The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-12-15
Associated Pr,.. BY Federal wireless,

I'D now ready 10 enter into peace ne
gotiations with the Entente.
Such was the gist Of the address made
Wy the German chancellor, Won Beth
mann HOllwcg, before the reichstag
Yesterday afternoon.
Tho address covered what the chan
eclIor told the members Of the house,
are the terms and proposals which he
has already made to the represe natives
Of neutral Powers.
The propositions which the Central
Powers bring forward are, according to
Won Bethmann. HOllweg, appropriate for
the establishment Of lasting peace.
Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria are
making similar proposals. The pro-
posals are to. be transmitted to the
Vatican.
Plan For Peace
1.-THE chancellor yesterday received
representatives of the United States
Spain and Switzcrland-the states pro
tccting German interests in hostile and
foreign countries.
proposing peace negotiations and ask
ed them to bring it to the knowledge
of the hostile nations" This is the
note which he later read to the Reich
stag:
"In the note the four allied Central
Powers propose TO enter into peace ne
ROtiatiOnss 80 The propositions they
bring for such negotiations, are accord
ing to their Arm belief appropriate
for the establishment Of lasting peace
"Nienna, ConstantinOple and Sofa
have transmitted identical notes and
also communicated with the Holy Sec
and all neutral powers.
Move For Humanity
According to the Overseas News
Agency's report, the chancellor an
nOunced that Germany and her allies
"cOnscious of their responsibility be
fore God, before their own nationl
and before humanity, have proposed
peace.
RumOrs that the chancellor would
make an important statement haC
throngcd the galleries and the seats OF
the rcichstag were filed. Practically
all the members were present.
The chancellor outlined the politica
situation and then emphasizing tho
achievements of the Teutons, made al
announcement, which, says the new,
agency, may possibly be the turning
point Of the war.
He sketched the political and mill
tnry events of the recent campaigns
saying that Rumnnia had entered the
conflict TO roll up the German positions
in the east, and that simultaneously the
Sonlmt offensive by the Allies on thu
west had as it's object to pierce the
western line, while renewed Italian at
tarks were made to "paralyze Aus
trih
1.-THE situation was serious tn,
chancellor continued. but with God =
help we shaped conditions to give Iii
security. By strokes of the sword firm
foundations for our economic needl
have been laid. Great stocks of grain
Victuals, oil and other ccmmoditiel
were captured in Rumania.
Safe Beyond Question
"Our safety is beyond question. il
the enemy counted upon the wearines
of the nations they Fvere fighting, The
enemy has been deceived"
After reading the peace proposal not
in the Reichstag, the chancellor said
"lf our enemies decline to end the
war. German hearts will burn in wrath
against the enemies who are unwilling
to stop the human slaughter, We are
re- !" for fighting or ready for peace.
"Germany cannot be conquered, anC
We ShDu await the answer of the En-
tcnte Powers with that sereneness Of
mi"d which is guaranteed by our in
terror and exterior strength and clear
cOnScienrr.'
The Kaiser in addressing n message
TO the comma nders of the German
armies in the field, told them that the
r"nr" note had been forwarded through
'hr neutral countries to the Entente
hut wr'""d them that, pending the re
Ply. they must continue to Eight or
until pence has been accepted"