South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-20
RAPS ALLIES IN
RE|CHSTAG SPEECH
Chancellor Won HOIWeg Says
Nations Are 0eCeiVing
People in Real
Situation.

BERLIN wireless via Sayvillel.
Aug 20. - The Trans-Ocean News
Service sends out the following report
of Chancellor Won Bethmann-Holl-
weg's speech at the opening Of the
Reichstag Thursday.
Chancellor Won Bethmann- Hollweg
in the Reichstag Thursday traced the
history Of European events leading up
to the present war lie unveiled the
attempts made 10y Germany's enemies
to conceal the whole truth from ma
tions at large and from their own
people
Il never have concealed anything
from the representatives of the GEL
man nation and ] never had anything
to conceal" he said.
The chancellor further discussed
Poland's future and announced the
abolition of previous antagonism be
tween Germans and Poles, adding.
Sees Freedom for Poles.
The present occupation of the Po-
lish east frontier is the beginning of
an evolution leading that country to
freedom from the Russian yoke, to-
wards a brighter future in which it
Will be able To develop and cultivate
it's individual national character
uation. the chancellor said:
Since you assembled last. great
things have happened. Again all
French attempts TO shatter our west
front have failed in spite of the
French contempt for death and their
reckless waste of human lives Italy.
our new enemy who thought she
could easily take her neighbours COW
eted goods, has been splendidly re-
.fsaI en- frif
ity and her immense sacrifice of hu-
man lives. mistaken and unshakable
stands the Dardanelles front.
we greet our faithful allies and
extend especial greetings to the eX-
allied ruler Of the Danube, the mon
arch who yesterday entered his seth
year.
No Fear for Future.
Almost all OF Gaiicia, a large part
of Poland, Lithunia and Courland
have been freed from the Russians.
our lines everywhere far advanced
into the enemies countries. stand like
walls. We ourselves have strong
armies free and at our disposal for
new enterprises Proudly and with
out fear we look into the future"
The chancellor insisted that Ger
many's enemies were attempting 10
deceive their own people about the
-
ring a heavy blood guilt" He stig-
matiz- d as a campaign of calumnies"
statements that were being published
about Germany.
Our enemies pretend that Germany
prepared for this war" he said
"since she was victorious during the
first year of war; and that they were
innocent. peaceful and unprepared."
In reply to this he reminded the
u Of ar.ff pI
Hshed i'm the spring of 1914 "at the
instigation of Russian war ministers"
saving that Russia was completely
ready for war He further referred
to the proud language used for years
bv France" and Frances demand
that Russia use large part of the
money loaned her for strategiCal pur-
poses.
Further he reminded his hearers of
Sir Edward Grey's words on June 3,
1914. in the English parliament stat
ing that British war preparations
we're so complete that they would be
able 10 protect comm cree and the
shores and interests of England. He
quoted Sir Edward Grey as saying:
IF we are engaged in war we shall
suffer but little more than we shall
suffer even if we stand aside"
ArraiSns England.
tense of the English that they were
lighting for small neutral countries.
The legitimate commerce of neutral
countries" he said "has been Strang-
led by England. who forbids neutral
transportation of merchandise COM
ing from or going to Germany. even
if it is not contra band. Neutral ships
have been forced TO take English
crews on board on the high seas and
TO act under their command
England occupies. without explain
alton. Greek islands because it is con
Venient for the military operations Of
herself ana her allies. She tries. with
her allies. 10 force neutral Greece to
concede territory to Bulgaria because
she wants thus TO engage this coun-
try on her side.
I'm Poland. Russia lighting with
her allies for the liberty Of the ma
tons destroys the whole country be-
fore the retreat of her armies. burn
ing villages, annih.latinS harvests and
driving the population OF whole towns
and cities, Christians and Jews into
the desert countries TO perish. This is
the liberty this IS the civilization for
which our enemies are fighting
Enumerating small countries which
have been violated by England the
chancellor mentioned the Boer re-
publics. Egypt and Persia. This" ne
said, lis the England who in 1914 de-
clined German guarantees OF Belgian
integrity. providing England would
remain neutral and replied 90 Ger
many that she could not trafick in
Belgian neutrality.
"A country with such policy has