NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NECESSARY

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 140, 10 December 1918, Page 7

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NECESSARY

INTERVIEW WITH HERR

SCHIEDEMAN

(AYS. AND N.Z. CABLE ASSN. AND REUTBR.)

Received December 10, 11 a.m.)

LONDON), 9th December. The Daily Express has interviewed Herr Scheidemann, who gave it as his opinion that Germany would become a republic, composed of the united states. The first president would probably be one of the Majority Socialists, but Herr Schiedemann hesitated to suggest a name. .

Herr Schiedemann also 6aid the election of the National Assembly will take place at the earliest possible date. This was necessary to enable Germany to give guarantees of stability when making peace. (The assembly must also consider the establishing af a State tribunal to try persons guilty of causing the warj and deal with the Entente Powers' demands for the Kaiser's extradition.

Herr Schiedemann considers that the Kaiser has already ibeen sufficiently punished, but the question of his, part in causing war must be clearly decided. The Government is daily receiving hundreds of telegrams from returning soldiers, supporting the present regime. The t Soldiers' and Workmens' Council Would carry on only until the National Assembly is formed. The Supreme Conncil, numbering six, is the superior body, and will nominate the 1 peace delegates to, meet the Allies.