The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-11-16
GERMANY WOULD
WORK FOR PEACE
Is Ready to Join World League
Move After War.
CHANCELLOR MAKES PLEDGE
Germany VIII Cooperate In Forming
An international League to Pro-
cure Lasting Peaee-Answer
Lord Greys Charges.

Berlin.-Chancello Won Bethmann-
Hollweg announced that after the end
ing Of the war Germany would CO.
operate in an endeavor to find a prac-
teal means for procuring a lasting
peace by means of an International
league.
In an address, which was a reply to
the speech Of Earl Grey, the British
Foreign Secretary, made in the House
Of Commons recently, the Chancellor
said:
Germany will honestly cooperate in
examination Of every endeavor to find
a practical solution and will cOllab-
crate for its possible realization. This
all the more il the war, as we expect
and trust, shall create political condi-
tions that do full justice to the free
development of all nations, of small as
well as great nations. Then the prin-
ciple Of justice and free development,
not only on the Continent, but also on
the seas, must be made valid. This,
to be sure, Lord Grey did not mention. "
Says Britain Would Dominate.
The Chancellor pointed out that Lord
Grey's ideas in regard to International
guarantees of peace seemed to possess
a peculiar character in that they took
into consideration only British wants.
Neutrals, which, during the war, had
to accept in silence British domination
Of the seas were to form a union after
the war when, England hopes, she viii
have conquered Germany, in order to
guarantee that the British plans will
prevail under the new condition.
The Chancellor said it was known on
reliable authority that in 1915 Great
Britain and France promised to Russia
dictatorial domination of CONSTANT
nople, the Bosphorus and the west
shore of the Dardanelles, with the
Hinterland. and that Asia Minor should
be divided among the Entente Powers.
These plans, he continued, probably
were of interest for neutrals, who were
expected to guarantee this order of
things.
Hits At Aggressive Coalition.
"Such a policy of brute force" the
Chancellor added, cannot be the basis
of an efficient international league for
peace. These are the plans of our enc
mics for annexation, to which must be
added Alsace and Lorraine; while |
have never designated the annexation
of Belgium as our intention when |
spoke about the aims of the war.
"The first condition for the evolution
Of international relations by way of
arbitration and peaceful compromise of
conflicting interests ought to be that
no more aggressive coalitions be
formed" the Chancellor continued.
Germany is at all times ready to
enter league of peace which will
restrain the perturbator of peace.
contradets Lord Grey.
Lord Grey says that Germany, with
her first offer of Belgian and French
integrity, wanted to purchase from
England permission to take of the
French colonies whatever she pleased.
Even to the most insane person in
Germany It never occurred to assault
France in order to rob her of her col.
onies. II was not this which was Eu-
ropes doom, but the fact that the Brit
ish Government favored French and
Russian plans Of conquest, which could
not be obtained without a European
war"