Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-06


reports that the German military
force had been expended were proved
erroneous by the Ncrdun battle.
Discussing attempts which he said
were being made. to starve Germany,
he continued.
Il understand that in 1915 our enc
mics would not give up this hope. but
| do not understand how cool heads
after the experiences Of 1915, can
cling to 1t. our enemies forget that
thanks to the organizing powers OF
, the whole nation, Germany is equal
to the task of the distribution Of food
supplies.
! Our enemies forget that in eases
in which there is real shortage the
German nation is able to make use OF
moral reserves which enable us to
lower our standard of life, which has
risen remarkably during the last de-
cades. What would It mean for in
stance, If the consumption Of meat
should temporarily be lowered to the
level of the '70s?r
Conditions Not Easy.
Conditions of life in Germany We're
not easy, the chancellor continued,
but the difficulties we're being met in
admirable fashion by the entire ma
ton, especially the poorer classes.
we shall not run short of any
thing in the future, as we have not
done in the past" he said.
The chancellor declared it was the
intention Of Germanys enemies to nv
tend the war to the women and chill
dren of this nation by starving them
land that for this purpose Great Brit
ain and her allies have interfered with
the trade of neutrals.
The American note of November
g. 1915, gave an exact description of
British violations of the national
laws he continued, but as far as
know it has not been answered up to
this day.
Right Of Defense.
"No fair minded neutral, whether
he favors us or not, can doubt our
right to defend ourselves against this
war Of starvation which Is contrary
to international law. No one can ask
us TO permit our arms of defense to
be wrested from our hands. We re-
spect legitimate rights of neutral
trade and commerce. but We can ex-
pect that our duty be recognizcd---to
use all means against this policy of
starvation. which is a jeering insult
not only to all laws of nations, but
also to the plainest duties of human
ity"
Regarding the Polish question and
the nationalities in general, the chan
cellor said:
The Polish Problem.
Neither Germany nor Austria
Hungary intended to touch the Polish
question, but the fate of battles
brought them in contact with it.. Now
this problem stands before the world
and needs to be solved. Germany and
Austria Hungary must and will solve
it. History will not admit that after
such earthquakes things will ever be-
come what they were before.
After the war there must be a
new Belgium.
Formerly Poland had been left in
the hands of Russian police agent,
man named Tshinovnik Even
members of the Russian duma frank
~ admitted that Tshinovnik should
not return to the place where Ger
mans. Austrians and Poles have hon
estly labofed in the interests of this
unfortunate land.
Mr. Asquith mentions the princi
pie of nationality. If he puts himself
in the position Of his unconqnered
and unconquerable adversary. can he
really suppose that Germany ever
shall of her own free will deliver into
the hands of reactionary Russia the
nations between the Baltic and the
Nolhynian swamps who have been
freed by her and by her allies--no
matter whether they are POLES, Lith-
uanians or Livonians?"
The chancellor outlined what Ger
in the future.
Plans for Europe.
This new Europe" he said, "in
many respects cannot resemble the
past The blood which has been shed
never will be repaid and the wealth
which has been destroyed can only
slowly be replaced. But howsoever
this Europe may be, it must be- for
the nations that inhabit it, a land of
peaceful labor. The peace which
shall end this war shall be a lasting
peace 1t must not bear the germ of
new wars, but must provide for all