New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-13
Give UP France and
Belgium, Proposes
German Leader
sFES STATUS QUO
AS FINAL TERMS
Finds No Echo in London
Commons Silences
PaciflSts

,.,don Oct. 1.-Two vigorous
,,r,ands for peace were made in the
v.;cbstag at its opening session yes
..rdav. They found no echo here.
The Socialist leader, Herr Scheide-
u.rn. according to reports published
= The "Lokal Anzeiger' and the
srsreblatt," y and forwarded here in a
Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam
'' %We declare openly and clearly
,hst the nation wants peace. All the
,,tions have had enough of being
,r,ed 10 destruction by fresh and
brilliant promises.
Would Yield Conquests
eTbe French censorship prevents
Freuchmen from knowing that they
oould have the liberation of their own
.ountrv and of Belgium from the
German troops to-day, without losing
further drop of blood and without
lo.;ne q foot of territory. We wish
n see the relations between nations
regulated by treaties, not by brute
force"
After protesting strongly against the
encouragement of the food situation
and declaring that no power on earth
could prevent the real position regard
,ry food and the war from becoming
,,ovn. Herr Scheidemann sverred that
N, censorship and the state OF siege
had completely broken down, and
added;
sws desire universal franchise,
real peoples government, responsipie
N an imperial ministry, and the re-
establishment Of the principle that no
bo6v can be Chancellor who lacks the
confidence Of the Reichstag."
Conservatives for Annexation.
swh,. do these nations still fight
to-. That the French shall stay IN
France. That the Belgians shall stay
il Belgium. That the Germans shall
s:.v in Germany. This is the main
bssis upon which the coming peace will
be constructed"
Coun. Westarp, the Conservative
leader. stated that the objects OF the
var as proclaimed by the S0ciaiise
kader were acceptable to him, but ne
rrc.ested against the statement Una.
tie French could have peace wlthou'
hsing one square foot Of territory
we must have territorial integrity
political independence and free eco
romic evolution for Germany" he de-
dared. "but what we conquered at the
COS. Of our blood we will hold as long
As necessary in order TO assure the
future OF the German nation"
Dream of Domination Broken
According 70 the "Koelnische Volks-
zitung," Hugo Haase, the Radical 90
calist, said:
millions are looking to the Reichs-
q
syeryxbere An undecided tattle. We
wish 20 save what is possible from the
r,eek Of international law. Our dream
n domination in this war will never De
realized. An agreement must be sought
without hesitation IN order 10 baFe INV
people from the worst.
The subject OF peace came up sew
erzl times In Commons. David Mason,
LIBERAL member for Coventry, asked
W. Asquith 70 supply particulars OF
the peace terms Germany was prepared q
70 eaer and which the Premier nao
esled intolerable.
The terras 20 which ! referred we're
note the German Chancellor an
runeed in a public speech" Dir. AS
sniia replied.
Peace Advocacy Assailed
Sir Henry Dalziel, leader Of a group
nSorng vigorous prosecution OF the
var, criticised the government for en-
torrsging peace advocacy by allowing
nen 70 mako fortunes from the war.
~ the same time he insisted that
Ers was no evidence that either the
esrmin people or the German govern
S.ni wanted peace. ,
Speaking 70 the British colonial
Esnisrs, Bonar Law, Colonial Secre-
nr, said: "We are fighting for present
Eses and future security from war.
ne Shall have lost the war unless We
.1ks certain that never again shall
.as man or one group have the power
= ~rn the world into such q chsrnel
',sts a. exists to-day"
s1eh strong paciists as Sir William
ssIiss and Colonel Cultivate were
"a. with In no uncertain manner by
sfe Robert Cecil and we're Ghouted
~rn by the House.
sSntith omcla.dom Is keenly alive TO
- iaet that the socialistic ideas Of
re and terms Of peace are steadily
rhr root among the German people.
- this realization has had any
.stb ! has hardened the representa-
go of ths Allied people against any
ggs'ons that do not contemplate
complete crushing Of Prussian mill.
lNm ard the freedom Of the world