The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-16

While apprecialins the passion
ate desire Of all classes TO know
the governments views. the chan
cellor plainly declared that he
would not permit himself TO De
Swayed by pressure from auy
source. and that he MAS not un-
der The spell Of any party or
clique. The best interests OF the
aatiOn. h. believed. demanded
that the reticence he had imposed
on himself in the face OF continu
ous clamor since December. 1915.
should be observed by him until
the moment was ripe. He was
sure that such q course would br
endorsed by the nation at large,
which continued 10 rally around
its emperor. and would also meet
the views OF the majority or tn"
members Of the rcichstas.
The chancellor then briefly re-
viewed the present military sitG-
alton and Germany'S relations TO
the ncUraiS. in the course OF
which he. warmly praised the at
titude adopted by Spain.
''Th"S" interpretations demand from
ms :. definite statement on tn" aueS tior
"I our w;li aims" said the chancellor
tn MAKE such q statement al the pres
>nl moment would not serve tho coun
tr?'S interests. | must. therefore. de
elm. 10 MAKE il. o.,
since tiu. ..lnler OF Mills l have
h,c:t pressed n"w from one side. nov
from the other publicly Ia state our wal
:.i:us. il: .i,">*ihl" with details. Ever!
day th"y w"r'. demanded from me. II
inrrt' Ir:'. :" SPEAK. AN attrtnp; WAS H!ad'
/" cons rI:" my silence regarding The
nr"Gram "f III" Mar aims ~ individua
I'ar;t"S - I:,rc'uHrr,. against that
:muSs again r,<plu;"ly protest. What
was yer abh, L. say about our VIZ
Inns said n"r" in thc R"!chstac pub
!ir!r. They w"r" general principles
ti,.? could n"; lu' mUr'--bu1 they were
clear .r"Ggil so "Nrlui" idHutificatioi
such as wisS attempted with other pro
grams. Th"Sr fundamental lines hay,
l..r adhered u up [" today. Tho sup
i'.$iiirn which has recently arisen. tia
S"m". 'iiii"r"rr"S nf opinion "XlStrd al
| a." t.pl,..' quest ION between US and 0thc
ai:I.,: l." l"HS> :" til" realm OF fable.
. >l.r..~Sil Iftirm this now with cor
;mIn'I. | am. u; ia" same tine. ais
= Expressing Ia" conviction that the lead
ing Stat"srj"u "f tl.'' powers which ar
oar ;iilt,'S are with us.
Il thn"uU gnir and fully understand
:il' pa$Si"m:Il" interest Of I'll" pcopl" II
the var aims and peace conditions.
th" call for claarnnsS whiCl
TODAY Is affcSS'"i tp M" ITDlll InG riSn
and tin. l.T;. Eat in the discussion o
eur war aims. th" only guiding lin" 70
Iu" il tl1.. rnriI- aud satisfactory con
.'luSi0n uf III" war. E..Srnd that I can
not II" "r "a? anything.
IL thr general .situnt;nn forces M
- reserve. aS il. tho ca*n nuw. | Shal
!>..p thIS reserve. and no pressure. eIthc
from Herr SrheiI"nlanm or Herr Foo
sick" will fore" IN" from my path.
shalt n"t ALLOW myself tn h.. lnd aS;ra.
l>v uit"vauc"$ with Scheid"tnann. 1t
IIru" when drEnllir" sounds On thc AiSn,
:'T.l 1t .NrraS. believed Ii" rnud SprraC
among i!rt p"rrl" the ir'Ss sib:litE OF
r'-T olut:on.
Il ;,tl. r"prnlrh.d fnr being in In
hands "t "r;'' parry. but | am not in In
hands at a"y parry. either tn" right u
Il" l"i;. | am glad | can state tha
,lrfnir"!y. t. ann in tho hands OF any
nra | ana in III" hands "F my people
" bonn alone | li:trn To serve, and all q
wh"," sons. fighting for III" rXiSt"uc
at ;!,r uatiu'. ;:rc' firmly ranged arnun'
"a" !>aiN.r. vttum iney trust and wh'
trusts ;t:'ni.
II; c"Im's - his: shall | imtn"h:Hlrl,
. iyc rIIr. western enemies In aSSuranC
which will "nabl" them :" lruinuS tn
war iu'i"iiuit"ly without danger "f loss
-; 10 themselves" Shall toll thcS
DIR all circumstances he people who re
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