The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-10-05
SEEKS ONLY TRUCE2
LORD CECIL OF ENGLAND RE.
PLIES TO GERMAN CHAM
cELLoR's SPEECH.
"EURoPE READY FOR PEACE"
Won Bethmann-t IoIlweg Confident That
Teutons Will Win-says Allies Seek
Territorial Aasrandizement-5ritish
Are AssaiIed.

London, Oct. All Of Europe is
"ready for peace" but Germany wants
'Only truce"
This statement was made by Lord
Robert Cecil, minister Of war, trade
and blockade, in answer to Chancellor
won Bethmann-Hollweg's speech at the
opening of the German reiChstag.
The chancellor's speech shows
considerable change in Tone" declared
the British minister to the correspond
ent of the International News service.
THAT talk of German victory has
entirely vanished is remarkable. There
was no word concerning Belgium.
Asked If he considered the chancel-
lor's criticism of England more intense
than before, Lord Robert said:
ut is an old trick TO try TO con-
vince our allies that we are bleeding
them to death. The idea that England
wants world supremacy is fantastic.
The minister expressed the opinion
that Germany has not stopped its sub
marine campaign, but only slackeDed
during July and August because they
were hard hit.
Everybody is ready for peace" he
concluded, 1T depends upon what one
calls peace. The Germans are not
ready for peace; they only want
truce for n period Of preparation for
further world attacks. AS long as they
continue to be governed by the mill
tary class, which is considered superb
or to everyone else. there is no chance
for peace"
Berlin, Oct. 2.-Germany will per-
severe until victory Is hers, the reichs-
tag was assured by Chancellor Won
Bethmann-HOllweg, according to the
full text of his speech, which was pub
liShed here. The chancellor asserted
that the harvest this year had made
Germanys position much more secure
than was the case last year.
In his attack upon Great Britain
Won Bethmann-HOllweg declared that
that country was breaking one interna-
tiOnal law after another, and was
above all Germanys most egotis-
tical terceSt and most obstinate en-
emy."
To-day, after two years of fighting,
struggling, suffering and dying, we
know more than ever before that there
Is only one watchwOrd, namely, per-
severe and win," said the chancellor.
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makes us much more secure than was
the ease last year.
The war aims of our enemies are
announced without disguise and can al
low OF no misinterpretatiOn. Their
purpose is territorial coYetousness and
our destruction" said Chancellor Won
Bethmann-HOllweg.
Since the first day of the war we
have sought nothing but the defense
of our rights, our existence and our
freedom. Therefore we are able first
and alone to declare our readiness for
peace negotiations. The lust of con-
quest of our enemies is responsible
for the daily heaping mountains Of
"Orpses.
",rhc British leave no doubt as to
what they wish to make of Germany.
Our existence as a nation is to be
crushed. Militarily defenseleSS. eco
nomically crushed. boycotted by the
world and condemned to lasting sick
IincSs-that is the Germany which
England wishes to see at her feet"
The chancellor said that he realized
the troubles of the people caused by
the war and that he shared the deep
sorrow for the fallen and mutt
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