The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-10
PEACE WHISPERS
FROM GERMANS


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peace come from the rrutouic allies
In the form Of reports Of Socialist
speech In the prussiuu diet declaring
that the people want peace aud that
petition b. said to have been sent
Enron Euriau, the Au,tro Hungarian
minister NJ foreign affairs, by some
hungarian dcwtic, demanding that
steps be taken 10 end the war.
The American steamship WllhcImi.
na which arrived at Falmouth last
night with a cargo ut roodstuffs from
New York destined for Germany still
is anchored In Falmouth hurbOr but
nothing Is yuurhsafnd hy the British
authorities concerning the fate of her
cargo.
BERLIN, Feb 10 German Social,
lists while dcsirou, ol presenting no
partisan issues or " mkIug any other
action during the present crisis which
might initiate against the harmonious
cooperation Of all parties huyc sur.
rendered none Of their views This Is
shown by the attitude ol the Social.
ist members Of the prussim diet which
began session yesterday Herr
Hlrsch, Socialist delegate, read on
behalf of his party II declaration which
Is In part as follows
The sOclal-dcmocrHtic party main.
tnlns his opposition based on principle
10 the former government policy which
policy has remained In all material
things unchanged. The party how
ever, retrains In this critical time
from introducing resolutions of d
polrmic nature into the consideration
Of the budget on It's first reading"
Want Liberties.
Herr llirsch added that his party
later would call attention to com
plants of serving soldiers and de
pendcnts regarding the food supple,
0f the nation and free expression o
Thought He could not permit the o.
caslOn To pass he continued without
giving expression to the demand NJ his
party that the government In cOnse
quence Of the situation brought about
by the war should cOncede certain
measures desired by the great mass oi
the people. These included the de
maud that the police cease thelt1 bat
tie against the labor movement ii
general, and In particular against IN,
sucinl-democrats and other Socialist or
ganizatons.
Herr HirsCh said his party was op
POSED to political oppression, but thai
the basis OF all political reforms might
be- their equal application to all mlnurl
lies as In the case Of the Danes anu
Poles.
His party had hoped Herr Hirscl
continued that the government would
fulfil It's duty 10y granting uniform
suffrage, with the secret direct ballot
~ the session NJ October 20 last" II,
mentioned the desire " the social
democrats FOR an honorable peace ant
concluded.
I'VE know that this war ls deslrec
by the people In none Of the helllgcrenI
lands; that It's end is lunged ful
everywhere, by the people. We cherlsl
the confidence that the, voices lie
mAnding peace will grow more numer
Gus In all belligerent lands. will max,
themselves heard In influential quar-
terS and that under the influence o
this desire for peace. especially Of IN,
lahoring classes NJ nll lands. an as
Surcd peace may come speedily. to IN,
we'll being NJ the German people an,
OF ull humanity"
Protest Is Heard.
Herr Won Heyichraud replied tu Her
llirsch on behalf " the non socialis
parties lie declared the present mt
menl was not suitable one for nd
vanclng special wishes or complaint,
The situation was one which demande
that the entire prusslan people sho,