Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1919 — I RENOUNCE FOREVER [ARTICLE]

I RENOUNCE FOREVER

Text of Former German Emperor’s Act of Renunciation

The text of the former German emperor’s act of renunciation which was issued by the new German government “in order to reply to certain misunderstandings which have arisen with regard to the abdication,” follows : “By the present document, I renounce forever my rights to the crown of Prussia and the rights to the German imperial crown. I release at the same time all the officials of the German empire and Prussia and alsjp officers, noncommissioned officers and soldiers of the Prussian navy and army and of contingents from federation states from the oath of fidelity they have taken to me. As their emperor, king and supreme chief, I expect from them until- a new organization of the German empire exists that they will aid those who effectively hold the power in Germany to protect the Ger* man people against the menacing danger's of anarchy, 1 famine and foreign domination. ’ —7“Made and executed and signed by our own hand with the Imperial seal at Amerongen, November 28. : —— ' ’ “WILLIAM.”