Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-30

tested against the French aims Of con-
quest, which also included that of Syria,
and declared that new Russia no longer
would be willing to take part in the
struggle if 1t learned Of these French
war aims.
Wasn't 1t the principal object Of AL
bert Thomas (member Of the French war
counciD on his journey to Russia 10 over
come this remorse of NJ. Tereschenko?
The French government will not be able
TO deny all this and it will be obliged to
confess than NJ. BRAND was the object
OF stormy attacks during the secret ses-
sion; that Premier Ribot was obliged to
produce the secret treaty in response to
the demand Of NJ. Renaudet deader Of the
majority Socialists in the French Cham
ber), and also that NJ. BRAND in the
course Of the exciting debate which en-
sued declared that revolutionary Russia
was obliged to carry out what imperial
Russia had promised and that it did not
matter to France what was said by the
lowest classes Of Russia.
Russian Armies in Agreement
TT is characteristic that Deputy
Moulet, according to his own state
ment, replied in Russia to the ques-
ton whether Alsace- Lorraine was the
only obstacle to peace by saying he
could not answer the question in that
form and that Russia OUGHT to take
into consideration that fact that the
Russian revolution had been purchased
by French blood.
The admission of Deputies Cochin
and Mouet that the Russian represen-
tatives had declared in the course of
the negotiations that they attached no
/ Importance to Constantinople. throws
clear light on Russian sentiment. The
delegates from the Russian armies also
were in agreement with this.
Regardless of this manifest proof
of the revulsion of the Russian people
against a policy of aggrandizement.
Premier Ribot refused in the secret
session Of the French Chamber to I'M
dertake any revision of the French
war aims and announced tho fact that
Italy also had received guarantees of
great territorial agra ndizement.
IN order to divest their ambitions
on the left bank of the Rhine of a
character of greed and conquest he
announced the necessity of creating a
buffer state, but the opposition speak
ers cried out amid q din Of contra
Gictions: 1T is disgraceful.'
Willing Russia Should Bleed
1T would like also to mention that Pre-
nlier Ribot after a paciist speech by Dep
uty Augagneur replied that the Russian
generals had declared that the Russian
armies never We're in better condition or
better equipped than then. Here ppears
! in perfect clearness the desire to let the
Russian people go on shedding their blood
! in behalf of the unjust ambitions OF
France.
Their desire has been fulfilled but not
as Premier Reibolt anticipated, for we
can hardly presume he had such an abb
eolute lack of humanity that, though
facing the failure Of the Russian often
sve he yet insisted upon it, thinking il
would give another hours respite pending
the entry of America into the war
Chancellor Denies Imputations
THE enemy press endeavors to force
upon my inaugural speech the interpreta
ton that I only consented to the ma jority
resolution with an ill-concealed reserva-
! ton of Germany desires for conquest
I am obliged to deny the mputation as
to an object of which there can be nc
doubt. Besides, the resolution implies
which is quite clear-that the enemy mus,
also renounce any ideas Of conquest"
| DR.. Michaelis added that 1t was mani
fest Germany's enemies were not IN the
that the French meeting, held in secret
was fresh proof that her enemies were
responsible for the prolongation Of the
war and were "actuated by lust of con-
quest"
"The consciousness Of the justice Of
our defensive war" the chancellor con-
Guided. will steel our strength and de.
termination in the future"