OCR Text |
Show : NEW CHANCELLOR EBERT 'ISSUES AN ADDRESS TO GERMANS J -j Urges New Government to Secure Peace in Quickest Possible Time ctnd Take Steps to Save People From Civil War and Famine and to Promptly Stabilize Authority, , BERNE, Nov. 10. In his address to j the people, the new German chancel-. chancel-. lor. Herr Ebert says: "Citizens. The ex-chancellor. Prince j, Max of Baden, in agreement with all n the secretaries of state, has banded e over to me the task of liquidating his I affairs as chancellor. I am on the point s cf foiming a new government In ac-j ac-j cord with the various parties, and will (. kep public opinion freely .informed of r the course of the events. "The new government will be a gov-n gov-n ernment of the people. It must make r every effort to secure in the miickest possible time peace for the German - people and consolidate the- liberty I which they have won. "The new government ha. taken charge of the administration to pre serve the German people from civil . war and famine and to accomplish their lf-gltlmate claim to autonomy. ' The government can solve (his proh- lem only if all the officials in town and country will help. ! "I know It will be difficult for some ! to work with the new men who have taken charge of the empire, bul I ap- peal to their love of the, people. Lack or organization would In this heavy ':time mean anarchy in Germany and the MiTender of the country to tremendous tre-mendous misery. Therefore, help your native committee with fearless, imle-1 ( faiigable work for the future. Every j , ' one at his post. " : i Demands Loyal Support. (! "I demand every one's support in the . hard task awaiting us. You know how j seriously ihe war has menaced the provisioning of the people, which is the , first condition of the people's exist- onco. The political transformation . should not trouble the people; the I food supply is the first duty, of all. (Whether in town or country, and they should not embarass but rather aid the production or food supplies and their transports to the towns. "Food shortage signifies pillage and robbery, wllh great misery. The poorest poor-est will suffer the most and the industrial indus-trial worker will be affected hardest. All who illiclly lay hands on food supplies sup-plies or other supplies of prime ne-cersity, ne-cersity, or the means of transport nec-j nec-j essary for their distribution will be guilty to the higheM degree towards the community. I "I ask you immediately to leave the streets and remain orderly and calm." j I CHANCELLOR EBERT j j assumes' offices; WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. Frieder ich Ebert, upon assuming- office yes terday as chancellor issued a procla-Imatlon procla-Imatlon announcing that the now government gov-ernment at Berlin hnd taken charge of business to prevent civil -war and famine. In a manifesto addressed to the "citizens" of Germany "the chancellor chan-cellor said he was going to form a peoples' peo-ples' government to bring about peace "as quickly as possible" and to coiv firm the liberty which the government govern-ment has gained. The proclamation ,and manifesto wore sent out by the German wireless station al Nauen and picked up todav by naval radip stations in this Vouii-try. Vouii-try. In making them public, the state department said it would not vouch for accuracy of the facts presented. The proclamation said: "New government has taken charge of business in order to preserve Ger man people from civil war and famine and In order to enforce its just claims of self-determination. This task can only be accomplished ir all authorities in civil orfices in towns and in landed districts lend to it a helpful hand. "I know It will be hard for many to cooperate with new men who now have to lead business of the empire But I appeal to their love for our peo pie. If organization of public life stops in this serious hour then Germany would be prey of anarchy and most ter rible misery. Therefore, lend togethei with me your help to our country bv continuing work in fearless and irre lentlng manner, everybody in his posi tion until tho hour comes that relieves us of our duty." The maniresto asked 'Tor assistance assist-ance of all in heavy tasks which awailf us." and urged all to "leave the streets and provide Tor quiet and order." COPENHAVEN, Nov. 8 Sonderburg is in the hands or the revolutionists and the red rlag has been raised on ships there. Sonderburg is situated Qn Uiq island of Alsen, Sihleswig. li has a population popula-tion of five thousand. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 10 The crews of the German dreadnoughts Posen Oslfriesland. Nassau and Oldenburg! in Kiel harbor, have joined the revolution. revolu-tion. The marines occupied the lock pi ter at Ostmoor and fought down a cujst artillery division which offered resistance. |