Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
Declares Imperial Chancellor t.
Reichstag-NO Peace, He Says
on Basis of Crushing Prussial
Military Power.
WHAT GERMANY DESIRES
European Peace with Assurance
of No More War; or Germs OF
War-"SilIiest of Imputa
tiOns," Adds Chancellor, That
TeutOns Will Attack America

Eerlin, via wireless to Savville) Apri
5.-The German imperial chancellor, DR.
Won Bcthmann-Hollwog. in outlining the
attitude of Germany before the Reichstag
declared that any suggestions OF peace
on the basis of destruction of the Prussar
military power would make possible only
one answer-the German sword. If Ger
many's adversaries desired to continue
the slaughter of men and the devastation
Of Europe the guilt wOulL be theirs. he
said.
IL. characterized as "the siuiest of al
the lmputations" against Germany the
report that at the end of the war Ger
many would take measures against the
american continent and attempt to con-
qucr Canada.
With respect to Belgium the chancellor
said: "Wc must create real guarantees
that Belgium shall never be Franco
British vassal never shall he used as
military or economic fortincation against
Germany"
lie declared that Germany must assure
the sound evolution of the Flemish race
and added that Germany wanted neigh
bors with which collaboration could be
carried out to their mutual advantage.
The chancellor outlined what Germany
wished that Europe should be in the
futre.
This new Europe" he said, 'in many
respects cannot resemble the past. Ina
| blood which has been shed will never be
repaid and the wealth which has been
| destroyed can only slowly be replaced
| Put howsoever this Europe may be. -
must be for the nations that inhabit 1t
a land of peaceful labor. The peace
which shall end this war shall be last
ing peacc. It must not bear the germ OF
new wars, but must provide for all peace
! full arrangement of European questions
! The chancellor declared that England
wished an end to the war after peace.
but wanted then to continue the COM
mercia war with double violence, add
! ing:
First the British endeavor TO DESTROY
our military, and then our economic
policy. Everywhere there is brutal lust
of destructon and of nnnhilation AMI
! impious will, in an unbounded lust oe
/ domination. to cripple nation of TO-
! O;0 COO people"
As to colonial questions the chancellor
quoted Bismarck to the effect that tho
fate of colonies were decided on the con-
tinent He asserted that GermanyS
enemies We're now actively engaged in in
venting now formulas in order to MAIN
tain the spell of illusion, hatred and
deception which binds them.
"Of all the nations in the war; he
continued only Germany has been
threatened by her enemies and by their
responsible spokesmen with annihilation.
with partition Of her realm, with destruc-
tion of her essential political and
economic forces. no matter whether they
call them Prussanism, or militarsm, or
harbarsm The forces which before the
war bound together the enti-Gernar
coalition We're lust of conquest, lust OF
revenge and jealousy against German
competition in tho worlds markets. Dur
ing the war they have remained powerful
with the governments of our enemies in
spite OF all defeats,
This is still the object and aim Of tho
war alike In st. Petersburg (Petrograd).
Paris and London"