Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-21
Socialist Leader in Reichstau
Declares All Peoples Long
for Wars Close.
WOULD END CONFLICT
WHEN FOES ARE READY
Struggle Must Not Be Prolonged by
Lust for Conquest,
He Declares.

BERLIN. August 21-In the course
of the debate today in the reichstas,
| DR.. Eduard David. the socialist leader.
said:
There lives in the hearts Of the Ger
| man people as in all other peoples.
longing for the day of restoration of
peace. 1t were i'll for humanity il IL
were otherwise. The European peoples
are bleeding from thousands and thou
| sands of wounds. Every day of the
war means further frightful destruc-
ton of values
Therefore. point again today to the
declaration which our party made in
the reichstag. We adhere to the prin-
ciple declared on August 4, 1914, that
/ an end must be made to the war as soon
as our enemies are inclined to make
peace.
MUST Not Prolong War.
Lust for conquest must not profong
this war unnecessarily. Emperor Will
liam said we were waging no war Of
conquest, and the chancellors speech
yesterday supplied further proof. Tn
fortunately Germanys enemies are not
yet inclined to peace, Notwithstanding
their severe defeats. Their leading
statesmen only recently asserted the
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 ally.
and hope to wear out Germany's eco
| nomic and military power by protract-
ing the war. II we desire peace. there
fore. the only thing left is to compel
| them to see that their hope is futile"
Referring to the chancellor's words
to the effect that Germany owes her
success to moral power exerted in the
direction of freedom. DR.. David said:
And 1 hold it to be my duty to add
that we expect a 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 it 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, in the sense
of social duty, that the demand for
full political equality cannot longer be
| refused. Creation of freer and higher
conditions of law and culture among
the people themselves and in respect
of other peoples must be the unalter-
| able aim of a 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"
Voices Gratitude to Pope.
Dr. Peter SPAIN, 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 arrange
ment which would do justice to the
rights and dignities of the papacy."
DR.. SPAIN Endorsed the chancellor's
position concerning the freeing of Po-
land from the Russian yoke.
Polish Problem Must Be Solved.
Maj Ernst Bassermann, national lib
eral leader. spoke in the same vein. He
added, however, that the Polish prob
lem must be solved with due regard to
Germany's national interests as well as
the interests and demands of the Poles.
Victory must bring US peace which
will guarantee our future, dictated
many's national interests" he said.
Vladislaus Seyda. a Polish member.
expressed satisfaction at the chancel-
lors position, saying Poland would have
the opportunity of developing it's ma
tional life and reviving the culture OF
former times.
I'VE express Arm confidence that the
present war will create political con-
ditions for the Polish nation which will.
guarantee free development of its ma
tional life in the future, he said.