The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, March 06, 1919, Page 2, Image 2
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SHOCKED BV THE NEWS.
German National Assembly Learns
Who Controls the Situation.
The party speeches in the national
assembly which had been set
down for Monday afternoon, says a
Berlin dispatch* suffered a rude interruption
by the outcome of the
new armistice negotiations. " The
general outlines of the new terms
were known early today, and it was
no surprise when President Fehrenbach
announced that the speeches
and arguments would be deferred so
that Mathias Erzberger head of the
German armistice delegation might
give a personal explanation of what
happened between his departure and
his unexpectedly <-t;ick retu.i today.
Herr Erzberger, noticeably
wrought up and laboring under a
strain, began with the announcement
that the delegates were entitled to
know at the earliest possible moment
the full details of the negotia
tions. He then read the terms, and
the house listened in almost agonized
silence. The slightest stir or
noise brought angry hisses; the assembly
never had been one tithe so
still.
The members of the house stirred
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uneasily as he finished and stopped
for breath. Before continuing his
explanation, Herr Erzberger interjected:
! ^ "Fateful Hours."
"It is my wish that you may never
have the fateful hours I have had.
We on the armistice commission
have had to bear untold responsibil
ity."
He then referred to the unfortunate,
well-nigh fatal, delay in the
arrival of the terms at Weimar, and
went into details on Marshal Foch's
ultimatum, jwrhich, he said, he was
assured was framed with the unqualified
approval.of President Wilson.
Herr Erzberger told of the efforts
to secure modifications, but said'
Marshal Foch had been sternly insistent
on the acceptance of the
terms.
He touched only briefly, but clear.
ly, on his successful protests against
Polish incorporation of Silesia and
bis unsuccessful efforts to save Birnbaum,
Bentschen and other German
towns. He emphasized that the Al
lies would take over the responsibility
of keeping the Poles in check
and give guarantees for the safety
of the Germans on the Polish side.
"V ~.r "
Wilson's 14 Points Prevail.
To Herr Erzberger's protests Marshal
Foch replied that all were
purely military measures and in accordance
with President Wilson s 14
points.
. Herr Erzberger protested likewise
against the indeterminate extension
of the armistice, but Marshal Foch
brusquely declined to make any alteration,
and insisted upon inclusion
; of a clause'which gives him power
to promulgate any order to Germany
, at will.
PHerr Erzberger then demanded
whether the short, indeterminate
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condition of the armistice might
? lead to an early peace, to which
Marshal Foch replied: "I think so;
I assume so."
The minister said the difficulties
had been greater because the nego- ]
tiations had become sharper and ;
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cussion demonstrated that nothing
more would be changed. l
Confidence in Foch.
The minister assured the assem"I
have confidence that Marshal
\ Foch's given word will be kept." <
Herr Erzberger said that he had
achieved almost no results in his efi
t
forts to have German prisoners released,
beyond a promise by France
and England each to send back 2,000
.
. badly wounded men. He then read
the German note which he presented
to Marshal Foch, as the armistice
terms were signed. He had had
sad mission with few happy results.
"The world knows," he concluded,
"that we do not want a new war
and cannot conduct one. The world
will condemn the entente for its severity."
An Eye on the Future.
Maggie had a new baby brother,
which everyone agreed was such a
baby as had never been seen before.
One day the baby was being weighed
and Maggie asked what that was for.
"Oh," said her father, "Uncle
ueorge nas laKen a great iauc> tu
baby, and he's offered to buy him for
a shilling an ounce."
Maggie looked startled. "You're
not going to sell him, are you daddy?"
"Of course not, precious," answered
daddy, proud to see his 'little girl
loved her brother so.
"No. Keep him till he gets a bit
bigger," the child went on; "he'll
fetch more money then."?Tit-Bits.
Music and Mars.
"They say singing men make great
fighters."
"I have known it for many years,"
murmured the grand-opera manager,
wearily.?Washington Star.
THE SULTAX MUST GO.
Greek Statesman Wants to Take
Constantinople From Turks.
The Morning Post publishes an interview
granted its Paris correspondent
by Yenizelos, who is quoted as
replying as follows when questioned
as to the future of Constantinople:
"There are two solutions. The
league of nations could intrust a single
nation with control of Constantinople
and the straits, which together
would be formed into a separate administrative
area, or the league itself
could administer it, appointing a
governor for that purpose, who
might hold office for five years. But
whatever solution be adopted, one
thing is certain: the sultan must go.
He can make his capital at Kohia or
at Broussa. but he must not stay in
Constantinople.
"Even if he were deprived of the
Coiinimto?anrt with thft creation of
an independent Arab kingdom, that
is exceedingly likely?he would still
be a source of trouble to all powers
like France and England who have
large Mohammedan populations, if
he were allowed to remain in Constantinople.
And further, it is very important
that he should be removed now by
the peace conference actually sitting
in Raris, for it is necessary to make
it clear to all the world that Turkey
is losing her capital, in which, by
the way, the Turks form the minority,
a? a direct result of having entered
the war. Turkey chose to be Germany's
ally, and must pay the price
of Germany's defeat."
"I asked Mr. Venizelos." The
Morning Post writes, "if he thought
it likely that the mandatory system *
would be applied to any European
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those to which the conference had already
applied it. He was very cautious
in his reply, and suggested that '
it might be applied to districts where
a mandatory could not claim close
relationship with the population of
the territory in question. For instance,
he insisted that in the case
of the disputed islands in the
Aegean, Greece could not be satisfied
with the position of a mandatory
over islands the population of
which was entirely Greek."
"Mr. Venizelos is obviously of the
opinion that irredentist territories
will return to the motherland without
any intervention, mandatory or
otherwise of the league of nations."
In regard to England's acceptance of
the mandatory system regarding the
captured German colonies, Mr. Venizelos
is quoted as saying: "I do not
wish to enter into any controversial
point, and I hope, and I believe, a
solution will be reached which will
satisfy the claims, say of Australia,
without desroying the validity of the
principle. But I cannot help thinking
that England, in taking this step,
has led the way, and has, in so doing
strengthened her own Dosition and
that of the league of nations.
"Mr. Venizelos," The Morning
Post correspondent writes further on,
"thinks like a good many other people
in Paris, that the conference
made real progress last week, and
that the somewhat pessimistic feeling
which existed at the end of the
previous week's deliberation, has
given way to a more confident outlook."
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Surrender of the Germans in Africa.
"V.
The surrender of General Von
Vorbeck Lettow, the German commander
in East Africa, with his
command of about 5,800 Europeans
and natives which took place on November
15 is graphically described
by the Rhodesian Herald. According
to this paper, General Von Lettow's
command included 400 armed
natives, machine gun carriers, a
medical unit and numerous women
who had followed their husbands
through the hardships of years of
campaigning. The surrender took
place on tlie unamoezi river near
Kasama, Rhodesia.
The surrendering troops were
formed into three lines and General
Von Lettow read his formal surrender
to General Edwards. Von Lettow
then ordered his native troops
to lay down their arms but the Europeans
among them were allowed to
retain theirs in recognition of the
hard fighting they had experienced.
The natives were then marched away
to the internment camp.
"It was a most impressive spectacle,"
says the Herald. The surrendering
forces numbered 1,555 Europeans,
4,277 natives and 819 women.
The men were all veterans of a hundred
fights while the women who had
gone through long campaigns were
carrying huge loads and many of
them had children during the war.
The native carriers came in singing
with undisguised joy at the thought
that their labors were ended.
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Beating Orphus.
Orphus of old could make a tree
or a stone move with his music; but
there are piano-players today who
have made whole families move.?
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