The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-30
Denies That Germany Has Ever
Wanted TO attack the United
States" Or That Kaiser Wants
Us To Join His Enemies Now
ADDRESS ALSO DENIES THAT
WILHELM FAvORS CARBON
Regrets That China Has Severed
Relations, But Confident That
She viii Grow Friendly When
She Escapes Her Protectors
tAssOciatsd Press by Federal wireless,

(Associated Press by Federal wirelessl
N ERI.IN, March 30--Germany has
X never had the slightest intention
of attacking the United States,
and has no such intention now, accord
ing TO a declaration made by Chancellor
Won Bethmann- Hollweg before the
reichstag yesterday.
HWithin a few days. said the
chancellor in his statement, "the direc-
tors Of the United States will be con
vened to decide upon the question OF
whether there shall be war or peace
with Germany. But Germany has never
had the slightest intention of attack
ing 1.-THE United States and has no such
intention at present. Germany has
never desired war with the United
States and does not desire ii today.
Getmany more than once has told tho
ERiiflil i1tesa that 1nless EnEloIlI E1fo
made TO obserye her International
agreements a campaign Of submarino
warfare against her would be begun. In
the face Of that warning England not
only did not stop her blockade Of Ger
many but intensified it.
Together with her allies, England
arrogantly rejected our proffered terms
Of peace and proclaimed that the ami
hilation Of Germany was the intention
of the Entente allies.
sit was then that Germany began
her campaign Of unrestricted submarine
warfare in self defense.n
Turning from the west to the Far
East, the chancellor took up the action
of China in severing diplomatic rela.
tions with Germany, and declared that
that republic had been duped into her
move by the "greed and egotism Of her
present protectors. !"
Continuing, the chancellor declared
that "our relations with China also
have been friendly in the past, and
when China terminated them she acted
under the external pressure of Ger
many s enemies. 1t is the object Of
those enemies to destroy the trade
which, through care and efficiency as
well as industry, we have succeeded in
building up in the Orient. They hope
that the war will afford them an oppor-
tunity to oust us. We hope, and not
without ground, that the war win give
us the opportunity TO rebuild what has
been destroyed by our many foes. -
Dealing with Russia, Chancellor Won
Bethmann. Hollweg denied that Kaiser
81
czardom, "Had Russia's attention. y
said the chancellor, "been concentrated
upon the reconstruction of her internal
affairs, there would have been no room
for the restless policy of expansion that
finally led her into war with Ger
many
Reyerting TO the situation between
Germany and the United States, the
chancellor said: eff Americans con.
slider the policy Of unrestricted SUBJ
marine warfare cause to declare war
against Germany, with which the
United States has lived at peace for
more than 100 years; if this warrants
an increase in bloodshed, we do not
have to bear the burden of RESPONSE
bility." III. t.
The reichstag, after soma dispute,
adopted the emergency budget. Herr
Bernstein, one of the socialist mem
bers, in a bitter speech after the close
of the chaneellor's address, declared
that "America has been converted TO
the ranks of our enemies, as indeed
have all other neutral nations, through
the laundering of the government. 1t
should be the sincere effort of this gov
ernment to seek for real peace at the
earlist possible moment