Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-01
GERMANY READY TO END
WAR ON ITS OWN TERMS
Ii Will Yield Only When Existence
and Future Have Been
Guaranteed.
NATIONS POSITION OUTLINED
Chancellor Won ollwcg
Again Announces UnaIterable
Stand Of His Country-Man-Pow
Bill Is Introduced in Reichstag.
NATION'S POSITION OUTLINED
IRv AssnrintnG Prnss y

TBv Associated Press
BERLIN, November 30 (by wireless
to Sayvillc).-In an address to tho
Reichstag yesterday in introducing the
man-powor bill, Chancellor Won Beth
inann-H Hol!w"g again announced that
Germany was ready to end the war by
a peace guaranteeing the existence and
future OF the nation.
In presenting the bill providing for
compulsory service of civilians for war
purposes. the Chancellor spoke in re-
gard to the military situation and the
purposes OF the measure II was the
Chancellor's sixtieth birthday. and his
desk was decorated with chrysanthe-
NUNS.
The war'continues, with its destruc-
tive forces" the Chancellor said "Ac-
cordinEly. our enemies desire it, They
celebrated the past summer as a period
OF victory. But did they obtain what
they wanted"
RoUMANIA ATONINC
FOR IT'S PART IN WAR
our lines are unbroken. and Rou-
mania. through which a great change
of events was expected is now atoning
for what she did. God has helped us
up to the present. He will help us
further.
The almost supcrhuman heroism of
our troops. which cannot be expressed
in words Of thanks. and our clear
conscience. since we. the first and only
ones, we're ready, and are ready to
END the war by peace guaranteeing
our existence and our fIture-thcy give
us moral right to such confidence.
But. gentlemen. this right ought
not to make forget duty our
enemies do not yet desire peace. They
have superior numbers al their com
mand. and almost tho whole world de-
iiNers war material to them"
The Chancellor urged the necessity
I" do everything in Lermany's power
IN order TO manufacture the necessary
war material. saying:
Hands that arc idle assist the
enemy"
The bill, he continued had been dis
cuSsed with the interested trades and
in the Reichstag main committee. and
was in harmony with the patriotic
spirit shown by the whole nation since
tn" beginning Of the war
On behalf OF tho confederate gov
ernments, the Chancellor continued
u ask YOU to ASST in tho worl: which
VIII bring us new strength and guide
us toward victory and peace
WAR MATERIAL PARAMOUNT
IN PRESENT CONFLICT
The War Minister l.cutcnant-Gcn-
crai Won Stein. pointed out the nara
mount role OF war material during the
present conflict. He said the hcrois,n
ol the troops at the front imposed ,Ipon
every German at home the necessity
OF providing the requisite materials
and added:
fhc enemy has suffered anpalliuc
losses from our artillery For a long
TIM" very energetic French general
stood opposite my sector. We found
on prisoners and on tho dead documents
winch mostly We're incomprchcnsiblc TO
us. From them We learned how many
death sentences were passed by Tho
general on his own soldiers AZ the
tIme OF our victorious attack on the
much Ia lkcd-of wire hedge at Thicpyal
behind which machine guns were
placed. tho order wGs given: Who
ever retreats viii be shot Atthc limo
OF tho attack on tho heights south nf
ANricourt. soldiers captured there
stated they had received the order.
Every on" who retreats will he shot
''ro us such an order is incomprc-
henSihlc. The hcroism and sense of
duty Of our soldiers Justify our con
iid"ncc that they will never he rouud
wanting, even when lighting against
numerically superior forces"