Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-31
Chancellor Makes Striking
Address in ReiChstag.
Stumbling Block in Supervision
Of Individual States.
Count Won kadiiz Sees in Champ
Clarke Future President"

Berlin, March 50.-Chanccllur Won
Bethmann-Hollweg in the Eciehstag to-
day discussed disarmament and inter
national arbitration, but without depart
ing one iota from the welI-known
standpoint of the German government,
often declared on yformer occasions.
The imperial chanselor believes the
chief difficulty. in a disarmament agree
ment the impossibifity # supervision
of individual states.
Control over these lie said. Il re-
gard as absolutely impracticable. Tile
III &c attempt to control would have no
other result than continual mutual dis
trust and universal turmoil Gen raj
disarmament is an insoluable problem
SO long as men are men.
1T will remain true, continued tn"
cnahee ilor, that the week Will IL prey
OF the s:rong If any nation feels that
it is unable longer to spend certain
sums for defensive purposes it viii
inevitably drop 10 the second rank.
There will always be u stronger one
read; to take it's place. Ne Germans
in our exposed situation cannot shut
our ewes to this dire reality. only so
Id d. VT tdi fIltiHldll lAdNF.
The nations including Germany said
the chancellor, have been talking disarm-
ament since the first Hague conference, but
neither in Germany or elsewhere has
practical plan been proposed. Great Britain
wishes the Limitation OF armamenfs but
simultaneously wants a superior equal
fleet Any conference on this subject is
bound 10 be fruitless No standard of
limitation can be found and any con-
ceivablc proposal would be shattered on
the question of control
Won BethmannHollweg instanced Ma
poleons imitation OF the Prussian army
when Prussia adhering 10 the letter of
her treaty trained four-tod army by
shortening the period of training. Ger
many was willing, he said, 10 accept the
English proposal for AN exchange of in
formation regarding navy building pro-
grams. He accepted the idea of arbilra-
ton in principle but universal arbitration
was as impossible of accomplishment n
universal disarmament. Ky this principle
twQ nations like tha. United States and
Great Britain could seal the dcfacio status
II new question arose arbitration nigh,
prove Inadequate.
The chancelior's speech. which WAS
along the line of his carrier uttcrances,
was made in the discussion of the
resolutions offered by the Socialists
and Radicals asking for an extension
OF international arbitration and the
limitation of armamentS. These resn=
luticns came before the House At tine
opening of the customary debate nf
foreign affairs in connection with the
chancellors budget
The chancellor deferred his remarks
until the representatives, of the lead
ing parties had been heard.
Count Won kanitz. CONSERVATIVES de
voted the greater part of his speech to
american affairs, contrasting the
speech of Commander William =
Slmms of the American navy at the
Guild Hall, London. which called forth
a reprimand from President Taft, with
the utterances Of Congressman Champ
clark, concerning the annexation OF
canada, saying will" an American
naval officer is assuring England of
the friendship of tn" United s+-dte~ Il
future President of that nation is talk
Ing of the absorption Of Canada.
Canadian reciprocity. he said. raised
the point of what compensatory fayors
We're to he hsd by Germany OF the
proposed Anglo American complete
arbitration treaty the SpCaker said
that the plan promised little if qu'S-
tons like that of the Monroe doctrine
We're excluded.
DR.. Spain, ex-President ana leader
of the Center party. said that he IA
Nored mere arbitration treaties and his
party sympathized with the movement
for disarmament.
Ernest Bassermann. National Liber-
al, in common with the other speak
ers. welcomed the principle of arbitra-
-tion and disarmament. but doubted its
practicahility.
Or. Wiener deferred to the reciproc-
ity agreement between the United
States and Canada as the first step in
the departure from high protection and
EXPRESSED the hope that it will have