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AGREEMENT WITH
u, S. ADVOCATED
Bold Course in R0iChStag Plan
ned b. German Centre.
PARTY C,..~JtCES WILSON
The Statement Severely crjtictses the

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Ii Urges That the Presidents mes
sage. although plra~eu III Il zone which
is c,nSS.t. Ge,i offensive, should b con
sidered wholly i'll the light q its essen
tial and objective prime PIE.
This. il is pointed out, gives differ
emf picture rom that ref cted in the
early p.ess comment.
The declaration discusses the dis
crel aHuy between the war aims sci
down in President Wilson'S message
and those proclaimed by the entente
adding that in this respect Mr. Viii
sons reply ought TO prove accept bic
Th- statement then deals with the
presidents demand that the German
people stand surety for their govern.
ment, saying:
What NJ Wilson has to say con
corning the dcmocratization Of the
German empire has only demonstrated
the helpless ignorance of this learned
president of the United ST .ts. He
does not sem To have the slighte {
conception Of German conditions. O.
erwise he would have avoided in con
nection with such a mOment0us mes
sage, coniuring up a comparison be
tween methods of government of tre
German empire and those obtafnfne
at Washington.
"Where is the more democratic svs
tenn TO be found alday-R~rl;n OF
Washington If in truth there stands
today at the head OF any b4lligerent
nation real autocrat. he mav be
tornd in the United States. Nowhere
else has ruler attempted to suppress
the right and desire Of tie neoDle tr
cooperate in the government
at is rece-S~.y t. remind tho nrnci
dent that ~" accredited representa-.
ttVeS of the "arm"n Deople on Julv 10
OF this year solemNlv participated in
the disposition of their destinies. And
is 1t further unknown 10 him that the
German chancellor has summoned
seven members from out the ranks nj
parliament to confer and collabo-ate
with him in formulating the replv tc
the pope?
In no other country does similar
institution exist and no other socalIed
parliamentary system Of government
possesses a similar body of constituted
representatives, of the people which
wields equal influence upon the shap,
ing OF policies in respect of an import
ant international problem.
Long before Mr.. Wilson addressed
this demand to the pope the German
people backed mp their government
and stood surety that their will shall
assert itself in the enactment of fate
full resolves involving Germany's fr.
ture
Long before Mr.. Wilson arrogated
to himself the right to demand demo.
cratic reforms in Germany our govern.
ment had granted Prussian electoral
reforms. and we have t'e kings Cem,
perOr's) pledge that the general, di-
! rect. equal and secret ballot. the most
| liberal electoral franchise in the world
will now become an institution in Prus.
STA.
I'VE also have the definite promise
tho channa1lpr =
| he will seek to achieve more intimate
contact iwth parliament and he has in
good faith already redeemed this
pledge in part.
"Mr. Wilson may rest assured that
whatever we recognize to he tn de,
mand of the hour we viii accept OF
our own volition He will surely have
learned this much from history-thaj
any attempt from without to force a
strong and mighty people to adopt a
certain constitution is wholly inadmis.
sible. In such an attempt he is bound
to have little luck with the German
people.
"The events which led up to the
break in diplomatic relations between
the United States and Germ9ny fol
lowed by the declaration CT war, have
/ not become sufficiently clarified to per.
nit of a tnal verdict
''In any case it remains for us tC
devise ways and means to arrive at an
understanding with NJ. Wilson.
1--WE consider most stupid the thr6 al
of the pan German press that pea E
discussion with such a fellow is wholly
out of the question especially in vieH.
of the fact that Mr.. Wilson will con
! tinue to be president of the United
81 ties for several years more. Most
OF US are hardly inclined to carry on
the war under all circumstances tC
1921"