Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
RESTORATION OF PEACE
HOPE IN GERMAN HEARTS
Socialist Leader Tells Reichstag Lust
For Conquest Must Not
Prolong War.
BUT TIME is NOT YET RIPE
Enemies Of Fatherland Not Willing
to Admit Themselves Defeated and
Still Looking for Allies Among
Neutral Nations.

BERLIN, August FL (Via London).-
In the debate to-day in the Reichstag.
DR.. Edward David. the Socialist leader,
said:
There lives In the heart of the Ger
man people as In all other peoplcs. n
longing for the day Of restoration OF
peace. 1t were III for humanity IL It
were otherwise. The European peo-
pies are bleeding from thousands and
thousands Of wounds. Every day OF
the war means further frightfuI de-
struction of values
Therefore. I point again to-day to
the declaration which our party made
in the Reichstag. We adhere to the
principle declared on August 4. 1914.
that an end must be made to the war
as soon as our enemies are inclined
to make peace.
LUST FoR Conquest
MUST NOT PRoLoNG WAR
Lust Tor conquest must not prolong
this war unnecessarily. Emperor Will
nam said we were waging no war of
conquest and the Chancellor's speech
yesterday supplied further proof I'm
fortunately Germanys enemies are not
yet inclined to peace, Notwithstanding
their severe defeats. Their leading
statesmen only recently asserted their
determination to continue the war
until Germany is crushed and their
plans for conquest are realized They
are still looking for allies among the
neutrals They say time Is their all
ly. and hope to wear out Germany's
economic and military power by pro-
tracing the war. If we desire peace.
therefore, the only thing left is to
compel them to see that their hone is
futile"
Referring to the Chancellors words
that Germany owes her success to
moral power exerted In the direction
OF freedom. DR.. David said:
And I hold IT to be my duty to add
that we expect greater measure Of
liberty for the German people. With
this hope we shall vote for new credit
We must reach the goal OF equal civil
rights attending equal civil duties
Whoever did not know II before
must have learned through this war
that the great masses Of the German
people stand so high In efficiency. in
the spirit of organization, I'm the sense
full political equality can no longer
be refused. Creation is freer and
higher conditions of law and culture
among the people themselves and in
respect of other peoples must be the
unalterablc aim of policy which
strives for the best for our own people
and all humanity. In struggling for
that goal we vote for the present war
credit"
EXPRESSES GRATITUDE
FOR EFFORTS OF POPE
DR.. Peter SPAIN, n clerical, expressed
gratitude to Pope Benedict for his eff
forts In behalf of peace He said:
The position OF the Holy Father,
which has been created by the war.
compels us to think of an International
arrangement which would do justice
to the rights and dlgnities Of the
papacy."
Dr. SPAIN Endorsed the Chancellor's
position concerning the freeing Of Po-
land from the Russian yoke"
Major Ernest Bassermann. National
Liberal leader. said that the Polish
problem must be solved with due re-
gard to Germany's national interests
rs we'll ms the interests Of the Poles.
victory must bring us peace which
VIII guarantee our future, dictated
solely from the standpoint OF Ger
many's national interests" he said
Vladislaus Seyda. n Polish member.
expressed satisfaction at the Chan
cellors position. saying Poland would
have the opportunity of developing its
national life and reviving the culture
OF former times.
We express frm confidence that the
present war will create political con-
ditions for the Polish nation which viii
guarantee free development OF It's ma
tional life in the future" he said