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Show GERMAN LEADER TALK OF DENIAL TO SIGN TREATY COl'ENHAOAN, May 1. -Tho pres-dent pres-dent of the Gorman national assembly, assem-bly, Kon'stantln Fchrcnbach, speaking speak-ing at Frloburg, recently said he was Certain that President was Inclined (p Insist on his fourteen points. It was possible that a plenary session Jwpuld be convoked to dccldo regard-ling regard-ling the nlghlng of a preliminary peaco treaty, as well as to cooperato In the peace negotiations. "We are In doubt as to what It would mean for tho southwestern cor ner of tho empire If wo refuged to sign the peaco treaty,"sald Hcrr Feh-ronbach. Feh-ronbach. "I take It that in any case we shall not sign a peace which leaves prisoners still In captivity and does not bring the raising of the blockade. Neither will we sign a peace which surrenders the Saan region re-gion to our' enemies and promises Danzig to the Poles. "The government and parliament Jointly bear a tremendous responsibility, responsi-bility, but behind them stands the entire German nation. Our enemies must know and It must penortate their countries we will not accept any dictated terms and will not, bo a slave nation." ' |
