Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-03
RE|CHsTAG Votes WAR
CREDIT OF s1,250,000,0OO
President of Chamber I'm Speech
Dwells on Unity and Patriotism
of German People.
ONLY ONE VOTE IN OPPOSITION
Imperial Chancellor Transmits Cor.
dial Greetings From Emperor, Who
Is Absent With Army-Many Mem
bers in Uniform.

BERLIN. December . tvia Amster-
dam to London. 1920 p. Mo.-with one
dissenting vote. that of Herr Lieb-
knecht, Socialist. the Rcichstas to-
day voted now war credit OF $780,
100000
The president OF the chambers 8
speech dwelt on the unity and patriot
ism Of the German people, and COM
mented appreciatively on the large
number OF Reichstag members serving
at the front. or the progress OF the
war. the president said:
Japan Joined our enemies from de-
sire to seize as booty the monument
10 German culture in the Far East.
On the other hand, we have found an
aily In Turkey as all the Moslgm peo-
pie wish to throw Off the English yoke
and shatter the foundations of Eng
lands colonial power. Under the ban
ncr of our army and our feet we will
continue"
The Imperial Chancellor. Dr. Won
sion. dressed In the service uniform OF
general. All secretaries of state and
Prussian ministers were present.
Many members were in uniform. and
wore Iron Crosses.
UNITED IN COMMON CONCERT
FOR VEAL OF FATHERLAND
In an address TO the members OF
the chamber, DR.. Won Bethmann HolI-
veg said:
The Emperor is absent with the
army, but lie has charged me to trans
NIT his best wishes and cordial greet
ings TO the German House OF Repre-
Eentatives. with whom he knows he is
united until death. I'm stress of danger.
I'm common concert for the weal-of the
Fatherlnnd.
Our first thoughts go 20 the En-
peror and the army and navy. fight
ing for the honor and greatness OF the
empire. Full OF pride and with un-
shakable confidence we look on them
and our Austro Hunga rian 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
we'll knows that If the German empire
were destroyed it, too. would lose it's
national right to arrange it's own des-
tiny. Al our enemies have formed a.
powerful coalition against, US, they Nj IL,
~ hpppa and that the arm OF our, hraye
allies rreacltcsE the veal SPOTS In their
world; posi lions"
GERMAN TROOPS CARRY WAR
INTO ENEMS'S COUNTRY
The Imperial Chancellor said that
sinrc the Reichstag mad expressed the
firri resolution of the whole people to
undertake the war, great deeds had
been accomplished. and the incompar
able gallantry OF the German troops
had carried the war into the cncmy's
country.
There we will stand nrm." declared
the chancellor, "apd can regard tho
future with every confidence. But the
enemy's resistance is not broken. We
arc not vet at thcs END OF our sacri-
fees. The nation will continue to sup
port these sacrifices with the same he
roism AS hitherto. for we must and will
fight to q successful end our defensive
war for right and for freedom. we
then will remember how our dcfcnse-
less compatriots in hostile countries
were maltreatcd. In a manner which
is a disgrace to civilization. The world
must learn that none can hurt hair
on the head OF 2 German subject with
impunity.
"Tt is evident to us who is respon-
siblc for this greatest of all wars. 'Fhe
in Russia, who ordered and executed
the mobilization of the Russian army:
the real responsibility falls OH the
British government. The Cabinet at
London could have made the war inn
possible If it had declared at st. Pc
tersburg that England would not al
low continental war to develop from
the Austro- -Servian conflict.
Such declaration would have
obliged France to restrain Russia from
Undertaking warlIke measures. Then
our action as mediator between st. Pet
tcrsburg- and Vienna would have besn
successful.
England was aware of the bellicose
Vaccinations on the part OF an ire
sponsibIe, but powerful. group about
the Russian Emperor England saw
how the wheel was rolling, but placed
no obstacle In Its path. Despite all
assurance of peace, London informed
st. Petersburg that England was on
the side of France, and. consequently,
on the side of Russia"