The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-08
REICHSTAG FOR 4 MORE
CAREFUL u BOAT WAR
Chancellor Won Bethmann- Hollweg's Policy Is Upheld
by the Adoption of a Resolution Favorable
to the United States.

SPfr'd' tdb'e Despatch to THr SuS.
bsRLiN. Via Amsterdam. April THE
Hcichstag adopted this afternoon the
now famous resolution Of the Ways and
Means Committee OH submarine war.
fare.
rs regards the relations between
dermany and the United States. the
most important passage of the resolu-
ton il hat which states:
That the justified interests of neu-
trails will be taken into account, Just
az naturally as We Germans well
KNOW now TO refuse TO comply with
unJustifable neutral demands.
Tho resolution neither criticises nor
praises the Government. nor does 1t
touch In any way ON the earlier con.
duct OF the submarine campaign. II
merely brings out. In the words Of
Chairman Basscrmann of the Ways and
Means Committee. the belief In the
Reichstas that the submarine Weapon
could he used AS an effective means of
meeting Great Britain's methods and
winning a satisfactory peace"
Victory Tor Chancellor.
The adoption of the resolution means
, q victory for the Government, princi.
pally for the policy OF Or. Won Beth.
mann-fiollweg, who represents the wins
OF the administration aiming at a main-
tenance OF friendly relations with the
United states. IL necessary even at the
cost OF "A curtailmcnt of the U boat
activity.
n Reichstag also adopted the
budgets Of the Chancellor and the For
eign Office.
ambassador Gerard was an attentive
listener In the Reichstag two days ago,
when Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hoil-
veg made his comprehensive speech,
setting forth Germany's position in the
war and the terms on which she would
be willing TO consider peace ~negotia-
tons.
The public galleries were crowded
The Chancellor spoke In a quiet and
persuasive tone and was repeatedly In
terruptcd by stormy applause. which
was particularly marked when he de-
c3ared Germany's confidence In her own
strength.
DR.. Kari L~,ebknecht, the ultra radi-
cal leader. frequently interrupted the
Chancellor. but It was manifest that the
members generally were in complete
harmony with the speaker.
Many columns OF m have been
printed in all newspaper since. dis
cussing the various points in the Chan
cellor's speech. Those. however. who
expected the speech to he a f%orerunner
absorbing question. the future fate OF
Belgium, were sorely disappointed.
~ Sea About Belgium.
The German people themselves are as
much at sea on this point as they were
before Wednesdays Reichstag session
opened. Newspapers are still forbid
den to discuss Germany's war aims. de-
spite the fact that the Chancellor him
self partially lifted the cid" that thus
far has been ~painstakingly maintained
over this subject.
AFTER the war there must be a new
Belgium" was the vague assertion OF
the Chancellor. who added that the
little kingdom must 'never again be
the vassal OF France and Great Britain"
Between the lines OF the e~ditorials in
the leading organs. even OF those In
auenced or controlled by the Govern
nient. there can he read the urgent ques-
ton. what does he mean"
In his connection the newspapers
point to the speech OF DIR. Peter SPAIN.
who took the floor after the Chancellor
and Immediately repeated the latters
words, interpreting them as meaning
that Belgium must remain politically.
miiitarily and economically in German
hands. This statement In turn ELECTED
emphatic protest from Deputy Friedrich
} Ebert, a Socialist leader.
Socialist Deputy Hugo Haase. who va
recently read out Of the party and nov
spokesman OF the new Socialist Working
Confratcrnity. to-day startled the Hous'
Will the following remarks concerning
Helgium:
Certainly Belgium shall not become d
yassai state of France or England. bu'
an the other hand neither shall Z becom'
n German vassal. We demand the res
,oration Of Belgium With political arI
economic independence.
'rDniy If Germany is determined 4
make goo the injustice done to Belgium
a peace to be had In the near future. an