The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-14
Failure to Hold Russian Mobi-
lization in Check Alleged to
lie at England's Door
TEUTONIC NATIONS
WAGE WAR OF DEFENSE
That the Viewpoint of Ger
many-Must Convince Enc:
mics War of Humiliation
an Impossible Thing

Berlin Cwireless via sayville). Oct
l3.-"Our adversaries are responsible
for this war, They guilty If the
war continues. Ours is a war Of de-
Tense. Chances for peace at this mo-
ment are small"
DR.. David. Socialist leader. thus
epttomized his views on the egnnng
and end Of the European struggle In
a speech in the Reichstag on Wednes-
day He began his address by taking
up the subject of peace.
Our enemies want no immature
peace before Germany shall have been
annihilated, he said. Unrestricted
submarine warfare, however. will not
hasten the advent of peace. but VIII
further prolong the war. We all un-
derstand the foundation for German
Indignation against the English poll
cy of starvation and against the Eng
fish plan Of warfare after the conclu-
stou or peace.
England has always pretended that
Germany eagerly inauEurated the war
For this reason the events which
raasptted during the last twelve crit
1854 asses just preceding the war can
uet d. described too often
Fs.es German Understands IL.
SON 5aiv 5eth the world thought it
esgs a4ala breathe easier SIR Ed
@a 9~y and Prince Lichnowskt
essa ~ .oHasnt of the Russian am
s44# ln london. had reached a
f.sss x 3uavF=taHd(nE. II the Aus
assam aaHauer against Belgrade is
Ste9 q ta5 powers VIII seek by what
sus aaru.a can satisfy the Austrian
ceaaua- without compromising our
sas~a territorial rights and fudepsn-
caUe the tenor or il.
f'M ea same day our chancellor
tlt-G t. our ataba ssador in Vienna
advaeo ing conservatism on the part
ut NisEaHt ana 1t. Petersburg and de
rtat5uR that Germany would decline
10 b drawn into Il world war II her
~8gsestinn vas not Needed by Austria
hungary. Vienna accepted this basis
~ understanding
This Was the situation when there
came the news OF the Russian mobi
ration.
A~re England Was Guilty.
"eneIands guilt lies in the fact that
she aid not send telegram to ST.
Petersburg similar to that sent from
Berlin to Vienna on July 80.
Russia was sure that England
would follow her.
Or David tRen insisted that peace
would come only as soon as Germany $
enemies were brought to understand
he iEnpeeE4 bil+tH Of ami hiiaffot,
u Germany.
He pointed out that not all English
men share the views of Walter Run.
SfTHHn and 0therg vino preach war
OF annihtlation. and war after this
vars end He emphatically repudiat
I'd the idea that Germany could be
conquered through internal discord and
her own indiscretions.
* ware Of defense he ex-
claimed. This binds us all together
We want the re-esta blishment OF an
Independent Belgium, a Belgium in
dependent of both England and
France.
We did not enter the war with a
desire Sor conquest, We treasured
England that would not attack
he north coast of France"
Reverting then to the pre-war de-
selopments, DR.. David said:
TT is probably not known in Eng
+ land that telegram went from the
German Emperor to the King of Eng
land which confirmed the assurances
~ 1r!ncc Litchncwssi, NJ. Juares, Of
he French Chamber of Deputies, urged
The French ministers before the out
prssk Of tte TO bring pressure to
bear upon Russia, in order to avert
war, out MS eHorts we're In vain.
Il maintain the policy for which
Juares died. Our enemies are guilty
II the war continues
eve hold that war !. no ade-
quate means TO decide national
questions between two peoples.
We are persuaded that legal forEls
must be erented I'm order to dis
pose such questiOns- In foreign
countries ainnderOus reports are
spread that Germany declines to
adopt such legal methods. We
,aSs fare rested with joy the as
surance of our chancellor In his
NEST recent speech that he en-
dorsed the fden OF arbitration.
III all civilized humanity were
TO adopt these views. wars like
the preaent would he avoided and
we could say again and truthful
iy Peace on Earth"