgium. No other people has been so
Objective or Impartial in thinking as
we have. We have tiled to think with
the enemies point of view. Because
'l wish to be honest now we cannot
ffer to pay any such indemnity as is
sked. The question of our culpability
we cannot recognize. It is impossible
for Us to permit German subjects to
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beauty,; who has Just become engaged to Captain Duff Cooper of the
Grenadier Guards, son of a well known physician of London. Lady
Diana Is daughter of the Duke of Rutland. She hot time and again
been pursued by scores of men of title and wealth. She i said to
be the most photographed woman in the world, but during the war
she devoted to army charities the proceeds of sales of her portraits.
She has been an Indefatigable worker in the interests of the wounded,
giving up all social attractions to work In a.hospital. Here she met
her future husband. Lady Diana was the youngest of . three very beau
tiful and picturesque sisters. The other two, Lady Bfarjorle and Lady
Violet Manners, are now married. to noblemen of high rank. It is
interesting to note that Lady Diana is m direct descendant of Doro
thy Vernon of Haddon Hall, one of the most picturesque heroines of
Elizabethan days.
be tried by a foreign court. Our whole
nation is against it I do not know
what course Jthis government of social
ists intends steering. If it signs this
peace or its counter proposal we part
company with it.
SOCIALISTS LOSE STRENGTH
"There is no strong swing to the left,
but a strong swing to the right in Ger
man feeling. The majority socialists
have lost more than one, half of their
strength. The government knows its
danger. We are working hard to in
fluence Bcheldemann and Ebert not to
sign. If peace la not signed Germany,
even witn an army or occupation and
a renewal of the blockade, would be
better off than Germany forced into
endless slavery to j fulfill the entente's
rapacious terms." j
The above is one side of the situ
ation. Nationalistic feelings have. been
increasing rapidly throughout the coun
try. In Flieger a regiment is being
organised by the 6th German army
corps, in Silesia all soldiers entering
the ranks take the oath of allegiance
to the "king and fatherland." Soldiers'
and workingmen's councils in Silesia
are gradually being dispensed with and
old officers of the kaiser's army are
slowly assuming- entire charge of ' the
military situation.
GOTEKMEITT HELD WEAK
After interviewing Hergt and Kar
dorff I visited George Bernhard, man
aging director of the Ullsteln news
papers and one ot Germany's coming
men.
"It is impossible to tell what the gov
ernment will do," he said, "if the allies
do not change the peace conditions. The
government lacks ideas. It has no plan.
It does not know whether to sign or
refuse, and it has not worked out plans
for the future in case of refusal. There
are only two brains in this government,
those of Von Brockdorff-Rantsau and
Landsberg. There is only one man in
the entire outfit Noske and Noske is
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not of the constructive bat the destrue
tive type. ' Unhappily he Is not giving
the people any new possibilities of re
construction, but Is simply keeping
order oy turning machine guns on them.
This does not make for lasting order.
hut for lasting revolt.
ADVOCATES SIG3TIKO PEACE
"I think ft will be a crime if the
government does not sign peace. Re
fusal to sign would mean general
chaos." y
I asked if signing the peace would
deprive - the government of It army,
which is obviously monarchlstic and,
conservative In feeling. -
"It is possfble. said Herr Bernhard.
"The government Is frightened on ac
count of this possibility. It wishes to
sign, but feras that It will loss ita Job
if It does. With the signing of peace
reconstruction could begin in Germany,
If time proved that the conditions were
too hard they could adjust themselves.
Kurope and especially Franca needs a
Germany able to ' pay its debts and
would see to It that oun reconstruction
progressed. The socialistic organisation
of Industry is necessary to Germany.
Our government has made Its greatest
blunder by not taking socialistic steps
and by contenting-itself with making
speeches, promises and marking timc
STRONGER MEfT HEEDED
"It has also shown its weakness by
taking no measures against the die
integration of Oermany as the threat
of the Rhlneland to declare Its inde
pendence indicates. Other men are
neede'd in our irovernment, and the
sooner these get out the better for
everybody." - .
From numerous other conversations
with leading Germans it becomes dally
more obvious that the Germans are now
living from hour to hour with no plan
for the next. The most notable de
velopment of the last week has been
the strong stand taken by the conserva
tlva parties who now. see a chance to
undo the work of the German revolu
tion. In .opposition to this growing
tendency is the increasing power of
the radical elements.
TROUBLE BREWXHO I2C MUNICH
From Bavaria comes word that trou
ble is again brewing in Munich and
that the next few weeks may see the
return on a larger scale of the Ba
varian Soviets. The failure of the gov
ernment to grant labor reforms has
augmented the ranks of the radicals.
while Herr Noske's tactics of meeting
all opposition with firing squads and
machine guns ' has served to inflame
the minds of ordinarily peaceful and
thinking workers.
On the other hand the government s
refusal to take on a more nationalistic
tone has lost it the support of the con
servatives. Its middle course, one
lacking- in inspiration of any sort,, has
gradually stranded it beyond the two
main currents in German lire radical
socialist and conservative nationalist.
Bo far the tumults have not reached
beyond the political back stage, hut the
final crisis in the German situation . is
fast approaching.
Hundred Killed in .
Street Fighting in
North Mexican City
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Nusvo Laredo, Mexico, June 12. U.
P.) Juan M. Garcia, apparently elect'
ed governor of the Mexican ; state of
Nuevo Lewi by an overwhelming ma
jority in last Sunday's elections,, has
been arrested on charges preferred by
Carransa followers and is held in jail at
Monterey, according to travelers arriv
ing here from Monterey today.
Street fighting has been general' In
Monterey and in other parts - of the
state since Monday, it was stated, and
from 60 to 100 persons are known to
have been killed.
Kolchak's Premier
Is Famous Lawyer
Omsk, Siberia P. Vologodsky, prime
minister and leader under Admiral Kol
chak of the All-Russlan government,
which has its seat at Omsk, on the Si
berian Steppes, is a lawyer who has
had a distinguished career in which he
has saved many revolutionists .from the
death penalty.
He was a member of the directorate
at Omsk, and when Admiral Kolchak
proclaimed himself supreme ruler, or
"constitutional dictator," as the Ad
miral's friends put it, -Vologodsky was
named president of the cabinet.
Drys Not Allowed
To Enter England
London, June 12. A number of Amer
ican temperance lecturers who were pre
paring to come here for an "interna
tional dry campaign," were refused pass
ports at the request of the British gov
ernment, it was reported hers today.
Nevertheless, the Anti-Saloon Leagae of
America has started work in Great
Britain.
Vienna Crowds Hiss
World Peace Pact
Vienna via London, June 12. More
than 100,000 persons paraded through
the streets for three hours Wednesday
carrying banners wrapped with crepe.
Some carried flags inscribed "Death to
Peace," aiyf others declaring -for a union
of Germany and Austria. The Italian
mission was hissed. -
Morris' Departure
For Omsk Halted
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Tokio, June 12. The departure of
American Ambassador Morris lor Omsk
was cancelled at the last moment. It
was announced Wednesday. Omsk is the
seat of Admiral Kolchak's anti-Bolshevik
government in Siberia.'
Railroad Bill Is
Reported Favorably
? Washington, June "12. (IT. P.)i-The
senate appropriations committee today
favorably reported the, 1750,000,000 rail
road deficiency bill in the same form
as passed by the house. Efforts will be
made to get the bill passed at once.
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UNION TO ASSIST
HUMAN TY
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English Bishop Believes That
Tofether They Would Be All-j
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WORLD DEMOCRACY OBJECT
'Partners in Crusade for Man
kind and Sponsors for High
Ideals of World Is His idea.
By: Belt Kdwards
London, June 1. - (L N. S.) (By
MalD Bishop James Welldon, dean ot
Manchester and often affectionately re
ferred to as "the peoples' bishop," be
lieves the two great democracies of the
United States and Great Britain should
become partners in a crusade for man
kind and sponsors for the high destiny
of the world.
He is known from, one end of the
British Isles to the other better, prob
ably, than any other high church man.
and among his greatest treasures are
the compliments of the children along
the streets. It Is said that in a day's
walk in Manchester he bows to more
friends than any other man there.
Bishop Welldon. in an exclusive inter
view for the International News Serv
ice, said If the United States and Great
Britain are united as brothers and al
lies the work! will be safe for democ
racy and decocracy will be safe for the
world. For then democratic govern
ment all over the world will take Its
lessons from them. A good understand
ing between the United States and
Oreat Britain will Insure the happiness
and progress of humanity, he believes.
WAH KeVkALS TftUTHS
"The war 'has revealed, as by - the
lightning's rash, certain great truths
of human society." said Bishop Well
don. ; . "It has illuminated the contrasts
between two distinct ideal of -ti-.n l
(life the autocratic and the democratic.
"Of the first among those Ideals,
Germany was the conspicuous embodi
ment. Of the second, the supreme rep
resentative is found yt the United
States of America and under the veil
of monarchical government in - Great
Britain. Between these ideals, the
world was called upon to choose at the
outbreak of the war. All the enlight
ened nations arrayed themselves en the
side of democracy and the democratic
ideal won the day. c
Nobody doubts, r whatever may be
the faults or failings of democracy in
countries so little Inured to it as Ger
many and Russia, that the world can
not and wilt not revert to any other
than a democratlo system of govern
ment Progress in the future, near- or
distant, will tend more and more in the
direction ot democracy, and democracy
Is the common property of the English
speaking race. .
IDEALS AES AKIK . :
"It is Important to consider what are
the principles of the democratlo ideal
because it is upon the two great kin
dred peoples on both sides of the At
lantic ocean that the realisation of
those . principles depends. .
"If the United; States and- Greal
Britain are- united;- not only as allies
but as brothers, the world will be safe
for democracy and democracy will be
safe for the woYld. From them demo
cratic government, in my opinion, will
take its character all the world over.
It will mean vthat they mean. It will
stand for the Ideals which they set be
fore themselves.
"What, then are the principles of de
mocracy? "I. Peace. Sit Is Impossible to mis
take the lesson of history that upon the
whole democracy, when truly demo
cratic, fosters peace as' a military mon
archy fosters war. The military monarch,
as his throne rests upon force, cannot,
and does not, trust his people. He must
hold them in constant restraint He
dreads the breath of free Inquiry. He
seeks to avert their thoughts by visions
of conquest. It was so that the ex
kaiser said. In fact, . to the people of
Germany and Prueeiaj - -: -
LUILlXAKISX 31 E ASS YTAK .
" Make yourselves my slaves and t
wilt make you masters of the world
"Militarism means war sooner - or
later. 'No falser proverb was ever writ
ten than If you want peace prepare for
war. If you want peace, you must
prepare for peace. f v.;.-.
"The people want peace.- They have
nothing to gain by bloodshed. They do
not feel the lust of conquest They are
not dassled by miUtary glory and upon
their homes descends the last pain, suf
fering and agony of war. Therefore,
democracy Is the best guarantee of
peace. ,. - .
Freedom. T It is freedom thst has
been the watchword of the United
States. The United States fought for
freedom in the War of Independence,
the Civil war and the war against Ger
many, -w .
- "But freedom has many enemies. The
men are few who are such staunch
friends ot freedom that they would
rather see the world free than see it
what they wish it to be. But against
the powers, political or spiritual, which
would If they could Impugn the sov
ereign principle of freedom In all lis
fullness of thought, of speech, of meet
ings, of life and worship, the demo
cratlo governments of mankind must
fight and tight to the bitter end,'
"It is to me an amasement that any
society at the present day should give
any sort of countenance to the enemies
ot human freedom. But If freedom is
safe anywhere. It is safe in the great
democracies of the United States and
fJreat Britain.
EQUALITT OF OFJPORTUXXTT
". Equality. 1 do not of course,
mean the absolute equality. I mean the
equality of opportunity. . Democracy
forbids the ultimate severance of man
into classes. The United states - set
long ago the example of raising its
humblest citlsens to the highest dignity.
In Oreat Britain today what more in
spiring career is there than that of a
man like the prime minister, who was
born In a house little more than a cot
tage in the citx of Manchester, and now
guides the fortunes of the British Em
pire 7
"Wherever caste or elas exists there
Is a barrier to human ambition. The
principle of equality is not seen there.
I believe tbat the origin of the feeling
for beman equality lies In the Chris
tian doctrine of the equality of souls
in the sight of God. I believe that is
not so signally vindicated as In the
Reformation. It la essentially a demo
cratlo doctrine and I rejoice In the con-
fldent belief that the great Kngllsb-'
speaking democracies will adhere to it
and never depart "from It.
PRESIDENT'S ST A WD UPHELD
. "A democracy, again, involves and
implies public good faith. , It sometimes
occurs to me that President Wilson will
have conferred no greater good to hti
r -i.nity by hla League of Nations, if it
comes into being, than by his insistence
on the publicity of all treaties and con
tracts between nations. Secrecy breeds
suspicion. It was once Said ot the old
diplomatist that he was a man sent
abroad to tell lies for the benefit bt his
own nation. The time Is soon comlnsY
I hope,-when he will be more defined
as a man sent -broad to speak the truth
for all nations. i
"Democracy entertains no tolerance
for secret treaties of Insurance or re
insurance. It demands that nations
treat each other as gentlemen treat
each other. It demands good faith,
mutual regard for rights and tht refer
ence ot disputes to Judicial arbitration.
Whereas democracy is In the interest
of all the people, there Is nothing It
needs to hide from the people. -
"4. Justice, the last principle of de
mocracy. It Is justice that has been
the mainstay of the British in India.
The people of India whether they lik
er dislike the British government, and
tey certainly prefer it to the German
government unanimously admit that it
is a. Just government."
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