The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-07
SAYS GERMAN
GOVERNMENT
Is TOTTERING
German Socialist Tells
Reichstag That Repub-
lie Will Come
FATHERLAND rs
BLEEDING TO DEATH
Refuses to Believe Oft Re
peated Lies About the
Origin of War

London. Aug. THE following is
a fuller report than it has been pos
sible hitherto to publish here of the
speech in the reichstag debate of
July 10 BY Herr Haase in behalf of
the minority socialists.
de began by saying that instead
OF plain dealing from the chancellor
they had an ambiguous statement
only about peace reparations, though
the chancellor admitted explicitly
that the peace resolution was open
to variety Of interpretations.
Michaelis, he said, was the nomi-
nee Of Hindenburg and the general
staff Haase continued: w. 20.
There is a growing feeling among
the masses that the monarchy is a
failure and that a republic will and
must come. This would be the best
prelude to peace, but democracy will
only come by fighting for 1t and not
by fawning on the authorities. e.
Will Bleed to Death.
IF the war is to continue much
longer the German nation will bleed
to death and fall from exhaustion.
For months the public has been de-
luded with promises about the COL
A"P1O Va AAAS AoANp NuL IL 4AS" ACdAAACS
that the figures entirely omit the
factor that the tonnage Of the whole
world is at the disposal of England,
and consequently 1t is stupid to
compare the losses with tonnage
belonging to England alone.
Yet the chancellor once more
states that England will be unable to
resist the need for peace, thus feed
ing the people on fallacious hopes.
Through the peace resolution is
an advance on our previous altitude,
it is not acceptable to the minority
party. What the resolution says
about the origin of the war is not
tenable in the face of history, and
the minority refuses to lend itself
to declarations at variance with the
truth.
THE same applies to the shallow
explanations Of the chancellor. We
do not forget the Austrian ultimatum
to Serbia, the Austrian preparation
against Russia, the conferences in
Berlin on July 5, 1914, and the activ-
ity of Tirpitz and Falkenhayn in
those days.
Influential parties, including the
center, still demand the annexation
of Belgium and indemnities. Has
DR.. SPAIN fairly abandoned his Bel
gian program, and is the demand for
indemnities still put forward?
LAS to the freedom of the seas,
this always exists in time of peace.
The only way to guarantee 1t is by
universal disarmament and abolition
of the right of capture.
Russian Distrusts Teuton.
Regarding the attempt to effect
a separate peace with Russia, no
body can believe that the peace re-
solution, without a word about SELL
determination by nationalities, will
have a good effect abroad. AS a
matter of fact, Russia has the great
est distrust of the German govern
ment and its supporters, nor will the
majority socialists declaration in
Sweden be more efficacious. 1t has
been condemned by all enemy and
neutral socialists.
THE feeling of the people as the
result of the leaden weight Of hum
ger is such as to startle even the
most frivolous. You have read Of
riots and strikes in Silesia. Do you
think the masses can possibly en-
dure it much longer? 1t is impos-
sible, and when the crash comes
YOU must not be surprised. The
workers know better every day how
they must act. If they are to
achieve what they have at heart,
they will rise against the condi-
tons"