The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-07-19
NEW PEACE OFFER
GERMANY'S NEW CHANCELLOR
TO MAKE CONFESSION OF
FAITH" TO PARTY LEADERS.
REICHSTAG NAMES ITS TERMS
Proposed Resolution Advocates Peace
Without Annexation and Indemni-
ties and the Freedom
of Seas.

Copenhagen. July i7-Count UirIch
X. Won Bontzau, one Of the great arts
tocrats of the empire, and cousin OF
Count Won Bernstorff, has been select
ed 10 succeed DR.. Alfred Zimmerman
as the German foreign secretary. His
selection is a tactful offset to the ap-
polntment of commoner 10 the chan.
celorship.
The reichstag, according to a Berlin
dispatch. has adjourned, the president,
Or. Johannes Kaempf, being author
lied to summon the body "as soon as
circumstances allow"
The reichstag's proposed peace reso-
luton, which, according to the Berlin
Tageblatt, a majority OF the bloc Of
the center, radicals and socialists, de-
cided TO introduce unchanged upon the
reassembling OF the reichstag, reads as
follows:
As on August 4, 1914, soon the
threshold of the fourth year of the war,
the German people stand upon the as
surance Of the speech from the throne,
we are driven by no lust Of conquest
Germany took up arms In defense
Of the liberty and independence and
for the Integrity of Its territories. The
reichStag labOrs for peace and n mu-
tual understanding and lasting recon
Citation among the nations. Forced Rc-
QUESTIONS Of territory and political
economic and financial violations are
Incompatible with such peace.
"The reichstag rejects all plans aim
Ing Mt an economic blockade and the
stirring up Of enmity among the peo'
pies after the war. The freedom OF the
seas must he assured Only an eco
nomic peace can prepare the ground
for the friendly associations OF the
peoples.
"The reichstag will energetically
promote the creation of international
judicial organization. SO long, how
ever, as the enemy governments DC
not accept such peace; so long ms
they threaten Germany and her allies
with conquest and violation the Ger
man people viii stand together as one
man, hold out mistaken and fight until
the rights of Itself and its allies 70 life
and development are secured. The
German nation united Is unconquera
Bile.
1.-THE reichstag knows that In this
announcement II is AT one with the
men who are defending the fatherland
in the heroic struggles they are sure
Of the undying thanks OF the whole
people"
Germany'S first commoner chancellor
Dr. George Michaelis, bureaucrat
without even noble won" before his
name, has IA vet given no indication
Of his policy regarding reform ant
| peace Neither the conservatives MOI
the liberals have as yet ventured e
call him their own.
The chancelor's first step, which
might be interpreted as an indication
Of nm open mind. was 10 receive repre-
| sentntives Of the two divergent groups
| In the reichstag and permit them e
explain their respective standpoints
the chancellor playing the role OF lis
| tener
The German papers unite I'm charac
teriZatiOnS Of his energy and fair
mindedness. but are most reserved II
their predictions Of his probable pol
icy
The papers aligned for the so-callet
| German peace are perhaps shade
more enthusiastic about the polltica
possibilities under the new regime thar
| the radical and socialist organs.