A FEARFUL SILENCE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16448, 31 May 1919, Page 4

A FEARFUL SILENCE.

Herr Fehrenbach, ex-President of the Ret hstag, speaking recently at Heidelberg, described the scene on November 10, when Dr. Solf read out the Allied armistice terms. “All the members of the new and old Governments were assembled at the Chancellor’s Palace. The armistice commission’s telegram was then read, stating that there was nothing to do but immediately to accept the conditions. “Then the telegram from Hindenburg was read, requesting that all the conditions be immediately accepted, and stating that he could no longer hold the army together, and that it was already getting out of hand. Otherwise he would be compelled to capitulate with the entire army.

“Herr Ebert then put the question: ‘Who opposes this step ?’ whereupon followed that fearful silence. I hope I shall never again experience so terrible a silence.”