Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-04
GERMAN PREMIER
BLAMES ENGLAND
Chancellor Won Bethmann-H olweg
Says Britain Could Have Pre-
vented Struggle.
BLOW Az COMMERCIAL RIvAL
Credit of Five billion Marks Voted
by Reichstag at BerIin--sO-
cioIiat Registers
Protest.

that OF Herr Liebknecht. socialist. the
Reichstag today voted new war credit
OF s5.oOOYoOO,oOo marks Cs1.25O.OO 600.
The president Of the chamber Mt the
opening OF the sitting dwelt In q speech
on the unity and patriotism Of the Ger
man people. and commented apprecia-
lively on the large number OF members
OF the Reichstag. who are now serving
the country. yr,.t
In his explanation OF the position of
the war the president said:
Motive of Japan.
Japan Joined our enemies from a de-
sire to seize as booty the monument TO
German culture IN the far east. On the
other hand. we" have found an ally In
Turkey. as all the Moslem people wish
to throw off the English yoke and shatter
the foundations OF England's colonial
power. Under the banner OF our army
and our fleet we Will conquer"
The imperial chancellor, DR.. Won Beth
mann-Hollweg, attended the session
dressed in the gray service uniform Of
a general. All the secretaries OF state
and the Prussian ministers also were
present. Many Of the members of the
chamber we're in uniform and wore iron
crosses.
Address of Chancellor.
In an address to the members OF the
Chamber. DR.. Won Bethmann-H ollweg
said:
THE emperor is absent with the army,
but he has charged me to transmit his
best wishes and cordial greetings to the
German House Of Representatives with
whom he knows he is united until death
In stress OF danger, in common concert
for the veal of the fatherland.
"our first thoughts go TO the emperor
and the army. and navy. who are fight
\ ing for the honor and greatness of the
empire. Full OF pride and with nnshake-
able confidence we look on them and
our Austro-Hungarian comrades in arms.
who are firmly united to us to fight and
to win great battles with brilliant bravery
"our latest ally in the war forced upon
us is the Ottoman empire. which well
knows that II the German empire were
destroyed. II. too. would lose its national
right to arrange it's own destiny As our
enemies have formed a powerful coalition
against us they will. I hope. find that
tho arm OF our brave allies reaches the
weak spots in. their world positions"
Great Deeds Accomplished.
The imperial chancellor said that since
the Reichstag had expressed the firm
resolution Of the whole people to under
take the war, great deeds had been ac-
complished and the Incompatible gall
iantry of the German troops had carried
the war into the enemy's country.
There we Will stand firm declared the
chancellor, "and face the future with
every confidence But the enemys re-
sistance Is NOT. broken. We are not yet
at the end OF our sacrifice. The nation
will continue TO support these sacrifices
with the same herolsm as hitherto, FOL
we must and will fight TO successful
end our defensive war for right and free
dom. We viii then remember how our
defenseless compatriots In hostile coun-
tries were malterated in a manner whici
is a disgrace to, civilization. The worlc
must learn that none can hurt a hair OF
the head of q German subject with i'm
punity. =. -,---
who Is 10 Blame for War.
1T is evident To ,ns who is responsible
for this greatest of all wars. The ap,
parent responsibility falls on those II
Russia who ordered and executed thu
mobilization OF the Russian army; IN,
real responsibility falls on the British
government. The cabinet at London coul,
have made the war impossible II It hat
declared at st. Petersburg that Englan,
would not allow continental war to de
velop from the Austro-Servlan conflict.
such a declaration would have oblige
France energeticalIy to restrain Russi,
from undertaking warlike measures. The
our action as mediator between 81. Peters
burg and Vienna would have been sue
cessful.
England was aware OF the belIcos
Vaccinations on the part OF an irrespon
sible but powerful group about the Rus
sian emperor. England saw how tn
wheel was rolling. but placed no obstacl
In It's path. Despite all assurances o
peace. London informed ST. Petersbur
that England was on the side OF Franc
and consequently on the side OF Russia
Allows MoRstroas War.
''The cabinet at London allowed a mon
strous world war. hoping with the he'll
OF the entente 10 destroy the vitality o
It's greatest European competitor in tn
markets OF the world.
Therefore, England and Russia hav
. before God and man the responsibilit
for the catastrophe which fell upon, Eu
rope
! "England's pretended defense OF Be
, gums neutrality was nothing but
1 pretext. We notified Belgium that IN
! necessities OF self-defense would eomp'
! us 20 march through Belgium on the ever
: ing OF August 2. but already ON the aftei
!. noon OF saturday, August J. before any
thing OF any demarche at Brussels eoul
have been known 70 London. the BIRTHS
government had promised France uncol
e ditiOnal assistance IN case tho 0erIna
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