Because the central powers were winning the war.
They desire to see no territorial changes that do not accord with the freely expressed wishes of the peoples concerned.
they wish to see sovereign rights and self-government restored to those who have been forcibly deprived of them.
For plato users
The full sentence is as follows:
To force a bill out of committee, A DISCHARGE petition must be signed by a majority of the representatives.
A discharge petition refers to a petition that is used in the house of representative to force a bill out of the committee unto the floor of the house for a vote. For the petition to be successful, 218 members of the house have to vote in its favor.
By actually having it in a credit card so nobody except you will know the number to so nobody hacks it or it can be in your bank and nobody will get your savings
