ABBREVIATE AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
THE WORLD'S SHORTEST "LIFE" It is stated by a Berlin correspondent of the London "Observer" that the shortest autobiography "«"s*£%. a great man is probably that of President Ebert. J2VS a miarter and is written in tho tluru * nit it is limited to the tow KSTrf h£ te IS of which he scorned to Sink it worth while to moke «*■> £rd It reminds one of tho bnet.autoreference to personal experiences such lifter no <"»">." . ,„ ii n der>lan« a-Th." »a»i.tr.lf;' . mean' &<1 E»cli.l till .to »»» B 1 ™ "> St a degree from He do berg; ad Lincoln regretted all his I.fe that he could not go to college and get an education,'' neither of them realising probably what a superior education he find acquired outside of college wa Is. Ebert in later years wrote vohiminouslv. but ho condensed his ""tobiographv into the space of these paragraphs, which comprise the history ot the German upheaval:
Durins the weeks that preceded the revolution Ebert informed the German Government In tc»cral conferences of the seriousness of the situation. On the outbreik of the revolution he appeared on November 9th with a deputation of Socialist members and worfcingmen. arfd made clear tho necessity of a Sectal-Democratle Government The same day ho accepted, with Ibe permission o. im party. Ihe post of Chancellor offered him !>> the Government. #„.„,„, Next dav he was summoned by the former Secretaries' of State to a meeting in which information'was given of the conditions f" armistice, and of a telegram from the Arm> headquarter! advislne their speedy acceptance. The former Secretaries of State refused to adopt any definite attitude so that Ebert ordered the Armistice Commission to " C The same day the Council of People's Commissioners was formed to carry on the cow eminent. Ebert was its leader until c.cvtcd President.
It is suggested that his writings "might well serve os models to f, nt {"* generations of Labour members, nw "autobiographv" should stand as a model for generations of autobiograpnen.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18924, 12 February 1927, Page 13
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