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Without any authorization or agreement from anyone else, Scheidemann goes out on the balcony and proclaims a republic.
Matthew Yglesias » Sherri Berman: Progressives Must Believe in Change 2009
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As Scheidemann went out to the balcony, he was told that Karl Liebknecht, a more radical socialist leader, was speaking right then to another crowd from another balcony not far away.
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Scheidemann called the Chancellery before 7 A.M. threatening to resign from the cabinet if Wilhelm did not abdicate within the hour.
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Not good enough, Scheidemann replied, and resigned right then.
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Scheidemann answered that it was not only true—it was obvious.
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Determined not to be beaten to the punch, Scheidemann shouted to the cheering throng, The old and the rotten, the monarchy, has collapsed!
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Soon afterward, when Ebert and Scheidemann were having lunch at the Reichstag, some workers and soldiers broke in to say that a crowd had gathered outside expecting a speech.
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A few minutes later, while Ebert and Scheidemann were finishing their luncheon, people rushed into the Reichstag and shouted that Scheidemann had proclaimed the Republic.
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He mentioned men like Philipp Scheidemann, the leader of the socialists.
Human Smoke Nicholson Baker 2008
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The Scheidemann ministry resigned rather than sign the peace treaty dictated by the Allies.
1919, Jan. 5-15 2001
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