The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-05
GERMANY RACES
WITH CLASH Of
FACTIONS OVER
PRICE: Dr. PEACE

! COPENHAGEN. May (via Lon
don. >: p.m.-Th" Sllrnc" Of German
Imperial Chancellor Eon B"ilmann'
Hollwcg concerning Gcrmany'S prac"
terms. il. az declared. it Is based on Il
desire 10 avoid diSrupling tn" unity ul
ircIin" in tho country by discussion
ui contentious questions. and not. AS
som" unChariIHbIr German critics
assert. upon In" absence u! dchnlNc
government pCaC" policy. has lallel
in lis uhjrCi. An acrimonious con
troverSy is now raging in Germany
between the big anncNallonlSIS, inc
;litllc anncXiOni>Is and the advocates
of no lamentations and lndemnltleS
whatever.
, The Pan-GrrmHn league has sent
circulars to its branches throughout
the country asking them 10 or"anlz"
meetings everywhere i'll the interests
OF German peace" and against the
Socialist peace program Tn" Con-
SrrValiVcS have introduced an inter
!prllaiiQn in the rCiChSlaC in IN en-
ideavOr TO smoke ouI Won BOlhmann-
| liOllwrg and force him 10 declare him
self for or against tn" SCheidcmann
program. The radicals have intro
duccd similar Interpretation in The
rru$Sian dir!.
The revival Of lhr activity Of tn"
lml"rialiSlir organizations OF agriCul-
,urc and industry, who were rcspon'
SiblC for the famous suppressed CIR
rular Of the six leagues with Il sweep.
inS annrXalinniSl program in l9l', IS
marked 10y the issue Of Il Stilfly word
ed pronunCiamrnlO from Il long list OF
agricultural. industrial and even reli
@ioUS organizations. The PanLirrman
league and the army and navy leagues
are demanding peace with inurmnilicS.
increased territories and power Tor
Germany.
The Socialist meetings. on III" other
hand. arr making and strengthening
public opinion for peace with no in
Idcmnitirs and no annCNHlionS. The
Socialist leaders obviously III" rnd"av-
oring TO sweep tn" government and
nh" imperial chancellor into a decla-
ration nj The German peace aims on
similar lines and which could be- used
al the Stockholm conference.
The madcral" rlcYrnlS. who favor
taking whal can be- gotten. arc assault
ing Won Belhmann-HOllwc as weak
kneCd for shrinking from trouble and
demand in resolutions adopted by the
Liberal party and in tho editorials OF
such papers as The FoSSiSchc IcilunS
+; hat tn" chancellor now make clear
and definite statement Of policy as a
step toward inner and outer peace.
Government appeals for harmony
and restraint also have not awaited 10
keep the discussion out of tho Reich
stag. where. in a little curtainraiScr
To the expected great debate. Deputy
Zimmerman, national liberal. and
Deputy Schinlr. conservative. have in
,torjrctcd into the budget discussion a
demand for an indemnity. Deputy
Zimmerman expressed satisfaction
over the news Of Americas financial
help IN the allies. which. he said.
would facilitate the task Of the Collcc-
ion Of the ultimate billions Of indem-
niIy. Deputy Schielr spoke in sim
liar vein. and argued that without an
indemnity Germany faced ruin.
All in all. it looks as if Won Beth.
mann-Hollwcg will be forced, In self
defense. 10 make Il further statement
on Germanys peace terms. but he has
wide possibilities for unclrar and gen.
erali2ed declarations 10 which he is
addicted.